jpa66
Jan as in "Jan and Dean"
A recent trip has made several things clear to me about what I like and dislike about rangefinders. What I like:
- Small size of camera and especially lenses
- No mirror slap
- Quiet shutter ( relatively-speaking - I use a Bessa R4 )
- Ease of use ( for me, anyway )
What I dislike:
- Frame lines
- No use of zoom lenses ( I know, I know, but I still like them... )
- The need for additional viewfinders ( if I want to use anything longer than a 50 on my Bessa, I need one, but it probably wouldn't work out too well regardless due to the base length? )
I still like my Bessa ( and rangefinders in general, but I'm pretty clear now about my comfort level with them ( after using them for a few years now ).
Other revelations:
I've discovered that I absolutely love my Rolleiflex ( known that for at least a year now ), and tlr's in general. I love the larger negative, the waist-level finder, and the ability to raise the camera to eye-level if I want to. I find myself shooting much more 120 film than 35mm.
I want a zoom lens. Yes, heretical though it may be. I miss using a zoom. I have my original slr ( a Canon AE1-P ) with a couple of zooms, but I'd like something a bit smaller and rugged, so I'm currently looking for a Nikon FM2n ( and hey - I've always wanted a Nikon ).
I want a small point and shoot. Why? So that when I go out walking somewhere ( usually in the evening, but could be anytime ) and I don't want to carry anything heavy, it'd be nice to have a little p&s ( but a good one with a zoom - topic for a thread in another forum ).
And lastly: I not only love film, I don't like, nor do I want to use, digital. Please don't take this as digital-bashing, because it's not. I've simply come to the realization that I don't like to shoot with digital, plain and simple. Some ( many actually ) love it, but I do not. It does nothing for me.
So, now that I am content with the role that rangefinders have in my photographic endeavors, I will continue to shoot with ( and enjoy ) them, and currently look for an slr ( for that zoom lens ), eventually get a small p&s, and continue to enjoy my Rolleiflex ( and start playing with my recently-acquired Diacord ).
That's where I am now, photographically-speaking, anyhow.
Jan
- Small size of camera and especially lenses
- No mirror slap
- Quiet shutter ( relatively-speaking - I use a Bessa R4 )
- Ease of use ( for me, anyway )
What I dislike:
- Frame lines
- No use of zoom lenses ( I know, I know, but I still like them... )
- The need for additional viewfinders ( if I want to use anything longer than a 50 on my Bessa, I need one, but it probably wouldn't work out too well regardless due to the base length? )
I still like my Bessa ( and rangefinders in general, but I'm pretty clear now about my comfort level with them ( after using them for a few years now ).
Other revelations:
I've discovered that I absolutely love my Rolleiflex ( known that for at least a year now ), and tlr's in general. I love the larger negative, the waist-level finder, and the ability to raise the camera to eye-level if I want to. I find myself shooting much more 120 film than 35mm.
I want a zoom lens. Yes, heretical though it may be. I miss using a zoom. I have my original slr ( a Canon AE1-P ) with a couple of zooms, but I'd like something a bit smaller and rugged, so I'm currently looking for a Nikon FM2n ( and hey - I've always wanted a Nikon ).
I want a small point and shoot. Why? So that when I go out walking somewhere ( usually in the evening, but could be anytime ) and I don't want to carry anything heavy, it'd be nice to have a little p&s ( but a good one with a zoom - topic for a thread in another forum ).
And lastly: I not only love film, I don't like, nor do I want to use, digital. Please don't take this as digital-bashing, because it's not. I've simply come to the realization that I don't like to shoot with digital, plain and simple. Some ( many actually ) love it, but I do not. It does nothing for me.
So, now that I am content with the role that rangefinders have in my photographic endeavors, I will continue to shoot with ( and enjoy ) them, and currently look for an slr ( for that zoom lens ), eventually get a small p&s, and continue to enjoy my Rolleiflex ( and start playing with my recently-acquired Diacord ).
That's where I am now, photographically-speaking, anyhow.
Jan
jpa66
Jan as in "Jan and Dean"
P.S. Sorry about the length of the first post - I didn't realize how much I had rambled on!
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
6x6 is great if you develop your films, which means if you like trannys your out of luck.
StevenJohn
Established
Why do you say that? You can develop E-6 at home.