[rollei_list] Re: OT / prove it !

Ruben,

In other words, point and pray!  Unless you have access to target
acquisition lasers.

Jerry

Ruben wrote:

> No Jerry - not on a tripod - just hand held - I move my face away so it is
> no longer behind the camera but besides the camera - some way the M -
> cameras seem to stay at the target :-) all the best  Ruben
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:54 PM
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT / prove it !
>
> > Ruben,
> >
> > If I assume that your camera is on a tripod when you move away, well
> > then you can do this with any camera.  I do this all the time with Rollei
> > TLRs, H'blads, Leicas und Nikon.  I used to do that with a 4x5 view
> > camera.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Ruben wrote:
> >
> >> I have found one thing that i can do with leica M that I am not able to
> >> do
> >> with SLRs (canon eos)
> >> When i shoot a portrait I sometimes feel that it is important to have
> >> full
> >> eye contact with the subject.
> >> After adjusting distansce and framing I can move a way for the Leica M
> >> viewfinder and look directly at the person without the camera moving and
> >> while gette a stranong eye - to ye contact iI can press the shutter - So
> >> far
> >> I have not missed a frame! The method is very good with Children as you
> >> can
> >> get them to ignore the camera and act more naturally. The second thing I
> >> love with my leicas is that I can see more than what gets on the
> >> picturer -
> >> shooting SLR is like a racinghorse with "Blinds"
> >> imho - fyi - etc and a :-) - ruben
> >
> >

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