I concede, Sanders, that there are times when a rectangle works well, too. Do you use the prism with the T for vertical shots?
On Apr 28, 2009, at 7:22 AM, Sanders McNew wrote:
Ordinarily I would agree with you. But when I am shooting a 3/4-length person, the square leaves an awful lot of space on either side. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2494312376/ Of course it is possible to use arms and hands and posture to help fill more of the frame and make the person look less like a stick: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2355209130/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2671412044/ In the past my impulse has been to shoot these with a 5x7 view camera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/1402145874/ Recently I've moved to the T with the 16-frame mask, turned on its side, to shoot them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/3436677435/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/3479890438/ Though it sounds awkward, using a T on its side (on a tripod, of course) is actually quite easy. And since none of the people I photograph have ever been shot with a film camera before, let alone a Rolleiflex, they don't find it any weirder than being photographed with an upright Rolleiflex -- it's all alien to them. Sanders Robert Meier wrote:------------------------------ From: Robert Meier <robertmeier@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: T shutter jam, cont'd Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:49:12 -0500 (CDT) Why even use that miserable mask?? The beauty of a Rollei is the wonderful square image.
