[rollei_list] Re: The old Xenotar
- From: "John Wild" <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:34:27 -0000
I often find when taking 'family snaps' with a SLR, that the 'clonk' of
the mirror flip-up causes the subject to blink involuntarily during the
subsequent opening of the shutter; so the photo is perfect except for
the closed eyes. A TLR/rangefinder (BTL shutter) is so quiet and the
blades have opened and closed before the subject can react to the barely
audible 'click'. Digicams have all sorts of rangefinding flash,
'red-eye' pre-flash, trick flash, trick-trick flash and re-focus check
flash before the real flash with simulated sound effects that the
subject has blinked 5 times and turned away thinking that the picture
was taken 3 seconds before. 'Real' Cameras Rule! ;-)
Best wishes
John
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[mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Allen Zak
Sent: 19 December 2006 02:01
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: The old Xenotar
That's well and good for stationary or slow moving subject matter, but
truly, the world can change in those nanoseconds between mirror up and
shutter function, and you won't know it until viewing the results. I
have several times lost a priceless expression or "decisive moment" by
an eye blink or something else at the moment of exposure, not visible
through the viewfinder because of a raised mirror. Nothing would have
saved those particular exposures, but with continuous viewing I would at
least have known to try again.
In fluid situations it is always a matter of timing when all elements
fall into place at the right instant. From when the shutter release is
pressed, my Nikon SLR goes blank 70 ms before the exposure. With
non-autofocusing VF or TLR cameras, the lag is 20 ms or less, giving me
a better average of success than SLRs in those circumstances. I can
work it with SLRs by anticipating time and space, but that requires a
heightened "in the Zen" awareness which, in myself, isn't always
available on demand. Sure, many successful photographs have been
achieved with SLRs, some made possible largely by that very feature.
But in my experience, photography depending upon split second timing
more often gets done better with continuous viewing systems.
Allen Zak
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