[rollei_list] Re: Tripod versus Handheld
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:09:19 -0700
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From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:52 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Tripod versus Handheld
At 12:46 AM 8/17/2011, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
> I've had generally good luck hand-holding Rolleis. You
>can find ways of bracing it with your body or against some
>object when using very slow shutter speeds.
I suspect that Richard is not a rifleman. A
trained shooter uses the strap to brace the rifle
against the body to provide a solid grip and the
same trick works for cameras, as another poster
noted. Put the camera's strap over the neck and
pull the camera away from the body until a rigid position is
found.
Marc
Well, its been a very long time since I did any shooting
but I was brought up with a rifle (.22 cal but still a
rifle) and taught to shoot early. I've also done pistol
shooting. My ability depends mainly on how good my glasses
are; if I can see well I can shoot well. I do know how to
use a rifle sling as a brace. I use the same technique with
Rollei TLR's, its described in some of the instruction
books. It does help with general steadiness. However, for
really slow exposures (1 second for instance) it helps to
brace the camera on some object if possible. Because of the
flat surfaces on the Rollei its fairly easy to brace. I find
the layout of the Rolleicord and Old Standard type
Rolleiflex's help to prevent them moving when tripping the
shutter. Both have a combination cocking and tripping lever
under the shutter worked with a finger in such a way as to
apply the force against the ball of the palm. In the
Rolleiflex's with push buttons another method of holding
helps. I use a grip similar to that for the Hasselblad where
the camera sits on the left palm and the index finger
reaches around to the button. The force on the button is
then against the ball of the thumb as in the Rolleicord
arrangement so that one can trip the shutter without moving
the camera. I've also seen pictures of Herr Heidecke using
his right thumb. That also works if your hands are big
enough, mine are not. Where the camera has a sports finder
its also possible to hold it upside down and brace it
against your forehead. Looks funny but works. BTW, the
reason the old Stereo-Realist cameras look slightly odd is
that they were intended to be held this way.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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