[rollei_list] Re: Tripod versus Handheld
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:46:11 -0700
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From: "Bob James" <starboy0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:11 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Tripod versus Handheld
Well got my very first roll from my new Rolleiflex printed.
Boy there is a lot more information packed onto that
negative compared to 35mm! I've never shot medium format
before (well not since I was a kid in the 60's anyway on a
Brownie).
I'm noticing one frame is super razor sharp, the others just
sharp (all handheld). I have a feeling I must have had a
little camera shake going on. Could be just getting used to
the new way of holding this camera still enough. But I'm
also thinking the Rolllei might require the tripod more than
a 35mm SLR?
I'm wondering if any of you tend to shoot a greater
proportion of photographs with the Rollei on a tripod
compared to your 35mm SLR shooting?
Thanks as always,
Bob
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.
If you want to find out what the lens will do use a
tripod or use strobe light. The strobe flash is generally
fast enough to freeze any camera movement. An old friend
used to say that going to strobe was like going up one size
in format.
Another thing I see in Rollei pictures compared to 35mm
is a difference in tone rendition. The film and developer
curves may be identical but the results of the larger
negative are smoother somehow. About the only film that will
approach the larger negative is 100T-Max processed in full
strength Microdol-X or Perceptol. The grain is so fine that
it looks like a larger negative other than a lack of
sharpness. Of course the same trick works for Rollei
negatives too but the improvement is less noticable.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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