[rollei_list] Re: OT: RF vs SLR for 35mm
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:31:13 -0500
Zen Master Zak... did you stop your heart? ;-)
Eric Goldstein
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On 11/18/05, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have never entirely understood the perception that it is somehow
> easier to get less camera shake with 'cord than 'flex. In my
> experience, both are equally capable of sharp exposures when handled
> properly down to @ 1/8 sec., depending upon operator coffee intake.
> Sometimes I have been able to get acceptable results at even slower
> speeds, but not reliably with either type. Finger placement is IMHO
> only important in isolating the shutter release actuating finger. To
> apply countervailing forces to the operation is, IMHO, a slippery slope
> to Impressionism.
>
> Once (in 50+ years) I managed a tack sharp hand held exposure at 1
> sec., but the circumstances were exceptional and it was with, most
> improbably, a Pentax Spotmatic.
>
> Allen Zak
>
> On Nov 18, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Aaron Reece wrote:
>
> > Agreed. We've been over the ergonomics of the 'Cord before; suffice it
> > to say that the left-hand shutter release mechanism automatically
> > cancels out most camera vibration since the thumb exerts a force in
> > opposition to the index finger. Somehow this doesn't work as well on
> > my Rolleiflexes (MX and 2.8D) even when I remember to put my thumb on
> > the back of the camera. For those cameras it is strictly 1/60 (or
> > better yet 1/125) or above. I have made sharp exposures with my
> > Rolleicord III all the way down to 1/5s handheld using the "tension on
> > the neckstrap" trick.
> >
> > -Aaron
> >
> >
> > On Nov 18, 2005, at 7:23 AM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
> >
> >> Nick, I'd go for a Rolleicord really, it's an
> >> excellent option.-
>
>
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