[rollei_list] Re: Pistol Grip
- From: "Richard Sintchak" <rich815@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:16:03 -0800
That certainly seems to work but seems like it might be a bit top
heavy holding like that to do the advance. But either should work and
that may indeed work better with thick gloves!
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, Carlos and Richard it works beautifully. I got the hang of it right
> away - quite natural. A little awkward with wool gloves on while romping
> through foot deep snow with my dog.
>
> My daughter and I made this very low res video file to show how the advance
> is done with the right hand while using the big Sunpak flash:
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1722756263726713433&hl=en
>
> What can I say, school's out for the holidays and I've got to keep her busy.
>
> You can also see the rig (or kit) with the Sunpak here:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/elroustom/3126687912/
>
> Elias
>
>
> On Dec 21, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Richard Sintchak wrote:
>
>> Sory, "advice" should be "advance"....
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Richard Sintchak <rich815@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> While it may sound awkward try using the left hand to advice, just
>>> tilt the whole rig over slightly reach the left hand over and crank,
>>> never taking the right hand off the grip. I believe that how it was
>>> designed to work. It's very capable and ergonomic that way. Try it.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard S.
>>> San Francisco
>>>
>>> My Photography Website
>>> http://www.lightshadowandtone.com
>>>
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>>>
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>>> http://shootingonthefly.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to all who chimed in on my inquiry into the pistol grip. I've got
>>>> a
>>>> pretty good kit put together now.
>>>> You can see it with a Canon speedlight 199A to the grip
>>>> here: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/3124302150_48b558c797.jpg.
>>>> I've run roll through with an even older Sunpak 3400 (hammer style). Big
>>>> rig, but looks even more impressive, and a little faster to use as the
>>>> flash's column is sturdy enough to hold with the left hand while the
>>>> right
>>>> lets go of the pistol grip to advance. Flash photography with Rolleiflex
>>>> adds another dimension, and about six more orders of difficulty, but
>>>> it's
>>>> fun.
>>>> Elias
>>>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 7:58 PM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Elias, I repeat the URL for the equipment setup photograph, my message
>>>> apperead in the list, perhaps you did not receive it (please let me
>>>> know if
>>>> you could see the image).
>>>> It's the third photograph, I wrote it's not a good scanning due to I
>>>> used my
>>>> old scanner:
>>>> http://dobleobjetivo.blogspot.com/2006/10/some-rollei-tlr-cameras.html
>>>> Carlos
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- El dom 7-dic-08, Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>>>>
>>>> De: Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: Pistol Grip
>>>> Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Fecha: domingo, 7 de diciembre de 2008, 9:50 pm
>>>> Hi Carlos,
>>>> Mark and I mean a photo of the camera with the pistol grip
>>>> and the
>>>> flash - I found the URLs for the two photos you took
>>>> (beautiful), but
>>>> I could not find any URL for a photo of the camera. Is
>>>> there one?
>>>> Jerry - I don't mean I want a photo posted to the list,
>>>> I mean a link
>>>> to a photo posted elsewhere.
>>>> Elias
>>>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 7:43 PM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If you read my first answer to your post, I wrote the
>>>>
>>>> URL for two
>>>>
>>>> photographs taken using the set-up and I also wrote
>>>>
>>>> the URL about
>>>>
>>>> the setup photograph.-
>>>> Carlos
>>>> --- El dom 7-dic-08, Mark Rabiner
>>>>
>>>> <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>>>>
>>>> De: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: Pistol Grip
>>>> Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Fecha: domingo, 7 de diciembre de 2008, 9:34 pm
>>>> Lets see a picture that setup takes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Reply-To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:01:15 -0800
>>>> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Pistol Grip
>>>> Sorry, but the RUG won't accept photos
>>>>
>>>> Elias Roustom wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 5:21 AM, Carlos Manuel
>>>>
>>>> Freaza
>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> to use an electronic flash via a flash
>>>>
>>>> bracket
>>>>
>>>> attached to the Rollei
>>>>
>>>> grip.
>>>>
>>>> How does that work? Does anybody have a
>>>>
>>>> picture of
>>>>
>>>> that setup?
>>>>
>>>> E.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard S.
>> San Francisco
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