[rollei_list] Re: Plus X -PX 125- and Microdol X discontinued

  • From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:16:12 -0300

It depends about the kind of street shot, we had a topic a few days
ago on the surreptitious shots and talking about standard equipment,
RF 35mm cameras are not in the same league as a TLR camera for the
purpose.

Carlos

2010/2/17 Marvin <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Flexible though the Rollei is, superb are its optic-however it is not in the
> same league as a Leica range finder when it comes to street photography.
> You can achieve great results with a Rollei, but I'll bet you achieve them
> faster and with more certainty with a range finder.
> Marvin.
>
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> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Goldstein
> Sent: 18 February 2010 07:14
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> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Plus X -PX 125- and Microdol X discontinued
>
> Elias -
>
> I think photography at the MFA (Boston) is permitted/not permitted on
> an exhibit by exhibit basis... I've shot there many times, but I know
> there have been certain exhibits which prohibit photography...
>
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
> --
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Elias Roustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Yeah - I was asked if it was a movie camera once. With the pistol grip, I
>> suppose it does.
>>
>> Nobody stopped me while shooting at the MFA a few weekends ago. I suppose
>> they allow it as long as no flash is used?
>> I didn't bother to ask.
>>
>> E.
>>
>> On Feb 17, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Eric Goldstein wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Although that was much the case some decades ago, the last few times I
>>>> attempted street photography with a Rolleiflex, far from feeling
>>>> threatened,
>>>> curious people constantly approached me to ask about that old-timey
>>>> camera
>>>> (I'd let them look at the focussing screen and Whoo! Hah!)  And I used
> to
>>>> be
>>>> such an accomplished sneak.
>>>
>>>
>>> While street shooting with the Rolleikin and Rolleigrip, I've been
>>> asked what kind of cool binoculars I'm using! 20 years ago, you may
>>> have been able to shoot unobtrusively with a TLR, but certainly not
>>> today...
>>>
>>> Same goes for shooting with the Super Ikonta, Baby Speed, Baby Bush
>>> and even the IIIf RD/ST... unobtrusive they ain't...
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric Goldstein
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