Bob,
nice suggestion, actually I do it a lot. It's not quite that elegant
(for sure if you want a lower shot than just kneeling down). It's the
same movement you make when shooting with a shotgun, isn't it?
Groeten,
Vic
Bob W wrote:
Have you thought of kneeling down to take pictures?
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Cheers,
Bob
ps I'm not being flippant.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vic Mortelmans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 30 April 2006 21:41
To: pentax epostlijst
Subject: waist-level viewfinder
Hi pdml!
this question may be off-topic, though this depends on the
outcome of the answers.
Currently I have a number of Pentax camera's (Spotmatic SP,
ES, SuperA) and a number of rangefander camera's (Canonet
QL17 GIII, Zorki 4).
None of these camera's offer waist-level viewing.
I'd like to try waist-level viewing, because I know from
experience that a low angle viewpoint gives better pictures
(also, I'm quite tall).
These are the possibilities I am considering:
1 Pentax LX with waist-level viewfinder
2 Asahiflex (maybe still with the M39 thread?)
3 flash-shoe waist level viewfinder (Leica has some models),
to be used on SLR or rangefinder camera's
4 TLR camera
5 I know there are some regular SLR camera's and even
point-and-shoots that have additionally a (small) built-in
waist-level viewfinder
Do you know about more options?
About the pro's and contra's:
1 contra expensive; pro compatible with my current lens system
2 contra quality of the viewfinder?; pro/contra? is it compatible with
M42 lenses?
3 contra expensive; pro can be used on any of my camera's
4 contra only with 120 film; pro people will be staring at me
(or is this contra?)
5 contra probably low quality viewfinders; I've lost the references...
Can you add to this from your experience?
Groeten,
VIc
