Comments on: Early experience with a rangefinder camera http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:50:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Back « The Aptly Named, Sam’s Blog http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Back « The Aptly Named, Sam’s Blog Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:06:31 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-57 <strong></strong>

]]> By: samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-56 samgrover Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:10:00 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-56 That's interesting. Yea, I pretty much went with estimating the focus on this camera while I had it. I'll have to try out other cameras in the future to see how it varies from one to another. That’s interesting. Yea, I pretty much went with estimating the focus on this camera while I had it. I’ll have to try out other cameras in the future to see how it varies from one to another.

]]> By: Anirban http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Anirban Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:58:18 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-55 I have a Canonet QL-17 GIII too, and find the focussing on rangefinders problematic. The rangefinder yellow spot has to be bang in the centre of the viewing area. If you focus at a distant line (with lens set to infinity), and view the line from various regions of the yellow spot, the two images might not be coincident always! I have a Canonet QL-17 GIII too, and find the focussing on rangefinders problematic. The rangefinder yellow spot has to be bang in the centre of the viewing area. If you focus at a distant line (with lens set to infinity), and
view the line from various regions of the yellow spot, the two images might not be coincident always!

]]> By: samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-54 samgrover Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:57:33 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-54 Thanks Manoj. My bad advice is easily available :-) Thanks Manoj. My bad advice is easily available :-)

]]> By: FenderBender http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-53 FenderBender Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:24:49 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-53 hey Sam, that's some interesting stuff. Didn't know you are so much into photography. I guess you'll be my one-stop shop for photography tips and tricks. Adding your link to my blog. ~Manoj~ hey Sam, that’s some interesting stuff. Didn’t know you are so much into photography. I guess you’ll be my one-stop shop for photography tips and tricks. Adding your link to my blog.

~Manoj~

]]> By: samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-52 samgrover Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:32:15 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-52 Ha ha! I've not had that happen to me yet. That would be a bummer! Ha ha! I’ve not had that happen to me yet. That would be a bummer!

]]> By: ldubya http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-51 ldubya Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:42:36 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-51 I have a Mamiya 7 and love it. Switching from a SLR was tough. Burned through a few rolls with the lens cap still on. Range-finders keep you on your toes. I have a Mamiya 7 and love it. Switching from a SLR was tough. Burned through a few rolls with the lens cap still on. Range-finders keep you on your toes.

]]> By: samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-50 samgrover Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:33:29 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-50 For focusing, I'm quite inclined to pursue a pre-focusing style, or at least develop that skill sufficiently to take quick shots reliably, irrespective of the type of camera. We'll see how that goes ;-) I've read quite a bit about Leica and Voigtlander Bessa R and would love to get my hands on one of those. I have very limited experience with cameras. My film SLR is a Nikon FM 10 and I enjoy it precisely because of its fully manual operation. Also, its viewfinder is so much better than the D70s! For focusing, I’m quite inclined to pursue a pre-focusing style, or at least develop that skill sufficiently to take quick shots reliably, irrespective of the type of camera. We’ll see how that goes ;-)

I’ve read quite a bit about Leica and Voigtlander Bessa R and would love to get my hands on one of those.

I have very limited experience with cameras. My film SLR is a Nikon FM 10 and I enjoy it precisely because of its fully manual operation. Also, its viewfinder is so much better than the D70s!

]]> By: Markus Hartel http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Markus Hartel Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:25:42 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-49 I feel about SLRs just like you do about rangefinders - manual focusing with a distinct patch is much easier, than let's say with a split screen in a manual SLR. granted, the finder & patch of a Leica is way better than in a Canonet, but the Canonet is a nice little camera The automatisms, aperture priority or shutter priority, I can live without. Too bad the distance scales on modern lenses suck... I feel about SLRs just like you do about rangefinders -
manual focusing with a distinct patch is much easier,
than let’s say with a split screen in a manual SLR.
granted, the finder & patch of a Leica is way better than in a Canonet,
but the Canonet is a nice little camera

The automatisms, aperture priority or shutter priority,
I can live without. Too bad the distance scales on modern lenses
suck…

]]> By: samgrover http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-48 samgrover Wed, 31 May 2006 02:58:46 +0000 http://blog.samgrover.com/2006/05/27/early-experience-with-a-rangefinder-camera/#comment-48 @karmagroovy: I try to carry as little as possible, so that won't work for me :-) @jasmine008: At some point I will get one for sure. A good used one. Regarding the term "rangefinder", it derives form the operation by which you estimate the range of the subject by viewing two images in the viewfinder. The subject is in range when the two images overlap on it. You move the focusing ring to make them overlap. @karmagroovy: I try to carry as little as possible, so that won’t work for me :-)

@jasmine008: At some point I will get one for sure. A good used one. Regarding the term “rangefinder”, it derives form the operation by which you estimate the range of the subject by viewing two images in the viewfinder. The subject is in range when the two images overlap on it. You move the focusing ring to make them overlap.

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