Re: plans for a "Brilliant Viewfinder?"

Why not just shoot from the hip, without a finder, guessing on focus?

I've done plenty of candids that way and it's a great way to shoot photos.
After a roll or two of film, you'll be real good at composing and capturing
scenes, even though you're shooting 'blind'.

Dave Rose
Big Wonderful Wyoming

----- Original Message -----
From: "ryberg" <cryberg@comcast.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: plans for a "Brilliant Viewfinder?"

> Most of the list has seen the viewfinder which was common on early
> cameras--it consisted of a mirror with a lens facing forward and one
facing
> up so that the user could look down into it and get an (only approximate
and
> not very good, as I remember) idea of what was being taken. I'd like to
try
> to make one as a finder for a 6x6 folder which I'd like to use at waist
> level. Yes, I know a TLR is ideal for this, but my folder fits my jeans
> pocket.
> I don't have a clue as to what focal length the two lenses should be.
I
> don't need mine to be precise.
> Thanks in advance.
> Charles, Portland Or
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 30 19:10:48 2005