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Anyone using a TLR for street/documentary?

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Ben Rubinstein

pro member
I'm coming back to an idea I had a while back of getting a TLR for certain aspects of street photography. Does anyone have any modern work to show from a TLR in the fields of street or documentary photography? Do you always shoot square or shoot with a crop in mind? I've never shot square and am not particularly happy about it as a crop, it doesn't suit what I feel to be a dynamic ratio. Even cropping it to 645 will give me more than enough negative real estate.
 
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Ben Rubinstein

pro member
Size, weight, handholdability, etc. Thing is that if I'm going to shoot film I'll be damned if I'm going back to 35mm, added to that I want to use a WLF. A TLR seems to be the best bet for street work.
 
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Anil Mungal

New member
Asher Kelman said:
Why a twin lens reflex and not a Hassy or Bronica 6x6?

Asher
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TLR vs. Hassy/Bronica for street/documentary photos - pros

  • smaller, lighter, cheaper
  • quiet leaf shutter
  • no mirror slap
  • hand holdable at slow shutter speeds
  • waist level viewfinder may allow for more discreet/candid images

TLR vs. Hassy/Bronica for street/documentary photos - cons

  • fixed lens
  • dimmer viewfinder

Discalimer: I own a Rolleiflex TLR, so I am biased in that direction.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Anil Mungal said:
TLR vs. Hassy/Bronica for street/documentary photos - pros


TLR vs. Hassy/Bronica for street/documentary photos - cons

  • fixed lens
  • dimmer viewfinder

Discalimer: I own a Rolleiflex TLR, so I am biased in that direction.
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A Mamiya C330, if one can find one, has interchangeable lenses. This is one of the sharpest cameras ever and the viewfinder is very bright!

Of course, A Rolleiflex or a Yasica(mat?) are just beyond wonder cameras, although fixed lens), but nothing beats the Mamiya all around.

Asher
 
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Anil Mungal

New member
I forgot about the C330 ... thanks for the reminder, Asher. So Ben, there are no cons! Go get one now and start shooting!
 
Doug Kerr

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Anil,

Anil Mungal said:
TLR vs. Hassy/Bronica for street/documentary photos - pros

  • waist level viewfinder may allow for more discreet/candid images
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I'm not sure I understand - which of these doesn't normally have a waist-level finder?

Best regards,

Doug
 
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Ben Rubinstein

pro member
Thing is with the mamiya, it's heavy, bulky and the knobs too protruding compared to a rollei. If you're shooting weddings then it's one thing, for street I don't think it's worth the extra bulk and weight.
 
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Doug Fisher

New member
Pluses and minuses for both but the Mamiya's interchangeable lenses give you more options. If I remember correctly, Diane Arbus used the Mamiya TLR quite a bit.

Doug
 
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