> I am also "reluctant" to photograph people in public w/o their consent. I > have done it sometimes with a pinhole/TLR, I look 90 degrees from the people > but point the lens to them, this "technique" would be too obvious for some > people being photographed as the front of the camera with the viewing lens > is aimed to them. I could probably install a "prop" lens in front of the > above polaroid back and the pinhole at the side, that would make it very > effective for the purpose.
A couple of years ago there was a mirror device offered on eBay that would fit on the front of Rolleiflex TLRs so you could face one way and the viewing and taking lenses were capturing the scene 90 degrees away. Apparently it was designed for spies. But, like you said, it seems pretty obvious...
