Joe B. wrote:
In my own use of Rolleiflexes, the difference between what the two lenses
see is not important because I tend to take the kind of pictures where it
doesn't matter and the slight difference in viewing/taking angle is
irrelevant. But occasionally it is important, like when taking a picture
looking through a chainlink fence, or through foliage, or anywhere that
something close to the taking lens may obscure the picture itself although
the viewfinder does not indicate this. This is also a problem with
rangefinders. I've learnt to move the camera in such cases to move the
taking lens into the position the viewing lens (or viewfinder) was in, and
this is usually successful but off a tripod it isn't very precise with a tlr
and it is more like advanced guesswork with a rangefinder .
This is why I've got myself an EOS RT. With a mirror that doesn't move and
no parallax error at all, it is almost a better TLR than a Rolleiflex is...
;-)
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Excellent explanation. Yes, in these cases it would matter. As for me I
simply avoid taking photos through chain link fences or folliage and simply
step on the other side where it's clear to shoot without obstruction. ;-)
Peter K
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