On 3 Dec 2002 at 12:56, Robert Soames Wetmore wrote: > Hello- > > Does anyone regularly use a Pentax LX with a non-eye-level viewfinder for > general purpose photography (and if so, what do you use - for instance, > perhaps the FF-1)? I am so enjoying shooting with my Yashicaflex TLR at > waist level that I am wondering about how something like this could be tried in > 35mmm in certain ways, either at waist level or at some point well below eye > level (perhaps at an angle).
The FF-1 is really the only option as a waist level finder, the FB-1/FC-1 is impossible to use at a long viewing distance. Having said that I don't regularly use the FF-1 from the waist as the finder view is a little bit too small for me. It's OK for composition but I really need to bring it up to my eye to focus. I mainly use it to shoot over crowds and for shooting close to the ground and I always keep it handy as it is so light and small. You can always build a little cardboard baffle to emulate an FF-1 and get out and give it a test, it will be the same view, all that would be missing would be the flip-up magnifying lens (only used with the finder close to the eye). Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
