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Old 4th April 2015, 06:50 AM
Richard Gould Richard Gould is offline
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Originally Posted by Mike O'Pray View Post
I am not entirely convinced that you can't hurry when using them. In reasonable light conditions a 6x6 can be set at hyperfocal distance on f16 and you simply point and shoot.

Probably quicker than the i-phone with camera built in

Mike
Yes, Mike, when taking your camera for a walk you can use the hyperfocal setting, but you will find that most of these lenses are best at F11, but simply using a folder slows you down, you have to go though a certain routine, winding the film using the red window slows things down,you need to cock the shutter before each shot, it does the shutter no good simply leaving the shutter cocked, and some of them have a hair trigger shutter release, so if you leave the shutter cocked you can waste film,
Besides that, part of the fun of them is the very slowness that lets you think, and people always want to talk about the camera, they are such friendly cameras,
RICHARD
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