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See above.
To add one more thing: in my opinion those types of cameras need more discipline / force you to slow down because of the left-right confusion. Especially levelling things and getting lines parallel to image boarders etc.
I once gave my mum my Mamiya, asking her to take a picture of me, and she got so confused and was moving around like crazy.. it made me sort-of sea-sick just looking at her, it was ridiculous!
: DIf you get the hang of it you're rewarded though in my opinion:
with medium format waist level finder cameras I get a much clearer idea of the whole frame than even with the nicest SLRs.
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Yeah I completely understand how slowing down helps you compose. Just frustrated me that once Id decided the shot I want, I struggled to achieve it. Im sure this is just practice. I've only taken 14 frames so far
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Once you get used to a WLF it's really bizarre going back to a digital camera with a articulated screen.
I got so used to the Rollei even though it was totally awkward to start with.
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Very much this! I stood in front of a door with some nice light on it for a good 1o mins until I was happy with the framing, double / triple checked my exposure and finally clicked the button. With my OM1 it would've been 10 seconds, snap, moving on. Definitely not a format to be rushed, but then again looking through that ground glass is a real treat so I don't mind!
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larryyyy
This. Ive borrowed a friends M645 and using a wlvf is extremely difficult coming from 35mm slrs. Going to shoot a few more rolls through it to see if I can get used to it