On Jan 27, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Joel Wanek wrote: > Chuck, Helen Levitt's still camera was nothing specially design to > trick people. She used an eyepiece that is not unlike many of the > optical viewfinders that folks attach to DSLRs today. But, it did allow > her to point her body in a different direction, away from her subjects, > while she shot.
These were fairly common accessories back in the 40s -- right angle finders -- check the ads in old issues of Popular Photography. There was a somewhat odd emphasis on "candid" photography which translated into sneak shooting.
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