<LOL> It's not quite the same as shooting MF with MLU and trying to maintain proper framing and focusing accuracy.
Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Adam Maas > Exposure set, stopped down a ways and hyperfocal. > > This shot: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawz/29589141/ > > was shot from the hip with a Canonet. Same basic idea as shooting with > MLU, but even less framing accuracy (but great for stealth street > shooting, the Canonet's quieter than a Leica). It's actually a 40% crop > from 35mm, to make the frame vertical from a mostly horizontal shot. > > -Adam > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > >And how does that effect to focus, my good may - after all, the camera > >position has moved and with the mirror up you can't see to adjust focus. > >Am I missing something? > > > >Shel > >"You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > > > > > > > > > >>[Original Message] > >>From: William Robb > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Shel Belinkoff" > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>>How would you use MLU without a tripod? > >>> > >>> > >>On the 6x7, I crop a little loose, and just before I want to take the > >>picture, I lock the mirror. > >> > >>William Robb > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >