A couple of years ago I was watching a fellow shoot a portrait for cover for a local magazine. He was using a 'blad, and shot three rolls of what was essentially the same pose, changed the setup, and shot another three rolls of that scene. I talked with him a bit and asked why he shot so many frames of the same scene. Apart from saying that he looks for subtle variations in each picture, he also mentioned that with the mirror blackout he never really knows what he's got, so he shoots a lot of frames for insurance. I'm sure he'd have shot a lot of frames anyway, but perhaps the need to deal with unknown results due to mirror blackout caused an increase in the number shot.
The rangefinder doesn't change the outcome but it does allow the photographer to be aware of what he's caught on film, and that knowledge can make the difference between a keeper or a tosser ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: Aaron Reynolds > On Mar 2, 2006, at 1:15 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > >> How many tomes have to taken a picture of someone only to find out > >> they've blinked or had a funny look on their face, or something has > >> unexpectedly found its way into the frame (see above). > > And how does a rangefinder change the outcome? > > You can see the blink or the funny face because the viewfinder didn't > black out.
