Re: That 6X7 mirror slap

[Bill Lawlor]

The vibration issue is supposedly with low shutters
speeds (from 1/30 to 1 second), and specially combined
with long lenses (wich I never plan to own or use)


Shooting handheld with the old 6X7 it actually jumped in my hands. The best
shot I ever made was a sunset on Lake Champlain where, having no tripod, I
set the camera on a park bench, put my hat over the lens, opened the
shutter with a cable release, removed the hat, counted to ten, replaced the
hat over the lens and closed the shutter. Who needs MLU?

Eventually, I too converted to Rolleiflex and Fuji 645 and 690 rangefinders.

Bill Lawlor

Re: That 6X7 mirror slap

[Paul Stenquist]

Bill Lawlor wrote:

 Shooting handheld with the old 6X7 it actually jumped in my hands. 

I find that vibration isn't a problem when shooting handheld at speeds
as slow as 1/60. The hands do a good job of dampening the vibration. The
6x7 vibration problem is most evident when using flimsy tripods with
hard mating surfaces. 
Paul Stenquist