Hi John! Thank you so much for your kind words. It is always a great feeling to know that what I share here is inspiring to others, so I thank you for expressing that 😃
Nice images. I especially liked the hill with bands of grass. TLR cameras are overlooked because they have not been made for so long. I have two old German TLR cameras (Zeiss Ikoflex and Rollei Rolleiflex) but I would like to get a Japanese one someday so I can know the differences. Using a TLR is also very satisfying. Looking in the chimney and the satisfying mechanical shutter sound are very different from a modern camera experience. Keep up the good work, you have interesting content.
@@NicoleSmallOneonOne I think you might like Ari Jaaksi's "Shoot on Film" vlogs. He does film photography and tries interesting things like you do. Not the same, but with a similar experimental approach. You may have already known of his posts.
TLRs are the best cameras. Hear me out: - medium format. way better resolution and less grain than 35mm, but without the PITA of large format - square format, the best aspect ratio for composition, because it's the most abstract one and doesn't automatically lend itself to any subject matter. You have to make an effort to fill the frame - medium format SLRs are heavy and cumbersome, and come with a severe mirror slap problem. Rangefinders are usable but framing is usually inaccurate and more difficult to use for exact composition. TLRs give you a reasonably accurately framed viewfinder with precise focusing, the best compromise - only disadvantages are the parallax (rarely actually a problem, especially with a camera that compensates the view with the focus distance, like the Rolleiflex), and the fixed lens, which is one of those constraints that actually frees you and makes you improve your photography
As always, great images!
I love to relax into your videos Nicole, they calm and inspire me, thank you 😁
Hi John! Thank you so much for your kind words. It is always a great feeling to know that what I share here is inspiring to others, so I thank you for expressing that 😃
🙂to short, very calming, awesome photos that for me were meant to be black and white
Hi Bill. Thank you very much!
Nice images. I especially liked the hill with bands of grass. TLR cameras are overlooked because they have not been made for so long. I have two old German TLR cameras (Zeiss Ikoflex and Rollei Rolleiflex) but I would like to get a Japanese one someday so I can know the differences. Using a TLR is also very satisfying. Looking in the chimney and the satisfying mechanical shutter sound are very different from a modern camera experience. Keep up the good work, you have interesting content.
Hi Dann, Thank you very much! You are 100% right, TLR's are overlooked.
@@NicoleSmallOneonOne I think you might like Ari Jaaksi's "Shoot on Film" vlogs. He does film photography and tries interesting things like you do. Not the same, but with a similar experimental approach. You may have already known of his posts.
@@danncorbit3623 I actually did not know of him and will definately take a look. Thanks for the reference!
TLRs are the best cameras. Hear me out:
- medium format. way better resolution and less grain than 35mm, but without the PITA of large format
- square format, the best aspect ratio for composition, because it's the most abstract one and doesn't automatically lend itself to any subject matter. You have to make an effort to fill the frame
- medium format SLRs are heavy and cumbersome, and come with a severe mirror slap problem. Rangefinders are usable but framing is usually inaccurate and more difficult to use for exact composition. TLRs give you a reasonably accurately framed viewfinder with precise focusing, the best compromise
- only disadvantages are the parallax (rarely actually a problem, especially with a camera that compensates the view with the focus distance, like the Rolleiflex), and the fixed lens, which is one of those constraints that actually frees you and makes you improve your photography
Hi! Well said!