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<p>@Dean the images are hot.<br>

Thanks for sharing. Did not know that anybody else mounted other lenses on their cameras too. I guess I am tired of seeing people spend time talking badly about Littman's cameras instead of talking about what other choices are out there. I personally would love to know what cameras are out there that would make my work easier and the experience a happier one. Customers get turned off on both sides of the fence when we see so much fighting over a camera.<br>

So I see that you do make cameras that use other focal lengths other than the ones the camera comes with..thats cool. The images speak for themselves...Thanks</p>

<p>Two words, MERCEDES BENZ.<br>

There is a fine example of some glue and shiny stuff on an old chassis and selling for an exorbitant amount of money and people still buy it. When it comes down to it, we are talking about someone's choice. I personally like his camera. If there was someone out there who made it as good as he does, believe me, no one would choose to put up with all the other stuff that comes with buying his camera. But as a user of his camera, it is still second to none on the market. I am constantly looking for a better one. Will someone prove me wrong. I am heading back to Jamaica for three months and would love to try someone else's choice camera.<br>

P.S. I prefer to use a 150mm or 120mm lens with the camera</p>

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All those portraits he takes:-)

But that was then, I believe he shoots a lot more digital now and might have done away with the use of the tripod.

Bruce is on the money so to speak. I also agree that the photography equipment at its root, to tell the truth, is really more about the lens than anything else. Invest in a few great lens and you will see unmatched improvements in your work.:-)

Not really, It does come with a slide, this dark slide has two blue tips, you might find a Polaroid 550 for repair on ebay or you might just buy a broken down one and use two to make 1

His name is Louis. Great Guy

What I did was to bring a small bottle of sodium sulphate, and a small bottle of photo flo, a small topper ware, a measuring flask, fishing line and clothes pins and did everything in my hotel room. I brought the topper ware with water to the shoot, after exposing the film. I wrapped them in bounty so they would not scrath and put them into the water then went on shooting. When I got back to my hotel room did what I had to do and everything was ok.

I would like to attend. If it is not TOOOO cold I might even consider bringing a model

BTW I also did not set it up

I have three other pictures showing me trying to evade the string. It was Joseph's idea to do this final picture and when I looked through the viewfinder and saw how it was composed I just snapped:-)

His picture was stronger than my other three composition. So was this a spiritual moment or a picture shot in poor taste.

Again I am going to say, this energy being expended over cameras is foolish. The Razzle and the Littman can co-exist. Canon and Nikon did for years. And I am sure both put out patents claiming that this cog was theirs and oh this special screw was theirs.

Truth be told, I have never heard anyone talk about the Razzle except for Darkroom guy who I met just last week. But I know there are people who will continue to promote the Razzle likewise there are photographers like Bruce Weber, and Walter Chen from whom I learn't about the Littman, who will continue to talk about their relationships with their cameras. Two different worlds with enough space for both to co-exist. So can we move on to talking about pictures and leave camera struts to photokina.

This is just for those who think that the picture is in poor taste. DJ.

I went to the South to do a story on the culture of the African Americans living in the South. While there I was spat at by white folks while having a breakfast at the omnipresent Waffle House. My one month experience there solidified the conclusion that while it was very different from New York or San Fransisco, Jim Crow is alive and well in the South. This young man Joseph Priest is a symbol of what I think still permeates the air and lives of young black men in the South. "Young Black men are still being hung, whether by the system, the politics of the region or by themselves." Now whether you agree with the picture or not, is of no care to me. The line was deliberate and it helps to punctuate my story.

Andrew that picture is hot. That thing is stinking up the place. It is so funky, it is making me stay up. Nice. I wish we could all share images like this. Does anybody know how to start a FLICKR gallery. That might be more interesting that spewing piss to see which person piss the farthest. Truth be told, there are quite a few people that make this camera. If one camera is better than the other, it should not matter, our interests must be the pictures that they take. It is not a question about superiority or inferiority but about photography. It should not be about who invented what but how does my picture look against the $5000 camera. I like my $$$$ camera. I am not boastful, I don"t even feel like I got a deal or got taken to the bank. I am just proud to be able to own something that will allow me to take photos.(Full stop) I wish we could all transfer some of this energy into some great photos like Andrew's.<div></div>

In terms of composing the image, I elected to cut off the top in order to get everything else I needed in the picture. Now I must confess that this picture was the first taken on the trip and the first picture taken with a L45. I was still in Lala land when I realize the ease at which I was able to do this. Now in terms of its comparison to my Toyo, I told William that with the Toyo on a tripod, I found myself bothering with making sure all the lines in the background were straight and correctly lined up. I had to use a bubble level with my Toyo and I found that I did not have to do so with the L45. For me it was maybe more like the years of using Leica rangefinders on the street felt more comfortable than a more disciplined kind of taking portraits. It was strictly a preference in how easily I was able to compose the subjects I encountered on the trip.

Yes I know I spelt descendant incorrectly

So I am here at this long thread again only to say that I remember having this long

conversation with one of the agents at Fotocare who claimed that the Littman camera was

heavily sought after as a rental but its only flaw was the fact that its struts might be a little

fragile. I spoke to william about it and he said that in order to erase this argument from

the equation he would try and reinforce the struts on his new camera. Now I just received

my new camera and I am glad to say that I love the new and inproved struts.

Is there a major difference between the old and new in terms of strength, maybe only time

can tell but how can anyone wrong the man for trying to improve his craft.

Now I have been using the camera for little over a week and I must say it is delightful. Is it

better than any other converted 110s out there, "I don't know," but I do know that I really

enjoy the camera.

I am so confused as to why all the diatribe. I wish someone can email me OT at

Leicauser503@mac.com and help me with all the blows.

As for images. I spent a month in the South photographing the culture of the descendants

of slaves with a Littman. It was cool. I also met Darkroom guy today and we both talked

about our varying interests and ownership of 4x5 handheld cameras and we did not throw

blows so--there is hope yet.:-)

But i would like to share this image with the group and hopefully we can move on to

talking about images from our cameras. Excuse the image, it has not yet been edited.

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