The sky is bleeding, we must fear the flood
Seagull TLR
November 23, 2008I wasn’t able to post this but some time back I ordered a Seagull TLR from Lomography.com. TLR stands for Twin Lens Reflex. It’s a little hard to explain so just read about it in Wikipedia or something. The nice thing about this camera is that it uses a special film 120mm film that captures a square image (instead of the usual rectangular panorama or landscape), which essentially allows you to get a larger picture. Because it’s a very manual piece and the difficulty with focusing, it actually works best for taking portraits when taking photos of people. Otherwise, you can use it to take pictures outside but it takes quite a bit of trial, and you’d have to be familiar with the aperture and shutter speed settings or you’re likely to end up with an under or over-exposed picture. You also need to have a tripod always handy if you don’t have anything to prop the camera on because relying on your hand will almost surely result in some fuzzy images.
well, what do you know… i WAS talking about “the three incestuous sisters” in my blog. funny you should suggest that. the graphics are stunning, but i didn’t appreciate the story. or maybe i just didn’t get it.
Posted by cat with the fiddle at November 26, 2008, 10:07 am