Albert,
Some heretical thoughts.
If you are thinking about it, do it. You never know where these
things will go. This may be the first step in moving to a new
format. Or you will get it out of your system.
I read advice once to someone agonizing over whether to spend the
money to move to the quality of Leica and the advisor agreed that he
may get a small improvement in his quality by spending the money, but
that the same money would buy an enormous improvement in quality by
spending it on medium format. The transparencies will knock your out.
The TLR will expand the way you see things. Square format is VERY
different. Looking down into top of the camera is very different. I
found it to be slower and much more contemplative to use a TLR. Fun
just to look through. Picture taking not always required.
One advantage is the ability to see over the top of a crowd. The
viewer is a periscope, after all.
One disadvantage is that your hobby is about to get substantially
more expensive.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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