Studio Photography with a TLR

Mezzotint · 5th October 2005

Is it possible to take studio exposures with a TLR like Rolleiflex, Yashicamat, Seagull? I'm new in studio lighting and wanted to know if the usage is possible. Wanted to try out with my Seagull 4A or Shanghai TLR.

Looking forward to anyone's advices. Thank you.

kex · 5th October 2005

yes it is possible,

there is a sync cord plug located at near the shutter release,just plug in the sync cord and set the flash to X(there should be a X and E or wadever switch somemore)

flash sync is possible at all shutter speed too !

nightwolf75 · 5th October 2005

u can. i done it once b4 with a lubitel 166U, believe it or not. i just need to go and get a hotshoe adaptor cos the flash attachment on the lubitel is a 'coldshoe' - ie no contacts.

Splutter · 6th October 2005

Yup, possible via pc-sync. Did it with my minolta autocord.

Yjx · 6th October 2005

Can be done. Used with Rolleicord.

enivre · 6th October 2005

can be done indeed... i did it with my Yashicamat... quite nice results.. only problem I felt was the lens was too wide for proper portraits...

dreamseeker · 6th October 2005

Too wide bcos shooting square format?

It takes some time to adjust to it cos 35mm is rectangle.

stnicholas81 · 6th October 2005

i shot with my holga before though it is not a TLR. place the IR receiver on the hotshoe.

Mezzotint · 6th October 2005

Cool! Awesome! Thanks alot guys! Thanks for sharing yr experience! I'll try with my Seagull 4A soon. Cheers mate!

Mezzotint · 7th October 2005

Alright guys! I've tried out with my TLR last night and the strobes jsut didn't flash at all. Was it becuz of the faulty cable? Can i use a IR flash trigger unit mounted on a flashlight bracket for my TLR? Please kindly advise. Thank you.

jonathan_wong · 11th October 2005

Check if you put the setting to X or M

enivre · 11th October 2005

Originally Posted by Mezzotint

Alright guys! I've tried out with my TLR last night and the strobes jsut didn't flash at all. Was it becuz of the faulty cable? Can i use a IR flash trigger unit mounted on a flashlight bracket for my TLR? Please kindly advise. Thank you.

Yes u can use the IR trigger, I think I've used it before....

U gotta put the little knob to X for the flash to fire off... I don't think that there's a flash sync speed for TLRs based on leaf shutters so can't be the flash sync problem...

Mezzotint · 12th October 2005

Thanks alot guys! Thanks for yr advices. I'll try it out again on this coming Thursday. Cheers!

5th October 2005	#1
Mezzotint Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Balestier area Posts: 1,031	Studio Photography with a TLR Is it possible to take studio exposures with a TLR like Rolleiflex, Yashicamat, Seagull? I'm new in studio lighting and wanted to know if the usage is possible. Wanted to try out with my Seagull 4A or Shanghai TLR. Looking forward to anyone's advices. Thank you.

5th October 2005	#2
kex Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: beebox Posts: 2,101	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR yes it is possible, there is a sync cord plug located at near the shutter release,just plug in the sync cord and set the flash to X(there should be a X and E or wadever switch somemore) flash sync is possible at all shutter speed too !

5th October 2005	#3
nightwolf75 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: in bet MORE diaper changes... Posts: 14,570	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR u can. i done it once b4 with a lubitel 166U, believe it or not. i just need to go and get a hotshoe adaptor cos the flash attachment on the lubitel is a 'coldshoe' - ie no contacts. __________________ When did ignorance become a point of view? - Dilbert budget AD/ROM shooter, anyone?

6th October 2005	#4
Splutter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gim Boon Tai Posts: 2,819	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR Yup, possible via pc-sync. Did it with my minolta autocord. __________________ If you understand my works, it's photography. If you don't, it's art. SplutterPhotography\|flickr

6th October 2005	#5
Yjx Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NUS. S'pore Posts: 121	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR Can be done. Used with Rolleicord.

6th October 2005	#6
enivre Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,687	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR can be done indeed... i did it with my Yashicamat... quite nice results.. only problem I felt was the lens was too wide for proper portraits... __________________ http://www.ervinelin.com http://www.studiov.com.sg

6th October 2005	#7
dreamseeker Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 354	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR Too wide bcos shooting square format? It takes some time to adjust to it cos 35mm is rectangle.

6th October 2005	#8
stnicholas81 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 353	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR i shot with my holga before though it is not a TLR. place the IR receiver on the hotshoe. __________________ Flickring moments

7th October 2005	#10
Mezzotint Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Balestier area Posts: 1,031	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR Alright guys! I've tried out with my TLR last night and the strobes jsut didn't flash at all. Was it becuz of the faulty cable? Can i use a IR flash trigger unit mounted on a flashlight bracket for my TLR? Please kindly advise. Thank you.

11th October 2005	#11
jonathan_wong Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pasir Ris/Thomson Posts: 271	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR Check if you put the setting to X or M

12th October 2005	#13
Mezzotint Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Balestier area Posts: 1,031	Re: Studio Photography with a TLR Thanks alot guys! Thanks for yr advices. I'll try it out again on this coming Thursday. Cheers!