Originally Posted by
David A. Goldfarb
I shoot some street photos occasionally with a rangefinder Tech V and a Norman strobe if I need it, but I saw a couple of guys on the NYC subway this morning with a great setup.
Looked like a Toyo 45CF with a Grafmatic in the back on a monopod, small strobe attached to the monopod with a radio slave, presumably as the fill light. The other guy had another monopod or maybe it was a small light stand with two small strobes, presumably as the main light. I couldn't see exactly from where I was standing, but it looked like they may have had a string tied to the monopod for focusing at a preset distance. I was rushing off to work and didn't have a moment to chat, but I could at least give them a thumbs up for having a creative way to do LF in the city. Of course the idea of having an assistant with a light on a stick is nothing new but seeing someone out there on the subway today with a 4x5" camera on a monopod seems like a reason for optimism.