[alt-photo] Re: A new book, Canon gear...not exactly off topic...

[Francesco Fragomeni]

Haha, I was just teasing Dan! The Speed Graphic is indeed large and bulky
but I still love it for all of its quirks and unique characteristics! Much
of my work is done with an 8x10 Deardorff which is soon to be replaced by
an 11x14 Deardorff so a Speed Graphics ends up looking more like a point
and shoot to me haha. Not to mention compared to my 20x24!

I too am a big fan of the Micro 4/3 system. I have the Panasonic Lumix GF1
and I LOVE it! I definitely prefer film/paper/analog to digital in most
situations but a lot of my research deals with using traditional processes
with modern technology and the Micro 4/3 system has really expanded what
I've been able to do. I enjoy using my leica lenses on it as well and I've
built a micro/macro rig that uses my Leica lenses and produces phenomenal
images on the cropped Micro 4/3 sensor.

Anyway, congrats again! :)

Best,
Francesco

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Dan Burkholder <fdanb at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi Francesco and Diana,
>
> I sure didn't mean to offend with the "Speed Graphic" comment. The intent
> was only to hint that a majority of today's photographers would consider
> the Speed Graphic an awkwardly large hunk of gear and that, shortly, the
> DSLR will follow on a similar path. Heck yes, a Speed Graphic can still be
> used as a wonderful, creative tool. Any photo gear that's used to make
> wonderful images is fine with me.
>
> About Micro Four Thirds: this is a mirrorless format co-developed by
> Olympus and Panasonic. Now that we have a sensor that can pump an image to
> an LCD or a high-res electronic view finder, the need for a flopping mirror
> and pentaprism is disappearing. And, just as Leica's M cameras enjoyed the
> benefit that optical engineers could design lenses with the rear element
> just where they wanted it to be (without providing clearance for the
> swinging mirror), so goes it with 4/3 lenses. The 4/3 refers to the aspect
> ratio of the sensor, which has about 1/4 the real estate of a 35mm
> negative. This means that a 7-14mm lens has the angle of view of a 14-28 on
> a 35mm camera. Resolution is limited to 16MP at this point, but you know
> that's going to change as time goes on. And for those of us who aren't
> particularly interested in selling art by the square foot, 16MP can do some
> marvelous things.
>
> My main interest is in reducing weight and bulk. The older (and lazier) I
> get, the less crap I want to lug around. And I've always liked small
> cameras, dating back to the jewel-like Contax T (which I still have) of the
> 1980's. Sony's new Nex cameras are interesting but their lens selection is
> still pretty limited. Same with the new APS-sized sensor model from Fuji.
>
> Best,
>
> Dan
>
> info at DanBurkholder.com
> www.DanBurkholder.com <http://www.danburkholder.com/>
>
> On Feb 10, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Francesco Fragomeni wrote:
>
> > Whats with the Speed
> > Graphic comment!? You do realize Speed Graphics are still very much in
> > heavy and very successful use today!
>
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