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

[Diana Bloomfield]

Hi Dan,

You didn't offend me with the Speed-Graphic comment.  I just honestly  
didn't know what your 4/3 reference meant, so I figured I was just  
stuck in the past.  I'm definitely with you on reducing weight and  
bulk (though the rest of the country seems to be piling it on, for  
sure . . . )

But, yes, I think small cameras are great and makes me want to go out  
and photograph more.  Every time I think about lugging a big camera  
around, I almost don't want to even bother going out.

My film cameras were always mirror-less (Leica; Rolleiflex; pinhole).   
Thanks so much for the 4/3 explanation, though.  I like the wide-angle  
aspect of that ratio.  Sounds interesting.  Thanks!

Diana
On Feb 17, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Dan Burkholder 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
>
> 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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