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

[Eric Neilsen]

My Crown Graphic is quite light compared to other field 4x5's. It may not
fit in my shirt pocket, but that just might mean I am small chested ; ) 

Eric Neilsen
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Diana Bloomfield
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: A new book, Canon gear...not exactly off topic...

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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