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

[Francesco Fragomeni]

Hahahahaha! Well said Eric! Too funny!

-Francesco

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Eric Neilsen <ejnphoto at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> 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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Diana Bloomfield
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:40 AM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> 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 <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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