Lainey

My son just got cleared to go back to work on Monday 8/3 after his shoulder fracture. He's been out since late May, got hurt the day we returned home from Spring Fling.

skunkworks

Choices, choices…which camera should I use?



Gary

RMurphy

The one that you have with you. (isn't that the old saying? The best camera is the one you have with you. or something like that.)

skunkworks

Exactly.

Lainey

Where did you get the cool cameras, Gary??? I would not know where to begin with one of those.

I still have a hard time remembering to plan my shots to allow for the crop sensor of the Rebel. 8 x 12 pics are fine, but standard size pics are much easier when it comes to purchasing mats and frames.

skunkworks

It was my grandparent’s camera. I remember them taking some pictures with it when I was a youngster. I still have many of the photos.

Using it is similar to shooting in manual mode; you control the aperture and shutter speed. It only used an ASA 100 B/W film on a large spool. The spooled film is no longer available. Each negative was 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches in size. The prints were normally contact prints, unless they were enlarged.


Today, it decorates a shelf in my office. It still works perfectly, although I would need to repair two small holes in the bellows

gary

dlq04

I know mid-day when it is sunny is usually a bad time to take pictures of flowers - especially distance shots but none-the-less I tried a few minutes ago since we've got dinner plans and the misses has been bugging me. Took 52 pictures. She liked 3! Maybe tomorrow will be better.

skunkworks

Indeed. Welcome to photography's golden ratio.
gary

skunkworks

You're right. Most cameras take photos at a ~ 4x6 or 8x12 ratio. So why are ratios like 8x10 popular, more popular than a 4x6 8x12? I don’t think a 4x5 or 8x10 ratios are particularly pleasing when you take into consideration that human eyesight has an aspect ratio ~ 1:1.75 or ~ 8x14”.

Somebody once set the standard to 8x10 and I’m not certain why. Perhaps some early 20[sup]th[/sup] century paper manufacturer decided anything outside of an 8x10 format was fluff. Even modern day televisions closely match the human eye’s ratio…any telecasts from past eras look cramped to me.

I’ll just pay more for a frame that fits the image.

gary

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Damn those Speed Graphics anyway.



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