I can remember, in the 1960s, when I was in grade school, getting class pictures taken and the photographer used a large format camera. I can remember him changing film holders after each shot. It was probably a 4x5.
I've shot some 4x5 Fuji Velvia. That was definitely not for me. I loved medium format with the Hasselblad, though. That's the only camera I miss. But sadly there's no full-frame digital option. Or if there is, it's ungodly expensive.
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Holy moly. "Not many" (so about 20) years ago it was something like $5 USD/roll. Not that that's terribly relevant for your son.
Tom
Tom
...hiding a small camera...
Photoportraitists of the past used large formats because they retouched the negatives (clients asked to be "photoshopped" even then), something I have never even tried to do. When I started there was still airbrush retouching of the B&W prints in the industrial photo, but with the generalization of color (especially in magazines) that too disappeared quickly.
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Photoportraitists of the past used large formats because they retouched the negatives (clients asked to be "photoshopped" even then), something I have never even tried to do. When I started there was still airbrush retouching of the B&W prints in the industrial photo, but with the generalization of color (especially in magazines) that too disappeared quickly.
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I mentioned that my son gave me his FUJI X-E2...it has a "Velvia" option. It's a wonderful camera...
I still love the M6 and 35mm Summilux.
I still love the M6 and 35mm Summilux.
He has a lot of cameras and Ken Rockwell says the Fuji X100F is the best digital camera, for capturing people without fuss, period. Colors and balance fill flash etc. all automatically perfect. Sounds like a great camera for family pix.
https://kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100f.htm
https://kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100f.htm
Ya but the current ones are basically impossible to buy without paying double or more.
The Vessel in NYC taken with iPhone 12.
One WTC poking into the clouds:
One WTC poking into the clouds:
I'll let you pay $1000 for a 50k shutter count on a 7 year old camera and tell me about it. The X100V is MSRP just under $1k. Granted it is very hard to get, I'm just not giving someone a nearly free new model by buying their tired out old model.
I’m taking a bunch of shots of NYC with my Konica S3 loaded with new rolls of Fuji 400. Must have been 20 years since I have bought film. I fixed the broken battery wire and replaced the foam light seals and camera is good to go. Hopefully the pictures turn out well. That’s the magic of film - the anticipation of good shots. Almost like fishing.
iPhone 12 again. Pretty much the only camera I carry when out on a run.
What would NY be without a subway photo.
It was cold, but that didn’t stop the crowds going to see the tree at Rockefeller Plaza.
Some light snow overnight and a crisp morning.
What would NY be without a subway photo.
It was cold, but that didn’t stop the crowds going to see the tree at Rockefeller Plaza.
Some light snow overnight and a crisp morning.
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Inspired by the above; taken by me in 2015 with a Canon G16. The only two NYC pics I have on this laptop...
