Not really an action shot, but kind of hard to do them at night.
Back about 1961 or 62 I knew a guy who shot Saturday night dirt track midget
races with a Speed. He got his action shots during trials in the daytime, and
did pit shots at night during the actual races. Sold the action shots to a
magazine, most of the pit shot to the owners and drivers (often the same person
in those days and kind of races). At one time (20's, 30's, and 40's) 90%+ of
racing photos were shot with Speed Graphics.
"Pete" Peterson, the magazine publisher, who started Hot Rod magazine did most of the
photos in the Hot Rod through most of the 1950's with a Speed Graphic, including the action shots.
Think of trying to get a shot of a dry=laker moving 200mph with one. If you get ahold of some of
those old issues look for the credit "Photo by Pete".
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
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Thirty years ago I used to shoot drag racing with a Speed Graphic 4x5. Most of
the time I would shoot off a tripod, swapping or flipping film holders between
shots. I would reload crouching by the guardrail with my hands in a changing
bag. I did some action shots as well. Several were published. Here's one that
was never published. That's why I still have the tranny. (Mags were very bad
about returning stuff in those days.) This one is on Ektachrome Tungsten. I
think it was about a one second exposure at 5.6 or so with a 127mm Wollensak
lens.
http://www.portfolios.com/zoom.html?User_number=stenquist&imagecount=14
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 7:46 AM
Subject: RE: Buffer speed (Re: Why choose *ist DL over Nikon or Canon
competitors?)
hell, I still use large formant and you only get
one exposure ( well two if you count both sides
of the film holder) per film!
JCO
and you are shooting birds and sports with this right? :-)
Interesting story: There is a local guy who shoots car racing with a 4x5.
I've seen him set up on the outside of turn 1 (a 90 degree right hander) and
he seems to get some great shots. I guess he prefocuses at a spot on the
track and trips the shutter when the cars are at this point. My concern is
that being on the outside of the turn and concentrating on his framing, he
is vulnerable for the common occurrence of a car going straight on.
Christian
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