Nothing is beneath us on this list. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Postmaster <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the things I like about the PDML is how a post of a medium > format color nature photography shot can evolve into a discussion of > techniques used by photojournalists in the B&W, Speed Graphic era. > > > Mark Roberts wrote: > >>Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>>According to Wikipedia, "Most of his notable photographs were taken >>>with very basic press photographer equipment and methods of the era, a >>>4x5 Speed Graphic camera preset at f/16 at 1/200 of a second, with >>>flashbulbs and a set focus distance of ten feet." >> >>Yep. That's more like it. >> >>>On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Mark Roberts >>><[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 7:50 PM, Mark Roberts >>>>><[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> "f/8 and be there." >>>>> >>>>>I have usually seen it attributed to WeeGee, which of course would be >>>>>logical, given the type of photography he did. That of course >>>>>probably means it is inaccurate. <G> >>>> >>>> f/8 sounds a little inadequate for depth of field on a 4x5 camera, >>>> what is what Weegee shot. I'm thinking it was more likely someone who >>>> used 35mm. >> >>-- >>Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >>www.robertstech.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
