Oh yeah... And to add to what you were saying. I remember reading somewhere that the Mayans would did a big pit and with a sort of "pinhole lens" would view such things as eclipses and such. Central American camera obscura? Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, > surely the first photo was Leonardo da Vinci's self-portrait, which is > now doing the rounds as the Shroud of Turin . > In some ways photography has been around since at least the Middle > Ages. There's a fascinating book by Philip Steadman called "Vermeer's > Camera" in which the author argues that Vermeer used a camera obscura > to paint his most famous works. He makes a very good case. The book > includes a brief historical overview of the use of the camera obscura > and other optical devices by painters, sketchers and others which I'm > sure must be interest to most photographers. > --- > Bob > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thursday, June 27, 2002, 12:31:28 PM, you wrote: >> Hi - There's an article on msnbc that I thought you all would be interested in: >> although I'm pretty sure it was not taken with a Pentax :) >> http://www.msnbc.com/news/772860.asp?0dm=N15LT >> Criteque? :) >> Oliver - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
