Standard film sizes - Why?

[Gerald C Koch]

Then there was Freddy Frank who was kept as an extra for several of the film studios for many years starting in the 1930's. Lou Costello referred to him as "the eight wonder of the world." Freddy was often employed as a waiter at studio parties. His job was to carry about a large modified salad bowl and tongs. An unsuspecting starlet would serve herself more than just salad.

 

[StoneNYC]

Then there was Freddy Frank who was kept as an extra for several of the film studios for many years starting in the 1930's. Lou Costello referred to him as "the eight wonder of the world." Freddy was often employed as a waiter at studio parties. His job was to carry about a large modified salad bowl and tongs. An unsuspecting starlet would serve herself more than just salad.

Never heard this one, interesting... Lol


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[lxdude]

I imagine he and Milton Berle could have had some epic swordfights!

 

[Gerald C Koch]

I imagine he and Milton Berle could have had some epic swordfights!

According to several people like Mae West who were very concerned with size Freddy had a true cubit. Uncle Milty always politely declined a direct measurement.

 

[Kirk Keyes]

Scientists estimate that someone like him appears only once every every 1000 years. Which makes him the Millenium Falcon. The problem is, most women are so frightened of it that he's also Hand Solo.

That was great! Thanks!

Maybe that why he hangs out with Wookie...

 

[Tom Taylor]

In 1881 the Anthony firm began marketing a 4x5 inch camera outfit for only $10 in the national ad campaign “Dry Plate Photography for the Million.” I believe that this camera was the” Ne Plus Ultra Camera” shown in the 1883 catalogue: http://piercevaubel.com/cam/scovill/neaddd.htm and may well have been the first commercially produced 4x5 format camera. As shown in the catalogue, the Ne Plus Ultra was manufactured by “Scovill A & Co.” The Anthony firm merged with Scovill and Adams in 1902 and later became Ansco. For a historical background on the firm see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._%26_H._T._Anthony_%26_Company

Thomas

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Yeah, it originated in France.

anf Fahrenheit was Polish! so much for American pride.

 

[Nodda Duma]

I'm as proud of American innovation as anyone. But Karl Benz invented the automobile. Modern flush toilets originated in England and their use became widespread there before it did in the US.

Karl Benz invented it. Henry Ford made it affordable for everyone...not just a rich man's toy. Just like Eastman did for the camera.

America's done a lot of good.... a LOT of good. But it's popular these days to ignore all of that. You just have to have thick skin.

 

[Sirius Glass]

It could be questioned why we use rectangle and square frames at all. The picture produced by a lens is circular with fall off towards the edges. It is only our obsession with Euclidian geometry that makes us frame images the way we do.

I had heard that Edison had considered round frames as more natural, but decide to rectangular frames because more rectangular frames could be packed in a short length of film.

http://www.kinolorber.com/edison/d1.html

 

[Gerald C Koch]

122 film was designed to make contact prints that were the same size as postcards.

 

[removed account4]

It could be questioned why we use rectangle and square frames at all. The picture produced by a lens is circular with fall off towards the edges. It is only our obsession with Euclidian geometry that makes us frame images the way we do.

you are right. the prints sent back from the first "kodak were round .. images look nice round
or with rounded corners, i think that is why for most of the photographic age there have been vignetted images ...
and oval frames

122 film was designed to make prints that were the same size as postcards.

yup, "3A" size
you can slide a barely trimmed piece of 5x7 paper in these cameras ( folder, slr &c )
and it makes a perfect image with a beautiful border on the sheet.

 

[Steve Smith]

you are right. the prints sent back from the first "kodak were round ...

It eliminates the problem of sloping horizons!


Steve.

 

[Sirius Glass]

It eliminates the problem of sloping horizons!


Steve.

There still would be many other ways to screw up a photograph.

 

[ambaker]

There still would be many other ways to screw up a photograph.

I believe I have found most of them...


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