As I'm sure you know, there is no "modern" gear that will be significantly better than what you already have.
There are no "creative cameras" contrary to what the camera manufacturers advertising agencies copywriters would have you believe, there are only "creative photographers ".
It seems most agree it's not so much the equipment as the talent of the person using it. My question is, why is so much time spent on the mechanics of photography here on Photrio and almost none on the skill building required to advance a members photographic skills?
An uncoated Dagor has similar contrast to a single coated Plasmat, a 'single" coated Dagor is comparable to a multicoated Plasmat. All of mine are uncoated, flare and contrast have never been an issue, even with color transparencies.Well in theory "Modern" post WWII coated and Multi-coated lenses are better. I bought my Agfa Ansco from a photography Professor in the US, he told me the original owner had been a student and later teacher at the Clarence white School of Photography who had bought the best US made 10x8 camera and lens available in 1940. He said the Dagor was old and useless and had separation - in fact it had years of dirt, no separation and had been coated after the war, he'd never tried it and used a Nikon 300mm M lens instead.
I have a Nikon 300mm M lens but use the Dagor, it's an excellent lens far better coverage than the Nikon, the only down side is it doesn't have flash sync.
I think we'd all agree, however there are cameras that can hinder creativity due to a lack of certain features, for instance a poor range of movements on an LF camera lice the Speed and later Crown Graphics, cameras with limited shutter speed ranges etc.
Ian
I was trying to make a point about obsidian. They still use tiny obsidian blades for eye surgery . Anyway message received about firearms. I will be more careful. Peace , Mike+ 10
We do not fill up your gun websites with photography. Show some respect.
I was trying to make a point about obsidian. They still use tiny obsidian blades for eye surgery . Anyway message received about firearms. I will be more careful. Peace , Mike
+ 10
We do not fill up your gun websites with photography. Show some respect.
Ansel used,pack horses to carry his equipmentWhat amazes me is the hard work, patience, packing everything, sleeping in the woods or in an old truck. Waiting for light, and of course these guys did the darkroom work. Really beyond my stamina even as a kid. I would like to try to do more landscape work , I've never been patient enough to just sit for hours waiting for just the right light.
I think more than equipment ,these types had stamina.
Because it's a skill that is earned not givenIt seems most agree it's not so much the equipment as the talent of the person using it. My question is, why is so much time spent on the mechanics of photography here on Photrio and almost none on the skill building required to advance a members photographic skills?
+1It is easier to look up equipment features and talk about numbers than learn about composition. It is also easier to throw money than to study about art and perception. There are no bragging rights for knowing:
- Composition
- Art
- Perception
Ansel used,pack horses to carry his equipment
While I have this in the digital area (sure to be ignored by 90% 0f Photrio members) my analog cameras and lenses are better imaging devices than what Weston used for sure and my newer Blad and Rollei stuff was better than what AA was using, My LF lenses are better than what either used.
Sadly at the end of the day have we produced anything with the staying power of the old Masters? Many try and imitate AA and Weston, but has anyone taken it a step further?
https://petapixel.com/2018/04/23/your-camera-is-better-than-what-legendary-photographers-used/
Technology has it's place, I'm sure Robert Capa, Eugene Smith and Margaret Book-White would have though they had died and gone to heaven with a new pro level digital camera. What technology does not provide is talent and grit. We often overlook grit as a factor in success. Someone with great talent can just give up because he/she does not want to spent the time and energy developing their talent. On the other hand someone with out talent and a bucket load of grit can spend a career producing mundane images. AA had talent, a vision, (not that everyone likes his vision, a lot of people don't like Picasso) grit, and clear understanding of the technology available to him. He use densitometers, 1degree spot meters, updated his lens, used Polaroid, had prints made from Cibachrome. What would he have done with a Nikon D6 or Pentax 645D? Who knows.
I agree with you, but do you mean Margaret Bourke - White?.
I think Clyde Butcher does a good job with large format. It's not the wand, it's the magician.
Clyde would do a "good job" with a box Brownie.
In fact if you cant take a good picture with a Brownie then you cant take a good picture.
Yes, Clyde is no slouch. He probably started with a Brownie.
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