Time traveler? (Page 2): David Burnett is a seasoned pro, and respected by his colleagues. Vietnam, White House, Olympics ... He knows exactly what he's up to, and his images

colt4x5 Loc: Central Connecticut

David Burnett is a seasoned pro, and respected by his colleagues. Vietnam, White House, Olympics ... He knows exactly what he's up to, and his images - yes, even with film - are stellar.
As for his lack of a flash, there's plenty of light in those hearing chambers for a 400-speed film (or even 320).

retap

No to be snarky, but most of the senate would view him as a contemporary.

rv8striker Loc: St. Louis, MO area

rcarol wrote:

I suggest that he is using sheet film rather than plates.

Or, he could be using a roll film adapter instead of sheet film.

turp77 Loc: Connecticut, Plainfield

LFingar wrote:

And then there is this guy. I have no idea what the camera is but I didn't envy him lugging it around in the hot Texas sun. Taken at the 2017 F1 race in Austin. Apparently this is his regular thing according to an article I read on a website or in a magazine. Don't remember any details though. Heck, most days I can't remember if I had breakfast!

That’s a Graphic B. I have one

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

LFingar wrote:

And then there is this guy. I have no idea what the camera is but I didn't envy him lugging it around in the hot Texas sun. Taken at the 2017 F1 race in Austin. Apparently this is his regular thing according to an article I read on a website or in a magazine. Don't remember any details though. Heck, most days I can't remember if I had breakfast!

Looks like a Graflex RB Super D
A 4x5 SLR.
Watch the video for some interesting features.
Reminds me of my Mamiya RB 67, only a lot bigger!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Funny!

rcarol

LFingar wrote:

And then there is this guy. I have no idea what the camera is but I didn't envy him lugging it around in the hot Texas sun. Taken at the 2017 F1 race in Austin. Apparently this is his regular thing according to an article I read on a website or in a magazine. Don't remember any details though. Heck, most days I can't remember if I had breakfast!

I believe that it is referred to as a Graflex

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Tote1940 wrote:

Watching CSpan Jan 6th hearing a gentleman with large format plate camera?
No flash?
Time traveler or digital plate?
Are there plates to capture photos like plates used on XRays?

He is pulling out a dark slide (check his right hand). He is shooting film.

MrPhotog

rv8striker wrote:

Or, he could be using a roll film adapter instead of sheet film.

He has a cut film holder in his right hand, in a position where he appears to be either inserting it, or removing it.

MrPhotog

BebuLamar wrote:

Of course there is still sheet film available but can he do it with no flash?

Good question. From a seated position in a large room, on camera flash wouldn’t look too great, anyhow.

I’ve been looking at that lens. It is not one which might have come with that camera originally. A typical lens would be 135 mm f/4.5. That lens looks like a larger maximum aperture.

With fast film or push processing (who cares about grain on a 4x5 negative) there would certainly be enough light available in an area lit for TV cameras. A f/2.8 lens would be really nice.

MrPhotog

Tote1940 wrote:

Yes non roll film
Did not know still made

Coincidence? I just got an email yesterday from Freestyle. They are putting together an order for Ilford Ultra Large Format film. Order by mid August and if there is enough demand Ilford will make a special run, or set up special cut sizes, which will be delivered at the end of the year.

https://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/2-film/black-and-white-film?sort=price-asc&max=96&attr%5B%5D=1-254&attr%5B%5D=2-13&mfg%5B%5D=54

4x5 and 8x10 film are available year ‘round, but if you want 4 x10 for an old landscape camera, or 5” wide roll film for a WWII aerial camera, this is the time to order.

I was considering making some 11x14 negatives for using with non-silver, contact printing methods. But now that I’ve seen the price I’m probably not gonna get 100 sheets!

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

LFingar wrote:

And then there is this guy. I have no idea what the camera is but I didn't envy him lugging it around in the hot Texas sun. Taken at the 2017 F1 race in Austin. Apparently this is his regular thing according to an article I read on a website or in a magazine. Don't remember any details though. Heck, most days I can't remember if I had breakfast!

Now that is an SLR Graflex. The camera in the OP is a Graflex 4x5 Speed Graphic with a sports finder, ala Weegee.

rcarol

MrPhotog wrote:

Good question. From a seated position in a large room, on camera flash wouldn’t look too great, anyhow.

I’ve been looking at that lens. It is not one which might have come with that camera originally. A typical lens would be 135 mm f/4.5. That lens looks like a larger maximum aperture.

With fast film or push processing (who cares about grain on a 4x5 negative) there would certainly be enough light available in an area lit for TV cameras. A f/2.8 lens would be really nice.

I remember the day when having a photo with grain was a badge of honor. Grain said that, "Against all odds, I got the shot."

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

BebuLamar wrote:

Of course there is still sheet film available but can he do it with no flash?

Lenses for large format cameras seem to have been "slower" lenses. I'm thinking that on a 4x5 Graphic or Graflex, maybe f/4.5 would be a normal maximum aperture. I know there were "faster" lenses but I don't know how much faster. I don't think they were very prolific.

MrPhotog

Alafoto wrote:

Lenses for large format cameras seem to have been "slower" lenses. I'm thinking that on a 4x5 Graphic or Graflex, maybe f/4.5 would be a normal maximum aperture. I know there were "faster" lenses but I don't know how much faster. I don't think they were very prolific.

For a variety of design reasons press camera lenses were physically small. After all, the camera had to fold up into its own box.

In WWII the US used large format cameras for aerial reconnaissance. In the ‘60s these cameras were being sold as surplus, in the $20 -$40 range—some with various lenses, some without. Some models used 5” film and produced 5” x 5” negatives.

Kodak produced an extremely sharp 178 mm f/2.5 lens (Aero Ektar) for that use. With a 4x5 camera this would be slightly longer than a ‘normal’ lens.

Check ebay and you’ll see damaged copies of that lens going for $700, and ones in good condition selling in the thousands.

Fast lenses (f/1.9 and f/2) have been made for 6 cm (2-1/4”) format glass plate, cut film, and roll film cameras since the early 1920s at least.

Check Ermanox on ebay for some very expensive old cameras!

Erich Salomon was a famous ‘candid’ photographer who used an Ermanox camera in the late 1920s and later. This was before panchromatic film, and a fast film would be equivalent to today’s ISO 250.