New type of camera
Feb 15, 2012 11:54:45 #
I saw a piece on the news yesterday which was intrigueing.
It showed a man who is using not a 35mm camera but a 30foot camera. The whole unit is mounted on a trailer. The camera has a huge back and then a very large bellows assembly and then the lens unit on the front. He uses film rather than digital and his shutter is taking the lens cap (approx 5 inch diameter) off and stobes fire. He then puts the lens cap back on. The photos he takes are the size of a wall but quite astounding clarity.
A photo taken by him cost $50,000. Whew!
It showed a man who is using not a 35mm camera but a 30foot camera. The whole unit is mounted on a trailer. The camera has a huge back and then a very large bellows assembly and then the lens unit on the front. He uses film rather than digital and his shutter is taking the lens cap (approx 5 inch diameter) off and stobes fire. He then puts the lens cap back on. The photos he takes are the size of a wall but quite astounding clarity.
A photo taken by him cost $50,000. Whew!
Feb 15, 2012 12:58:08 #
Feb 15, 2012 13:10:10 #
Feb 15, 2012 13:15:21 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Do Clydesdale horses pull that trailer? Sounds like an anachronism.
mite-ah could-ah should-ah deal
Feb 16, 2012 07:42:42 #
AH, ye olde type view Kamera when there were no enlargers or photo editors. For a way big image ye needs a way big piece o' film.
Feb 16, 2012 09:12:38 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Vanishing Cultures project: http://thefpac.org/index.html
Do they have any images of the tripod??
Feb 16, 2012 11:09:27 #
New is old. I saw one in the Time/Life book "The Camera" that was used to take a pcture of a train in the 1900's that was just like this one. - Dave
Feb 16, 2012 13:50:23 #
If it works, here is a link to a story and video explaining a great deal more about the camera, its purpose and the famous photographer who is making it happen:
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/15/35-foot-camera-dennis-manarchy?hpt=hp_bn13
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/15/35-foot-camera-dennis-manarchy?hpt=hp_bn13
Feb 16, 2012 22:58:23 #
I think that he uses photo sensitive paper. No one makes film that big. ( You should see the size of the trays )
Feb 17, 2012 01:55:26 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
When the flash goes off, you get third degree burns, so try and get you picture taken in day light, less painful.
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