http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com...hread=22669914
WOW!
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These were shot in 1942. Consider the primitive nature of the gear:
* No strobes
* No softboxes
* No lightmeter
* No autofocus
* No chimping for immediate feedback
* No histogram
* No blinkies warning of blown highlights
* No custom white balance
Using a 4x5 camera (Probably a Graflex Speed Graphic)
* Image appears upside down and reversed on ground-glass focusing screen
* Camera weighed up to 10 lbs. and is at least 15 times bulkier than an SLR
* Shooting 24 frames requires a dozen film holders with darkslides -- enough to fill a shoulder bag. To shoot a hundred frames would require a suitcase full of film holders.
* Tripod probably weighed at least as much as the camera
* Kodachrome ASA (now ISO) speed of 25 (though most 4x5 work over the decades was shot on Ektachrome, not Kodachrome)
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I'm floored.
H