Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Feli, The Speed Graphic is a little awkward to use in the portrait orientation, but it was done routinely by newspaper photographers. A more common source of the vertically-oriented photos may have been studio cameras. My late father-in-law used an 8x10 studio camera fitted with a 5x7 back in which two 3 1/2 x 5 images could be made by sliding the film holder from one stop to another. This was a more economical way of using materials during the 1930s and 1940s, and simplified developing. Contact prints were made on proof paper exposed to sunlight. The customer could view the proofs and make a final selection for permanent printing. Jim Nichols > [Original Message] > From: Feli di Giorgio <feli2@earthlink.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: 11/12/2004 11:12:48 AM > Subject: [Leica] 4x5 > > It it just me or did shooters take a lot more portrait oriented shots > back in the old days > of the Speed Graphics? I am not just talking portrait shots, but in > general. > > Just something I noticed as I was flipping through a few books this > week. > > > Feli > > > _______________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 > www.elanphotos.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information