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The Century Studio Camera took almost all of the professional portraits in America in the first half of the twentith century but most modern photographers know nothing about this classic camera. The...

Sandy King ask why does Jay Allen not contunue thi thread.

There are two reasons:

First - He is a very busy person.

Second - I find many of the people on LF to be very negative people. I...

Wow, this was a lot of fun. But I am a busy guy and it is now time to say good-buy and move on to the many things that are part of my life..

And yes - F64- is dead was just to get your attension...

Chris,

I am sure you are right as far as you went. but who wishes to go to a concert to see some on place CD in a player?

It is the same with photography. I pull my picture clicker out and a...

You ask why does it matter if Landscapes are made with LF or digital ?

As far as the print is concerned is seems the landscape does not care. Digital cameras do the job quite well.

But for film...

What bothers me is what I saw when I went to Rochport, Mass.

The art galleries had made a choice.

Yes, they had beautiful very large landscapes that they that they were selling -- but they...

Several of you have asked what my new Graflex book is about.

The book is about "Creativity" and it is a a challenge to photographers who wish to excell beyond where they are currently.

Nothing...

So you wish to know about Jay Allen ?

I am retired and 65 years old and do many things:

I was national marketing manger for one of the first digital photo programs in the world, the Xerox 350...

Three sizes of accessory focal Plane shutters were built by Graflex. 8x10, 6x8 and 5x7. I assume they were primarily marketed to fit Cycle Graphics but they also could be used on a 2D or a Century...

No I did not see a 6x8 Graflex shutter for sale on ebay but when I was in Rochester two weeks ago oe was sold there at he Photo History program.

Jay Allen

I am a little surprised by the amount of conversation after my posting. I am not a person who usually is on the internet.

I have been making high quality prints for 40 years and feel the standards...

Wait. You aren't advocating a return to Pictorialism, are you? A number of us have been distraught since the untimely end to Brotherhood of the Linked Ring in 1909. Perhaps we could form a new...

The Graflex book is a creativity. It is about how there is a difference between good photography and great photography.

It expains how a camera with a lrge focal plain shutter and a large lens...

I can create music with an electronic key board but it will not sound like the music that a Steinway grand creates. An it is the same with digital. Yes I can create something good with my digital...

Photography has evolved from the early days to include 35mm, medium format, large format and digital.

For years large format was used by pros because regular people could not get images that were...