As I've been looking at photographs of press photographers in the 50's I've noticed that 95% of them never used a B/W contrast filter on the lens. I was always under the impression that at least a K2 or G would be used. Was this because they wanted the maximum sensitivity of the film or was it just not needed if the final output was the newspaper?
It's interesting to note that lens hood use was 50% split almost evenly evenly between square and round hoods.
Flashes were 50-60% Graflite with the remainder being Heiland and Kalart and some other brands I couldn't make out.
Flashbulbs were a random mix of Edison and baynoet base. Mostly Bayonet bulbs, but I'm betting 10 years earlier it was mostly Edison base.
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