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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    The projected image is inverted at the image plane (it is upside down and back to front). The white line in the animation is, in the real world, running from the top of the camera to the bottom.

    I think Lindolfi's 3D projections explain nicely the residuals I was seeing in my fitting. Any further forensics will probably require access to the negative or a high-quality print.

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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    What an excellent thread!
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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    Quote Originally Posted by Struan Gray View Post
    The projected image is inverted at the image plane (it is upside down and back to front). The white line in the animation is, in the real world, running from the top of the camera to the bottom.

    I think Lindolfi's 3D projections explain nicely the residuals I was seeing in my fitting. Any further forensics will probably require access to the negative or a high-quality print.
    I'd forgotten the image would be inverted. Thanks for the correction!

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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    Fascinating discussion. educational and provocative. My question about the direction of shutter travel was answered before I even asked it. But I recommend that if you haven't checked out Lindolfi's DOF calculator, that you do so. It is pretty dang cool. I think.
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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    Quote Originally Posted by Annie M. View Post
    ... is there anything like this floating around today...
    Yes, the Graflex Speed Graphic cameras.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jac@stafford.net View Post
    Yes, the Graflex Speed Graphic cameras.
    Also, all Graflex cameras.

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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    There's an app for that: http://funnerlabs.com/apps/slitscan

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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    Always good to return to an old thread, innit.

    The Photo Icons book by Koetzle mentioned earlier, seems quite certain that the lens Lartigue used was a 150mm. He also seems to suggest that Lartigue would have used the fastest available speed, which on that model Ica was /1000. That presumably is an equivalent speed rather than the actual speed of the curtain as the /1000 setting uses an extremely narrow slit.

    I'm curious as there is a pre-1949 hotrod beach race coming up in two weeks and I fancy taking my Soho Reflex along. The top speed setting of the vertical plane shutter is /800. I have a choice of lenses - I may use the 175mm as I probably won't be able to get so close to the cars.

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    Re: Jacques Henri Lartigue and his camera

    Quote Originally Posted by Annie M. View Post
    Lindolfi...Marvelous!!

    "he used a focal plane shutter of which the slit moved from top to bottom. In this way we see different moments in time projected on different parts of the film"

    ... is there anything like this floating around today... or does anyone know how to do a shutter hack to get this effect...this shutter is an absolute must have for me.

    cheers, annie
    Yes similar cameras are available, although not new . My 80 year old 4x5 Graflex can cause the odd formation. By the way, Lindolfi the effect is more obvious with a slow shutter speed, not a faster one. My Graflex shutter goes to 1/1000 second.

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