New phenomena of tablet computer cameras with LF-sized viewing

[Vick Ko]

I've been at a couple of my son's school events and seeing parents beside me, using tablet computers to shoot their kids. What struck me was seeing the "better than LF" huge viewing, with tablet computer cameras.

It sure makes an impression, to see an almost 8x10 live view of the image that you are going to take, with none of the inconvenience, and, dimness, of a LF with hood and tripod and all that LF stuff.

And made standing there with my M9 and viewfinder, "small".

Have you run across this?

[cowanw]

I thought the tablet would make a great polaroid proof of my portrait lighting,before shooting the film, but found the modeling lights to low for the "Blackberry Pad" camera; too much grain to really be a good evaluation of lighting.

[uphereinmytree]

Seems to me to be only immediate gratification for images that will never be printed. A print from a tablet vs. an 8x10 contact print? There has always been consumer grade and high quality. I don't post 8x10 scans to facebook. There are view camera apps to simulate all the care that goes into a big negative. Time to sell all the gear and film!?

[E. von Hoegh]

I've been at a couple of my son's school events and seeing parents beside me, using tablet computers to shoot their kids. What struck me was seeing the "better than LF" huge viewing, with tablet computer cameras.

It sure makes an impression, to see an almost 8x10 live view of the image that you are going to take, with none of the inconvenience, and, dimness, of a LF with hood and tripod and all that LF stuff.

And made standing there with my M9 and viewfinder, "small".

Have you run across this?

I've seen the tablet cameras, but I don't see how the preview on a tablet screen can be compared with the view on an 8x10 GG. What do you see when you put an 8 to 10 power loupe on the tablet screen? Does the tablet have movements?

[William Whitaker]

Nice idea, but the image is right-side-up. Too confusing.

[Richard Wasserman]

Will, you beat me to it!

Nice idea, but the image is right-side-up. Too confusing.

[Vick Ko]

Of course, that is why it looked so weird.

:-)

Nice idea, but the image is right-side-up. Too confusing.

[jp]

Quickest way to get the photos/video from capture to facebook. It means they don't have a smartphone or would rather show off their ipad than their smartphone.

[Lachlan 717]

Seeing the faces pulled by those using a tablet in this way AND suffering Hyperopia makes suffering their [the tablets'] use bearable.

[Jody_S]

I thought it was just a passive-aggressive trick to block other peoples' view.