I am curious to find out what value lists have to making pictures. A list of lenses and or cameras won't tell you how it works..Any thoughts? Or is it just intellectual curiosity?
I am curious to find out what value lists have to making pictures. A list of lenses and or cameras won't tell you how it works..Any thoughts? Or is it just intellectual curiosity?
A list of lenses can tell you the IC, angle of view and other very useful information needed for photography. The same with bellows length, rise and shift values etc. What's wrong with that?
If I don't make a list, I usually forget something important like putting film in the holders or a tripod plate on the bottom of the camera.
One of the best lists is from this website:
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...checklist.html
Here is its summary:
In summary
Use a composing card.
Level the camera.
Focus very roughly.
Use shifts to point the camera.
Choose the best location for the plane of focus.
Make an informed estimate of the amount of tilt or swing needed.
Choose two focusing targets.
Use the Focus/Check procedure to perfect the tilt or swing.
Choose the largest aperture that will provide adequate depth of field.
Return the camera movements to neutral.
Copyright © 1997 Howard Bond
Cheers
Tom
I find a list of what to leave behind is far more edifying. The camera stuff itself becomes second nature, it's all the junk that interferes that is better left at home
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
I spend all day making lists
lenses I have
lenses I MUST HAVE
what lenses go with what cameras and formats
what kinds of tests I need to shoot with what
blah, blah, blah
it kinda helps... plus it's better than actually working
Not "lists" in the sense you are talking about, rather "tables." I always carry a table of bellows extension factors, and reciprocity factors, in my camera backpack. As for proper lists, not so much lists of things to carry, but sometimes lists of ideas for photographs, or lists of pictures to re-take with notes about when the light will be coming from the best direction.
Evan, not sure exactly what you are asking, but I started a post a week or so back, in the lens section, asking if there was a list of lens types, showing specific data for each type of lens (Tessar, Petzval, etc). My reason is just curiosity. Example, I just acquired from a forum member, a 360mm f/6.3 Yamasaki Congo lens in barrel - and I have no idea what kind of lens it is...tessar, dyalite,...? Not that it's going to make any difference as to how I use the lens (or how well I use the lens) once I do know...I just wanted to know.
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