Does anybody know what focal length lens Paul Strand used on his 5x7 Graflex? TIA.
Does anybody know what focal length lens Paul Strand used on his 5x7 Graflex? TIA.
Wilhelm (Sarasota)
According to Richard Benson in the book "Paul Strand - His Life and Work," Strand used a 12" Dagor on both his 5x7" and 8x10" cameras exclusively (or nearly so).
There's something to think about next time you think you need another lens.
Kevin's pithy sentence reminds us it's about great vision and seeing....
Peter Collins
On the intent of the First Amendment: The press was to serve the governed, not the governors --Opinion, Hugo Black, Judge, Supreme Court, 1971 re the "Pentagon Papers."
Ya next time you think you need a new lens get a new format camera instead-)
I'm not sure how serious Nick is in his comment, but I think there is a great deal to be said for reducing backs. They are very much cheaper than lenses.
It's your vision, not the millimeters. What does Sally Mann do with broken, poorly-corrected cast offs? If your technique matches your vision, the tools don't mater.
I was 50% joking. 50% serious. A reducing back is a lot cheaper then a new set of lenses. Even a whole camera can be cheaper then new lenses. All my lenses do double duty on 4x5/5x7. Now that I've got an 8x10 coming some will be doing tripple duty.
I was interested to discover recently that Strand apparently had no qualms about manipulating his negatives/plates using reducer and opaque - removing unwanted figures or other aspects of a scene, or in some, adding details which he felt improved the composition.
I know about the deletion of everything up to whole figures, but can you fill me in on where/what he added?
Wilhelm (Sarasota)
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