[W&B] Pro-Photographer in 1886

[David Silver]

Milan,

Once again, the same good idea for the camera choice, but why not the
Prosch shutter?  Did I miss something in the first post?  What year are we
talking about?  Too early for the Prosch, or just a matter of not having a
fast enough dry plate?  I believe the speed rating for many general glass
plates by the mid 1880's was in the ISO 10 range, so a good sunny exposure
could require a shutter.

Best wishes,

David Silver--President
International Photographic Historical Organization
E-mail: silver at well.com  Telephone: (415) 681-4356
Webpage location: http://www.well.com/user/silver/


On Mon, 25 Jun 2007, Milan Zahorcak wrote:

> Dan,
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> Outdoor wedding party?  If it's in the country, by a local photographer *. .
> *. probably dry-plate, would have to be on a tripod anyway - so a field
> camera, say an Anthony or a Scovill 5x8 with a landscape or RR lens.
> Certainly not a Prosch shutter.
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> More details.  Your proposed scenario helps generate the assumptions - the
> more tightly defined you can make it, the better the approximation.  How far
> did the photographer have to travel?  How professional a photographer?
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> But regardless, I doubt anyone would schlep a studio camera and a stand on a
> wagon if they could pack an field outfit into a suitcase and sling a tripod
> over their shoulder.  A pro would have a field outfit for just those
> occasions.
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> So, Dan, are we planning an event?  Your backyard out in the country?
>
> mz
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> Shot taken in the US, for a group photo, lets say of a wedding party of 15
> people.  Would a photographer, on a "paid" assignment, use a 5x8 American
> Optical Flammang Rev. Back camera with Prosch shutter/lens for example ?  Or
> would it be a more formal portrait camera, taken from the studio, to the
> great outdoors ?
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