[pure-silver] Re: Item of interest (only slightly OT)
- From: "Stein" <rstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:00:04 +0800
Dear Nephew Michael,
Thank you for the pointer to the eBay item. It did not seem to be
working, but I will try again later.
The subject of dental camera work is ....errr....Oh hang it all, I
might as well tell the truth. It is a dreadful business.
For decades we have been pressed by the camera shops to purchase
Yashica, Pentax, and other devices categorised as "Dental" by virtue of a
ringlite and a couple of slip-on supplementary lenses for the front. Or
Kodak and Polaroid whatevers with wire frame or string distance measurement.
The prices were astronomical, reflecting the manufacturer's prejudices re.
professional pricing. How many of them were ever used for dental photography
is a moot point - the salemen pressing me always emphasized the fact that
they were also useful for travel photos as well. I would have succumbed to
the hype had they tried to sell me an Intra-oral Linhof Technika ( Open
Wiiiiiiide...)
Is there anything worse than intra-oral photography? Well, I suppose
proctologists on the list might pipe up at this point, but I candidly admit
that I get more from a good B/W line drawing of whatever professional point
is being made than most of the 35mm colour photos. Particularly now that the
digital era has led to a whole new festival of pixellation and blown
highlights. The large format work is good, but I don't want to roll the
Mighty Shen Hao into the treatment room.
Hopefully I will not have to interest myself myself in this aspect of
the art for another decade. I hope to be allowed to retire to the workhouse
in 7 years and can moulder quietly. Indeed there are some days at work that
make the churchyard look good.....
Uncle Dick
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