[rollei_list] Re: Serial No's
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:27:26 -0700
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From: "Peter J Nebergall" <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:36 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Serial No's
No, these were not the big SLR. They were
groundglass-focusers, same as
in some of the 1930s textx I studied. My teacher, Lester
Wilson, an
associate of Joe Rosenthal, insisted I learn the old
ways...
Peter nebergall
If you are refering to the "Big Bertha" there is really no
question that they were as I described them and a few such
cameras have survived. There were probably other rigs for
telephoto photography. A press camera, using ground glass
focusing, is possible if focused in advance to anticipate
the action. I think the Big Bertha was used this way, and
sports photographers with much more modern equipment still
work by anticipating action. Please see any edition of
_Graphic Graflex Photography_ for pictures and a description
of the Big Bertha camera.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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