The medium format advantage / Ernst Wildi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wildi, Ernst, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medium format cameras.

Photography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Focal Press [Imprint] July 2001 San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology Books.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Annotation Learn the advantages and capabilities of medium-format cameras and examine all aspects of medium-format operations, including SLR, twin lens, panoramic, rangefinder, wide angle, press, and view cameras. Also explained and illustrated are lenses and their accessories, motor drives, films, flashes, filters, slides and slide projectors, and more. Includes black and white and color photographs and drawings to illustrate proper use of equipment and various techniques, effects, and possibilities that produce successful photographs with the best possible image quality.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The medium format is truly the format in the middle. It combines many of the benefits of 35 mm photography with those of the large format, making a medium format system an excellent choice for almost all types of photography from candid action with a hand-held camera to critical studio work from a tripod. Special chapters are devoted to these different applications and the type of equipment that most likely meets your photography needs. This book explains clearly the medium format's benefits, advantages, and disadvantages and provides a comparison of the medium format to other formats so you can decide whether it is right for you and your photography.<br /><br /><br /><br />*The definitive book on medium format, cameras and technique, the most commonly used format of commercial photography<br />*New material on panoramic format, apochromatic lenses, aspheric lenses, tele extenders, glass and relative illumination, and motor drives<br />*Updated information on perspective control, tilt controls, built in metering systems, and use of apertures.

Contents:

The Medium Format Advantage; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The History of Medium Format; Chapter 2The Medium Format Advantages; Image Sharpness; Image Evaluation; Focusing Screen; Cropping; Film Changing; Instant Photography and Electronic Imaging; Shutters; Camera Size and Operation; Chapter 3Image Formats; Selecting the Format; Comparing Formats; Image Sharpness; Other Medium Formats; 35 mm in the Medium Format Camera; Chapter 4Films and Film Loading; General Comments; Color Negative and Color Transparency Film; Roll Film; Sheet Film; Instant Film; Film Loading; Operating Signals

Chapter 5; Camera Types; Single Lens Reflex Cameras; Twin Lens Reflex Cameras; Rangefinder Cameras; Wide Angle Cameras; Panoramic Cameras; Press Cameras; Cameras with Swing and Tilt Control; Studio Cameras; Motor Drives; Chapter 6Shutters; Focal Plane Shutters; Lens Shutters; Operating the Cameras; Chapter 7Image Quality; Handheld or Tripod; Handheld Photography; Camera Use and Operation on a Tripod; Selecting a Tripod; Monopods; Chapter 8Lens Design and Performance; Lens Cost; Focal Length; Angle of View; Area Coverage; Covering Power; Lens Aperture; Lens Names and Engravings

Telephoto Lens Design; Wide Angle Lens Designs; Characteristics and Use of Teleconverters; Zoom Lenses; Makro Lenses; Soft Focus Lenses; Lens Quality; Lens Flare and Multicoating; Relative Illuminance; Color Rendition; Image Distortions; Chapter 9Lens Controls for Creating Images; Area Coverage; Perspective; Selective Backgrounds; Slanted Verticals; Creating Images with Zoom Lenses; Fish-Eye Lens Photography; Depth of Field; Increasing the Sharpness Range; Creative Use of Lens Aperture; Action and Shutter Speed; Chapter 10Creating the Image in the Viewfinder; Optical Viewfinders

Rangefinder Focusing; Automatic Focusing; Focusing Screens; Viewfinders; Image Evaluation; Leveling the Camera; Image Composition; Chapter 11Exposure and Metering Modes; Lens Aperture; Shutter Speed; Exposure Values; Film Sensitivity; Determining Lens Settings; Metering Methods; Meters as Part of the Camera System; Using the Reflected Meter; Shaded and Lighted Areas; Bracketing; Special Exposure Situations; Other Uses of Meters and Gray Cards; Chapter 12Medium Format Flash Photography; Flash Synchronization; Flash Unit Size and Batteries; Light Output and Guide Numbers; Covering Power

Ready Light and Exposure Signal; Use and Placement of the Flash Unit; Operating the Portable Flash Unit; Making the Existing Light Part of the Picture; Other Exposure Considerations; Other Flash Applications; Chapter 13Close-Up Photography; Camera Designs; Lenses for Close-Up Photography; Close-Up Accessories; Magnification; Close-Up Lenses; Extension Tubes and Bellows; Photographing Subjects Life Sized; Depth of Field; Exposure; Chapter 14Filters for Better Image Quality; Exposure Increase; Filters as Lens Protection; Haze and Ultraviolet Filters; Neutral Density Filters; Filters for Black-and-White Photography

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611012663

9781138457997

113845799X

9781136092145

1136092145

9781281012661

1281012661

9781429483445

142948344X

9780080496528

0080496520

OCLC:

191035095

Publisher Number:

9780240804583