The medium format advantage
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, fi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Focal Press
2001
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The History of Medium Format; The Medium Format Advantages; Image Formats; Films and Film Loading; Camera Types; Shutters; Image Quality; Lens Design and Performance; Lens Controls for Creating Images; Creating the Image in the Viewfinder; Exposure and Metering Modes; Electronic and Dedicated Flash; Close-Up Photography; Filters for Better Image Quality; Electronic Imaging; Applications and Specialized Fields of Photography; Slides and Slide Projection; Maintaining Equipment and Materials; Medium Format Cameras
- 14. Filters for better image quality
- Exposure increase
- Filters as lens protection
- Haze and ultraviolet filters
- Neutral density filters
- Filters for black-and-white photography
- Color quality of light
- Filters for color photography
- Polarizing filters
- Partial filters
- Quality of filters
- Filter maintenance
- 15. Digital imaging in the medium format
- The new possibilities
- Selecting digital equipment
- Selecting lenses for electronic imaging
- 16. Applications and specialized fields of photography
- Wildlife and bird photography
- Nature photography
- Outdoor scenery
- High magnification photography
- Photography through the microscope
- Aerial photography
- Architectural photography
- Wedding photography
- Fashion and beauty photography
- Portrait photography
- Child photography
- Soft focus photography
- Press photography
- Sports photography
- Medical photography
- Commercial photography
- Industrial photography
- Creative experimenting
- Slide duplicating
- Copying
- Underwater photography
- Infrared photography
- Ultraviolet photography
- Fluorescence photography
- 17. Slides and slide projection
- Projection formats
- Slides and slide mounting
- Slide projectors
- Slide presentations
- 18. Maintaining equipment and materials
- Carrying cases
- Cleaning the camera
- Environmental factors
- X-ray inspections
- 9. Lens 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
- 10. Creating the image in the viewfinder
- Optical viewfinders
- Rangefinder focusing
- Automatic focusing
- Focusing screens
- Viewfinders
- Image evaluation
- Leveling the camera
- Image composition
- 11. Exposure 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
- 12. Medium 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
- 13. Close-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
- 1. The history of medium format
- 2. The medium format advantages
- Image sharpness
- Image evaluation
- Focusing screen
- Cropping
- Film changing
- Instant photography and electronic imaging
- Shutters
- Camera size and operation
- 3. Image formats
- Selecting the format
- Comparing formats
- Image sharpness
- Other medium formats
- 35 mm in the medium format camera
- 4. Films and film loading
- General comments
- Color negative and color transparency film
- Roll film
- Sheet film
- Instant film
- Film loading
- Operating signals
- 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
- 6. Shutters
- Focal plane shutters
- Lens shutters
- Operating the cameras
- 7. Image quality
- Handheld or tripod
- Handheld photography
- Camera use and operation on a tripod
- Selecting a tripod
- Monopods
- 8. Lens 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