technical note on Diane Arbus and the world of 6x6 and 6x7

[Gerry Storm]

Mine was a Ricohflex, just as your Yashicamat it was a 220 TLR and had an
attachment for 35mm. Bought it in the PX in Japan and later lost it in a
poker game in Korea, great little camera. Later bought a Yashica, always
liked the TLR's. Like my little digital Nikon a lot...now if I could master
the software and get what's on the screen onto paper without major changes I
would be content...I may have to resort to reading the manual or even doing
the tutorial...
G


----- Original Message -----
From: <dmcqklaatu@netscape.net>
To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: technical note on Diane Arbus and the world of 6x6 and 6x7


>
> My first camera too was a Yashicamat TLR.  It had a gadget which allowed
loading 35mm film as well as 120/ 220, though the results weren't too good.
My favorite camera was a Nikon SP rangefinder 35mm, which I bought for $50
used in Houston in the late '60s.  It was stolen from my house in Berkeley
in the mid '80s.  These days it is a rarity and sells for big bux.
>
>
> "Wayne Johnson" <cadaobh@shentel.net> wrote:
>
> >I used to own a Mamiya C220 with both a regular and wide angle lens sets.
> >It could shoot both 120 and 220 film and the lens specs were very high.
> >Stopped using same when I got my Mamiya ProS67 as it was SLR format.
Imogen
> >Cunningham used a Rollei twin lens reflex, I'm pretty sure.  Sure looked
> >like one.  This was once a great pro-journalism camera because you could
> >hold it upside down over your head at arms length and "shoot" over the
crowd
> >while looking straight up into the view finder.  Imogen could "hide" the
> >fact she was shooting people because she appeared to be staring at her
feet.
> >People may be smarter now.
> >
> >My first camera was a Yashica TLR and it was pretty good for its day.
All
> >of these are 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" or 6cm x 6 cm.  Hasselblad pretty much
> >dominated this field for years.  And for all the right reasons.  Love
these
> >big negatives.  You are already 2.5 times larger than a 35 before you get
to
> >the enlarger.  All cameras mentioned have/had great lenses.  Much fun
> >although veddy, veddy "old fashioned" by today's high-tech standard.
Great
> >for people who want to shoot medium format and use the Zone System or
> >similar approach, esp. in B&W.  Need fairly hefty tripod although I used
to
> >shoot high speed Afga hand held (with pistol grip) for great evening
color
> >shots.  One thing fer sure, when you hoist one of these puppies up,
people
> >give you some room.
> >
> >wayne the J
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Madelon Umlauf" <madelon@austincc.edu>
> >To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:02 PM
> >Subject: technical note on Diane Arbus photos
> >
> >
> >> Connie,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the report.
> >>
> >> According to the Aperture book, Arbus used a
> >> Mamiya twin-reflex square 6x6cm format for most
> >> of her pictures. This is like a Rolleiflex but you can
> >> change lenses for different shooting situations.
> >>
> >> Looking at the pictures themselves in the Aperture
> >> book, all or nearly all are full frame, not cropped in
> >> the darkroom. If the picture is square and indoors,
> >> she took it with the Mamiya (a big somewhat clunky
> >> camera). I suspect she used the Rolleiflex more
> >> outdoors as it is lighter than a Nikon even much
> >> less a Mamiya Twin-Reflex.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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