[LargeFormat] Palm software for large format photography

[Clive Warren]

At 06:16 08/01/02 -0800, lnphoto wrote:
>Call me a heretic or a Luddyte, but a pad and pencil has no problem  being
>seen in daylight, needs no batteries, will work in cold weather and is
>inexpensive. Supplimentary firm or hardware such as a grease pencil on the
Huge snip

Yes yes yes!  I like this post and it makes me feel better about the old 
kit that gets regular use around here. Think maybe this is partly a 
reaction to the recent hours spent on the computer doing various photog. 
related activities.  I like the idea of the software - particularly Vade 
Mecum. However, the notion of hauling around another piece of technology 
has always made me resist the implementation of the idea, however useful it 
could be.

There is something very refreshing, traditional and back to nature about 
heading out with cameras made of wood and brass, shame to blow it all by 
using an exposure meter really ;-)

Les has a good point about technology though - especially in the field. The 
battery will run out, the auto whatever will jam, the memory will be wiped 
and you will break it.....

There are times when DOF tables are useful - but you can print these, 
laminate, then stash them in one of those useless flat zip pockets of the 
camera bag before heading off into the wilds.  Leaving aside discussions of 
acceptable circles of confusion for another thread, here are the DOF tables 
for any lens :  http://www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/Services/DOF.htm

Cheers,
            Clive