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  • #2
    pullandbang
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,948 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    Maybe I'm missing something here, but what exactly is brilliant about the results?
    I see a guy with a quirky, hobby camera and a dull uninspiring resulting image. If I was flicking through shots I'd pass that one without a second glance.


  • #3
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    Well the fact that the actual processed image is huge which apparently can cover half a volleyball court and still maintain amazing sharpness and detail...


  • #4
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    Can we see a picture of the print that's the size of a volleyball court with an average sized midget beside it for scale?


  • #5
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    Effects wrote: »
    Can we see a picture of the print that's the size of a volleyball court with an average sized midget beside it for scale?
    Couldn't find it myself... I heard about it in a video about the guy...

    But you can assume a print from a 14x36inch film is going to be huge!


  • #6
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    af_thefragile wrote: »
    Couldn't find it myself... I heard about it in a video about the guy...

    But you can assume a print from a 14x36inch film is going to be huge!


    I'd like to see the scanner:pac:.

    In fairness...by the time you've erected a camera that big the shot is gone. There's still (I'm kinda sure) a lot of fun to be had with it.

    Good fun.


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  • #7
    pullandbang
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,948 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    With all due respect to the chap, this is old - very old technology. It's all been done before.
    If I'm not mistaken, the largest camera in the world (at the time) was Irish and was the size of a room. It produced a negative the size of a door and I've seen a contact print from it of Countess Markievicz (I think) which was as big as a door. Now imagine making an "enlargement" from a negative the size of a door? It could possibly cover a football pitch, let alone half a volleyball court.


  • #8
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    humberklog wrote: »
    In fairness...by the time you've erected a camera that big the shot is gone.
    i doubt he was using it for street candids.


  • #9
    thefizz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭thefizz


    Thats not very big :rolleyes:

    But this is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xYWehyfFcM&feature=player_embedded


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