Michael Pritchard and Roger Watson are now friends
Nov 23
Roger Watson commented on Dr. Joe Rock's blog post Help with a camera...
"Good observations and questions. Most lenses have a sweet spot of focus, and usually the lenses were large enough that the soft outer edges would be outside the visible image area. I can't remember where I read it, but I seem to recall that British…"
Nov 23
Roger Watson commented on Dr. Joe Rock's blog post Help with a camera...
"Cameras (or camera obscuras as they were still often referred to) were available for purchase in Paris from August 1839. The first were based on Daguerre's design for shooting what became known as whole plate daguerreotypes (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches).…"
Nov 22