Herbert George Ponting and telephoto apparatus, Antarctica, January 1912
Herbert George Ponting and telephoto apparatus, Antarctica, January 1912
Reference Number: PA1-f-067-067-3
Silver gelatin print
Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library
Didn’t the rebel forces use that thing on the ice planet Hoth?
This is awesome
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Those are a serious pair of gloves. Excellent rig, as well.
Very interesting–a large-format view camera with telephoto lens. Never seen a setup like this!
I wonder what the "f" number is on that puppy? f/128? f/256? Heh.
@ Chungking I think the f number is the middle digit, as in a big ‘f u’ to all of us with tiny lenses.
awesome
I try to imagine how difficult it has been to bring this in Antarctica almost 100 years ago, to keep it safe in spite of the temperatures, to have the glasses clean, and so on.
How awesome it is.
I’m truly admirative of such persons, and thanks to them we have great memories.
Wow, Is that for taking a subject like a mile away??
Look at those freakin gloves
WOW. That looks so awesome!
wow
I have the same camera in my living room. It’s a "Triple Diamond" by Thornton Pickard. It used glass slides not film. The glass was covered with a photochromatic silver solution. I have a Busch Rapid Symmetrical f:8 wide angle lens on mine. Not sure what lens that might be on this camera shown but is likely accurately called a telephoto.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/12919459@N08] Thanks for the info! We’re constantly amazed at the level of detail that glass slides capture.
Matt
Just make sure the magazine is loaded
Pre Canon days!
He was an awesome photographer, see his photos here: http://www.ponting-portfolio.com/home.html
legend!
shame about the pathetic comments, this is a great portrait!
wow!
cool!
And I whine about hauling around a DSLR. So I got a G11.
he’s posing in this picture. you wouldn’t be able to see anything in the groundglass in that direct sun with out using a dark cloth.
This is a wonderful
Nice
🙂
Nice
Big camera is big
Not much to say cause I’m quickly procrastinating
Just like some one said above, we get it so easy now a days.
The dedication and passion of photography is seen in the above picture.
Amazing work…
awesome
But how is the ISO performance
Well I don’t think there was such a thing as ISO back then. Purely a result of exposure and development combination
Amazing!
Great shot!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10970169@N08]
Yep- I’m with ya on this one. XD
It is a very nice picture
vkland.ru
More like a machine gunner than a photographer 😉
Would be interesting to see the shots he took using this baby.
pew pew!
wow cool shot.
Very cool!
That’s the real camera 😀
there wasa only one camera involved in this picture
where is it? ;p
HMmmm
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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/44497532@N08] Read the book by Feininger, he also has the instruction on how to make a stable tripod for that setup.
And in reply to some comments: no, the resolving power of this camera cannot be replaced by a digital camera, at least not until they make 5×7 sensor backs. But that would make the camera even larger and heaver!
wow! Nice! Looks like a rocket-launcher ^^
super momento!
He’s carefully lining up the crosshairs, OK FIRE!
Incredible how they photograph in the old time. Thanks for sharing.
nice shot
that’s the battle of Hoth right there, he’s aiming at an AT-AT