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> Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
>> <television@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Nov 15, 6:04 am, No One <aintno...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> pawelgolans...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> Key Features, pictures, prices...
>>>>> http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/
>>>> Gee Wally, that's somereview. Lots of great info on field testing.
>>>> What all that take? 5 minutes?
>>> I just got the D300, and I am amazed. It really is quite complex
>>> though. If anyone needs help, I found a video showing some tips and
>>> tricks to operating the D300. Check it out
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lhyUNapqs
>>
>> enlighten me, o wise one - how is it that you all find discussion of
the
>> Nikon D300 relevent to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format? Is said
format
>> 4.25 x 6 , 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9? And doth it useth 620 or 120?
>
> 620 or typo? I'm a newbie to med format.
From http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/format.htm
"120 film was introduced about 1902 and is still very popular today. 120
film is a black paper roll with a strip of film taped inside which is
drawn
through your camera as you shoot. The paper has markings on the back so
you
could advance the film by looking through a red window in the old days
before rapid wind levers. These markings were for 645 (16 shots) , 6 x 6
(12
shots) and 6 x 9 (8 shots) formats. The black paper lets you load the film
in daylight. To load a new roll of film you move the empty spool left from
the previous roll to the other position and put the new roll in its place.
You thread the roll onto the empty spool, wind the camera till the arrow
on
the backing paper aligns with an index on the camera. Close the back and
wind till you get to frame one. Some cameras even have automatic indexing
so
you don't need to fiddle with aligning arrows.
"In the 1950s a smaller spool was used for the same roll of film for
snapshot cameras called 620. 620 is no longer made, and you can respool
120
onto 620 spools."
I guess that the Nikon D300 gurus have gone mute or perhaps taken a vow of
silence because I don't see them tendering to us my requested explanation.
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