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Warpy

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10. I used to set it at f-11 and forget it

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2024, 08:07 PM

Mar 2024

back in the days of B&W film and going out for a day of random shooting because anything over or under exposed could be handled at the enlarger.

That's an interesting artifact, though. It would have come in very handy for people using commercial processing.

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And for my photography friends, I present..... the Posographe! [View all] Nittersing Mar 2024 OP

How incredibly detailed and fascinating! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #1

Isn't it fun? Nittersing Mar 2024 #4

I like it! 2naSalit Mar 2024 #2

What a very clever gadget. Biophilic Mar 2024 #3

An app with real tactile feel. Silent Type Mar 2024 #5

Haha, you're right! It's an app!!! nt Nittersing Mar 2024 #6

There's an app for that app ornotna Mar 2024 #13

Good find. I might have stuck with photography 50 years ago with something like that. Silent Type Mar 2024 #14

Oh that's crazy. usonian Mar 2024 #15

What a fantastic mechanism! Wow. Think. Again. Mar 2024 #7

That looks like it ought to be strapped to the forearm of an NFL quarterback. rsdsharp Mar 2024 #8

Reminds me of a trip to the Smithsonian 1876 Cententennial Exhibition erronis Mar 2024 #9

I used to set it at f-11 and forget it Warpy Mar 2024 #10

WeeGee said "F/8 and be there." . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2024 #12

Fascinating. An analog computer Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2024 #11