{"id":25161,"date":"2023-02-12T01:03:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T05:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=25161"},"modified":"2023-02-11T01:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T05:45:07","slug":"a-book-for-the-bug-brigade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/a-book-for-the-bug-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"a book for the bug brigade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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beetle photo from cover of a 1970s Kodak book<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In the days of film photography large manufactures produced not only advertisements for their products but many booklets, books, brochures, pamphlets, etc showing how to do various photographs using a manufacturer’s products.<\/p>\n

Kodak was no different. Their written materials were legion. This soft cover book (available in hard cover \u00a0too) from 1977 offers good ideas for creating close-ups and macro shots on film. Originally it was released as two separate brochures\/booklets. Techniques include ways to photograph insects and other small objects so the details may easily be seen.<\/p>\n

For many years, minicam lenses offered focussing to 1 metre. To go closer, you were offered many accessories from the maker of the cameras or a third party who made and sold accessories. These included extension tubes, supplementary lens, bellows, framing devices, distance gauges etc. Some even included a mirror box to convert rangefinder cameras to SLRs for longer focus length lenses.<\/p>\n

I have often enjoyed close-ups of blossoms and insects, etc. like the bug shown below.<\/p>\n

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close-up of a raspberry ‘bug’ I found in our garden in 2004<\/p><\/div>\n

You may spot a copy of this book at one of our auctions, fairs, or sales to add to your collection – or offer you \u00a0some new ideas if you are one of those ‘niche’ photographers preferring the look of film over digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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