This was taken with a Konica AA-35 half-frame camera on Kodak 100 ISO film. The detail at this magnification speaks well of the system. The “tadpole” effect (receding verticals) is a distortion by the wideangle lens; it could have been made less evident by shooting from midheight of the subject instead of top height.
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Press, 18 June 1986, Page 30
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54This was taken with a Konica AA-35 half-frame camera on Kodak 100 ISO film. The detail at this magnification speaks well of the system. The “tadpole” effect (receding verticals) is a distortion by the wideangle lens; it could have been made less evident by shooting from midheight of the subject instead of top height. Press, 18 June 1986, Page 30
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