Talk:Speed Graphic

Hello, all --

Perhaps I made a mistake in uploading the picture I did. If so, I'd appreciate an explanation so I won't make the same mistake again.

There's no doubt that the photo I uploaded (a picture of a Speed Graphic camera) was relevant to the article. My best guess is that there was a concern about copyright.

The photo was listed on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/captkodak/271862417/) with a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 2.0 license. Shouldn't that work for Wikipedia? If not, why not?

Thanks very much. Pha telegrapher 05:03, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll donate a picture
I guess I'll have to donate one of my photos of my Pacemaker Speed Graphic... Discpad 00:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC) Dan Schwartz

I have the same camera, and it was built after the war, NOT in the 1920's.70.101.124.246 (talk) 15:11, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Speed Vs Crown
The mention that the Speed Graphic has a focal plane shutter could be enhanced. That was the MAJOR advantage of this camera. The focal plane shutter was contained in the camera body and meant that the lens did not need a built-in shutter. Also, the focal plane shutter could easily attain shutter speed of 1/1000 second, since it was a factor of the size of the slit. Focal plane shutters at the time could not come close to that shutter speed.Kid Bugs (talk) 23:23, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

1954 Pulitzer
There is a common quote floating around the internet that a Speed Graphic was used for the 1954 Pulitzer winning shot. But all definitive sources including our own WP articles confirm that a woman with a Kodak Brownie took the prize. 1954: Virginia Schau — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.112.181 (talk) 07:35, 12 September 2015 (UTC)