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photographies réalisées à la chambre

English translation: photographs made with a large format camera

10:29 Oct 1, 2009

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French term or phrase: photographies réalisées à la chambre

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English translation:photographs made with a large format camera

Explanation:
"à la chambre" usually refers to a large format camera, such as a view camera, see weblink for more information! Hope this helps :)

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Stefan Krause
Germany
Local time: 23:03

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photographs made with a large format camera

Stefan Krause

photographs taken using a technical camera

Tony M

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large format photography

Martin Cassell

Discussion entries: 2

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photographs made with a large format camera

Explanation:
"à la chambre" usually refers to a large format camera, such as a view camera, see weblink for more information! Hope this helps :)

Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambre_photographique

Stefan Krause
Germany
Local time: 23:03
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German
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thanks!

59 mins confidence:

photographs taken using a technical camera

Explanation:
Again, hampered by lack of context — but as Stefan has already said, this does often refer to large-format cameras; however, certain types of such cameras are also referred to as 'technical cameras', which (if that type is indeed applicable in this particular context) might well be the appropriate term to use.

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:03
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Native speaker of:

English
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Reference comments

1 hr

Reference: large format photography

Reference information:
Describing the advantages of large format:
"L’utilisation d’une chambre grand-format s’écarte radicalement de celle des formats inférieurs"
"Le coût des plans-films peut paraître prohibitif comparé au film 35 mm. Mais à la chambre, on déclenche tellement peu et seulement à coup sûr !"
http://www.dg77.net/photo/linhof/index.htm

35mm (24 x 36mm image format) and smaller are small format.
6cm x 4.5cm, 6cm x 6cm are medium format
Small and medium format film cameras generally take roll film.
Large format cameras generally take sheet film (or even plates): 4"x5" is typical.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-01 11:49:46 GMT)
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As Tony points out, LF cameras are sometime also described as "chambres techniques"/"technical cameras" if the emphasis is on specialised capabilities (perspective control, etc.) or specialised applications (engineering, architecture, etc.).

Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
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English
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