Karelin was not only a talented photographer but a gifted inventor in the field of photographic equipment as well. Thus, he was the first one who could handle shooting conditions that were believed to be compelling.
He applied additional lenses to get the needed definition and sharpness for his images. The invention appeared at the time when no one knew what the relation between focal length, diaphragm degree and sharpness depth was.
Nemirovich-Danchenko used to write in ‘Along the Volga’: ‘I’ve seen 10, 12 people sitting in different planes of the same room; all the people looked equally distinctly, no face or the silhouette was even slightly blurred’.
He applied additional lenses to get the needed definition and sharpness for his images. The invention appeared at the time when no one knew what the relation between focal length, diaphragm degree and sharpness depth was.
Nemirovich-Danchenko used to write in ‘Along the Volga’: ‘I’ve seen 10, 12 people sitting in different planes of the same room; all the people looked equally distinctly, no face or the silhouette was even slightly blurred’.
