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Loaded some Kodak sheet film for the first time today. Is all of Kodak's packaging that lovely? Glued paper bags for the film sheets, rather than those neat black plastic bags Ilford and Foma use. The one part I did like was having multiple smaller packs inside, instead of all the sheets in a single big bag.
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Is there a Dorkroom-approved 135 or 150 LF lens (copal 0)? I've seen that pretty much any lens will work, but I'm wondering if there's a best bang for the buck specimen out there.
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Apr 14, 2015 17:10
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nielsm posted:Loaded some Kodak sheet film for the first time today. The paper bags are annoying compared to the black plastic bags but there's only ten sheets in any given one and I load ten sheets at a time so who cares. Also, the Ilford 100-sheet boxes have four 25-sheet bags in them.
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Apr 14, 2015 17:19
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Helicity posted:Is there a Dorkroom-approved 135 or 150 LF lens (copal 0)? I've seen that pretty much any lens will work, but I'm wondering if there's a best bang for the buck specimen out there. Any 135mm or 150mm f/5.6 mounted in a Copal 0 will work. There's some wider aperture 135mm lenses (e.g. Xenar f/4.7, Press-Xenar f/3.8) that don't quite cover, or cover with no room for movements, so don't get those.
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Apr 14, 2015 17:25
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I did a little research on the topic and found the Fujinon-W's are good value for the quality of lens, mine has a Seiko shutter on it.
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Apr 14, 2015 21:43
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Fair enough - there's a Nikkor that caught my eye and I see you are happy with yours (except for the shutter dying early on the 135). What holders are people using/can I use on a Crown? I'm starting to put together a shopping list in preparation for doing something stupid with my wallet  edit: Fujis are almost half the price of the Nikkors, maybe I'll try one of those first. I did love the lens on my GW690. luchadornado fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Apr 14, 2015 |
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Apr 14, 2015 21:44
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Don't bother with metal holders, stick to plastic - they're less prone to darkslide jams.
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Apr 14, 2015 23:21
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Used Fidelitys on KEH for $20 a pop? There don't seem to be a ton of options out there, unless I'm really bad at Googling (I could be).
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Apr 15, 2015 00:58
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Helicity posted:Used Fidelitys on KEH for $20 a pop? There don't seem to be a ton of options out there, unless I'm really bad at Googling (I could be). Yeah those are what I use too. For lenses, Nikkors and Fujinons are the best value for money lenses.
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Apr 15, 2015 02:01
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Try to find a lot for something like $10/holder shipped if you can, $20 is steep.
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Apr 15, 2015 04:28
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The photographer at my work gave me 5 4x5 film holders for free  They were probably only ever used in the studio and seem to be in pretty good shape so hopefully no light leaks.
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Apr 15, 2015 05:43
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eggsovereasy posted:The photographer at my work gave me 5 4x5 film holders for free If they are wood just make sure they aren't warped.
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Apr 15, 2015 06:52
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One of these days I will get a large format camera. But I need to work on my patience first, and in the mean time I will stick to the largest medium format negative size I can afford. _DSC8250 by Stingray of Doom, on Flickr
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Apr 15, 2015 15:53
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8th-snype posted:If they are wood just make sure they aren't warped. They're plastic, so I figure they're ok on that front.
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Apr 15, 2015 16:01
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I got sick of trying to find a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad that didn't have mechanical issues, haze, or fungus, and part of that is just really bad luck, so I bit the bullet on some large format gear. For the type of shot I want, I think I need to go big or go home. That $10 per shot for film/development is going to seem like a bargain when that picture is framed over my couch. Just need the weather to cooperate now. Thanks for putting up with what not might seem to be a serious attempt at large format photography, I promise I'll deliver a 4x5 shot of a kick rear end tornado to this thread some day 
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Apr 15, 2015 18:58
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Putrid Grin posted:One of these days I will get a large format camera. But I need to work on my patience first, and in the mean time I will stick to the largest medium format negative size I can afford. where are your 6x17 shots?
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Helicity posted:I got sick of trying to find a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad that didn't have mechanical issues, haze, or fungus, and part of that is just really bad luck, so I bit the bullet on some large format gear. For the type of shot I want, I think I need to go big or go home. That $10 per shot for film/development is going to seem like a bargain when that picture is framed over my couch. Just need the weather to cooperate now. Thanks for putting up with what not might seem to be a serious attempt at large format photography, I promise I'll deliver a 4x5 shot of a kick rear end tornado to this thread some day reminder Helicity posted:I've gotten pretty fast with the GW690 so I'll probably stay in MF land - there's no way I could swing a 5 minute shot, except in the rarest of situations. Thanks for the input.
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Apr 15, 2015 19:07
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Pukestain Pal posted:where are your 6x17 shots? That stuff is way outside of my budget. So its 6x9 for me   _DSC8264 by Stingray of Doom, on Flickr
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Apr 15, 2015 19:14
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MrBlandAverage posted:reminder Yep, I know I'm talking more than shooting on this stuff, but I'm honestly more of a meteorologist than a photographer so my priorities are a little backwards from the Dorkroom norm. I'm now confident that I can pull off LF for this type of shot after playing with a Speed Graphic and digging into the hyperfocal distances at various apertures. I'd rather take the plunge and fail than not even try at all. On a related note, I've been speaking with some of the pioneers of storm chasing about using film, and one of them mentioned that he always had problems with his film turning blue from the heat. There are a lot of days where I'll be parked somewhere waiting for storms to form in 90° temps with little shade. How do people safely store film when they're doing the Nat Geo type poo poo? I'm thinking of bringing a cooler and storing the film in a ziploc freezer bag.
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Apr 15, 2015 19:27
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I was in Ethiopia with my Portra 400 for three weeks with high temperatures averaging 80 degrees (up to 95 for four straight days) and all of my film was fine.
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Apr 15, 2015 19:39
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Ok cool. I'll probably find a white bag and keep it out of the sun and keep the windows rolled down as much as I can and just use common sense. Going through some of his old photos I see a lot of blue shots - typically from June/July and in Texas, which would definitely be hot. He was shooting Ektachrome 64 or something though, so I wonder if the chemicals for that film 30 years ago were different. Here's a picture of my new baby - Fuji 135mm is on the way.
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Apr 15, 2015 23:32
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Helicity posted:Ok cool. I'll probably find a white bag and keep it out of the sun and keep the windows rolled down as much as I can and just use common sense. Going through some of his old photos I see a lot of blue shots - typically from June/July and in Texas, which would definitely be hot. He was shooting Ektachrome 64 or something though, so I wonder if the chemicals for that film 30 years ago were different. Are you planning on having a rangefinder cam cut for you for the 135mm or are you going to use the ground glass? 
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Apr 16, 2015 00:51
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Helicity posted:Ok cool. I'll probably find a white bag and keep it out of the sun and keep the windows rolled down as much as I can and just use common sense. Going through some of his old photos I see a lot of blue shots - typically from June/July and in Texas, which would definitely be hot. He was shooting Ektachrome 64 or something though, so I wonder if the chemicals for that film 30 years ago were different. That's a nice looking setup!
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Apr 16, 2015 01:12
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It's cammed for the 135 that's in it right now, so I don't need to worry about that. I hit a little snag with the Fuji lens though - does anyone know how to easily tell which Copal number a lens is? It just says Copal on it, and I thought these were all Copal 0, but apparently Fuji made a few different sizes. The seller has no idea. Does it even matter for the Crown?
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Apr 16, 2015 02:48
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Helicity posted:Ok cool. I'll probably find a white bag and keep it out of the sun and keep the windows rolled down as much as I can and just use common sense. Going through some of his old photos I see a lot of blue shots - typically from June/July and in Texas, which would definitely be hot. He was shooting Ektachrome 64 or something though, so I wonder if the chemicals for that film 30 years ago were different. post some drat medium format tornadoes
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Helicity posted:It's cammed for the 135 that's in it right now, so I don't need to worry about that. I hit a little snag with the Fuji lens though - does anyone know how to easily tell which Copal number a lens is? It just says Copal on it, and I thought these were all Copal 0, but apparently Fuji made a few different sizes. The seller has no idea. Does it even matter for the Crown?
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Helicity posted:It's cammed for the 135 that's in it right now, so I don't need to worry about that. I hit a little snag with the Fuji lens though - does anyone know how to easily tell which Copal number a lens is? It just says Copal on it, and I thought these were all Copal 0, but apparently Fuji made a few different sizes. The seller has no idea. Does it even matter for the Crown? The only difference it will make in this case is the size of the hole in your lensboard.
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voodoorootbeer posted:post some drat medium format tornadoes I never got any - last year was a bad year for chasing and a bad year for me. The only day I saw tornadoes, I saw 3 EF-4s and I forgot the GW690 at home in my rush out the door. Here's an interview a friend did with a gentleman that took pictures of a tornado with a Speed Graphic though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjOs6gm1D-A
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lol
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Apr 17, 2015 21:12
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"How much bellows factor do you need for that?" "All of it."
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Apr 17, 2015 21:19
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8th-snype posted:"How much bellows factor do you need for that?" Actually, probably no bellows compensation needed - that's a 1200mm lens 
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Apr 17, 2015 21:21
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MrBlandAverage posted:Actually, probably no bellows compensation needed - that's a 1200mm lens  I figured it was a 360T or maaaybe 500T
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Apr 17, 2015 22:01
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 Porcsha by dorkasaurus_rex, on Flickrjust come right out and say it
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Apr 17, 2015 23:28
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Your tones are....fine 
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Apr 18, 2015 00:01
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Your tones are....fine
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Apr 18, 2015 01:48
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Your tones are....fine
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Apr 18, 2015 02:01
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It's like a reverse Rembrandt with the little shadow triangle under the eye
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Apr 18, 2015 03:13
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 Bukit Batok by alkanphel, on Flickr
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Apr 19, 2015 02:15
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 Viola by dorkasaurus_rex, on Flickr
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:
I'm so happy you figured out dat tone
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