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Thanks.
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need to rehost images edit: There we go, still learning this internet thing. digitalist fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Dec 10, 2022 |
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404ing there bud
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rootdown posted:
Is this on 800T?
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Yep, but I'm not sure of the exact chemistry that was used. I had these developed by a lab and I can't seem to find more details on their process as it looks like their online ordering page, which I think has that info, is down at the moment.
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Good stuff! I keep getting my mind blown by things that would irritate me if I saw them in my pictures, but when I see them in other people's pictures it's cool and good. In this case it's halation, a few years ago it was grain. Two years of film photography, both the consumption of others' work and doing it myself, has been far more educational for me than 10 years of digital photography. Edit: I had time to think about why I like the two Berlin pictures so much. I lived in a small town in eastern Germany between 1988 and 2002. When the first Matrix movie came out, I just had to see it, but my local cinema carded people and I was a year too young to get in. The cinemas in Berlin were known to not card people, so I took the train to Berlin to watch the movie, and it obviously ruled. Unfortunately I had missed the last train for the day by ~5 minutes, and so I had to spend the night in Berlin all by myself (I was 15 I think). My departure train station (Zoo) had a reputation for drug addicts, so I stayed the hell away from it. Fortunately it was summer, and I knew the area relatively well from many daytime visits, so I just walked around all night. The two pictures look like an area where I most definitely would have gotten kidnapped. theHUNGERian fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Apr 10, 2022 |
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Apr 10, 2022 00:54
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Last frame on this subject, I promise.
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I bought a box of Shanghai GP3 in 4x5 on a whim last year; wanted to have a fallback for when I was out doing wet plate and saw something that was interesting, but maybe not worth setting everything up for. I *may* have exposed the rest of the box when I was loading my film holders (haven't tried any of the remaining sheets yet, so I guess that's a story for another day), but yesterday I was mucking around in the darkroom and decided I'd develop the test sheets using the Stearman Press 445 tank I bought secondhand a few months ago. My previous experience was 10+ years ago with some Mod 45 reels, which I don't remember being too bad. I'd tried tray developing once or twice and absolutely hated it, so the Mod reels felt like a godsend at the time. The 445 tank is even nicer though; incredibly easy to load, no leaks at all, only requires 500mL of developer to do 4 sheets. So yeah, definitely recommend. I'd wanted to do some contact prints to share as my neg scanner still needs calibration (pro-tip: do NOT forget to lock the scanner head before shipping) but wound up not having enough time.
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Yeah, I really like the Stearman Tank.. It's nifty.
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I'm finally parting ways with my Mamiya 7 and using the funds to buy some guitar stuff, but most importantly, some large format stuff. I've tried shooting LF with a Speed Graphic before and it was kind of underwhelming/irritating. Most of my shots will be landscape, and two of the most important things are quick setup and being able to handle a little bit of rain. Something like a Travelwide would almost be perfect in a lot of ways: very fast setup, cheap, and I don't care as much if I get it wet but you can't find them and they're a little too janky/limited. Does anyone have an experience with Intrepid (or similar) and it's limitations? Otherwise I'm obviously looking at a Chamonix, probably a 45N-2. I'm just not sure I'd like to subject a nice camera like that to wind, dust, rain. Also: what's up with the ebay stores that sell Chamonix? Just typical kind of "gray market" stuff? luchadornado fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Jun 18, 2022 |
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For 'cheap' 4x5's I wouldn't ignore the Intrepid. However, really the only sensitive object on a 4x5 is the lens. The camera themselves are far less dust/rain sensitive than your regular camera...just need make sure that the bellows are dry before you store it away at home.
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Is an intrepid really any better than a crown or speed graphic? At least the graflex cameras have metal at all the important load-bearing points. Or are the new intrepids better than they used to be?
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Mine has been tossed in a backpack, etc and has held up fine. I think for the money, it's still a good deal and most importantly (for me), it's very light. I have a small padded pouch for the lens, but the camera just gets wrapped in the darkcloth and stuffed in the back. A Chamonix would be nice, but it wont take nicer pictures than the Intrepid anyway. It's probably quicker to set up, though, with better indexes. Edit: For the price, I think the Intrepid is fine. ImplicitAssembler fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Jun 18, 2022 |
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my intrepid was an absolute pile of garbage and the people who run the company are assholes. i legitimately regret spending any money on it at all. the travelwide isn't great either but at least the people who made it aren't insane pricks, but it's utility as a LF camera is limited, because having a larger negative isn't as big of a deal as actually having movements fwiw i shoot my chamonix in the rain and dust all the time, it's not full of electronics. i've dropped it and had to repair it. field cameras aren't meant to be delicate creatures, you're supposed to use them outside. bellows lugosi fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Jun 18, 2022 |
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The last time I used my Mamiya on a storm, I got bruises from 2" hail, so sometimes I actually do care more about just getting the shot with a larger negative than using movements and getting everything *just right*. That being said, I'll probably end up with the Chamonix.
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are you having trouble with enlargements? the difference in negative size is not nearly as impressive as, say, 35mm to 6x7.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:A Chamonix would be nice, but it wont take nicer pictures than the Intrepid anyway. It's probably quicker to set up, though, with better indexes. A camera with zero markings/detents will make it much, much easier to avoid unintentional movements, which is the main way I've seen pictures with the Intrepid not be as nice. SMERSH Mouth posted:Is an intrepid really any better than a crown or speed graphic? At least the graflex cameras have metal at all the important load-bearing points. Or are the new intrepids better than they used to be? The problem with Graphics is that they're all a minimum of 49 years old, so in buying one you're either making a commitment to have to fix/replace wear items (e.g. bellows) or taking a gamble on their having been fixed/replaced already. Their movements are also significantly more limited than the Intrepid or Chamonix. Neither of these things are issues for everybody.
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bellows lugosi posted:are you having trouble with enlargements? the difference in negative size is not nearly as impressive as, say, 35mm to 6x7. Kind of, I'm a fan of panoramas in large sizes, like: https://www.alexburkephoto.com/artist-favorites?category=Panorama. It's admittedly a challenge I'm doing to myself. I love film and focusing on ground glass. LF or even MF weather photography really isn't done (except for Alex Burke, linked above). My problem has always been that I only ever pack the MFs for weather because they're so much easier to use. If I really want to capture that scene of an EF-4 ripping through a canola field on LF - I have to force myself to pack LF everytime I go out, and love using it. I totally get if none of this makes sense, but I've been thinking about this problem and refining what I'm looking to accomplish for probably 8-9 years now. I've gotten the MF shots and they haven't been enough (this is a rough draft of one I had handy on my phone):  I ended up getting a Chamonix after thinking about it for a few days, and hearing how people love using it. Time to just dive in. luchadornado fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Jun 19, 2022 |
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Chamonix build quality is very premium, you won't regret it.
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Any advice on a first lens? I've shot a lot at ~45deg field of view and I want something a little tighter to start. I'm guessing my options are 150 (42deg) or 210 (30deg). A Nikkor 150 seems like a pretty sweet deal for ~$500. With some in-store credit, I can also pick up a Nikkor 210 for $200. How do the Nikkors compare to the Fujis?
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luchadornado posted:Any advice on a first lens? I've shot a lot at ~45deg field of view and I want something a little tighter to start. I'm guessing my options are 150 (42deg) or 210 (30deg). They're mostly roughly equivalent except that the average age of the Nikkors is a little younger.
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135mm is a common focal length too if you want a touch wider than 150mm. nikkors are good (all of my 4x5 lenses are nikkors). you can't go wrong with any of the big 4 lf lens brands (nikkor, fuji, rodenstock or schneider)
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The Intrepid is probably the most polarising camera on the internet; some people really like it for its low cost and light weight despite the issues, other people hate it with the fire of a thousand suns. You definitely won't be disappointed in that Charmonix. If you don't already have one, a Stearman tank makes developing 4x5 a lot nicer. luchadornado posted:Any advice on a first lens? I've shot a lot at ~45deg field of view and I want something a little tighter to start. I'm guessing my options are 150 (42deg) or 210 (30deg). $500 seems quite expensive for a 150mm, that 210 sounds more reasonable. You could try sticking up a wanted ad on LFF or one of the FB groups and see what you get, or try your luck on eBay. I've got a Schneider 90/150/210 combo that came with my Toyo that covers a lot of the bases. 180mm lenses are also not too hard to come by.
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Just get the drat chamomix you'll only end up buying one later anyway
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That Stearman is exactly what I need - thanks!Sludge Tank posted:Just get the drat chamomix you'll only end up buying one later anyway I already did. Now I just need to mull over which overpriced lens to buy from ebay. Prices have gotten crazy.
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luchadornado posted:
Oneofusoneofusoneofus I had a great affordable rodenstock 150mm 5.6 that I got a heap of use out of. Between that and a Schneider super angulon 90mm 5.6 (or the cheaper f8) that's a neat little landscape kit. Mind you that was like 8 years ago I've no idea what the markets like now
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Sludge Tank posted:Oneofusoneofusoneofus I bought my Mamiya 7 + 80mm for $1100 and just sold it for close to $3000 if that gives you any idea.
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drat that's crazy anyone wanna buy my beat up chamonix 11x14 for $25k?
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luchadornado posted:Any advice on a first lens? I've shot a lot at ~45deg field of view and I want something a little tighter to start. I'm guessing my options are 150 (42deg) or 210 (30deg). Nikkors are great, the Nikkor 150 is one of my main lenses but like eggsovereasy said, you can't go wrong with any of the big four.
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Sweet, decided on the Nikkor 210mm because it's local and pretty cheap 
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Does this count? I got a big lens and made a big camera. It's a 600mm f/9   Camera Test20220619-3 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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Take it to the "Too large format" thread. Extremely cool poo poo.
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TomR posted:Does this count? I got a big lens and made a big camera. It's a 600mm f/9 Whoa, very cool! Love to see some pictures of the back!
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TomR posted:Does this count? I got a big lens and made a big camera. It's a 600mm f/9 Holy poo poo. How do you figure the details out about coverage/depth of field etc.? I have a few projection lenses (300/400mm IIRC) that I haven't figured out how to do anything with yet.
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I did some math, and then checked it by putting the lens in a cardboard sheet blocking my bathroom window. It projected an image of my back yard onto a 48" roll of paper I hung up as a backdrop. I just moved things around and measured until I had a good idea of what to build.
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Are you shooting with 20x24 sheet film? Also i looked up that Zeiss lens and its image circle is a meter. 
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The rear is 44" x 44" with the image area being 42" x 42". Right now I have a frame with a sheet of hardboard I painted flat white that I'm projecting an image onto and I'm just taking a photo of the image with my DSLR. The lens covers the full 42" square at that focal distance, but less at infinity. The plan is to refine everything and do alternative processes and experiments once I get the camera in a state I can take it places and set it up without it looking like a pile of garbage. I can hang up photo paper, do multiple parts at once and make a one shot photo collage or eventually I'd like to do some wet plate stuff. I'm still working out the kinks though. I made the whole camera myself. It's been a fun project so far. 
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Just make sure you varnish the wood because silver nitrate will turn it to dust pretty quickly. That's amazing I take my hat off to guys who build their own cameras. I love everything Luther Gerlach does.
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