http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/ Introduce yourself or share your recent plunge into LF photography. en Sun, 19 May 2013 05:36:27 GMT vBulletin 15 http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/ http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103439-New-member-from-Portugal&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 08:47:52 GMT Hello to all, I am new to this forum and to LF photography. Landing here by recomendation of a friend who is a member. Recently trade my Leica M6... Hello to all,

I am new to this forum and to LF photography. Landing here by recomendation of a friend who is a member.
Recently trade my Leica M6 for a large format camera and a couple of lens. So I am starting to get contact with this wholenew world :)
I'm a mechanical engineer from Portugal and work mostly in Africa. Several countries. Photography is my passion and escape from reality ;)

I hope to learn a lot from you all! And share some photos.

Regards
Tiago ]]> Introductions tbartolomeu http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103439-New-member-from-Portugal http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103435-new-member-from-houston-tx&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 04:44:39 GMT hello everyone.

i just joined today. a little about myself: back in the mid to late 90's i was a semi pro photographer. i shot canon 35mm and a mamiya 7 with a full compliment of lenses. my genera is mostly landscapes and environmental portraiture. i lost all my camera equipment when my house flooded during hurricane ike in 2008. since this time i have been pretty much SOL as far as quality equipment is concerned.

for my birthday this year, my wife purchased a wista sp technical field camera used off ebay. i have been slowly buying lenses and accessories off the same web site. other than the camera, i now have a really nice rodenstock 65mm f5.6, a nice vintage schneider 270mm f5.5 and a sinar zoom vario 6x4.5-12 roll film back.

my main reason for joining this forum was because i was hoping to find another outlet to buy used equipment to compliment my kit.

for the life of me, i can't seem to find an sub forum here for this sort of thing.

other than ebay, does anyone have ideas where i can find good deals on used wista accessories? specifically, i am looking for a bag bellows, the recessed lens board that is open around the edges, a prism style viewfinder(preferably the collapsible one) and a lens in the 100mm range. the nikon f5.6 seems like a good choice.

anyway, hello to everyone. any input would really be appreciated.

brian ]]> Introductions flyboyx http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103435-new-member-from-houston-tx http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103414-A-question-for-the-group-on-contact-prints&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:55 GMT I've discovered a roll of contact prints that contains photos of my paternal grandparents.
Is anyone aware of a service that will make larger prints of these for me?
Thank you
Nancy ]]> Introductions nancym http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103414-A-question-for-the-group-on-contact-prints http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103305-Hello-from-Vienna-Austria&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 23:57:14 GMT Hello,

I'm Monica, an artist from Vienna, currently on residence in Spain. I finally worked my way up to LF as I had always wanted to when I started photography several years ago. I started with 35mm naturally, then worked my way up to medium format (which was my primary working format for some time), then finally to large format. I got the camera of my dreams about one month ago and I love it!

I acquired a Toyo 45G view camera and use a Schneider Kreuznach Symmar f5,6/180 - f12/315 convertible lens with it.
I shoot 9x12 presently.

Greetings to the LF community! ]]> Introductions mtolia http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103305-Hello-from-Vienna-Austria http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103179-Oh-Hai!-New-member-from-Argentina&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 15:38:47 GMT Hi everyone!
My name is Matias and I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Just got interested in LF photography and was looking around to get some gear to start taking some 4x5. Few friends of mine are taking pictures and workshops and It's contagious, I got interested too.

I was looking for a camera to start with and got a shen hao field camera in mind with a 150mm lens... Just gotta save and find some nice stuff to get.

Besides photography, I'm studying pharmacy and work as a pharmacist assistant.

Glad to be part of this new forum for me!
Matias. ]]> Introductions http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103179-Oh-Hai!-New-member-from-Argentina http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103067-Greeting-from-K-town-in-LA-new-member&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 06:27:24 GMT Hello my name is Douglas. I was a semi-pro during my college days back in the late 60s early 70s. I shot a 35mm B/W available light photo essay/story... Hello my name is Douglas. I was a semi-pro during my college days back in the late 60s early 70s. I shot a 35mm B/W available light photo essay/story of a friend's weddings, before, during and after. No flash, no posed shoots, only candids. It was a hit. Word spread and I was in business. Leica M2/35mm Summicron , Leica M3/ 50mm Summicron Dual Range , Nikon F 85mm Nikkor.

After undergraduate college, onto Chiropractic college, that became my new life. Photography fell by the way side. Retired now and bought a DSLR last year. What fun. Instant feedback and hours playing with a computer. I have been doing a lot of thinking about photography. After a year of serious digital work, I realize that I miss "making" a photograph. I miss the process of seeing, shooting, developing and printing.

Having a very limited budget of only around $150 a month, I have too "keep it simple". I am shooting B/W paper negatives with my DIY 5x7 and making contact prints. I do scan the paper negatives to Lightroom for proofing. So far there is a Ektar f 7.7 203mm ($100) and a 13.5cm Zeiss Tessar ($60). The Tessar produces an interesting image on 5x7. But missing from my kit is a short telephoto like the 85mm for my old Nikon. However, finding a bargain 300mm to 360mm seems unlikely. Pasadena is nearby and they have a monthly used camera show. I'll keep looking. That show is a real treasure, I am so grateful for that resource.

My interest lie in still life, urban landscape and portraits. I do like architecture too. I want a very sharp lens and a soft lens for portraits. I love the human face, some look great in ultra sharpness, some in softness.

I am happy with the 203mm, it is a match with the way I see. It will work fine for environmental portraits, but I really don't know what focal length I will need for a more close up look.

Fortunately, I have space for a small darkroom. "Keep it Simple", I am only developing paper negatives and contact printing. I can see a 8x10 DIY camera in my future, 8x10 contact prints, WOW, but for now my next project will be a better and lighter weight 5x7. My camera building skills are poor but getting better. A large learning curve.

I am having fun "making" photographs.

Glad to be a member of LFPF,
Douglas

ps Sekonic Studio Deluxe III in mint condition, looks like it has never been used. ($30)
pps I may have to save for a year just to afford one good portrait lens. The Ektar 203mm will have to do for now. Back in the old days, I used one camera and one lens for almost all of my personal work. The M2 with a 35.
ppps I am a cyclists. I ride my bike everywhere, so my 5x7 outfit needs to be lite. Light weight lenses and next DIY 5x7 will be aluminum.
I don't own a car, can you imagine that in LA ? ]]> Introductions Douglas http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?103067-Greeting-from-K-town-in-LA-new-member http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102997-Hi-from-the-Lowcountry&goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 17:52:26 GMT Hi Y'all,

I joined this forum a week ago. I recently switched from MF to a Linhof Master Technika 4x5. Started using it for some of my assignments and got so infatuated, that I bought a Master Kardan TL and more old lenses... What a journey! Back to the future... ]]> Introductions Charlestonlargeformat http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102997-Hi-from-the-Lowcountry http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102821-Hi-from-Athens&goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:35:31 GMT Hi to all,
new to the forum-
I am an American-Greek working in Europe,
been behind a camera since I was 13'years old
have made a hand made panoramic camera 120 roll film. ]]> Introductions joho http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102821-Hi-from-Athens http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102793-Nède-from-France&goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:17:48 GMT hey,
I'm Nède, 30yo photog' in Southern France
I've been doing photography for about 7 years now.

I discovered analog process via an RB67 a few months ago, I process N&B film in my tiny darkroom, my wife and I own a little workshop in a crazy lovely town "L'isle sur la sorgue"
I've been reading this forum for quite a while now , last week I received my Cambo SC and put a 127 rodenstock on it (yes the polaroid 110a lens+shutter)
First I made a DIY monorail to understand some stuffs (you can see it in the dedicated thread, now I'm waiting for some real film as I play with negative paper and contact print (fomapan 100, on its way).

I'm more than excited to try real large format, this monorail is heavy but I've got a great backpack to carry it everywhere

Feel free to visit my website: http://www.monsieurnede.fr
or stay tuned via my FB page: http://www.facebook.com/nedephotography
I'd love to visit your country...some places make me dream!
Hope to hear from you, and don't hesitate to correct my sentences if I'm wrong (really love to speak "english")
See you! ]]> Introductions nede http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102793-Nède-from-France http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102731-Hello-from-Hobart-Tasmania-Australia&goto=newpost Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:31:38 GMT I am enjoying getting back into using my 1950's 4x5 Linhof. I used to use it fairly regularly before getting into digital photography in 2002 but am really enjoying getting back into film. I have a Linhof Technika with 90mm Schneider f8 Super Angulon, 150mm Rodenstock f4.5 Yasrex and a newer Rodenstock 180 f5.6 Sironar N. I enjoy portrait and landscape photography and look forward to learning more off this forum. Cheers ]]> Introductions CineStill http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102731-Hello-from-Hobart-Tasmania-Australia http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102672-hello-from-Texas&goto=newpost Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:16:36 GMT I've read a few posts and learned a few things, so I decided to join my first forum ever. I'm a scared but here we go!!!!

looking forward to learning more about LF especially 8 X 10 ]]> Introductions esquared http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102672-hello-from-Texas http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102643-Kia-Ora-from-the-Southern-Hemisphere&goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:15:09 GMT Hi all

I am a photographer based in New Zealand, I've just joined the forum having just bought the Linhof Super Technika V.

Cheers, Jason. ]]> Introductions janrzm http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102643-Kia-Ora-from-the-Southern-Hemisphere http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102553-Hello-from-the-south-of-England&goto=newpost Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:10:46 GMT Hello All. Although photography is a relatively recent hobby for me I knew the moment I saw The Tetons and the Snake River by Ansel Adams that... Hello All.

Although photography is a relatively recent hobby for me I knew the moment I saw The Tetons and the Snake River by Ansel Adams that large format was where the action was at.

I've spent the last few years working my way up the formats, learning to develop, scan and print my images. At the beginning of the year I felt it was time to purchase a 4x5 field camera.

I've been a reader of these forums for a while now and have found them to be my goto resource for for any questions I've had. In fact the information here is so good I've never actually needed to ask a question!

Now I feel it's time to get involved with a community of like minded people. So thank you all for the help you've unknowingly given and hello to all.

Ant ]]> Introductions Vallantho http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102553-Hello-from-the-south-of-England