Shhh. It's okAy to say "EbAy"!
Not sure where this notion started, but specific references by name to "that large auction site" (as another euphemism often has it) ARE allowed here.
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Shhh. It's okAy to say "EbAy"!
Not sure where this notion started, but specific references by name to "that large auction site" (as another euphemism often has it) ARE allowed here.
It's too bad you can't turn the lights out inside the church; that would completely solve the problem. Photographs of "just" stained glass (looking out, I mean) are never helped by interior lighting,...
L-standards, yes. Cambo, no:
http://flickr.com/photos/skyzyx/56608293/in/set-1226146/
"In his book 'Camera and Lens' he shows camera movement with a 400 series Calumet."
Careful, or you'll start what might be called the "Cambo Legend." (Of course, if he used the former and was the...
A P.S. to my previous post:
When I said, "If this new category allows for pointing people to other opportunities out there. . ." I meant things for sale *outside of* Ebay, i.e., on other websites...
"I agree that an Ebay section would help. Not only for entertainment but the good stuff too."
I hadn't thought of that, but you're right, esp. wrt to the BuyItNow auctions, some of which are great...
Ebay auction #7578713441 (expires in 12 hours) proclaims "Cambo Legend 8x10 View Camera Ansel Adams Choice."
I suppose the headline refers to the format, not the brand (as AA isn't mentioned...
"Shoot it at twilight, about half an hour after sunset."
With all due respect for Kirk's considerable skills and experience, in Chicago in January unless it's a clear day it's pretty much dark by...
If I recall correctly, the sign you're talking about is MADE of thousands of light bulbs (rather than just illuminated by them), right?
I would shoot it in the half-light, which in the north this...
John, you may be right about the rollfilm back. I probably should have said "I don't know of another *view-camera* user who makes high-quality images so rapidly," because for me at least it's the...
I'm looking forward to getting my issue today!
I think Polidori is brilliant, one of the great photographers of our time.
When I look at his single-place books (Havana, Chernobyl, etc.) and see...
Seconded on the mpex.com accolades and Jim Andracki.
I wish more people who buy Ebonys (for example) bought them from MPEX; it's an actual bricks-and-mortar store of the kind that needs our...
Frank, those who have loved a dog "get it" and those who don't won't, so (since you're probably in the latter camp) I won't try to convince you otherwise.
But I gave Adams' "dog book" to my wife...
Just curious: Does anyone make a really, really sensitive light meter (spot or incident) for use in extremely low light? Obviously some are more sensitive than others; I just wonder whether any...
Oh my goodness; everyone's definition is different, whether they like or don't. Seems to be more of an approach or attitude than a look.
If you know what it is when you see it, you might look at...
To view the slideshow of his images (including the darkcloth one John refers to above) you'll want to click on the "Edward Burtynsky Photographs" box in the middle of the first page of the Post story.
Nice piece! Thanks for the link, John.
Wonder what this was about:
"All of this effort and machinery seem to appeal to the equipment geek in Burtynsky. Noah Weinzweig, his translator and...
Oops: I misread "overall height" as "overall weight," which is why I pointed out the 8oz difference there (and heightwise, the C1 is definitely lower than my tall 3275/410). But the C1 was...
Jarrod wrote:
"The overall height is lower, conceptually facilitating better rigidity." True, but the C1 is only 8 oz. less than my 3275/410 and costs 5 times as much.
"The quick release...
I'm intrigued by the design of the C1 (and of the levelhead), but could someone please explain to me the advantage of putting a geared device on top of a standard tripod head compared to a normal...
"Only a rich person with an obsessive-compulsive disorder would buy one at its current price."
Jarrod refers to his C1 in the "FCO (Rome) airport" thread a few below this one.
Ronald, I think that (as Jarrod surmised) the screeners' objection was to the prospect of using a tripod as a weapon, not a fear that someone would use the tripod to take photos.
I bought a long...
Speaking of that (and triggered by the title of this thread), I was wondering whether anyone would mind if QTL augmented the little "cover photo" on this website with a few more of his photos --...
If you listen to photographers who have tried both the "rectangle of material" option AND the "some elastic involved to keep light from coming in from below" variety,
. . . I don't think you'll...
Dan, I agree that flatbed scans aren't going to show very much. The only real test would be scanning a 35mm slide in a standard 4000dpi film scanner and cutting out a 24x36 piece from a large format...
Bernard,
The plexiglass (a) protects the print from fingerprints and dust (b) keeps the corners of the print from bending and creasing, and (c) protects the print from fading (as you may know,...
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Um, no, it's not about "a crummy loupe." Let's reread the original post.
As the original poster said, "The girl had a point. Those sheets of color did not seem to my eye as “sharp” PER SQUARE...
Very interesting discussion.
1) I think Christopher Perez's tests (on his website) show that the best smaller-format lenses almost without exception have a higher resolving power than the best...
If you have some money, anything is possible. Kodak (and probably Fuji) will run a batch of sheet film cut to whatever size you want, but it's roughly a $10,000 minimum order. For processing, you'd...
http://www.photo.net/learn/
(A fine site except for its "Large format" forum :)
Q.T.L., Chris wrote:
"I think Epson 9600 prints are superior to Lightjet/Chromira prints: they are noticably sharper, and the 9800 prints are better still-- now with deeper blacks and longer...
A copy of "our own" Chris Jordan's book is on "Large Format" section Ebay, nicely comparing him with Struth, Richter, etc. (Chris, maybe you should tell us your eBay user ID so we can make sure there...
What's the opinion here of the Efke PL25 film? I'm sure it seems like overkill to 11x14 contact printers, but I'm looking into enlarging 8x10.
So the "N" is no more? OK.
By the way, I was going to add that I know the Schneider 305 G-Claron is highly-regarded. I didn't mention it only because a friend and I did multiple high-res tests of...
Forgive my ignorance, but I know nothing about lens design, 6 elements, 8 elements, plasmats, hazmats, and so on. My question is whether there is any sharpness difference between the Rodenstock...
Wow, straight from the expert's mouth! Thanks for jumping in, Ted! Two follow-up questions:
1) Is the difference between the 4990 and the 1800f primarily an issue of build quality (a difference...
Sorry to take up space with what is to most, a fairly trivial question, but I'm pretty clueless about scanning, with the little that I do know coming from the archives here.
I have a pile of 8x10...
"The metal camera only has tilt in the rear standard to save on weight and make it less expensive."
I looked at the JMC but decided I needed either rear shift OR rear swing; otherwise there's no...
K,
Thanks for your answer; it was very helpful. I agree that viewing distance matters, but the first thing I do when I see a large print (unless it's up near the ceiling in Grand Central Station)...
Hi all, I've been charged with producing four to six 32"x40" (roughly) black-and-white prints using my 4x5. The budget allows for drum scanning and digital printing, so that end of the process looks...