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Hi everyone,

interesting to read what some of you think how I achieve my results. Let's clarify some things:
- I do not do double exposures (I tried it once, it didn't work because the precision...

Would be nice to see the night / twilight capabilities!

It's 8x10 Ektar 100.
2 Minutes f22.
Schneider-Kreuznach APO-TELE-XENAR 12/800.

See setup here -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/move_lachine/4745050556/

I just lost my dark cloth, and have no idea how this could happen. It was handsewn and cost my quite some work...

I have used Ektar 8x10 during my last trip to Hong Kong.
- it is certainly the print film with the finest grain I ever tried
- scans very well
- dynamic range is 2-3 Stops better than my usual...

Hong Kong, city of my dreams...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4829838091_5ecf282ef5_b.jpg

(larger version over at flickr ->...

Siloseven, these are awesome, all of them!

Why is that? Most images are shot at night and look best against a dark background. Any obvious reson I don't see?

Otherwise, thanks for the advice. I think I will go with my current selection,...

Hi,

I am just about to finish a printed Portfolio to show to galleries and want to get your opinion on the optimum number of images to put in it. I am shooting for something like 20, but also...

Hi all,

it finally happened, after two years and countless air travel, the groundglass on my p2 8x10 actually broke, I shouldn't let the tripodhead fly loose in the pelicase I guess ;)

Anyway,...

Hi,

I have a serious problem stitching my 8x10 scans. I currently try with Photomerge (CS5) and Autopano Giga - I mostly need only 2 or 3 images that I want to blend. The problems are:
- File...

New York?
Arial with 8x10?
Amazing! I would jump right in.

This sums it up pretty good.

There is only one problem with large format photography: it is so unbelievably expensive AND time consuming! I have a project that I pursue, and I would love to start...

I like to overexpose the sky and get a halo effect. You can get back lost colour and skies and grad a little with photoshop.
I spot meter close to the sun and some objects on the ground - I then...

Hello,

I just received 8 packs of e100g 8x10 from adorama. Earlier this year I ordered some packs from B&H. Both have the same emulsion number.
So I wonder, how many packs Kodak produces for a...

I always assemble and disassemble the camera. It is a lot of hazzle, but I see no other way carrying around my p2 8x10. I have to take the rear standard in my hands. The fits my LowePro Photo Trekker...

Hi, thanks for the answers. I will check out that area.

I always bring my film, since it seems like you can only get 8x10 in New York and Tokyo in regular shops...

But if I have the...

Hi,

does anyone know a decent 8x10 lab in Seoul? E6 and C41.

I own a sinar bellows hood mask 2 - with an 4x5 standard bellows, this covers any lens. But I do not have any space left in my backpack, thatswhy I never used it, cause all my shooting is outdoors....

does anyone use it? I never did, and guesswork was OK for landscape work 99% of the time.

That's what I thought as well! I always dreamed of that lens paired with the 1100 and never saw a good offer for a used one. It has been auctioned only twice in 2009 I think. So it's damn seldom to...

In terms of movement I couldn't recommend the Schneider Super-Symmar XL 5.6/150 higher. I never encountered the black border, even with extreme shifts like 12cm - which should be impossible according...

For your reference a picture of my 8x10 p2 special holder: the depth of field scale states "8x10" and the centimetre scales are wider.

What also to consider when hunting for a p2 8x10 on eBay (I...

single most reason I use a large format camera is resolution and price. You can't get the resolution you get from an 8x10 with any digital capture medium with a single shot. This is important...

I own the cube and use it for my Sinar p2 8x10. It is OK up to the 300mm (I have a 3lbs APO-Symmar L 5.6/300) But I wouldn't recommend it for anything heavier than 25lbs. The problem are indeed the...

Hi Ron,

I found umbrellas to be pretty useless. Half the time the wind is coming from the front, and you don't want to cover the lens with the umbrella ;) The other problem is, that wind is...

I currently use 2 copal 3 lensboards from virtual village. They look exactly like the one ken lee posted above, to the last notch and indistinguishable from the original! The first one (2008) I had...

Thanks for the answers everyone. I just came back and can mirror what you said - on the streets, absolutely no problems. Noone even talked to me - in Germany I can not set up the camera without...

Hi,

I plan to go to Paris in spring and whant to take my 8x10 with me. I have read some threads on the forum and am curious about some things.

- Someone wrote that tripod use is forbidden -...

That's some very good hints!

I also suspect the dust to come from the air, not from the negative. Everytime I mounted the drum and inspected it prior to loading, there was no dust visible, not...

I am using CS3 and it is so slow when I work on large files. My 8x10 scans at 16 bit with around 10 adjustment layers are more than 10GB - I work with only one history state - but still the mac is...

Hi,

I finally managed to organize a separate room, with the only purpose to house my drum scanner and the mounting station.

I am so sick of retouching dust on a 500 Megapixel file, one of my...

Thanks for the replies so far.

So I will save some new eBay searches, though I doubt that any other lens besides the nikkor will eventually show up.

Do you guys know any resources where one...

Hi everyone,

I just wonder what is the longest lens for 8x10 available?
Longest I heard of is the Nikkor 1200 f18.
The longest available through known online dealers seems to be the Schneider...

Kami is 100% Naphta, and the warning label on the bottle warns you of combustion as well, caused by static. Especially when cleaning the INSIDE of the drum.
Never happened to me though...

I once read that Gursky prints and frames himself/by his assistents in his workshop in Dusseldorf.

I am of the opinion, that the best reproduction of my stuff, especially in large format, has been...

There was an urban landscape thread some time ago, and an architecture thread - both contain some very nice cityscapes...but let's have another, you can never get enough of urban sceneries!

Tokyo:...

I tried this setting and it works well. Brings out the grain and thus the maximum sharpness that is in the slide.

Never thought about a radius that low!

In Berlin, Germany the best price you can get on a 300dpi lightjet 500XL print is around 50€ per square meter, if you print large and much. (like 15m² and up).

I recommend Gigant Bildproduktion.
...

Hi thanks for the replies.
So it seems as there are no killer tricks to avoid it and just hope for the best.

@Barry: do you have a photo of your rubber lens hood? What did you use to manufacture...