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Sorry for the confusion in terminology. I was generally referring to present-day photographers, but I also meant to include photographers of any age who I guess have "thought outside the box" with...

I'm looking for some inspiration from some contemporary landscape photographers, preferably black and white but color is good too. Any suggestions on who I might check out?

Thanks for all the input guys.

I plan on getting a simple PC cable for now. Maybe I'll move to an IR setup at my experience and gear grows. Both of my lenses (150mm and 300mm) are quite old...

...and even fewer manage to defy words all together.

I haven't done a whole lot of work with flash in the past, but I'd like to try using my Canon Speedlite (580EX-II) as a flash for my 4x5. But, I'm a bit lost...

How do I determine the correct...

I'm a sophomore photo major at Massachusetts College of Art. My school has a much heavier emphasis on fine art photography and analog photography (commercialism and digital, while not completely...

Oh I do agree with you. I just observed a number of comments regarding consistency in aspect ratio, and was trying to make the point that cropping doesn't automatically imply a change in aspect ratio.

Apparently pushing/pulling color film isn't recommended, as the colors process differently and you'll wind up with a cast (I've only read this, it isn't from experience, so maybe someone else can...

Okay, I'm reviving this thread of mine.

I spoke to one of the photo profs at my school, asking her about color processing. She told me that its "really toxic and dangerous" and that she "doesn't...

Very astute point. While a lot of people may print/add the rebate in a cliche way to desperately try and make their photos more interesting, there are those whose photos are interesting in their own...

Well just because mainstream photography has antiquated large format, doesn't mean that its by any stretch "ancient."

Isn't it a bit strange that all these high tech, modern, computerized...

Bollocks. A decent size backpack will fit most monorails, even if the rail has to stick out a bit. My Linhof has an 18" rail, and it fits neatly into my $19 WalMart backpack. I wrap the dark cloth...

I suggest getting a Canon 1D Mk IV with an 800mm f/5.6 IS. Its really big and expensive, so it must have a good light meter in it, right?

You 8x10 shooters are used to carrying around a lot of...

5x7? Pfft. Anything less than 20x24 is pointlessly small.

Ugh anything other than base 2 or base 10 makes my head twirl. :confused:

And I know you were being coy with the second one, but to answer it anyway, there are values which exist below what the...

I don't do it personally, but I think its silly to mock those who do just because you don't understand it. Whether their reasons are personal taste/style, trying to mimick some photographer they've...

Very good point. Value on digital is determined by a hexadexinal value of 0-255. Anything below zero will be clipped to black and above 255 will clip to white. Film has a much more gradual (analog)...

Very helpful, thank you.

And yes, I am pretty new to film processing. I'm the type of person that, when I find I enjoy something (especially something technical like photography, or my other hat,...

What if my scene has a small bit of highlight or shadow which I want to preserve detail in? Or what if I want to sacrifice highlights or shadows in order to expose another portion of the picture to...

I'm not sure that I'd trust matrix metering to either accurately translate onto film exposure, or to necessarily come close to my own visualization, but I could see it coming in handy when you don't...

I have a 35mm Rangefinder, 6x6 Rolleiflex, and a 4x5 Monorail.

I used the Rollei for a while when I got it because it was a new toy, new format (for me) and a cool old German thing.

But once...

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I'll bet that there are photographers crazy enough to try this.

I'm not one of them.

Well I'm guessing here, but it seems to make sense that a longer lens would be a narrower window for the spot meter to look through, hence more accurate. All metering in those cameras is done TTL...

I use my 50D to meter at night, especially when theres too little light to get a usable/accurate reading from my handheld meter.

I usually set the camera to f/2 and ISO12,800, spot meter to get an...

I have a light meter app on mine, which I got to play around with since I saw that it was free. I'm going to do some tests with it against my digital camera (don't want to risk wasting film) to see...

I'm trying to nail down my ideal development process. When I first started, I began looking for the "answers" to my questions about time, agitation, etc, but I quickly found that the only answer was...

Thanks for all the great advice.

I'm still experimenting with different films, as well. I started out with Kodak TXP, but I've found that I prefer the tonality and handling of highlights better...

And I do agree. I'm pretty new to LF photography, but I've been diving into the zone system for exposure, trying to figure out correct push/pull times, and so on, so as to control exposure, contrast,...

Yes yes yes I know. The only way to actually figure out what is right is to get experience with it. I'm just looking for a starting point. I was looking at all the developers I can buy and have no...

I know there are a million different developers out there, and I know that each does things differently. I've only used D-76 and HC-110, and I'm fairly happy with them, but I really have no frame of...

Where does one go about purchasing a Jobo CPA-2? I found it on Jobo's website (looks expensive), but I'm having a hard time finding a reseller.

I see what you mean about dust, but I'm concerned with fumes building up and leaking into the rest of the apartment. I guess I'm trying to get a grasp on just how toxic these chemicals are... Should...

I'll be setting up a darkroom in the apartment I'm moving into in January, complete with enlarger and film processing station. Though I do mostly black and white, I'm taking a class on color next...

Yes, my school does have a gang darkroom to use. They have nice Omega enlargers and staff to come and make sure the chemistry is fresh. Thats all fine and dandy, but I hate being restricted by the...

Horray for marketing people trying to make their stuff sound snazzy :rolleyes:
At least the digital branding is, well, digital...



Thanks for the info. Is there a way to, should I want, buy a...

In what way?

And I still don't get the "color" branding... does it magically make my black and white negatives into color negatives?

And this is where I've been hesitant.

I just got an email back from this guy though and he's made a very tempting offer, let me know what you guys think of this one.

The Linhof outfit, plus his...

Thanks for all you input, rdenny.

I've actually offered the guy to trade the 10-22 for his Linhof outfit plus $150 cash or a Beseler enlarger he's also trying to get rid of. I got the read that...

I've got more details on what is being offered with the Linhof

150mm Ilex Acuton f/4.8 lens, Copal #1 shutter on a Linhof lensboard
12" Ilex Paragon f4.5 in an Ilex shutter
Homemade bag bellows...

Well, as you mentioned, portability is another concern. I do a lot of hiking and even backpacking around the city, and the Cadet I have now actually fits neatly into a medium sized backpack that I...