Right, one of the good things about the Rittreck is that feature back focusing.
The Canham is a very different camera and with a very different approach: closer maybe to a "do it all", or a...
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Right, one of the good things about the Rittreck is that feature back focusing.
The Canham is a very different camera and with a very different approach: closer maybe to a "do it all", or a...
If it's just a piece of glass, buy a cheap clip photo frame to have the material and cut it to size.
A common size is 6x4" but if the cut is tight go for a larger one (10x8"). This glass is thin and...
Rodenstock 4x, Silvestri 6x and Zeiss 8x. My most used one is the Silvestri (without the tilting attachment).
It's matter of GG grain size, I guess.
I'm making the "jump" to the rail without moving it back. I haven't had an issue with it, after many years of use.
Donīt know if the proper method is the one you describe, I actually never do this....
Looks great.
I liker the bottom border to be a bit thicker, to hold space for the signature and other writings. I have my "templates" this way, giving a little more emphasis to the writings. So I...
If the lens is a Componon, it is a good lens. I have tested the small ring version and find it perfectly usable for 8x10" prints.
My issue with Beselers was the lack of a practical alignment...
I'd say the Technikas are both field and press type cameras. I never handhold it, nor use the rangefinder but the GG, so mine is a superb field camera, and not heavier than the others I have. ...
Many good suggestions here. There is no perfect camera, so amongst the more "precise" options, you know you still have to accept some trades:
--Some lightweight monorails have positive detents,...
If you already have a monorail, I'd definitely go for a folding metal (Wista, Toyo, Linhof, MPP... ), or a extremely lightweight wooden one.
If you don't plan to backpack intensively, a metal folder...
Hi... Yes, it is a big change, especially in the cost per shot! You have to be four times more convinced every time you release the shutter... ;) I belong to "the bigger the better" group, although...
Here another typewriter lover... :)
Tin Can, very interesting. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Price seem a bit steep to me. $49 plus $20 shipping plus taxes or whatever. No thanks.
Yes, it is easier to think that the MPP derives from the Omega, rather than the opposite.
5x7" MPP (maybe also work on an Omega E3?).
I have never seen the rectangular frame you mention, but looking at the short sides (one is wider than the other) I wonder if it could be part of the head...
Never used Fomapan but from what I read is a classic fine grain kind of film; it will be fine with classic developers.
I'd say you should know first what kind of developer/results you are looking...
I use D76 for almost everything, but in different concentrations for different purposes, although mostly 1:3 as an one use solution.
I'm not enchanted with its characteristics, but it is very...
I am printing with LED sources since years. At first, as the LED sources were too dim, I used to use both LED and Photocrescentas, amongst others.
I now stopped using Photocrescentas just because...
Philip, your idea is good, but in my experience, the main problem you will find is lack of brightness.
With larger formats, a lot of light is needed, so strip LEDs use to be a bit poor on the lumen...
No, I use changing bags, no tents.
I think dust is not a problem at all... as long as you keep things reasonably clean, cameras, shelves, camera bags, floors, cabinets, etc. If so, of course there will be always dust around, but in...
I`m afraid it is a DIY kind of task. For sure not too difficult but I wonder if it is really worth it (economically and practically).
I still keep several unopened boxes, don't ask me why. Some still in the freezer. I loved that 4x5 Polas.
From time to time I still try to get anything from them... nothing.
I own all kind of lens shades. Rubber, metal, foldable hoods, etc. Also compendiums, barn doors, in several brands.
At the end, outdoors, I tend to use mostly circular filters and threaded foldable...
Some thoughts:
I rarely use the red filter to compose. Do you have a good easel? I know excessive power is awkward, this is the main reason I switched LED.
Delay is not a problem at all. If LED...
If you like to print regularly and with a condenser head, I just would try to repair my enlarger (buy spares). I prefer condenser heads to anything else.
If not, I'd simply dim your Aristo head with...
Trevor, please excuse me; could I ask about the ball head in the image? It looks great, don't know which one it is.
The Kaiser and the Litup looks exactly the same thing. The Litup price is half the Kaiser. I bought another one that looks the same, and cost me half the Litup. As mentioned above, same comments...
If things get very difficult, don't discard digital processing. This may be an occasion to use it (I don't think it's me who writes this... :eek:)
Thank very much, Arne. I’ll have a look.
Hmm, please let me to quote my own words.
With cold light source I'm referring to a light source that remains... "cold", say a LED based source, not an Aristo type fluorescent cold light head...
The main issue with the LPL is the lack of adjusting facilities. Also, it is difficult (if not impossible) to adapt a cold light source.
As mentioned, you can perfectly use it with the 4x5" chamber...
I do not want to contradict that statement but to share my opposite brand experience; I have stopped looking for Schneiders because I find few without fungi or coating issues (and the vast majority...
Hope this is good news.
I`d say the tank is not leveled. There are clearly undeveloped areas in the same area in both prints, you mention at the bottom. The developer seem fine.
Looks like the tank is simply floating (or...
I don't soak or prewet the film I use, I tested it and I haven't found the need of it.
And I don't rinse between steps (only when I use a hypo cleaning agent after fixing, but I don't usually use...
I have the original DLC which is almost the same. I wonder if the bubble levels on the v.2 are a real advantage. After years using several cameras I found the DLC to be the most versatile field...
So... it was not my lack of talent!!! A lifetime taking landscape photos with the paper in the wrong orientation... that explains why they were all so bad!!!! :p
Same experience as others above... to me (we have "good" quality water), tap filtering is an unavoidable solution.
Distilled water only for some chem mixes.
My experience, I would say since I realized it, is that the graphics of the manufacturers never worked for me. I think I use Ilford -almost- exclusively since 10-15? years ago.
I get different...
Funny, this has reminded me that long ago in NY I asked to a B&H seller for a 4x5 camera. He seriously looked at me and said: "Hmmm, I don't understand you... What is a 4x5 camera? Maybe you want to...