Far from being the most precise solution, I've been using my old Sinar to make multiple rows scanning and it's nice to have X and Y axis movements right from the start. Resolution is quite ok and...
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Far from being the most precise solution, I've been using my old Sinar to make multiple rows scanning and it's nice to have X and Y axis movements right from the start. Resolution is quite ok and...
Hello, all.
For the first time I'll have a solo show in the US, attending an invitation from Watson Institute, at Brown University, and it will present a selection of pictures from my hometown Rio...
I've been playing a bit on both grounds and I'm sure not being able to answer such kind of question regarding the results of each workflow, as both can achieve beautiful results. But I can say...
I've been doing some stitching and blending with PS, but as I almost always working from B&W negatives I'm not really pleased by the fact that the grayscale frames are converted to RGB during the...
I would also add that one may find differences in RGB channels when scanning b&w negatives due to chromatic aberrations and I thinks it's particularly annoying when you nottice the image changing...
Hi, Ian.
I understand bellows can be made at home and also some wood work, if one has the necessary tools and skil, but as I said some posts ago, I respect the origin and the perfect craftmanship of...
Hi, Steve.
Unfortunately, living in Brazil makes some sort of things almost prohibitive, not just for taxes, but also for bureaucracy at customs. Richard Ritter, for instance, asked for $350 on a...
Hi, all.
My previous experience with diffusers over or under the condensers always led to some sort of uneveness, mainly when printing 5x7 negatives. On my view, Durst condensers are so optimized...
Hi, Drew.
I understand that raplacing the whole condenser head would be easyer, but down here in Brazil those things are a bit more difficult to achieve and that's why I keep my eyes open to new...
Hi, ic-racer.
Does this fellow of yours feels really happy about this light source or did he managed some kind of improvement?
I have found an old thread on Apug forum where someone claims those...
Years ago I bought a big 11x14' Watson & Son camera and also have always been amazed about the high level of craftmanship, but unfortunately never managed to have it restored, since it's bellow is...
Hi, all.
Found on the bay an interesting but strange cold light made by Durst for 138 enlargers, which seems to replace a condenser on a b&w head and I would like to know if anyone has ever tried...
I can't help you much about the question on lens maximum aperture, since I never tried to use it in any of my group of LF lenses. DOF and light fall-off are so limiting that I just take those large...
Hi, Ginette.
I also have a Da Yi 6x17cm camera and suppose this back for 5x7' cameras must follow the same basic design. It works fine, but maybe you may find the need for some "improvement", just...
I'm not trully happy about 2 Shen-Hao 6x17' backs I bought, since both are scratching my films and one is clearly out of focus. They're prompt to correct those issues at the factory, but I was also...
A friend of mine spent some time talking with those people at Photokina and also saw some actual scanning test with 120 film and he noticed that focus shifted a lot towards the boards, althought the...
I've both 5x7' cameras (please, don't ask me why!!!), but the Chamonix is the horizontal model and it obviously is a champion on the light weight league.
Both are equally easy to use on the field,...
Maybe I should better say it's my life job and although I couldn't expect so, right now I may be reaching the top of my career, just after some 35 years on the road. Gotta be patient? Sure, but I...
Althought I'm not so frequent on my posts, I've been around ever since I grabbed the taste for big cameras and can't thank enough for those who take the burden of keeping it alive.
Living in Brazil,...
I shall travel late this month to Lisboa and I would like to know about photo stores for LF stuffs and also b&w films and papers.
Maybe in Porto also, although I'm sure to have time enough to get...
I bought two used 6x12 Horseman backs and they're really a joy to use, but incidentally both are scratching my films and I can't find anything wrong when looking inside them. These are fine parallel...
Thanks, Lachlan.
Mr Zhang is indeed a nice fellow and he offered to check or fix my backs, but once living in Brazil those simple things as sending a piece of equipment abroad for maitanance can...
Hi, Lachlan.
Have you had any issues about the Shen-Hao roll film back?
I bought two for my 5x7' camera and both had problems concerning light trapping and film scratching.
But their 6x17cm...
And I would say that Microtek i900 is (or was) much worst than that.
By the way, I meant that extensive rise and fall is the most important on panoramic format, but of course shift is also welcome.
Matus,
I've been working a lot with 6x12, 6x17 and 4x5 using different configurations, but on your case I'd would think about the Shen-Hao no-foldable 4x5' and the Horseman 6x12 back. I think my...
Hi, Tristan.
I'm afraid this B&H brazilian site might not be the best option for you, since during some time it hide some kind of gray market.
Here in Brazil we have a reseller of Ilford...
Thanks, Chris, for the advices, but I've being working almost daily on a big project and just have no time or willing to deal with variables on mixing raw chemistry. I adopted HC-110 for try...
Hi, Tristan.
I'm brazilian, not actually living in São Paulo, but I can tell you that our photo market has shrinked a bit on the last years and LF items are getting harder to find each day. You...
When I did a whole exhibition following this method many times I found those issues regarding areas of low contrast boundaries and also I noticed two side effects from digital processing: huge...
Following the comments by Darrin and Peter, I'd say that using a Sinar or similar camera really can be time consuming but when I suggested 8x10' models I was considering bigger shift and rise...
Rick did actually resumed pretty well the whole scene, but I would like to remember to those who already have Sinar P or equivalent 8x10 cameras and don't mind to make the scanning with hands,...
Right now there's a Multiphot camera offered on the bay for $6,5K, but I had the chance to buy one for a fraction of this, down here in Brazil.
I haven't tested it yet, but it needs a new bellows...
Last month I bought a Multiphot camera and I think it could be a great tool for this job.
For those who never heard about this fantastic Nikon: http://www.microscopyu.com/museum/multiphot.html
"Really, I'm least worried about the light source, and most worried about stitching".
A couple of years ago I made a series of "scanning" using a Nikon camera, up to 36 captures for 5x7' negatives...
Last year I bought the horizontal model and Hugo Z said I could order an adapter for any 6x17 back available, but it would take a little long to be made. Also, I should send him whatever back I...
Since the beginning of 2011 I've been shooting with 4x5', 5x7' and panoramic formats for a project wich follows the whole process of tranforming my town, Rio de Janeiro, on the next capital of...
Recently we had a small exhibition of Curtis work here in Brazil and despite the fact that some prints were modern inkjet copies it was an amazing collection of maybe a dozen different processes....
I've several items bought from japanese vendors and just have nice words towards them. But Mortensen of course has a good point about nationalities.
Here from Brazil I'm also quite happy dealing with MidWest Photo, where I find very personal and careful attention, something not so usual when I deal with other american stores.
Never talked or...