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Hi Thomas, I can't remember any of the names but I know where they are. Seoul is pretty convenient in that all the shops of a type are clustered together in one are.

Chungmuro is the photo...

Take a reading from the shadow side of my hand and underexpose by no more than one and a half stops.

Also consider the use of a tanning and compensating developer with Pyro or Catechol in it. One of the problems of urban night photography is the light sources tend to blow out and also effect the...

Vanbar will have the best range amongst the Australian stores. Freestyle, Silverprint and the 'Formulary are easy for everything else.

Very sorry to hear this Vaughn. It's pretty inspirational to hear how you've decided to take it though.

Photography of this kind often seems to be a procession of setbacks and dissapointments,...

Ilford Galerie and EMAKS, a good pair to complement each other. Galerie cool and clinical, EMAKS warm and emotional.

Only one lens, a 65mm for 6x9 and have been shooting this for 4 years.

Sometimes I feel I would like a longer lens but haven't bothered buying one yet. I probably end up cropping a little more...

Great to see. This is 2kg less than my Technikardan 23s and looks like it would be perfect for me. A great pity that I'm unlikely to be able to afford it...

Bob, it looks like Linhof will use the...

Thanks Frank, I've got my eyes on the Xenotar's that come up on ebay but think a lot of them seem overpriced as well. I'll most likely buy one in the next few months.

I've also been thinking about...

Maybe there'll be a silver lining to the Wall Street Meltdown; all the Gordon Gecko's who've been buying up Planars and Noctiluxs might be forced into a margin call on their lens collections.

My...

I'd be very happy to get a single coated one for less than $1000. Things seem to have changed a lot even in the last 6 months.

If people are able to sell them for ~$4000 how long will it be...

I saw it too but wasn't as community spirited as Vick. My plan was to wait until the seller got down to a realistic price and then feel bad about still not being able to afford it...

If they get...

Here's an example of Rollei 400 IR used with a number 29 filter, I posted it to ther IR images thread a week or two ago to give people an idea of the kind of effect you can get with this combination....

Here's one using Rollei 400 IR and a #29 filter. Generous exposure and development have given a slight IR effect.

I'm very happy with my 3371. It seemed to take a little time for the leg locks to work really smoothly but they do now after 3 months of use.

I didn't take offence at your comments Once but it's worth remembering that everyone's photography is different, as well as our ways of working.

I square the camera before using it each and every...

Hi Lauren,
it seems you're talking about a matter of camera position and angle of view. I think a wide angle lens will be the right choice but you can do a lot of work before getting your hands on...

Hi Sheldon,
love the photos you've posted here, especially the muted colours. Are you making them at dawn and if so do you set up in the dark?
Matt.

At first that seems obvious Bob, but then, why wouldn't it work with parallel movements? Apart from the missalignment in the viewfinder, wouldn't the rangefinder still give accurate focus?

That's interesting to hear Dan. I still think that flatbeds would be limited in some circumstances although I can see they're quite acceptable in others.

In my case I use a 65mm lens, which isn't...

Hi Wheelie,
I use a 6x9cm monorail as my only camera and am happy to accept the compromises that come with this format. You do need to be aware of the compromises though as they are significant and...

I don't often post here because I'm afraid I'll be run out of town for using a 6x9cm camera. I guess it will be pretty obvious where this one is situated. It's fairly typical late afternoon light for...

If you're not scared off by the thought of Peter Lik running at you with a beach umbrella you can handle this.

I'm satisfied that my new hood "effectively" excludes "almost all" non-image-forming...

No that's easy enough to understand Tim, as I said last post, I've already described that situation here a couple of posts back. I'm trying to understand GPS' point about other sources of non-image...

Yes, where you adjust to avoid vignetting a small amount of excess light will get in as I mentioned in my previous post. I'm not sure of the meaning of your first paragraph though Tim.

Please put...

I'm still lost. The black ink example doesn't make much sense to me in this context. It would be like having a lens shade with a length approaching zero. The barndoor shades we're talking about have...

Which camera Ole? I find it slightly frustrating that my Arca's Orbix isn't really axial, I'm using a recessed board so it's slightly worse than usual.

Hi GPS, could you please try to explain it for me, I'm afraid I don't understand. If the barn doors are adjusted properly, what light is reaching the lens? Isn't any light that reaches the lens in...

Yes you will, that's why they're made for large format photography. An adjustable mask system at the front of a compendium can be used to limit the area of the opening. The barndoors do the same...

You missed the joke Frank, he sells it to American tourists.

I say good on him. Making his photography a mass market commodity while charging exclusive prices; very clever. His self promotion...

Yes it will, that's the whole point of using a "hood" that's fully adjustable like these barn doors. Once adjusted so that each leaf almost cuts into your frame there is no excess light falling on...

A couple of the points you raise against compendiums are actually in favour of these kind of barn door hoods. Unfortunately I'm not sure how you'd go with one for a 105mm lens diameter. It might be...

Here are the promised pictures of my adaptation of the DBD8 Dedolight Barndoors, and as promised the pictures are trully terrible.

The DBD8 barndoor set comes with a flange on the rear that I had...

Good on you Bob, any plans to open an Elevator Sydney?

Thanks Don, that's good advice.

Thanks Don,
what are the beneits at smaller sizes with optical printing and at roughly what sort of reproduction ratio do the digitally processed prints start to look superior?

How about B+W, could you make some enlargements using top notch APO glass to compare with your digitally output prints? My gut feeling is that they would not appear nearly as sharp but might actually...

I'm not sure I follow your logic Sandy. I can see that using a very good drum scanner might let you scan the film at a resolution approaching the best the lens can deliver but it is still sampling...

Sounds very interesting Sandy, especially as are going to compare prints made from the various formats rather than just looking at pixels on a screen.

I understand the reasons for wanting to scan...

I'll take a photo Tim, apologies in advance for my average digi shots. It looks very much like a case of great minds thinking alike;) You adaptor is almost exactly what I've done with the magnets.
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