I performed an interesting (and purely visual) inadvertant test on my own equipment. Neither my digital nor my film setup is up to what these guys are using, but it gives some idea. I use a Nikon...
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I performed an interesting (and purely visual) inadvertant test on my own equipment. Neither my digital nor my film setup is up to what these guys are using, but it gives some idea. I use a Nikon...
I see both sides of this one, as a photographer and university instructor. One MAJOR beneficiary is universities trying to scan collections of out-of print books (often by long-dead authors) for...
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I use the Hasselblad system right now (501CM, three lenses), and love it except for the absence of close focusing and tilts (I can load an A12...
I'm looking to buy my first 4x5 field camera, but I have two strange requirements. First, I'm interested in large format for the movements (primarily tilt, I'm a landscape photographer), not the film...
The 4800 is a wonderful, very consistent printer. I had the 2200 before it, and I always had trouble getting the print to match the monitor. The 4800 simply cranks out beautiful prints time after...
As has been alluded to here. the problem with really big sensors is the sheer area of silicon involved. Computer chips (of all type) get radically cheaper per transistor with time, but the price per...
As a primarily color photographer, I actually prefer the control a really good inkjet gives me over what I could get in the color darkroom. I prefer Velvia for capture (120 in a small collection of...
I know that the D70 is no 1Ds mk II. Then again, a Perfection 3200 is hardly an Imacon... There have been numerous more scientific tests using 1DS mkIIs, Imacon scanners and the like. Generally, the...
I just ran an interesting if unscientific comparison between 4x5 (Wista DX, 150mm f5.6 Caltar (recent version), Velvia quickload in a Polaroid 545) and a decent digital SLR (Nikon D70 with the kit...
You may be insane, but it's really rewarding. Have you got a local friend who is also interested? I just jumped in with a dear friend and frequent photo buddy, and it is great fun to go out together...