Frank:
You seem to have some knowledge of digital.
Whilst the part of my first question about hand-hold-ability was largely overlooked (pretty much discounting the RB) the bit about "Digital...
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Frank:
You seem to have some knowledge of digital.
Whilst the part of my first question about hand-hold-ability was largely overlooked (pretty much discounting the RB) the bit about "Digital...
Try as I might, my old MPP (and me) are just not quick enough for most sitters especially the young, as they can't sit still for more than 20 seconds. It takes me that long to put the film holder in...
Hi guys:
I guess you all know how difficult it is to do portrait photography with LF gear.
I am mulling over the idea of treating myself to a Mamiya 7ii for general reportage stuff and wondered...
I have no desire to suck up but, can I name my firstborn after you?
Yep! that's my point nearly exactly.
No disrespect aimed at those making a living from photography but:
Being free from commercial time constraints and edicts on how I produce my images means I...
Sadly I am a magic bullet chaser.
It's a problem with being an amateur (and I'm not a very good one at that). Asides my beloved MPP which I will probably be burried with, in the past 10 months I...
Brian:
Sorry you seem to think I am narrow minded (and perhaps I am) but I do feel your large format photography ended at the neg/tranny/plate stage. You then switch from photography, as I...
I give up!
Basket weaving here I come.
I still find it incredible that conributors to a LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY discussion group even respond to the question digital or traditional (excuse the self contradiction there).
If you are...
I have nothing but contempt for digital.
I came within an inch of buying (and I can hardly say it without retching) a D70.
I fired the thing off in the shop a couple of times (much to the joy of...
Thanks for your comments gentlemen.
I think the long and short of it is, if I throw all your comments into a blender, the resulting answer will be "Tony, you gotta make your own mind up on this...
Just to clarify things:
I am not in business, next to god and my family photography is the biggest love of my life & the cash is really a gift of photographic shop vouchers.
I am a peasant but...
Now you're really scaring me!
Colour E-6 going away, that's my preferred medium.
Don't say it's true!
Help?
For reasons too complex to describe here, I find myself in the position of having a fair sum of cash that "MUST" be spent on camera gear.
Initially I was thrilled at the prospect of buying...
I spoke to Ilford people and they are still laying emulsion.
Ok:
I had another look using Jorge's advice and no, I see nothing noteworthy in these images.
Fair enough, the good majority of my work is probably family album stuff but, unless someone...
Thanks Guys:
I am off down to my local retailler right now before they sell out.
Long live Ilfochrome:
For all my years of sloshing around in the darkroom I have never tried Ilford P30.
I have always sub-contracted the pleasure to mail order processors because of the bad things I hear about it, here...
Never mind the washed out print, where's the content?
I looked again.
I like the woman in the red bikini.
I take it from the above comments you are all purists in as much that the only thing of any importance is the final image.
If you are not careful this forum will cease to be of any use to anyone,...
Please, please, please keep buying film, don't let my lifes pastime die like this.
I guess we won't need the camera at all if Photoshop have their way.
As for thinking about lighting, composition, location, yada yada yada, that all seems like very much hard work.
I know I am...
What can I say, WOW, someone willing to make the effort to draw schematics of their lighting set-ups. I will most certainly be returning to your web site on a regular basis and have added it to my...
Steve:
Nice one, this pretty much bolsters what I was saying earlier. I had not considered it may be the anti halation layer.
Many thanks.
Tony:
Mike:
If you have a copy of the 500h manual I would really appreciate if you could scan and mail a copy to soupdragon@ukonline.co.uk.
Tony:
Fair point, though I have had problems fixing T-Max where a pink tinge is apparent over the entire negative surface. The only way I found to get rid of it was to over-fix. I am open to suggestions on...
I am no expert but apply the same logic as you. As far as I know, the only critical step is development. The stop bath does what it says regardless of temperature, and the only thing that can go...
Sorry for the confusion I may have caused there. I assumed you were trying to print from a 4X5 neg.
Good point on the mixing box, though if that was the case with the 500h I would expect to see the centre area of the image to be bright with a dramatic fall off of illumination outside the mixing box...
Just a side note:
Is the cooling fan whirring away, if not, you may well be at risk of melting something.
I have the 500H on a Laborator L12oo chassis.
Mine gets hot enough to make my head sweat. When I first got it one of the bulbs had been replaced with the incorrect type and while this did not make...
I have had the same thing with fidelity and toyo film holders. A safe method for these types of holder is to get some IPA and gently work the area with a cloth. It worked for me anyway. Here's...
I know you want to keep it in the family but UK camera bellows manufacturers are very good.
I had a new set made for my MPP and they already new the sizes.
When I got them back they fitted first...