I use Heliars with my 5x7 and let me tell you - they are the silver bullet... that is the one lens that just nails it
you will never be unhappy with the rendering (B&W anyway)
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I use Heliars with my 5x7 and let me tell you - they are the silver bullet... that is the one lens that just nails it
you will never be unhappy with the rendering (B&W anyway)
I have a focusing spot for my pack (balcar)… and 15 or 20 years ago it was popular to fit a strobe tube socket into older Fresnel focusing studio fixtures... I've also seen projector lenses used in...
ya know those focus-spot deals very often on the top of kalart rangefinders on speed or crown graphics?? they work by shining a light down thru the rangefinder and you focus by making the two light...
never buy cheap lightstands or light tripods is my motto
Linhof Tech 5x7 and either a 240 or 300 Heliar in shutter... never miss with this combo... it's magic
I've 'published' [makes me snicker to write 'published'...] a lot of Blurb 'books' and the process is pretty straightforward... their software is easy to get used to and previewing is easy... and the...
well..5x7 tech lensboards are very hard to find..although not impossible; the linhof tech III 4x5 lensboards might be hard to find..but they are basically a square piece of metal..so anyone who has a...
I have a 4x5 back for my 5x7 Linhof Tech III
Matthews made those for their mini's I think..I have one I tried to JB Weld onto a Bowens plate for my strobe set up - did not work well
I eventually went out and bought a Bowens optical spot for...
use the tripod as is..it's pretty trick
I do..grudgingly and little used
this is my second one.. I got kicked off IG the first day with my first
I been a little more careful with the new account though and use it to see what some...
not with a majestic tripod... the head slips over the post...it doesn't screw on to it
oh man.. I got a goldmine in my closet then
get the heliar..you will not be disappointed... I've seen them in shutters too
I shoot a 240 and 300 (in shutter) on my 5x7...never a bad rendition!
sinar shutter with a rube Goldberg adapter to your camera (unless you shoot a sinar or horseman)
or
a big ol #5 Betax or Ilex with a set of adapters so you can use various lenses in front of...
oh... that's good stuff
some kooky university / art major language... but that can be ignored
that is a stud for a bogen / Matthews super clamp..with a tripod screw top
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5x7… I think it choose me
I will shoot everything from 120 to 11x14 (sometimes) in a shoot.. and dag nab it..the 5x7's always come out the best...always
could be the heliars.. but even with...
here's an old 360 degree view..it's a yurt so it's a circle... and it is also my storage area
https://flic.kr/p/DqWLLk
I think they are 39mm, but the 'pitch' is different than regular filters. Tiffen used to make a whole slew of series filter adapters that 'pushed on' to the outside of the lens front.. maybe you can...
Missing the back - which are relatively hard to find, and lensboard- 9"x9" - those are easy to get on ebay.. but since you know what you have, you can eaily find out what they are going for by...
I bought some thin brass at the hobby store.. took some tin snips and a file and created some crude-o stops that work just fine in like 15 minutes.. I only needed two f-stops though - f8 and F16.....
I always understood that Apo Lanthars were color corrected Heliars … so the soft -sharp focus thing makes sense.. I've found shooting B&W with my heliars, the light/dark transitions unlike other...
I only shoot FP4 (because Tmax 100 is so dang expensive, otherwise…)
because it matches all the other film I shoot in studio, ISO-wise..so there is less mess-ups
take one reading - set all...
the only thing I can add is to not cheap out on the light stand(s).. if weight is no object.. then get C-stands and a couple sandbags.. if you want more portable.. then Matthews medium kit stands are...
see the redwoods and hwy 1.. at the very least... the missions will let you shoot outside with a tripod and stuff.. probably not inside though..but who knows..
can someone with a S11 do me a solid? measure the back 'board' outside dimension
I seem to have a 11x14 unmarked back with very Deardorff looking hardware that is 18.5" square outside dimension
...
I bought a kickstarter 'Magy' thing that can be used on some Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Leica M cameras..It uses the instax new square film.. the photos are reversed side-to-side.. but the results are...
I'm one of the original backers.. and honestly, have given up on ever seeing a camera. I figure Kickstarter is always a crapshoot and I lost this roll...HOWEVER.. that Kickstarter magy back I got...
looks to me like he was on a train or something moving that affected the foreground more than the background... looks shot with a phone or digital from a moving train
newly built 4x5 - fixed focus based on a Polaroid Big Shot and a lot of tape
https://flic.kr/p/2eqnh1D
I have thought about using laser pointers on either side of the front standard.. kinda like how focuspots work...would need a dead man's switch or foot switch to turn them off just prior to exposure...
Hmmmmmm...a 15" for 8x10 sounds mighty tasty - esp if one could stop it down a bit to moderate the softness as wished
I use a 215 acutar on my Keith twin lens 4x5 - - it's very sharp.. maybe a bit too sharp for me but it's a matched set with the cam..so what am I gonna do?
isn't like $100 a year for unlimited on flickr now?
seems like that should be doable - especially since they probably have a following and a lot of people have bookmarked the pages
I'll just bring a couple things I have sitting around - no big sales table or anything..I figure these are the people who would be interested in them ..if anyone is
… and it's better to check things...
just developed some in straight D-76, rated it at 200
seems okay... and way better than in rodinal which it did not like at all
oh.. and no pre-soak
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will try to make it.. kind of a longish haul for me (Santa Barbara)..if I do..I will have a couple cameras to offer and a few lenses anyway..so everyone bring lots of money!!!!
models you say??? ...
I had some guy in the Czech Republic build me a back for my Indian 11x14 - came out pretty good considering he's half a world away
my measurements was slightly off..but a little filing fixed that...
I would start by putting the flash - on full - right next to the subject and blasting it about 3 or 4 or 5x the suggested GN aperture...just to see if you get ANYTHING
if not..then it is a...