Search:

Type: Posts; User: Emil Salek; Keyword(s):

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Replies
    5
    Views
    2,462

    90mm f/8 Schneider SA lens with Wista VX

    I use Nikkor 90/4.5 on my Wista VX and never needed to drop the bed.
  2. Replies
    31
    Views
    10,744

    Update on Fatali Incident

    Well, when I see all the venom spat on Fatali in this forum, I feel sad and ashamed to be a part of the LF community. I am in the middle of preparing a portfolio for some US galleries but am at...
  3. Replies
    39
    Views
    11,927

    Why are we so concerned about sharpness?

    Sorry, please read "what we feel", not "what we fell", of course... It is getting late here in Switzerland... If I had to handwrite it, it would be rather sloppy...
  4. Replies
    39
    Views
    11,927

    Why are we so concerned about sharpness?

    Thank you Jim, it is nice to find a sister soul. No theory can explain what we fell while looking at a perfectly sharp print or transparency... I hope more people will share that heady experience ...
  5. Replies
    39
    Views
    11,927

    Why are we so concerned about sharpness?

    Hi Walter, thank you for your nice and personal answer. I would personally welcome more of this kind. I visited the site and will probably buy the books. There are some high quality photographs...
  6. Replies
    39
    Views
    11,927

    Why are we so concerned about sharpness?

    Wow, thaks to all for so many answers! However, my question was lazily written and therefore not clear enough. I meant that weird kind of satisfaction that makes us (please understand by us or we =...
  7. Replies
    39
    Views
    11,927

    Why are we so concerned about sharpness?

    After having followed several rather philosophical threads, I dare to come up wi th my question that has been haunting me since a long time: Why are we so concer ned, if not obsessed by a perfect...
  8. Replies
    19
    Views
    7,641

    is all photography documentary?

    OOps!!!, I pressed a wrong button to launch the thread. Sorry for that! Please diregard this question here.
  9. Replies
    19
    Views
    7,641

    is all photography documentary?

    After having followed several rather philosophical threads, I dare to come with my question that has been haunting me since a long time: Why are we so concerned, if not obsessed by a perfect...
  10. Replies
    2
    Views
    2,799

    Reciprocity characteristics of Fuji 50D

    Does someone still have in his/her files the reciprocity and CC correction table s for the discontinued Fuji RFP 50D film? While Kodak lists these characteristic s even for older films, I cannot find...
  11. Replies
    57
    Views
    13,597

    what IS it about nature photography?

    I did not ask Paul to give me his lenses! I already have hem all! But I see that Paul would like to involve me in the discussion. Well, I am at this very moment bitching on my Calumet C1 because it...
  12. Replies
    57
    Views
    13,597

    what IS it about nature photography?

    Thank you, Matt, for your honest and lucid words. Compared to real masters of the processus of pictorial expression like van Eyck, van der Weyden or da Vinci, we cannot even hope to get there and...
  13. Replies
    3
    Views
    2,193

    4x5 360s, Nikkor vs. Rodenstock

    The APO Ronar is to my knowledge sharper than the Nikkor 360 T*ED, which is however very good. My Nikkor 500 is significantly less sharp than the 360, somewhat frustrating. The 720 T*ED is the...
  14. Repairing bellows pinholes with liquid neopren

    I ordered a new bellows for my Gandolfi 8x10 by Camera Bellows about 6 months ago. They were very courteous and serviceable, made it in about ten days and immediately shipped. The bellows is of...
  15. Replies
    8
    Views
    3,402

    Making a Calumet C1 lighter?

    Wow, I did not expect so many answers so fast! Thank you very much! We will perhaps find a solution together in a kind of Internet brainstorming.

    My first concrete step will be to have made a...
  16. Replies
    8
    Views
    3,402

    Making a Calumet C1 lighter?

    I have recently upgraded to 8x10. After having tried four cameras, it seems that I will stick to a Calumet C1, which seems to be able to gladly withstand the ha rsh conditions of my outdoor shooting....
  17. Replies
    4
    Views
    2,483

    Using a light meter on the ground glass

    I often used it for indoor macro work some years ago. I also used it outdoors, particularly with a polarizing filter, but today I prefer either the Sinar booster if I really need it or spot...
  18. Replies
    12
    Views
    5,900

    Freezing 4x5 sheet film

    As my friend Paul says above, I have in my freezer several boxes of 4x5 Velvia, RDP I, NSP 160, NLP 160, all expired in 1989 or 1991 latest. Some of these boxes are open and were and (will be) re-...
  19. Which filter system? (Lee, Cokin P, Cokin XL, etc)

    I have been using both A and P series Cokin filters for many years but I decided to swith to Lee filters for the following reasons: 1. My cokin color compensation fiters, both blue and amber, are ...
  20. Fuji A 240/9 versus Caltar II N 240/5,6 for 8X10.

    I use a Fujinon 250/6.7 for 8x10, it is very good (I mean not only sharp, and it is very sharp)and I never went out of the image circle with any movement that I used for my landscape photography....
  21. Thread: lens shades

    by Emil Salek
    Replies
    12
    Views
    4,798

    lens shades

    I am convinced that using an appropriate lens shade, preferably a compendium, to prevent off-axis light from hitting the lens, very positively influences the colour saturation, contrast and...
  22. Replies
    17
    Views
    6,509

    LF Professionalism in the Field?

    Here in Switzerland, and in Europe in general, LF photographers seem to be rare. The only one that I met or worked with in more than 15 years was my friend Paul Schilliger. If you visit Switzerland...
  23. Replies
    3
    Views
    3,948

    User manual for Wista metal 45 (any)

    Wista's web site address is: http://www.wista.co.jp/, the email address is: WISTA@mb.infoweb.ne.jp. I however do not remember having received any manual with my Wista VX, when I bought it new about...
  24. Replies
    21
    Views
    6,343

    Looking for a 4x5 field

    Sorin, the rear tilt on Wista is not geared. The friction based tilt is for me difficult to describe in English. Let us say that instead of a rack and pinion you have a rotating friction knob that...
  25. Replies
    21
    Views
    6,343

    Looking for a 4x5 field

    Have a look at either Wista VX or Wista SP. They have all of that, except that the front tilt is not geared but has a friction device, which is practically the same. Wista Technical have...
  26. Replies
    1
    Views
    3,106

    JML Optics - anyone used these?

    Tony, I have recently bought two JML lenses on ebay. They are 209 and 305 mm long. I had them put into shutters by S.K. Grimes. I did not make any pictures with them so far. Will be able to test...
  27. Replies
    4
    Views
    5,403

    Which roll film adapter for a Wista SP

    All three metallic Technical Field cameras by Wista (RF, SP and VX) will take the 4x5 mount roll filme holders in their Graflock type back. There are two formats available: 6x7 and 6x9 cm. All...
  28. Replies
    41
    Views
    17,368

    Consequences of Fatali incident

    Trib, I am not so naive that I cannot tell apart what is the subject's beauty and what is the photographer's merit. I would bet that at least some decent photographers already had helicopter rides ...
  29. Replies
    41
    Views
    17,368

    Consequences of Fatali incident

    Wayne: Unlike my friend and a very good landscape photographer Paul Schilliger(here above), I am not a frequent contributor to this forum. However, I allow myself: IMHO, Mr. Fatali is without any...
  30. Bogen Super Pro 3 way head for 8x10: a good choice?

    I have been shooting 4x5" for 15 years and suddenly caught by a 8x10 virus. I pl an to buy a not too expensive camera, a Calumet 8x10C to start with and see whet her 8x10 is for me or not. I will...
  31. Need help to decide choosing schneider 58mm or 65 mm

    The misunderstanding probably comes from what you mean by "bed". Bed is not behind the ground glass. Bed is the part of the camera that carries the front standard. It is also the "lid" of the...
  32. Need help to decide choosing schneider 58mm or 65 mm

    Schneider SA 58/5.6 XL is a nice lens but forget about is for 4x5". I have just tried it once more to be absolutely sure and yes, even in horizontal position the bed of my Wista VX is well in the...
Results 1 to 32 of 32