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Just a brief update to the thread - Sekonic has now launched a 608 that includes an interal display - I haven't had a go with one to date so can't comment how good it is.

My Starlite has been...

Try the following equation:

Corrected time = 1.15567 x (Metered time)^1.4379

This is from curve fitting the Ilford data in the leaflets and is virtually spot on for this level of accuracy (r...

Hello everybody,

I've been lent a small loupe for gg focusing and I'm trying to identify it in ca se I ever get chance to purchase another one (doubtfull but you never know). Als o I'd like to...

Julio,

I accepted that I wouldn't get a visible internal reading unless I got the pentax which would be too basic for my needs. It would be nice to see how a reading changes if you flinch as you...

Hello Hector,

I went for the starlite for the reason you said in that it measures lower light levels and also that it has the zone system function already built in.

I tried the starlite,...

Kevin, I've got effectively the same lens but as a Sinaron-W 75mm, i.e. a Rodenstock Grandagon-N 75 f6.8 and it's mounted in a Copal 0 shutter . The info is also listed in a Rodenstock leaflet I...

I like the forum for the wealth of information on it but I sometimes wish for some usability improvements to be added.

I get the impression that you don't want to become a full time webmaster /...

Thanks for your answers. It seems that the lens was mounted on the only board the shop had at the time, i.e. the auto shutter one and not flat or recessed. The lens is the same as the grandagon N...

Thanks for you answers. It seems that the lens was mounted on the only borad the shop had at the time, i.e. the auto shutter one and not flat or recessed. The lens is the same as the grandagon N...

This might be a no brainer question but is there any reason why a sinaron 75 6.8 WA lens can't be mounted on a flat sinar lensboard. When I bought the lens (s/h and), it came on a protruding board...

Sorry if this is jumping on your thread, Peter, but has anybody any experience with the Gossen Spotmaster 2 w.r.t. the zone system and how similar is the new starlite in this respect? Is it...

Bruce,

I've used Ilford films for ages and they print a reciprocity graph in their film brochures. It's the same graph for each of the films - I don't know why as I'd have thought different...

Thanks to everybody for the all the replies, suggetions, hints and tips. It looks like I've got a fair amount of reading and testing to do and hopefully I'll be able to sort out some of my...

James, I once tried pre-exposing the film with the Bronica. It made a slight difference to the shadows but only slight. I found I could get more useful results from pre-exposing / fogging the paper...

Ken,

Thanks for your suggestions - it seems as though you have the same problems.

I don't know whether Edwal FG7 is available in this country (England) as it seems to be a US manufactured /...

Rob, I'd never really considered double exposure due to the logistics of a) being able to stay in a cathedral until after dark (unless you go in November etc where closing time is after dark) b)...

Ken,

I've always used ID-11 at 1:1 dilution and developed for 9 mins (10 mins standard time) to try to reduce the highlights. Other than that I tend to stick to the indicated agitation periods /...

Thanks for everybody's answers so far.

Brian: From the reciprocity corrections and contrast increase, I'd assume that if a 30sec metered exposure plus reciprocity gave an N+1 contrast level,...

Thanks Rob, it looks like I'll have to carry on with cutting the development time. I've used approx 10% less to date but that was with my Bronica and I knew the lenses were contrasty as well as the...

Hello all,

I've just moved up to LF from MF and have got to get used to the joys of non-TTL metering again. I have some idea on the workings and aims of the zone system bu t as I generally take...

I've read in some of the Sinar books that you can "get away with" not fully correcting the verticals of a building in a picture if you'd have to look up or down at more than 20 degrees from the...

The Sinar system is the Auto Aperture Shutter and as has been said, works at full aperture for focussing etc and closes down to the working aperture when you press the release. It also auto closes...