Search:

Type: Posts; User: Ted Brownlee`; Keyword(s):

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. All-Ttime Funniest Comment You've Gotten While Shooting

    When I'm out in public, I'm always asked my some young couple, "can you take our picture?" while I was out with my wife for an anniversary dinner, I mentioned to her, "Gee, no camera. I won't be ...
  2. Replies
    9
    Views
    3,119

    Reversing Lense?

    John,

    It seems ridiculous to simply reverse the lensboard, as the shutter is inside the camera. I would remove the lens from the board & use a threaded capture ring in the filter threads. this...
  3. Replies
    3
    Views
    2,773

    Fiber optic probe

    Greg,

    Although I can't help with the instructions or the difference in readings, the black specks are probably individual fibers that are broken. No light is being transmitted from one end to...
  4. Long Lens Selection - Telephoto vs Normal Design

    Dave,

    I use the Nikkor 300/f9 M lens on my Arca Swiss. Some points to consider:

    Lots of coverage for any movements you'd want. (or putting it on a 5x7 down the road.

    At maximum extension...
  5. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,830

    diff. between angulon/super angulon

    The primary difference is coverage. The Angulon is an earlier design, introduced in 1930. It has an 85 degree angle of coverage. The maximum aperture is not well-corrected at stops larger than...
  6. Replies
    6
    Views
    4,292

    Ground glass - Sq. vs cut corners?

    Chamfered corners should not make a major difference in focusing or other operations. I believe they exist as a method of checking for vignetting by the lens shade (by peeking through the open...
  7. Replies
    17
    Views
    10,451

    Arca-Swiss F-line Field 4x5

    Tom,

    The Arca Swiss F-line field would be an excellent choice for what you want to use it for. Looking through Jack Dykinga's book (my Christmas gift too), there are examples of him using a 58mm...
  8. Replies
    20
    Views
    6,687

    LF Film Bank

    Although not in San Francisco, there is a lab in Dublin, CA that I use:

    Custom Photographic Services 6948-B Sierra Court Dublin, CA 94568 925/828-6000

    CPS is an excellent all-around pro lab....
  9. San Francisco Lab to Process 120 mm Color Negatives

    Although not in San Francisco, there is a lab in Dublin, CA that I use:

    Custom Photographic Services 6948-B Sierra Court Dublin, CA 94568 925/828-6000

    CPS is an excellent all-around pro lab....
  10. Replies
    10
    Views
    5,440

    Angulon vs. Super Angulon on 6x9 film?

    Paulo:

    The previous contributors have pretty much resolved the coverage of Angulon vs Super Angulon.

    A 90mm lens on 6x9 is very close to a normal lens, is that what you're looking for? It...
  11. Replies
    15
    Views
    4,498

    Digital Now as good as LF!

    I can tell you what I'm missing ~ it's that huge hole that used to be a bank account!

    As much as I'd love to jump on the digital bandwagon, my wife's not ready to give up her new mini-van so I...
  12. An Unusual question fro all of you - part II??

    Steve,

    I am not so much as an equipment junkie as a solution junkie. I like to mix things up to keep me on the edge. A change in venue or formats. Shoot medium format for awhile in a particular...
  13. Replies
    105
    Views
    19,582

    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    Q:

    I have been watching this forum, and occasionally contributing for about 4 years. It's been a unique & rich source of information about large format photography. I have been involved with the...
  14. Replies
    27
    Views
    8,292

    A question of ethics.

    Nigel;

    A popular place with a limited number of vantage points is going to lead to a large number of similar photographs. What do you do in Yosemite Valley? Shoot it & enjoy. I see nothing...
  15. Replies
    4
    Views
    2,374

    Best way to duplicate 6x7 slides?

    Bill:

    The short answer is "no." I researched this a year ago or so. The best description I found was in one of Jim Zuckerman's books ~ the one on color photography. (The cover has an orange-sky...
  16. Replies
    4
    Views
    2,590

    Bellows: How close can you go?

    Joshua,

    I have run into nearly the same issue a few years back. I wanted to know how close I could focus a 300mm lens at my maximum bellows draw. The formula is:

    1/f = 1/So + 1/Si

    f = the...
  17. Replies
    7
    Views
    4,728

    ZONE SYSTEM

    When I was in college, I used a tube with a weston meter. I also taped a simple DCX lens on one end & sized the tube length to the simple lens focal length. I got a very narrow field of view. The...
  18. Replies
    35
    Views
    9,912

    Photography books: your favorites ?

    I enjoy John Fielder's "Colorado winter", Christopher Burkett's "Intimations of Pardise" (superb reproductions, and William Neill's "Landscapes of the Spirit." All of these books reaffirm why I ...
  19. Replies
    9
    Views
    4,539

    Yamasaki Congo 500/9.5 feedback

    Paul,

    I have an older 180/6.3 congo lens & sumbled across Congo's website in reaearching it. Congo specializes in Tessar formula lenses. Tessar's are good lenses. It's a sound & well-known...
  20. Use of wide angle lenses with older ARCA

    Donn:

    I also have an older Arca Swiis with a standard bellows. I use a Schnieder Super Angulon 90mm lens. With a standard bellows you are very limited in the amount of tilt you can use. Short of...
  21. Replies
    27
    Views
    14,135

    ansel adams

    I met Ansel Adams briefly in 1977 when I was in college. Our large format photography instructor, who had previously worked at the gallery in Yosemite teaching Ansel's workshop, arranged for us to ...
  22. Compendium lens shade with filter holder

    ...I almost forgot, you can purchase the Prohood 84 from B&H Pboto Video.
  23. Compendium lens shade with filter holder

    Louis:

    I would second the advice for the Lee Prohood. I purchased the Prohood 84 a couple months ago for my Bronica system and it has worked out quite well. I use it with a Cokin P adapter. With...
  24. Replies
    13
    Views
    6,107

    Technikardan rail bottom & tripod mount

    John,

    The gasketing material is to provide a preload to the tripod screw to keep it from loosening ~ sort of like a lockwasher. I removed the soft stuff & installed a quick release plate using...
  25. 300mm f9 Nikkor M with 4X5 field with max. 12" extension

    Louis,

    Depending on the camera you have, you may be able to purchase a back entension, which is a set of rails that screw into the back end of the camera. This extension has bellows for focusing...
  26. Replies
    1
    Views
    2,353

    old Arca Swiss cameras: AS-A and AS-AB

    Jeff,

    I think the models you're talking about are the Basic A (axis tilts), and the Basic Double Pivot (axis & base tilts). I have the Basic B, which is base tilts only. Axis tilts are easier to...
  27. Which Affordable Compendium Hoods For ARCA 6x9?

    You may be pushing it to use the Lee hood with a 47mm lens with 6x9 format. the Lee attaches to the outer slot of the Cokin filter holder, so it's a ways out from the lens. I use this setup...
  28. Which Affordable Compendium Hoods For ARCA 6x9?

    After facing a similar dilemma myself I purchased a Lee Proshade 84. This is a self-supporting bellows shade designed to fit into the Cokin P adapter. It has it's pro's and con's:

    I cannot use a...
  29. Replies
    21
    Views
    7,942

    Infuriated by bad film holders!

    Jon,

    The Ebony will work fine for what you're using it for. If you stick with large format photography, your needs will develop with your style. Since I don't know what lens you bought, all I...
  30. Replies
    8
    Views
    5,013

    the perfect 4x5 case

    ...On the other hand, I was shooting along the coast not too long ago when my Lowepro bag had it's maiden voyage. My practice is to set my camera bag further up the beach from where I'm shooting....
  31. Large Format E-mail List?? and San Francisco Area Arca-Swiss users??

    Michael,

    I use an Arca Swiss 4 x 5 for outdoor work & am fairly happy with it. I have an older Basic "B", with base tilts, and a 40cm monorail. I use a Zone VI tripod with a Kirk Enterprises...
  32. Replies
    6
    Views
    3,301

    Osaka Lenses

    Congo & Osaka lenses are 4 element 3 group tessar type lenses. It's a classic lens formula & fairly sharp. They don't have as much covering power as some other lens formulas, so if you buy one,...
  33. Replies
    2
    Views
    2,665

    Bogen Arcar wide angle lens??

    Shannon:

    This is the lens list on their http://www.cosmonet.org/~congo/spec_e.htm

    ~Ted
  34. Replies
    2
    Views
    2,665

    Bogen Arcar wide angle lens??

    Shannon,

    The Bogen Arcar is made by Yamazaki Optical Company in Japan. Their trade name is "Congo". They have a website, but it will take some digging for me to find it. They specialize in 4...
  35. I need to know about what qualifications I need to get a job as a photographer

    Deanna,

    The most important qualification you already have; you love to take pictures. Second, you need to know exactly what kind of photography you like to do. This is more important than it...
  36. Replies
    9
    Views
    8,944

    OSAKA lenses. What are they?

    Both Osaka and Congo (Yamazaki Optical Co.) lenses are tessar type lenses. I have a Congo 180 f/6.3 in a seiko shutter & it's fairly sharp. If you are considering a tessar lens, watch the coverage...
  37. Replies
    5
    Views
    3,721

    seiko shutter performance

    Kevin,

    I have used Seiko shutters in my Bronica lenses with no problems. I also have a Seiko SLV shutter on a 180mm F/6.3 Yamazaki (Congo) lens that has been in consistent use since 1977 with no...
  38. Replies
    27
    Views
    7,829

    Which 300mm lens to buy?

    Ken,

    I have been using my Nikkor-M 300/f8 for about a year now. The only down side to this lens is bellows draw. I use an Arca Swiss Basic B with a 40cm rail. With the lens racked out all the...
  39. Replies
    2
    Views
    2,485

    No"T" setting on Super Angulon?

    Erik,

    The Synchro-Compur shutter has no "T" setting. You have to use a cable release with a lock, and use the "B" setting. I have the same shutter on a SA 90mm lens. It's a pain in the neck. You...
  40. Replies
    5
    Views
    5,349

    Calumet Cadet and roll film

    Boris:

    The Caltar II 150/6.3 is a 3 element lens as Mr. Shaw stated above. It is made b y Rodenstock (same as the Geronar 150/6.3 lens). If your're a " total novice", t his might be a good place...
Results 1 to 40 of 59
Page 1 of 2 1 2