"I cannot believe that the millions of Hasselblads, Mamiyas, etc. MF cameras will be converted to digital capture in the near future. Their users are going to need roll film for a long time to come."...
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"I cannot believe that the millions of Hasselblads, Mamiyas, etc. MF cameras will be converted to digital capture in the near future. Their users are going to need roll film for a long time to come."...
Frank,
As I understand it, Avedon's problem with his photo of Natassja Kinski had less to do with baby oil on the human than the snake-handler's control of his charge :)
I'm not making this up.
I've agreed to photograph a gentleman and his quite large boa constrictor. The photos will be done sometime this week outdoors, in early morning, late evening or overcast...
Thanks very much. Having now done a few calculations at various reproduction ratios, it's clear that the difference between 135mm and 150mm, given the available column height, will not be...
Thanks to both of you for helpful comments. I will check what's being done these days to clean bicycle and motorcyle chains. Ernest, yes I think that the enlarger will work out just fine. I like...
In order to choose between these focal lengths, I want to determine what the difference will be in reproduction ratio/print size for a given lens-to-paper distance. On an enlarger that I just bought,...
This afternoon, I purchased a floor standing De Verre 504 that was manufactured in 1986. It has been in storage for some time. I want to strip the enlarger and clean everything, including all greased...
Yesterday, the editorial director of View Camera published a post on this forum under the title "Health Risk of Pyro" in which he said that his website was featuring, in relation to Pyro, "a rational...
Tim,
On a recent trip to New York, I discovered that neither B&H nor Adorama keep many B+W or Heliopan filters in stock. I also tried other stores in New York and discovered that finding a...
This thread has included a mini-debate about a decision by the National Gallery of Canada to spend a significant amount of money, to quote H.C. above, on a painting "of 3 vertical stripes!"
In...
The other day, I came across this book, by one Billy Kluver, in a remainder bin at my local bookstore. It is a decidely quirky little book, and also a delight. For the story of how it came to be...
There are participants in this forum who seem to think that discussion about the quality of View Camera is either off limits or that discussion about the magazine should be conducted with kid gloves....
I've decided to start another thread because neither of the existing ones deal with the real issue.
The fundamental problem with View Camera Magazine is that there is no apparent attempt at...
Donal,
Time and the New Yorker most definitely do no do avertorials except as advertising sections labelled as such. The idea of an advertorial that is not labelled as such, and is passed off as...
Tim,
Thanks, because now we're getting to the real issue.
I do think that this is a publication, or analogous to one, and, in any event, that distinguishing between editorial content and...
Rob,
I believe that the credibility of a publication, whether hard copy, electronic or interactive, depends on there being a clear line between editorial content and advertising. Mr. Luong has...
Paul,
Let's not start with ad hominem arguments. It is easy to do, but it is a pointless exercise. First, I have no issue with Steve Simmons. I even buy his magazine occasionally. Secondly, I...
Steve,
One of the ways that you make money is charging people to run classified ads that appear in your magazine and on your website.
If the owners of this site think that it is ok for you to...
Steve,
You are not running a non-profit organization, you are running a business. The post that started this thread refers not just to the trade show, but to acdtivities for which you are...
Mr. Simmons already has an entire website to advertise his products. The remaining question is whether he can use other people's sites. He is not the only person in respect of which this is an...
In case anyone is interested, the website of the UK distributor of Gigabitfilm contains the review mentioned above: http://www.retrophotographic.com/PDFs/BW_Photo_Mag_2004_Film.pdf
Thanks for the responses so far.
Armin,
The current issue of the British magazine "Black and White Photography" contains an extremely positive review of Gigabitfilm. Apparently it's a new...
I have an old lens with a slow maximum shutter speed that I want to use at wide apertures. As far as I can determine, Kodak Tech Pan, Fuji Velvia 50 and Kodak Ektachrome 64 are the only 4x5 sheet...
Thanks for the responses. Oyvind's site has some excellent links.
The Gitzo 1325 works just fine. The bigger question is deciding what head you want to use.
I've ordered Renner's book, but I have three questions at the moment for people who have done it:
How did you create the pinhole, especially if you wanted a sharp image and therefore a very clean...
One of the more amusing things about discussions among large format photographers is the complete disregard for cost. Let's assume that you buy an Arca-Swiss, a camera that I happen to own and love....
I received a response from Jon Maxwell of Cooke Optics. Cooke comes across as a very classy company, and that I am indebted to Mr. Maxwell for responding to my questions despite the fact that I told...
As Ellis Vener says, the book to start with is Ross Lowell's Matters of Light and Depth. Apart from identifying and analyzing photographs that you like, you might also consider looking at...
I'd suggest that you go ahead and buy an Arca-Swiss 4x5 and consider whether the Discovery model, which costs quite a bit less than the F-Metric, would suit your needs, perhaps with an extension rail...
I carry my 4x5 gear in an Osprey backpack that meets carry-on regulations and I have yet to run into a problem with security people in North America, Europe, the South Pacific and Israel. If you are...
Ernest and Cesar,
I think that depth of field is probably of less concern to portrait head and shoulders photographers precisely because one is working close up within a narrow aperture range (in...
In one day, we have somebody named Paul Owen shilling for a fee-based workshop without revealing that he has a financial interest in it, and then we have a participant in an internecine battle among...
In other words, is the behaviour of this lens and others of similar design (I get the sense that not all soft focus lenses are designed the same way) predictable as it relates to depth of field? If...
David,
Thanks, but all judgments about depth of field are subjective. Also, I would think that portrait photographers would have varying views on optimal focus regardless of whether they are...
What are the lens design assumptions behind DOF equations? I ask because I have just acquired a lens to which the standard equations apparently don't fully apply, if at all. The manual for the...
John,
They gave me a photocopy of a page from an old Burke and James catalogue that shows two Veritar lenses, a 10" for 5x7 and a 14" for 8x10. The former was priced at $137.50 barrrel mount and...
Also, thanks to those who responded to my question, a few days ago, about soft focus lenses. The responses helped me make the decision to purchase this lens.
I've purchased a Wollensak f6 10" Veritar. It's in extraordinay condition and built like a tank. Does anyone know how I can find out when it was manufactured? The serial number is C27197. Is...
Have you thought of talking to artists instead of photographers? Perhaps the USM Faculty of Fine Arts will let you use some space. There may be students in the faculty who want to share the cost of...