Use this in 120 a lot in a Mamiya C330 which has bellows and is certainly IR safe. Really lovely negatives.
Shot a whole box in my Shen Hao and had mostly fogged negatives. Barely got any usable...
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Use this in 120 a lot in a Mamiya C330 which has bellows and is certainly IR safe. Really lovely negatives.
Shot a whole box in my Shen Hao and had mostly fogged negatives. Barely got any usable...
http://www.shorpy.com/
Seems it's a vintage photographic archive, which I'd never heard of.
Thanks Jim, and I wouldn't apologise for posting, as it's an interesting site.
It's good when...
The inside surface of your spectacle lens is not flat, it will be contoured to your prescription. Is it focusing the reflection to accomodate your eyesight?
See if a flat piece of glass (maybe a...
Good Morning 6TTL.
Everything you already know about shooting 35mm carries over into LF, just with different size lenses.
In 35mm the 'standard lens' is usually thought of as 50mm, but different...
Sean, 5x4 enlargers are not easy to come by.
You know about https://www.secondhanddarkroom.co.uk/index.php/i_classfa_fa-shopping-cart-i_shop_here-s-h_enlargers/?k=27672:3:: ?
They have an LPL...
Mike.
I'd ask in a couple of places, if you haven't already.
http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.org.uk/forum/fadu_front_page.php UK based film only site, with a few camera collectors around. ...
Good afternoon Randy.
Surprised to see slots still available, so please count me in.
I enjoyed your 5x7 exchange. Bigger prints for shipping this time, but that's OK; they'll just be more...
Steve, that last image shows wonderful understanding and control of your materials and process.
Great subtlety, and beautiful result.
Somehow or other I had completely missed this thread. The images in it are all good, some absolutely exceptional. Steve S, gorgeous luminous work. Lachlan great eye for composition.
Impressed and...
Good Morning Ian.
First, some thoughts for you. If you're shooting black and white negative the film has some tolerance of 'incorrect' exposure. In printing we can vary the paper grade, and use...
Andrew, I just followed your flickr link. You have some very attractive IR images.
I've only used the Rollei film in 120 until now, but I'm looking forward to trying it in 5x4. All I need now is...
Excellent. My first box of his stuff arrived yesterday, so hoping not to be jinxed by reading this.
I've been using it in 120, and developed in PMK it makes beautiful negatives. I'm looking forward...
Hi Matt.
I don't scan my negs (wet print only) so you're on your own with that one.
You'll hear an expression sometimes, "expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights". Reducing film speed...
Hi Matt. I don't use RO9. I like PMK Pyro for both Fomapan and HP5.
HP5 in particular really comes alive in PMK, with excellent mid-tone rendering. RO9 supposedly keeps forever, but has a reputation...
Superb, and I bet this light didn't last more than a couple of minutes.
Hi Matthew.
I happen to really like the look of Fomapan 100, but have been falling out of love with it over the number of failed sheets I get. Tiny clear pinholes, scratches (even working carefully...
Hi Matt.
When composing, beware that the ground glass will show the entire 5x4 area, but the actual areas of exposed is a fraction smaller- the film holder has to cover the edges if the sheet. It...
That's a really delicate and beautiful image Peter. Very well executed.
I haven't used 10x8, but Fomapan 100 has been my only film in 5x4 for the last 5 years or so. Never mind cost, it looks lovely processed in PMK pyro at EI 50.
Mostly the quality is excellent, but...
Thanks Bob. It hadn't even occurred to me to go straight to Linhof.
No 'off the shelf' size 2 boards, but as you say can provide one to modify.
Cheers!
Thanks Luis.
What I need is a size 2 panel, with 52.5mm hole, described by Ralph Barker as "oddball".
Technika style panels in 0, 1 and even 3 are apparently plentiful, 2 proving more elusive but...
Just acquired a 270mm f5.5 Tele-Xenar (with little red triangle on the front) in Compur shutter.
Didn't come on a lens panel, and measuring across the rear cells looks like about 52mm. Will this be...
Thanks Steve.
You have some fine images on your site.
http://www.theimagingwarehouse.com/ProductGrp/Formulary-PMK-Pyro
Cheers.
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I post work on another forum in a variety of formats and a few different films. Since film/format can...
Prints came today. Lovely!
A real mix of papers, including Art300, Fomalux contact printing paper, and a cyanotype. Also, great range of subjects and styles. A very rich collection, and well worth...
Well done Randy- looking forward to seeing the prints. These days (sadly) the only real silver prints I see 'in the flesh' are ones I receive through a print exchange on another forum. This will be...
Using 5x4, EI 50 in PMK pyro. I tray develop for 7.5 minutes at 20 centigrade.
Good density, prints at grade 3 in a diffusion enlarger.
Lovely tones but VERY soft emulsion when wet.
Randy, look after yourself first. The photos will be all the sweeter for the antici . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pation.
Hi Peter. If you've been away from film for a while you're going to find the landscape has changed a lot. There's still a good choice of materials, but the 'Camera Shop' is a thing of the past. Most...
Never had it with Ilford, and I've used mostly FP4 (and a little HP5) for my LF shooting. However, I'm currently experimenting with Fomapan 100. It's an interesting film, but of the half dozen 50...
Oops. Sorry Randy. Seems like in my over-stimulated frame of mind I didn't actually read all the posts here. I sent 12, but if the group actually needs 13, I have a couple of spare prints ready. I'm...
Prints will go in the post tomorrow!
Cheers Randy.
I've had the same Shen Hao 5x4 (my first LF camera, by the way) for 7 or 8 years now.
Not too heavy, enough movement for me, bellows could be longer (bought a 360 tele, problem solved). Maybe there...
Hi Sammy.
If I understand correctly you're based in the UK. You yourself aren't a photographer, girlfriend is. Budget £400-max, or flexible?
Large format is great. However, you need camera, lens,...
I don't have a dedicated darkroom, and use the kitchen. Quick set up, so I have little wasted time. Mostly print at the weekend or on a day off, so I can experiment and work through a negative. A...
Hi Randy. I know what you mean- I had a short list of images I kept looking at.
Today I made up my mind I had to take a decision, otherwise it would be Christmas again and I'd still be looking for...
Don't know how anyone else is progressing, but just to keep this thread alive-
I've been printing today. A couple of thoughts on the process. First, I found it hard to make myself print 12 (actually...
I shoot film, and I like silver prints. I know I'm making photographs.
I've seen Platinum, and that looked like photography to me.
I've seen paintings that mimicked photographs, which was pretty...