i've only tried it in one session. I had a Bowens Quadmatic with a 2000 head. Plate was underexposed by about two stops. Moving the heads much closer did help but they were still underexposed, and I...
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i've only tried it in one session. I had a Bowens Quadmatic with a 2000 head. Plate was underexposed by about two stops. Moving the heads much closer did help but they were still underexposed, and I...
Lots of info here...
http://www.alternativephotography.com/
Yes but it depends on how much you value your original transparency. Most use a digital neg. You can also use an enlarger with with your original transparency. Just lay the plate beneath and do a...
Actually theres a few people that contact print wet plates from positives, mostly acetate digi "negs", but positives if you see what I mean.
this is the extra special....
http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C688.html
Looks like a fancy big brother version of this one.....
http://www.woodandbrass.co.uk/detail.php?cat_num=0022
Its not Ebay, its FeePay....
blimey that is tiny....
As RawheaD suggested, break it up into lots....
Enlarger,timer, easel, dev trays etc
That monorail camera
Jobo processor and tanks etc
If that was in the UK it would sell easily, as its in Oz...
Love those portraits. I've got a box of this in a drawer in the studio. Might just give it a go.
Heres my latest. Now on casters to move around the studio....
A Hunter Penrose process camera which came with its plate holder. I've swapped the lens for a Ross 14 inch f4 lens. I bought the table...
Hello and welcome Hoops.
PS has a lens correction filter that will help a little with the fisheye etc. Sometimes it works great and sometimes it doesnt.
I guess its whatever works best for you.
I've tried html, flash and now I'm on Wordpress. I find it very easy to update/backup/finetune. Oh and remember theres .org and .com wordpress sites. They...
Jamin - Darlot Cone lens 8" for $90....... bought it and ran. Gumtree.
A bit of rubylith soon sorts that out.
Quite a few people using those ice fishing tents now, in various sizes, with great success, after going over the pin prick light leaks from the stitching.
I have one of those hydroponic tents,...
If you look at image two it has "similar" brass fitting to some French cameras that have a rotating bellows on the front standard. Although these brass fitting are usually on the tailboard base and...
We have the 3A in the studio. Had it shipped by courier in the UK for about $60.
This is how it arrived...
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The camera stand broke down easy enough, just held together by bolts. It...
Heres my attempt....
http://fourtoes.co.uk/iblog/?p=3701
I didnt allow for the space between the cards so ended up with a bellows 1cm too wide. Manages to jam it in though....just.
With...
Black glass whole plate....
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Make shift darkroom at home lately..... although have dark room facilities at the studio.
Hello and welcome.
Silverprint and Ag photographics for all things film/paper, but compare their prices as they can differ greatly.
If your interested in wet plate drop me a line, I'm based in...
Its been a while since I last dry mounted any work. I recently mounted some whole plate FB contact prints onto foamboard with a dry mounting press, all nice and smooth but they seem to have...
Wordpress for me. For my website and my blog. Before that it was Flash based and not much use for iphones/ipads etc.
I looked at indexhibit but could/t get my head around it for some reason.
And depends what size plate you'd like to cover and subject matter.
A lot of old magic lantern lenses are petzvals but usually only cover up to 5x4 at portrait distance if your lucky.
Where are...
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Delamere Forest, England. Wholeplate tintype f8 4 seconds
When I read the title of this post, I thought you were looking for a sturdy tripod.....:rolleyes:
Yep I'd second the liquid tape.....I've used it no problem.
I'd agree with Mark that the faster the lens the better.
Alex, the photographer you have linked to users artificial lighting successfully, will you be doing so?
If you buy a wooden dry plate...
And its not just the end product/print, the whole act/event of shooting large format is an experience/joy/frustration in itself.
I'm a great fan of the found image
Film found in an old Kodak VPC
Glass negs found in a set of holders
Dry plate neg found in a plate holder
I get it with my Canon 9950f, I cailbrate before each scan.
Gandolfi, Bromoil is on my list of must do techniques, and your images re-affirm why....if thats a word? Brilliant.
Was it this studio Stephen?
http://www.edwardreeves.com/history.html
They were on some tv program a while back in the UK, they had all their negs and plates in storage from floor to ceiling, I...
How about....
:p
How about a quadtych? if thats such a word? ok maybe a Polyptych.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q313/Fourtoes_bucket/JohnB.jpg
13x9 clear glass ambrotype....4 images on the one plate.
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I like the Steichen Pond out of that lot of dross.
Gurskys is one of six....Does the seller own the other 5?
The B&S kit seems quite popular depending where you are in the world.
A box Brownie will work just fine if finance is limited. I shoot one now and again with no problems.
This tintype was taken...