So, I bought a new camera and a used lens. I took some advice from the above posts and some of my own experience, and ended up with a Tachihara 4x5, a 90mm f/8 Nikkor, and a QuickLoad holder.
I...
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So, I bought a new camera and a used lens. I took some advice from the above posts and some of my own experience, and ended up with a Tachihara 4x5, a 90mm f/8 Nikkor, and a QuickLoad holder.
I...
My code was partially destroyed, so don't copy and paste the URL that you can see. If you click on it, though, you will visit the correct page.
<a name="1">You may want to see the photos of Paul Cunningham.</a> He was one of PDN's 30 photographers this year. Check out www.pdnonline.com/ gallery/pdns30/2002. Click on "PDN's 30" in the...
I don't think that I've seen an LF photo of a medical operation (blood and guts). It may be that the photographer and camera would get in the way, but there probably are situations where someone...
<a name="1">Badris,</a>
I, too live in Florida. I just ordered a Tachihara today, and I'm not too worried about the humidity. It can get quite humid here (perhaps not as humid as southeast...
I wrote my previous post when I was in a bit of a hurry, and when I read it again a while later I though, "Well, isn't that a nice bit of blindingly obvious advice?" So, to clarify (or at least...
Based on my experience, it is important to have a shutter that is accurate. If you get a shutter that is too slow or fast, I would suggest having it calibrated, even if you are using B&W film. An...
<a name="1">22</a> - I've been interested in photography for about eight years. I've studied LF on and off for a few years, and I began using an LF camera several months ago. I think that I may...
Apology accepted, Ted. Have you seen Neil Folberg's web site?
<a name="1">David,</a>
There is information in the archives regarding this. My suggestion would be to use a lens in the 135mm to 200mm range so as to meter only a small spot (I read that...
I've checked Photo.net and the archives of this forum, but have found only one f irst-hand account of one of the Toscana Photographic Workshops. Does anybody he re have experience with these...
Ted,
It's good to know that the 1/2-stop compensation extends beyond the 16 or so minutes that Fuji states. As I mentioned, I got the "16 minute barrier" (approx. 1000 seconds) from the spec....
Ethan,
Check out Fuji Acros. According to the spec. sheet on Fuji's web site, the film requires no compensation for exposures of up to two minutes, and then 1/2 stop extra up to about 16...
Well, the one that you can see is incorrect (I thought that I fixed it. I must need more sugar.), but if you click on it you will be taken to the right page (I fixed that one!). So much for this ...
The URL that Dave W. gave is correct, but an extra space crept into it. Hopefully, the following will be correct: http://www.ai.sri.com/~luong/photo graphy/lf/cameras/shenhao/shenghao2.jpg.
Robert,
You could make 4x5/5x7/8x10 images and crop them depending on the subject matter. I saw prints by a man who uses this technique, and he said that it gives him flexibility with the...
John,
I don't have legal experience or experience with this problem, but the standard language that I've seen includes triple billing for unauthorized usage.
I have heard about an...
<a name="1">I think that it's quite subjective.</a> Plus, there are many different types of equipment (screens, Fresnels, loupes, lenses) that may change the ease of focusing. Then there are many...
Mo,
I'm borrowing one of these lenses right now. I'd suggest making sure that the shutter is accurate. On the one I'm using the shutter (a Synchro-Compur) is about 1/3 stop slow. It's not a...
</i>Normal?
Curtis,
For my own work, I find geared focusing helpful. I could probably live without it, though.
I'm borrowing a top-of-the-line Linhof Kardan Bi monorail, which has geared fine-focus that...
Many thanks, everybody. The above comments have me reconsidering my options.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that the weight of the system is very important to me. I won't be...
I haven't had to carry 25 8x10 holders in the field, but if I needed that much film I'd probably use a changing tent. They're pretty easy to use. There was a recent thread about this.
Wow. I've been keeping up with the forum for some months now and still I'm very impressed with (and grateful for) these quick and helpful replies. Thank you very much.
It really sounds as...
I'm considering purchasing a 4x5 Tachihara (saving the money for the glass), and I have some questions. I would certainly appreciate help with this.
1. Perhaps more important than the Tachihara...
Joe,
I, too, have a Sekonic meter. I haven't had to use the 1/100, 1/200, etc. shutter speeds yet, but I believe that my meter (an L-508) does have them, so your's may, too. I think that you...
Domenico,
Another book that may help you is ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography, by the American Society of Media Photographers.
Also, if you are going to keep the copyright...
Wow, those places sound very beautiful. Thanks for sharing them!
Another place that I thought of, although one which I haven't personally visited, is White Sands National Monument in New Mexico....
The other day I was exploring a very large and highly detailed map of the U.S. I was focusing on the various parks, and after drooling over famous ones that I haven't visited (all of the ones in the...
What did you do?
<a name="1">Joe,</a>
Robert White has info on this system.
<a name="1">John,</a>
I, too, am new to LF, but I'm using a spectacular camera. It's a used Linhof Kardan Bi, and I would recommend that you check it out if you haven't done so. It's...
Kenji,
Would you tell us the address of Tachihara's web site? I've been looking for that for a while. Thanks.
Ed,
When the camera arrives I want you to place your left hand on the box, raise your right hand, and say the following: "I swear by the groundglass that I will not do what Matthew did when he...
"Get close and fill the frame with the subject."
That may help some people, but for what I'm doing right now, it may as well read, "make sure that the image is out of focus and is underexposed...
Which lens are you using?
Michael,
You may want to try some Fuji films. According to the spec. sheets on Fuji's web site, Provia 100F and Acros both require no reciprocity correction for exposures up to about two...
Short lighting.
I picked up one of the Magic Lantern guides (called 101 Tricks, or something like that), and read about how to use short lighting to take pounds off of subjects and turn the...
Ahmed,
As Huib mentioned, there could be problems with the shutter. I currently use a borrowed Symmar-S 150mm f/5.6 Linhof lens in a Synchro-Compur shutter. The shutter speeds are slow by...
Jeffrey,
I suggest that you keep the one that cannot focus, unless you have glasses or need the focusing capability for some other reason. Not too long ago there was a thread about someone...