Tim - many thanks for producing such a thorough and well-written test.
Re: your comments on the Mamiya 7 resolution vs. 4x5. It seems you're stating that the Mamiya could potentially match 4x5,...
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Tim - many thanks for producing such a thorough and well-written test.
Re: your comments on the Mamiya 7 resolution vs. 4x5. It seems you're stating that the Mamiya could potentially match 4x5,...
My personal view is that San Pedro de Atacama is perhaps the best base from where to start. It is approx 2 hours from Calama. From San Pedro, you have day-trip access to some of the most spectacular...
Heroique,
I am pleased to hear that you are using the Lee "wide angle" hood, given it was something that I was considering for the Super Symmar 110XL (I presume it could just attach straight onto...
I sometimes get quite a lot of (bellows?) flare when I use the Super Symmar 110XL lens on my Ebony RSW45, which I am looking to eliminate with a lens hood.
I appreciate that a compendium shade is...
Sandy mentioned: "to match 4X5 film in grain and tonality you will need to use a slower speed and finer grain film in the Mamiya 7II. Basically, however, Tmax-100 or Acros in the Mamiya 7II ....."
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Great, many thanks for your replies. Much appreciated.
Apologies for the double-post. I thought my computer had frozen and I reversed out of the message thinking it hadn't sent it OK. Should...
I have an Ebony 4x5 (RSW 45), and still getting up to speed with using it. The ground glass focusing back on the Ebony is attached to the camera using 2 "arms" that apparently provide it with some...
I have an Ebony 4x5 (RSW 45), and still getting up to speed with using it. The ground glass focusing back on the Ebony is attached to the camera using 2 "arms" that apparently provide it with some...
I shoot 5x4. If it appears that Acros won't be available in Quickloads, and if I am correct in thinking that no other slow-speed film is now available in B&W in either QL or Readyload formats .........
Thanks for the replies. Does anyone know a place in the UK that sells Acros 100 in non-Quickload 5x4 sheets? (I am struggling to find anywhere obvious on the internet). It all seems just Quickload...
I shoot exclusively B&W film in 5x4 (and always Acros 100 Quickloads).
Given Acros 100 is supposedly no longer being produced (that's the case for the UK market from what I'm told, not sure about...
Thanks for all your comments. I have now had two 24"x20" traditional darkroom prints made from just a small segment of the 5x4 negative ....... it represented a 12x enlargement factor (ie, if the...
Exactly right on the lab being Metro in London. ...
I am planning on getting a pro lab in the UK to drum scan (Fuji Celsis scanner) and print an image to 50"x40", or possibly bigger at a 60"x48", using their Lambda printer off a full-frame 5x4 B&W...
I used a Mamiya 7 + 80mm for many years ........ it is very sharp, no doubt. An outstanding camera for that format.
Then I started using 5x4 (Ebony + Super Symmar 110XL). I got enlargements made...
Another thumbs-up for Acros. No reciprocity issues to consider for shots I've done up to 2 minutes so far (eg, of architecture at night). Great sharpness and lack of grain too.
As an assumption, let's say one can get good quality prints up to 50"x40" made from drum-scanned 5x4 negatives.
To make MUCH bigger prints, I was considering experimenting with the option of...
I have used B&W negative film (mainly Acros 100 and Delta 100) for many years to produce "traditional darkroom" black & white prints to 24x20 inches.
Given my aim these days is to make large...
I have used a Mamiya 7 + 80mm lens for many years.
Hand-held, I can consistently get sharper images with the Mamiya 7 than I can with my Hasselblad .... this probably owes to the lack of mirror...
Something of a follow-up ..... As a newbie to LF, thank you the multitude of ideas and advice above that you gave in response to me querying why my "medium format negatives apparently look sharper on...
Thanks for all the advice above.
As I say, the 5x4 negatives are not really soft, given the detail (resolution) does seem to be there, albeit lacking that "punch" that I observe from the 120 and...
Thanks for the replies so far.
Arne ..... Yes, I wondered if it might be a contrast issue? The B&W negatives on a the LF (I'm using 5x4) look a lot more "flat grey" across the frame compared to...
I've just started using LF using a Super Symmar 110 XL, so reputedly about as sharp a LF lens as one can get. I use a rock solid tripod, and I believe excellent technique to achieve maximum...
Ralph -- thanks for your reply.
Out of interest .... if I did attempt to apply simply front-tilt (no swing, given the limitations of my camera) for that sort of scene, what would be the impact? ...
Great, thanks for that.
To help me understand a little better on when to apply tilts, please see this link from Wikipedia that has a bridge taken by the photographer at a gentle angle.
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That's all very helpful. Many thanks.
I'm new to LF. To be honest, part of the reason for me using the lens at f45 is because I haven't really got Front-Tilt (center / axis tilt) figured out 100%...
For the Super Symmar XL 110/5.6 ...... has anyone tested to see what's the optimal aperture for this lens to achieve its highest resolution / "sharpness"?
Without testing it, I'm assuming the...
This is a subjective question, but I will try to convey what quality keeps me happy to help you answer.
I've spent the last decade using a medium format 6x7 camera (specifially, a Mamiya 7 that...
I often find there are scenes whereby I place the shadow detail on Zone III, but the brightest area where I want texture in the scene can sometimes fall into Zone IX (or almost into Zone X).
I...
Thanks for the replies so far.
I fully agree that the DSLR will get confused by some lighting situations if not thoughtfully used.
However, as already mentionned by a few people above, perhaps...
I've started to use a 5x4 camera, mainly using Acros 100 film (given it has minimal reciprocity issues, and I typically photograph architecture at night).
I suddenly thought that maybe it makes...
I plan to photograph (at night) a beautiful bridge in London called Albert Bridge -- many images of it at night are available via a quick web search .... basically, it is brightly lit with lightbulbs...
Hi -- many thanks for your answers so far. It is much appreciated. In response to some of the posts, I'm using an Ebony non-folding camera (the RSW 45).
New to LF photography, I had a few questions:
1) Is there a general rule on whether one moves the rear? -- or front? -- standard first when you are focusing a LF camera ..... ie, for a subject...
Final question for a potential LF newbie ..... I am interested in the Ebony RSW45 that is exclusive to Robert White in the UK. I will likely pair it with a Super Symmar XL 110mm.
It has only has...
Many thanks for your prompt replies.
Hence .... it seems that -- if I was to use a 60mm lens on a large format camera that is fitted with a 6x7 roll-film back, I would be effectively creating a...
Apologies if this is the most daft question ever asked, but I am rather new to LF .... assume i have a 4x5 camera + a 110mm lens on its. And I put a 6x7 roll-film holder onto that large format...
I'm looking for a first lens to use on a 4x5 camera (likely camera = the Ebony RSW that is exclusive to Robert White in the UK, and which has usable lens in the 45-180mm range as standard; rise =...