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  1. Re: large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    if you're looking for the ppi of your proofing monitor, i found this resource online:

    http://members.ping.de/~sven/dpi.html

    © 2004-2010 Sven Neuhaus <sven@sven.de>. All rights reserved.
  2. Re: large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    solstice, what you wrote vibes with printing research i did when shooting 4x5. i learned that resolution and sharpness should be considered on the whole of the camera system (lens, film or sensor,...
  3. Re: large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    cool beans, rick. thanks.
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    thank you for all the replies, guys. i appreciate the wealth of experience here and your kindness in sharing it.

    Ivan, i'd like to learn more about the commercial RIPs. Are there any...
  5. Re: large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    also Bruce, i found out that my monitor is about 90 ppi. i know that's low for most purposes other than billboards. i sharpen 16x20's at 50% magnification in PS, and adjust gamma and contrast at...
  6. Re: large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    thanks, Kirk. The prints would not be for fine art purposes, so the NVD is a good starting point for me. the prints would be over a piece of furniture or high up on a wall out of a nose's reach :) ...
  7. large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    I have a question about using my second monitor as a print preview screen for large prints. I work on a laptop, with a second larger monitor that i've calibrated and get matched prints from. i'm...
  8. Thread: Roy Decarava

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    Roy Decarava

    Passed away this week. Not LF related, but I'm sure many of you have seen and admired some of his work.
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    Re: are photographs still photographs...

    you've got to be kidding me. 32 pages?
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    Re: "aliveness" through objects

    what does "aliveness" mean?
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    Re: How do you describe ink jet process

    in mixed company, i appreciate an "ink jet" description.
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    Re: Is quality lost printing from a .jpeg file?

    i've walked in Tiff files to costco, and have gotten prints back with .jpg in the back printing. the techs couldn't tell me what the print resolution was set to, and i found the color gamut limited...
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    analog to digital metering

    i have a pentax digital spot meter. you will notice on this meter an IRE scale below the EV scale. i shoot a lot of video for work and am used to the ire scale and waveform signals. i've found...
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    Re: rent-a-darkroom in LA

    thanks. i'm look them up.
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    rent-a-darkroom in LA

    anyone know of such a place in socal?
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    Re: How about a New Portrait thread?

    Joel,

    very cool.
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    Re: Another New Picture Thread

    from this weekend. i was tempted to use B&W, but thought that cliched.
    4x5 portra 400
    210mm @ f8

    http://home.mindspring.com/~carlosjackson/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/car45.jpg
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    Re: Large Format Displacing Your Old Medium Format?

    someone please adopt my fuji rangefinder. see the for sale section. i know some of you print 8x10s to go in books and such. this is the perfect little 4x5 street camera for 8x10 prints. i have...
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    Re: First Chamonix Shoot Out

    hugo,

    i'm going to come out at 7am if i can get my sleepy head out of bed.
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    Re: The Razzle in Action (Portraits)

    ash,

    thank you for answering my questions. i saw a 900 sample (unconverted) in a mom-n-pop shop today. the patch was bright and contrasty, as were the framelines. finder could use a little...
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    Re: The Razzle in Action (Portraits)

    lol!
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    Re: Another New Picture Thread

    dominikus,

    it's a 1kw openface into a 4x4 bounce card overhead. i think the background light was a 650 or 300w openface. the print that was made has softer contrast and looks more like natural...
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    Re: Sharpness Puzzle...

    i saw similar results at f45 with a 135mm. your image looks in focus with reduced acutance. i would think your high contrast image (sunny day exterior) should have rendered a very sharp negative....
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    Re: Another New Picture Thread

    i had a print of this made, and it is very beautiful. i tried to scan the print, but my scanner has foggy glass making the print scan very poor. this is from a negative scan with some ps.

    HP5,...
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    Re: stopping down for focus

    leonard,

    thank you for your insight. i plan to shoot another test and make a print. i'll be sure to share my results with you.
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    Re: stopping down for focus

    leonard,

    i did the test you suggested for normal-ness. the front standard was indeed swinging by a little less than five degrees and not sitting in the detent. i was doing the test for dof and...
  27. Re: Is large format overkill for informative Web site?

    ben, to answer your question more directly, if you have the resources to shoot the pictures on LF (budget and time not an isssue), i think the quality is not wasted on the web. i have seen LF...
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    Re: stopping down for focus

    leonard, thank you very much for that explanation. i have been trying the hansma method for several months now. on several occasions i found the far limit to be a bit short, so for this image...
  29. Re: Epson Perfection 1200U Scanner w/"Lighted" Film Adapter

    glad to help. congratulations on your new scanner.
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    Re: stopping down for focus

    You have way too many variables here.

    1. this is a print from a scan. How good is the scan?

    you're seeing the scan from the neg. not a consideration. a quick a dirty proof.

    2. Why are you...
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    Re: stopping down for focus

    thank you everyone for your help. as brian suggested, the "fuzziness" is over the entire image. i usually shoot at apertures between f8 and f16 on fuji 160s. i had an 8x10 made from a flatbed...
  32. Re: Is large format overkill for informative Web site?

    the quicktime movie trailers on apple.com are shot on 35mm film. there are clips on youtube shot on HD, too. they look good on the web, a big screen hd tv set, and projected 40 feet wide on a movie...
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    stopping down for focus

    so, stopping down for focus (depth of field) seems like a pretty popular technique. so i tried it. using some aperture recommendations for numerous focus spreads. and it worked, sort of. while...
  34. Re: Epson Perfection 1200U Scanner w/"Lighted" Film Adapter

    i did scan a sheet of color negative today and upload to costco for an 8x10 print. it looks great at arms length away, but not impressive when looking closer at details. better than a 6MP dslr at...
  35. Re: Is large format overkill for informative Web site?

    if it's worth setting up a tripod and tripping a shutter at all, i'd say use the large format. make small scans for the web. ever make a really good shot on a limited format/medium? i get a tummy...
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    Re: Using DSLR as light meter

    you may be tempted to use the dslr as a composition tool as well. i'd leave it at home. if you don't have a lightmeter, sunny 16 and bracketing works on negative film. it takes a minute to get...
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    Re: Chamonix 12x20" in Action at Mt. Everest

    90% of photography is being there, yeah?
  38. Re: Epson Perfection 1200U Scanner w/"Lighted" Film Adapter

    i have this scanner and transparency unit. i use it to review commercially processed c41 and black and white negatives in 4x5 and 6x7. the unit does color well, but the black and white is not so...
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    Re: How about a New Portrait thread?

    HP5 4x5, from a print scan.

    http://home.mindspring.com/~carlosjackson/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/the_burns.jpg
  40. Thread: Craig's List WOW!

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    Re: Craig's List WOW!

    thank god for china and craigslist.
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