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    Re: Portraits from 2021

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    difference in heliars

    It's been a while but I'm getting back in LF and I'm interested in buying a heliar. Can someone explain the difference between older and newer heliars to me? Should I avoid older heliars? Does it...
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    Re: Still-Life Images, 2012

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    4x5 provia 100f
  4. Thread: light meters

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    Re: light meters

    Jay,

    Yeah, entering the compensation factor into the meter is what I had in mind. I can of course just do the math myself but I'm considering buying a new light meter and was wondering if there...
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    light meters

    Are there any light meters that take into account bellows extension?
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    Re: what is is about macro lenses

    E. Von

    you're right about the info being on the website, don't know how I missed that, very informative. Could you explain your g-claron recommendation though?
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    what is is about macro lenses

    optically, what distinguishes a macro lens from a normal lens in large format?
  8. Thread: Sinar bellows

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    Re: Sinar bellows

    I just zoomed into the 5d 2 picture until it started to break down. then I found the same crop in the 5d 1 image. so the 5d 1 image is 80% larger than its native resolution and the 2 is 50% larger....
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    Re: Sinar bellows

    The 1 is at 180% crop and the 2 is at 150%
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    Re: Sinar bellows

    So I used a friends 5d II and the difference was negligible. slightly less noise but that's about it. the first one is the 1 and the second one the 2


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    Re: Sinar bellows

    that's certainly the simplest solution and probably comparable in price to all the stuff I'd have to get for a 4x5
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    Re: Sinar bellows

    I guess another way, which is your stitching method would be to photograph an object at 5:1 and then combine the images into one composition.
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    Re: Sinar bellows

    Hi Ed,

    Yes, it is in a very controlled studio environment. At the moment I'm using a canon mp-e 65mm on a 5d which can go up to 5:1 without any attachments. And, when I need it I do stack a...
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    Re: Sinar bellows

    Hi Ed,

    I use ff digital now and my reason for wanting to switch is that I enlarge my images to roughly 40x50 and I'm not happy with the loss of detail. If I went up to 3:1 would diffraction really...
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    Re: Sinar bellows

    Thanks guys,

    both very helpful
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    Sinar bellows

    Hi,

    I'm mostly a digital photographer but I've decided to try and make the switch to 4x5. Specifically, I'm considering a Sinar x. I do alot of macro photography and my question is this: I've...
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