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I don't want to take sides here, but the comparison to Hitler was clearly meant to discredit Jorge's point of view by association. I think what Jorge meant to point out was that this is a well-known...

This is an interesting post.

What I find most interesting in these types of discussions (i.e., those comparing digital, analog, and hybrid processes in some way) are not people's arguments for...

Sure, I'm quite interested. Like Frank, I'm in Rochester. Where is this wrecking yard?

I have (accidentally) done this before to a symmar convertible and succeeded in replacing the blades. It's a pain but it is possible. To start, you'll probably have to lock the shutter open and...

I agree with all the previous posters that the newer versions of photoshop (7.0-CS2) are best for three major reasons: 16-bit image manipulation capabilities, great color management, and the healing...

I've said it before, but I agree with Ted that The Large Format Journal seems to be heading in the right direction. It is unfortunately only available as a pdf and the web site definitely needs...

John,

The black paint that coats the edges of the lens elements (actually it is a more waxy material than paint), generally does not flake off, but merely bubbles off, pulling away from the...

Tom,

In addition to the focusing knob, there are little levers on either side of the rail (on top) that when loosened (by turning them inward towards the bellows) allow you to move the front...

Photography is like life . . .



Or rather this debate is like the debate about when human life begins. That is, most of us agree that there is a point before which human life (as such) does not...

Dave,

A camera of any type? really? If so, why restrict yourself to film and ccd's. How about an image that was traced on a camera lucida using a [computer] stylus, or one that has been traced...

Oren,

I didn't mean to imply that there was any injustice being perpetrated by the market (though that means very little; I doubt that a hurricane victim would feel any better when told that the...

I think that, to a large extent, what fuels debates like this one is that some people do feel somewhat threatened, and rightly so. You can call them Luddites, but their discomfort is completely...

Of course inkjet prints are photographs. But it is clear that calling them giclee prints is just a marketing ploy used by people who realize that customers are much less likely to buy an inkjet...

Brian,



I think more than one person said this in the other thread, but probably the biggest advantage of a slide is that it is self-proofing. That is, you know how the print should look. Now,...

by the way, I really dig your work!

Chris,

I suspect this is plain old lens flare. I see no reason to expect that optics in scanners be any less prone to lens flare than camera lenses. If your slides are really high contrast (...

I live in Rochester and I've been shooting LF for about 2 years now--long enough to feel comfortable shooting, but not long enough to qualify as "experienced." However, I'd be glad to go out on a...

Here daily.

Bill,

I have to disagree with Bill and Michael. I myself use a Shen Hao with a 300M and a 35mm extension board to do portraits (head shots) focusing as close as 4 feet without running into any...

Bill,

I agree with all the posts above that the 300M is indeed a great lens. I use mine with a modular Ebony extension board that I purchased (at a fairly reasonable price) from Badger Graphic. ...

Ellis,

I'm glad that Scott made this post. It is great information for potential buyers of the products represented by HP, regardless of whether or not you agree with their marketing practices. ...

Bob,

Why would you drive a lexus to the supermarket? Wouldn't you get better results with a Bentley or Rolls Royce?

I doubt most of us on this forum could afford to spend $30,000 on a digital...

Benno,

Before you get these tubes, might I suggest unicolor drum development? There is a great article on using these drums (by GreyWolf) on this site. Like you, I once used daylight tanks to...

Robert,

In addition to increasing the size of the acceptably sharp region of the circle of illumination (as Ralph noted above), stopping down the aperture generally increases the size of the...

Just a niggling point:

In the 256 level (8-bit) representation of tones used in digital processing (as well as elsewhere) , the lowest value is conventionally 0 while the highest value is 255,...

Tim,

About a year and a half ago, I faced the same decision you are making now. I use a Shen Hao for portrait work (I used to have a monorail, but sold it since I do primarily outdoor work), and...

Alex,



I'm sorry. I thought I had read the entire magazine, but it looks as if I had completely missed the "On Assignment" section. I just saw the pictures from that section (which are quite...

Alex,

I was rather excited to see the LF work in these issues too. I just wanted to correct something in your post:

The images were not shot on polariods, but on Provia 100F (RDP III). Anyone...

Sorry about that. Here's the actual link.

Michael,

Before you order from the UK, you may want to check out The Filter Connection. I use a Cokin P sysem almost exclusively and I have ordered a number of Hitech filters from them. They...

I'd like to agree with Neal's post above. If anything, he's being too optimistic about future improvements. First, realize that even if the resolution of CCD's has improved rapidly over the past...

If it's in a synchro-compur shutter, it is almost certainly a #00 shutter. If front element is mounted in a chrome barrel, then it is absolutely a #00. If you are worried either way, you can get a...

I recently bought a used 5.6/210 symmar online. At first I thought it was a convertible, but it looks quite different from the convertibles I have seen. It does not have the second set of markings...