20X24 Ebony

[sanking]

The bellows always seem to sag on these ULF cameras. Does it interfere with image taking ?
I can only admire users of these cameras. Not too long ago, I thought that 4x5 was large...

Bellows sag can certainly vignette the image. Most people who work with ULF use some type of system to eliminate the sag. In some cases just putting a cowboy hat under the bottom to push up the bellows does the trick. Then, we can attach cord to the bellows at the top and pull it taunt to the front standard. Two or three attachment points is not unusual with very long bellows.

Sandy

[Diane Maher]

The bellows always seem to sag on these ULF cameras. Does it interfere with image taking ?
I can only admire users of these cameras. Not too long ago, I thought that 4x5 was large...

The possibility does exist, yes. If you are careful, it isn't a problem.

[Robert Langham]

I bet you would learn a lot about lens coverage....and quickly!

[Otto Seaman]

Wonder if the new Lomo Petzval will work?

[Michael Graves]

Ebony 20X24 with one really big lens set up at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina.

Sandy

How many megapixels is that?

[SergeiR]

How many megapixels is that?

:P (24 * 360) * (20 * 360) if scanned at lowest acceptable way (1:1 reprinting) - so that would make it just above 62mp...
or at 2400dpi you get yourself hefty chunk to deal with ( roughly 2764 mp - can only dread file size of it )

[Tin Can]

Lol

(24 * 360) * (20 * 360) if scanned at lowest acceptable way (1:1 reprinting) - so that would make it just above 62mp...
Or at 2400dpi you get yourself hefty chunk to deal with ( roughly 2764 mp - can only dread file size of it )

[Monty McCutchen]

Thanks Sandy for the pic of Sam behind the Ebony. It was great to see you and Sam however briefly that day. I wish I would have had more time! Penland turned out to be a great experience. The students were a true joy to be around only adding more to the time spent there. The last day of the two week course on Wet Plate Collodion positives I brought the big camera out and whoever wanted to take a run at a big pour had the chance. Wild day to say the least but great fun nonetheless. Here's an example done previous to this class at Penland but nonetheless with the camera shown in this thread.

If you get a chance to go to Penland take it! Penland is a special place filled with a close community of wonderful people.

Monty

[Michael Cienfuegos]

Hi Tom,

Alas, this 20X24 Ebony does not belong to me but to a fellow named Monty.

Working with a format this size is quite a bite for anyone. Until very recently I owned a 20X24 camera made by Richard Ritter. Unfortunately a couple of rotary cuff surgeries made it impossible for me to continue using it so I had to sell it. But the RR 20X24 was quite light, and in fact I back-packed it several times to locations 1-2 miles from the car.

No way you could back-pack Monty's 20X24, unless you are a mule!!


Sandy

No energetic grandkids around?

[Michael Cienfuegos]

:P (24 * 360) * (20 * 360) if scanned at lowest acceptable way (1:1 reprinting) - so that would make it just above 62mp...
or at 2400dpi you get yourself hefty chunk to deal with ( roughly 2764 mp - can only dread file size of it )

Gigapixels?