MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

[Martin Aislabie]

Stream 01 by notorius1, on Flickr
Mamiya C330F, Sekor 80/2.8, orange filter; Ilford FP4+

Really nice tones in this shot.
Martin

[MultiFormat Shooter]

Exposure was 15 seconds at f22. This old Kodak lens is an excellent performer, really. Rollei RPX developed in PMK (Pyro), 1:2:100 for 10 minutes. Excellent negatives.

I absolutely love the tonality and overall composition!

[kevinjp]

Resting Place by Kevin Pihlaja, on Flickr

Bronica SQ-Ai on Delta 100.

[Ulophot]

Kevin, an admirable composition and treatment.

[kevinjp]

Kevin, an admirable composition and treatment.

Thanks! I thought about going back and shooting it on 4x5 but the square format seems to work fine.

[theHUN]

Is gear discussion permitted in this thread?

Edit: Well, I'll give it a try. Apologies in advance if this is not the right thread.

What do people use for 6x9 (and occasionally 6x12) when multiple focal lengths (65 mm up to 350 mm) are desired? I love the GW690, but I occasionally need shorter and longer lenses. I tried the G690 with 65 mm and 180 mm lenses, but the 65 mm died within 2 rolls of film. Some people rave about the Horseman VH-R because it is so light, and because it has some good native lenses. Other lenses can be adapted, though not all LF lenses work. But how do people pick an LF lens for 6x9 and 6x12 without giving up resolution on the smaller format? Would it be overly naive to just go through this list and restrict myself to those with the least amount of excess coverage? I don't plan on using movement and tilt.

The thing that bothers me about the VH-R is that it is not that readily available. In addition, I don't buy the weight argument as the Toho 45 FX is lighter than the VH-R. In addition, the Toho is more readily available and I have more freedom in picking lenses.

To summarize: What is a light 6x9/6x12 system that has lenses from 65 to 350 mm (I am thinking ~65/100/200/350) and is easy to acquire/maintain. I have zero interest in shooting sheet film. Movements/tilt are not required.

[notorius]

I like the "glowing" tonality in the rocks. And am curious how you obtained it. Is it the orange filter (seems strange as there is no sky or colored objects in the picture)? Or is it the combination of diffused lighting plus higher-than-normal contrast in negative development and/or enlargement or scanning?

Actually some of the rocks were orange/brown/beige in color. I used the orange filter to emphasize the difference between those and the other rocks. There was very diffused light indeed and I pushed the contrast in post process additionally.

[notorius]

I absolutely love the tonality and overall composition!

Thank you very much!

[mmerig]

Is gear discussion permitted in this thread?

Edit: Well, I'll give it a try. Apologies in advance if this is not the right thread.

What do people use for 6x9 (and occasionally 6x12) when multiple focal lengths (65 mm up to 350 mm) are desired? I love the GW690, but I occasionally need shorter and longer lenses. I tried the G690 with 65 mm and 180 mm lenses, but the 65 mm died within 2 rolls of film. Some people rave about the Horseman VH-R because it is so light, and because it has some good native lenses. Other lenses can be adapted, though not all LF lenses work. But how do people pick an LF lens for 6x9 and 6x12 without giving up resolution on the smaller format? Would it be overly naive to just go through this list and restrict myself to those with the least amount of excess coverage? I don't plan on using movement and tilt.

The thing that bothers me about the VH-R is that it is not that readily available. In addition, I don't buy the weight argument as the Toho 45 FX is lighter than the VH-R. In addition, the Toho is more readily available and I have more freedom in picking lenses.

To summarize: What is a light 6x9/6x12 system that has lenses from 65 to 350 mm (I am thinking ~65/100/200/350) and is easy to acquire/maintain. I have zero interest in shooting sheet film. Movements/tilt are not required.

Why not use a 2 by 3 (baby) Crown Graphic with a roll film back? I don't know if it will take a 350 mm (the bellows draw is only about 160 cm), but I use a 47, 65, 90, and 101 mm on mine. It's a relatively cheap, light choice for medium format. Lens boards are easy to make, too. They don't have to have the rimmed edges to seal the light. Flat steel is good enough.

[John Olsen]

On Mill Creek Road I found "Buck." It's a plastic hunting trophy, so no animals were harmed to get this picture. It hasn't been used as target practice yet; perhaps it's recently installed. These Wisconsin farmers are a hoot. TriX w. yellow filter, 500c/m, 80mm lens, scanned from film.

[IMG]R1N1 BuckLFF by John Olsen, on Flickr[/IMG]