There's an option out there for anybody that is not Anish Kapoor.
https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anis...blackest-black
There's an option out there for anybody that is not Anish Kapoor.
https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anis...blackest-black
Hilarious!
Anish is a bit of snob. However, he recently relented and sanctioned the populous name 'The Bean' for his wonderful 'Cloud Gate'.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago...-the-bean-too/
Bruce Barlow
author of "Finely Focused" and "Exercises in Photographic Composition"
www.brucewbarlow.com
Yes, flare is the problem.
But the reason film holders were sold clear coated is because many users of ULF cameras prefer the beauty of wood grain to a flat black color, and this preference goes back to the very early days of cameras and film holders. If choice were only about practicality the market for ULF cameras and holders would be much smaller than it is.
Most people solve the problem of flare like Michael, they coat all of the internal parts of the holder with a flat black paint. If you find it necessary to paint the outside of the film holder to avoid flare, my experience is that you probably have some type of fit issue that prevents the holder from seating firmly in the back.
Sandy
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To your point Sandy, I send a slew of my 8x20 holders and my camera back to Richard Ritter to properly align them all to fit correctly in the camera. Finally I had to admit that ignoring this issue would not make the problem to go away. Richard did a fabulous job as always.
Beauty over practicality? Vanity over utility? For shoes maybe...but not film holders! Jeeesh!
But yes about fit. Even when considering whatever "wiggle-room" is needed to compensate for environmental changes, a correctly fitting holder can (almost) be painted white (but maybe not gloss-white!).
But in the real world we do occasionally need a bit of good, FLAT, black paint!
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