safe haven for tiny formats

[Corran]

I guess technically this is in fact LF but I couldn't figure out what thread to put it in and plus it was just an experiment so I'll put it here.

A few months ago I accidentally bought a 100' roll of Portra 160NC that was "unperforated." Whoops. So I was toying around with what to do with it. I found these little adapter thingies to stick a roll of 35mm into a 120 camera, so I came up with the bright idea of trying this film in a 6x12 back. So I loaded up a cartridge, popped it into my Horseman 6x12, and then focused my 47mm XL lens at something like hyperfocal and fired away...I need to probably make a simple mask since there's some clear issues near the edges and be more mindful of where exactly my film rebate actually is, but overall a good trick. Super-ultra-panoramic images?

Here's the result:





Oh yeah, gotta work on the "get closer" adage with this setup!

[Pfiltz]

Got my first Holga..

Ilford 125 film

[cpercy]

Yeah, good stuff Clay!

Portland


http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/

thanks Austin, and that's a nice flattop you caught there.

[cpercy]

From my Google Maps series... My laptop is my camera. Edited in PS.

Andrew are saying this is a google maps street view image? If so what an innovative idea world travel photos on a budget I love it.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Thanks, cpercy. Yes, it's a google maps street view. I like to drop down into towns and cities in Japan and look for interesting store fronts and houses. It's fun looking for compositions... and it is kind of like a free vacation!

[Tin Can]

And Google maps is only the beginning.

Thanks, cpercy. Yes, it's a google maps street view. I like to drop down into towns and cities in Japan and look for interesting store fronts and houses. It's fun looking for compositions... and it is kind of like a free vacation!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Randy... I could drop by your place and take a photo of it, if you like!

[Nathan Potter]

[QUOTE=Corran;1118558]I guess technically this is in fact LF but I couldn't figure out what thread to put it in and plus it was just an experiment so I'll put it here.

A few months ago I accidentally bought a 100' roll of Portra 160NC that was "unperforated." Whoops. So I was toying around with what to do with it. I found these little adapter thingies to stick a roll of 35mm into a 120 camera, so I came up with the bright idea of trying this film in a 6x12 back. So I loaded up a cartridge, popped it into my Horseman 6x12, and then focused my 47mm XL lens at something like hyperfocal and fired away...I need to probably make a simple mask since there's some clear issues near the edges and be more mindful of where exactly my film rebate actually is, but overall a good trick. Super-ultra-panoramic images?

Bryan, those are interesting images. I've been wanting to do something similar using masked 4X5 film, but too much else going on.

The minimum aperture of the 47 XL is f/32 so if one computes the hyperfocal distance at f/32 with the far limit set at ∞ and a COC of 40 µm. then hyperfocal set is at 5.5 ft. with everything in focus from 2.7 ft. to ∞. Gets you a pinhole camera but with much better resolution, built in shutter and a 120 degree angle of view. Diffraction might exceed the 40 µm COC by a bit at f/32 but should not be noticeable at image center. Really fine single shot panos for images that are inherently wide landscape format.

Your format shown is equivalent to 4X15 which is extreme landscape. On 4X5 film that would be 1.3X5 so three frames could be recorded on one sheet of 4X5 film.

Thanks Bryan.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Tin Can]

No problem, I PM'd you the details.

Randy... I could drop by your place and take a photo of it, if you like!

[austin granger]

Portland


The favored haunt for Portland's castaways.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/