Now this is LARGE format

[Brian C. Miller]

#1: This is a macro shot, 4x magnification or so.
#2: You'll need a lens that covers at least 8x10. I think that a 400mm+ lens range is necessary, see prior posts.
#3: "I need guns. Lots of guns." Yes, flash guns. Light.

I suspect that Manarchy bought the film as a tail end of a master roll, 4-1/2 feet wide. That would explain the camera/darkroom aspect of his process, and why the ends look a bit funny. He clamps the film to an easel, and exposes the film.

He may develop in a tray, or an open-ended drum.

After the film is processed, it is scanned. Let's see, a blueprint scanner at 500ppi gives 27000 x 36000 pixel area, so 972,000,000 pixels for the final print, and then it's off for printing, with the large stuff on "weatherproof canvas." Is nearly 1Gp good enough for a billboard?

[Brian C. Miller]

OK, from concept to cardboard and duct tape, this is what I did.

Pre-cutting: This is the shipping box for my Burley Nasoke recumbent bicycle. I had a different project in mind, but this one is good. The box is a bit over 5ft, and the total extension is 73in from GG to lens board.
From the inside: Inside the box! It doesn't have to be pretty, but it does have to be light tight.
23in distance: The focal distance is 23 inches. I'm sure that Manarchy is using a longer lens than 480mm, probably around 1000mm.
Ground glass: This is what it looks like on the ground glass at f/8. I think the magnification is a little over 3x.

[Jim Jones]

Brian, That's the way to do it! However, you'll have to do an awfully fancy paint job on the outside of that bike box to justify anything near $50,000 a shot!

[Old-N-Feeble]

^^^ I wouldn't be so sure. Green recycle folk will LOVE it just the way it is.

[Brian C. Miller]

(YouTube) TED talk: Dennis Manarchy: Put Your Insane Hat On

Interesting TED talk. He sort of rambles, but the content is varied and well-delivered.



Yes, he's kind of still at it with his huge camera project. Now he wants 100 people to buy from a special edition to fund the construction of the camera. I still don't know where he's going to get the other $7,950,000 to complete the project the way he wants.

[Drew Bedo]

What Lens is on that camera? My guess is that it won't cover the format at infinity . . .so the project is forced into macro-portraiture.


Have I got that right?

[cuypers1807]

i am guessing the taco method wouldn't work on those negatives....

[Jerry Bodine]

And what exactly does one do with an enlargement that's 2.5 stories high (portrait format)? That's 25 feet, using residential standard height of about 10 ft/floor.

[Drew Bedo]

Just because a thing CAN be done . . . .

[LF_rookie_to_be]

What Lens is on that camera? My guess is that it won't cover the format at infinity . . .so the project is forced into macro-portraiture.


Have I got that right?

Rodenstock Apo-Ronar 1070mm f14.