safe haven for tiny formats

[Ramiro Elena]

i bet i know what word is behind the van.

:d:d:d:d

[austin granger]

Woman in Couch, Portland


Jesus in the Fog, Portland


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

[Racer X 69]

VERNS* what?

[jcoldslabs]

I haven't shot roll film in a bit, so I loaded my Mamiya 7 with some ten year old Tri-X and brought it with me on some errands downtown this week. I don't like to rely on the camera's meter so I brought a hand-held one and dutifully set the meter for ISO 200. (Film this old loses at least a stop in my experience.) I ended up being lazy and used the camera's meter instead which was set to ISO 400. The whole roll was therefore underexposed at least a stop and subsequently underdeveloped since I didn't discover my error until after the roll was processed. The two shots below were the only salvageable ones on the roll and required a great deal of post-processing to look passable.

Maybe there should be a small format 'mistakes' thread. D'oh!








Jonathan

[tuco]

My spoof of an old Pentax advertisement. My lens may be smaller but my cigar is bigger!

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My Spoof

[andreios]

That's nice tuco... Sadly I am giving up on P67, today I have recieved yet another non-functioning body... I'll stick to good ol' Rolleis I think.

[tuco]

That's nice tuco... Sadly I am giving up on P67, today I have recieved yet another non-functioning body... I'll stick to good ol' Rolleis I think.

Thanks. My P6x7 I purchased new about 25 years ago. It's still going strong. As such I have collected the most focal lengths for it over the years of all my medium format cameras from 45mm to 300mm.

[andreios]

Thanks. My P6x7 I purchased new about 25 years ago. It's still going strong. As such I have collected the most focal lengths for it over the years of all my medium format cameras from 45mm to 300mm.

Well, hearing and reading all that praise I wanted to give the system a try as well, but I've had bad luck with my purchases.. And after talking with the local repairman about prices and spare parts availability I don't feel like pursuing that idea further...

[Ramiro Elena]

A digital shot through the gg of the 8x10 while setting up a still life I posted over the still-life thread. I finally ended up using the 4x5.

[tuco]

Well, hearing and reading all that praise I wanted to give the system a try as well, but I've had bad luck with my purchases.. And after talking with the local repairman about prices and spare parts availability I don't feel like pursuing that idea further...

Like all MF film cameras, they each have strengths and weakness in some areas. Some are more at home in the studio while others more convenient in the field. But I think in all cases parts and repair will only get worse as time marches on.