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Paul Kierstead
12-Sep-2010, 21:27
at home, and figure it is all good, I can use my hand, well be careful. Doh. To be honest, I kinda hate farting around with the hood (it makes the controls hard to access amongst other things) and figured a 150 isn't that wide...

I'm open to lightweight and user friendly alternatives. Sinar F2, if it makes any difference.

B.S.Kumar
12-Sep-2010, 22:13
A clip wide enough to attach to the top of the front standard, a 12" piece of armature wire, and a 4x5 darkslide. If you want fancy, get a Flarebuster.

Kumar

Bruce Barlow
13-Sep-2010, 03:58
To shade the lens? The dark slide. Now that you've photographed your fingers, you'll never make that mistake again. I haven't. Which means I did, once, with the dark slide.

Paul Kierstead
13-Sep-2010, 05:00
The problem in this case (and why I should have know better) is that the sun is quite close to being in-frame. I expect I might have just got a picture of a darkslide if I had used that... though, to think of it, if it *just* shaded, and the sun is out of frame, the slide should be out of frame... but still, it would be nice to have something that worked on the GG (the flare was visible on the GG for this shot and shading had a noticeable effect on the GG) and didn't require me exposing my film for all the world to see.

But I expect I will be using the slide at the minimum, probably less chance of error. And maybe using that hood more...

That flarebuster looks pretty useful, actually. I guess it is the armature wire + darkslide solution.

sully75
13-Sep-2010, 06:14
you can fix that in photocrop.

vinny
13-Sep-2010, 06:19
http://www.manfrotto.com/product/8373.76812.76943.0.0/375/_/Multiclip

Armin Seeholzer
13-Sep-2010, 06:52
Take the wiggly worm:
http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=1203&PT_ID=309

Cheers Armin

Eric Biggerstaff
13-Sep-2010, 08:02
I like the Wiggly Worm, but does anyone know who carries them in the US?

Paul Kierstead
13-Sep-2010, 08:07
Hmm, it looks like the plamp (http://www.tripodhead.com/products/plamp-main.cfm) might be a good option here though it looks a bit larger and clunkier .This thread (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=28710) also mentions Office Depot sells something similar.

Armin Seeholzer
13-Sep-2010, 08:47
If you want be very perfect and with a bit of black gaffer tape and carton you can also make a almost round sun shadow which is much better then just a flat board!
Ore if you take a small box and take the floor out of it you get it in rectangular shape!

The only limit is your own creativity;--))))

Cheers Armin

Eric Biggerstaff
13-Sep-2010, 09:32
Found one at B&H:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/15752-REG/Delta_46030_Single_Arm_Dual_Large.html

It is by Delta and is called a Grip-It, for $27.50

GPS
13-Sep-2010, 12:06
Take the wiggly worm:
http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=1203&PT_ID=309

Cheers Armin


Found one at B&H:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/15752-REG/Delta_46030_Single_Arm_Dual_Large.html

It is by Delta and is called a Grip-It, for $27.50

Just don't forget when using them that these phantasmagoria add a very nasty momentum to the front standard in even a slight wind. Combined with long focal length lenses they can make taking pictures difficult. Not to speak about their pitiful optical efficiency...

vinny
13-Sep-2010, 12:34
Found one at B&H:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/15752-REG/Delta_46030_Single_Arm_Dual_Large.html

It is by Delta and is called a Grip-It, for $27.50

This is similar to what I was making/selling but mine had the shade attached. Similar to the "French flag" we use in the movie business.

dave_whatever
13-Sep-2010, 12:43
Hmm, it looks like the plamp (http://www.tripodhead.com/products/plamp-main.cfm) might be a good option here though it looks a bit larger and clunkier .This thread (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=28710) also mentions Office Depot sells something similar.

I made myself a DIY version of this for this very purpose, using a spare darkslide as the shade. The problem is its a pain in the arse to use in real life. The slightest breeze and you're picking up all kinds of vibrations, and if you accidentally nudge is you've got to go back under the cloth to check its not in view etc etc.

Peter Gomena
13-Sep-2010, 13:23
I have many fine examples of my hand, my hat and my darkslide intruding into pictures made with various cameras. I use a Lee lens shade for 4x5 and it has magically removed most of these pesky artifacts from my images. It's not perfect, and I don't have as good a solution for some of my cameras, but it does the job pretty well.

Peter Gomena

eric black
13-Sep-2010, 15:08
Calumet Multiclip (approx 10 bucks and a black card)- Works great!
http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/BW1100/

AnzaRunner
13-Sep-2010, 18:55
When I setup the shot, I take specific note at what is at the top of the frame. When I made the exposure, I hold the dark slide at an angle to make sure it does not block it. From a side angle, it is easier to see. I'm currently rigging up a Justin Clamp with a male hotshoe setup to hold the GG protector. Last fall, I got very tired of holding up the dark slide for a 15 minute exposure. :-)

Lars Daniel
14-Sep-2010, 06:27
Take the wiggly worm:
http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=1203&PT_ID=309

Cheers Armin

Forget the wiggly worm. I got it from RW, but it is not solid enough to hold the GG protection as shown on the RW site. I then got the Ebony thingy instead.