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Kirk, I have about 20 Acros sheets left....I'm saving them for next winter time, when light falls off quickly, so I don't have to worry so much about reciprocity failure...So, for now, it's about some 4x5" FP4+, Foma 100, a few Tmax 100 Readyload leftovers and a few Plus-x 9x12 sheets...
For 8x10", I have a lot more sheets but, actually, I don't have a 8x10" camera of my own, although, I have a beautifull deardorff V8 from a friend of mine, wich I can borrough anytime I need...
I must find a low price 4x5" 100 or 50 iso film, perhaps Adox or Foma 100...nowadays it's not easy to find film at a low price and ready to buy, everything is changing every week, here, in Europe...you buy a few boxes of film, and, when it finishes, the film is no longer available...every week you have another surprise!!!! I hate that, because I like to work with the same film, same developer, for a reasonable amount of time, that gives us some consistence, in our working routine, as you know. Times aren't easy for us...especially in Europe but, I think you, guys, in the states are starting to feel the same problems we have here...
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Kirk Gittings
NANA, IT clearly works well for you. I am a huge believer in simplicity and repeatability too. My workflow is not disimilar to yours except I recently ran out of my huge stockpile of pre-expensive Acros! Damn!. Anyway it is now FP4 and TMY, Dark Green or Yellow Orange filter, Pentax Digital Spot, Zone System, PyroCat HD, BTZS Tubes, Rapid Fix. Why so simple? If it gets more complex I make mistakes and get fewer keepers chasing that elusive furtive light. I found along time ago that while in theory a more complex approach with more films and developers might help me in more diverse lighting extremes, simplicity allowed me to work quicker and more dependably resulting in more actual success.
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Nana Sousa Dias
Kirk, I have about 20 Acros sheets left....I'm saving them for next winter time, when light falls off quickly, so I don't have to worry so much about reciprocity failure...So, for now, it's about some 4x5" FP4+, Foma 100, a few Tmax 100 Readyload leftovers and a few Plus-x 9x12 sheets...
For 8x10", I have a lot more sheets but, actually, I don't have a 8x10" camera of my own, although, I have a beautifull deardorff V8 from a friend of mine, wich I can borrough anytime I need...
I must find a low price 4x5" 100 or 50 iso film, perhaps Adox or Foma 100...nowadays it's not easy to find film at a low price and ready to buy, everything is changing every week, here, in Europe...you buy a few boxes of film, and, when it finishes, the film is no longer available...every week you have another surprise!!!! I hate that, because I like to work with the same film, same developer, for a reasonable amount of time, that gives us some consistence, in our working routine, as you know. Times aren't easy for us...especially in Europe but, I think you, guys, in the states are starting to feel the same problems we have here...
Nana, you are more than right, unfortunatelly... I've just been looking to find a box or two of 8x10" Adox CHS 25, and I could not find it anywhere... Seems Foma 100 will be my only film... (Ilford films are a little too expensive to be my main films...)
Jiri
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Jiri Vasina
Nana, you are more than right, unfortunatelly... I've just been looking to find a box or two of 8x10" Adox CHS 25, and I could not find it anywhere... Seems Foma 100 will be my only film... (Ilford films are a little too expensive to be my main films...)
Jiri
Jiri, have you noticed that Foma film is getting always more expensive? They raise the price in small amounts but always getting more expensive!
It seems that large format photography will be a rich people sport in a short future...
My main problem with Foma 100 is the huge reciprocity failure, wich is a huge problem during winter...besides that, I enjoy a lot that film...
Re: Large Format Landscapes
Yes, Nana, I have noticed that (about Foma's price)... and it's unfortunate...
And also, I don't like the reciprocity failure of Foma. When I shoot long time exposures, I use either Wephota NP 15 (ISO 25 film) or Adox CHS 25 (also an ISO 25 film) - the times are shorter than what I would need with Foma 100...
Jiri
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Nana Sousa Dias
It seems that large format photography will be a rich people sport in a short future...
It always has been. It's just like gas prices, you keep wondering when people will quit buying the stuff at all. For you folks in the US: A gallon of gas in Germany costs close to 8 $. People still drive.
Film choice: I found it important to have the same film or at least film speed in 4x5 and 8x10. I keep forgetting to change the settings when I switch my spot meter from one camera bag to the other.
Michael
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For you folks in the US: A gallon of gas in Germany costs close to $8...
Wow, now I feel better about burning “expensive” gas in Seattle (recently $4) to get up the mountains!
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I got close to this trunk for its weather-chiseled shape & texture.
The tree – when it stood tall – must have been king of the forest.
Perhaps a red cedar, Olympic NP, Washington.
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For you folks in the US: A gallon of gas in Germany costs close to 8 $. People still drive.
Michael
That's why I drive a Smart Fortwo with diesel engine!!!! Gsoline is more expensive in Portugal than Germany!!!!The good news is that I can carry my cameras, tripod and saxophones in it!!!!
I even carried a Durst 138s (5x7" enlarger) once, in my Smart (it should be called Clever, instead of Smart)....
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przemur
Very nice!
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przemur
Reminds me of the 18th at Augusta.
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Nana Sousa Dias
That's why I drive a Smart Fortwo with diesel engine!!!! Gsoline is more expensive in Portugal than Germany!!!!The good news is that I can carry my cameras, tripod and saxophones in it!!!!
I even carried a Durst 138s (5x7" enlarger) once, in my Smart (it should be called Clever, instead of Smart)....
You'd have more difficulty if you played tuba. (Unless it's bass saxophone you play.)
Rick "who drives a vehicle big enough to carry a Holton grand orchestral contrabass tuba (read: big-ass tuba) and a B&S F tuba at the same time" Denney
