Large Format Landscapes

Hey catshaver - I just picked up the new View Camera (well, it just hit my bookstore anyway) and recognized "Tent Flattener" from your post here. Congrats on the article.

http://images20.fotki.com/v534/photo...onoma16-vi.jpg
above L. Sonoma this morning; HP5, PMK, Fuji 150 W

http://images17.fotki.com/v297/photo...onoma17-vi.jpg
This one was taken an hour later after I found the spotmeter that fell into the tall grass between locations. 90 nikkor sw.
Went back to pmk for this set.

[QUOTE=David Hedley;555176]Thanks Sam. Here is one more from the Japanese northern alps - this is Mount Asama, which erupted last year;

Wonderful swirly stuff going on here. Was it much of a puff getting up there? These Toyo's aren't exactly light.

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http://images20.fotki.com/v534/photo...onoma16-vi.jpg
above L. Sonoma this morning; HP5, PMK, Fuji 150 W

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I like this one. The mysterious tones in the background are interesting.

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Originally Posted by JR Steel

Wonderful swirly stuff going on here. Was it much of a puff getting up there? These Toyo's aren't exactly light.

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Thanks JR. It was taken about 20 minutes walk from a road, so not too bad. The terrain is chunks of black basalt, which can be sharp, so you need to watch your step when walking there, especially when it's icy.

How do you find the Rodenstock 75mm Grandagon-N on the Toyo? I am planning to pick one of these lenses up this weekend, to go a bit wider than a 90mm. I had used a Fujonon 65mm, but it was too fiddly to use with ease on the Toyo in the field.

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Originally Posted by David Hedley

Thanks JR. It was taken about 20 minutes walk from a road, so not too bad. The terrain is chunks of black basalt, which can be sharp, so you need to watch your step when walking there, especially when it's icy.

How do you find the Rodenstock 75mm Grandagon-N on the Toyo? I am planning to pick one of these lenses up this weekend, to go a bit wider than a 90mm. I had used a Fujonon 65mm, but it was too fiddly to use with ease on the Toyo in the field.

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David, the 75mm is a fine lens but... Mine is in a recessed board, 12mm I think, so reaching the diaphragm lever is tricky and it needs an angle extension for the cable release. You know the limits of rise and fall for the 45 so you need to tilt the camera bed for bigger moves and that’s, fiddly, as you say but doable. I don't use mine much because I don't like the distortion in the corners, especially for interiors etc. Actually I'm looking for a 90mm which I think I would use more. Very subjective thing, lenses. You may love it and I must say the overall image quality is impressive.

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Lydney Forge (17th C)

Ian

I like this shot, Ian.