I shoot mainly Velvia 50 and Astia 100F. Have some Kodak E100G coming soon that I can't wait to try. Shot Provia 100F in the past but it has a yellow cast I don't care for too much. Anyway I shoot...
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I shoot mainly Velvia 50 and Astia 100F. Have some Kodak E100G coming soon that I can't wait to try. Shot Provia 100F in the past but it has a yellow cast I don't care for too much. Anyway I shoot...
I love Velvia 50 but I agree 100% that it can look like cartoon gel at times. I have been shooting it long enough that if I think I might get that look with the film I also bring along some Astia...
I never understood the myth that Velvia Films are hard to expose correctly. As long as you know your meter the film is easy to expose. Most of the pictures I take are scouted before hand and I...
I find that Velvia 50 works fine in the 4-5 sec before doing crazy color shifts. When I shoot Dawn and Dusk shots in the mountains I always use a KR3 filter and will also use a KR6 when I get one....
Digital opens some nice doors:
1 Able to change ISO in camera
2 Able to shoot until out of memory, no running out of film
3 Not have to worry about developing film, thus saving time and money
4...
The KR and 81 series are warming filters with the 81 being a straw color and the KR being more red. I went for the KR's because some people who used both stated that they prefer the KR's and I really...
This is a little hard to answer as we all see things a little different and we don't have the glasses you have to look through. Also what films are you using??
For fall shots of mountains and...
Well to go so far as to say it may have caused me problems is going a bit far. I'm just saying the differences are there but they are small. Stuff you really ain't going to notice at first glance and...
My Fuji 300 8.5 C definitely is a strong contrast lens, which I don't really mind in a long lens. The Nikon 360 8 tele is not too bad though, and actually probably needs to be underexposed by 1/3 of...
Contrast, tonality and color rendering is one thing I forgot to cover in my original post. But with modern lenses there shouldn't be differences that big. All my modern lenses look damn close in this...
Actually if we where talking face to face I would have said the same thing, but jeroldharter would have realized I was just being a smartass. Yet another instance of the problem with Internet...
Cute response, but I'll take a shot at your silly question.
By "Gems" I obviously meant unique lenses that deal with features more so than performance. A couple of examples:
The Fuji 240A is...
I have the following lenses:
Nikon
75 4.5
120 8
180 5.6
360 8
Rodenstock
65 4.5
It's been a while since I priced cameras, so here goes. Some popular models.
Arca-Swiss F-Classic Field 4X5 Compact: $4149.00 + $738.00 for geared Orbix
Ebony 45S: $2795.00
Ebony 45SU: $4295.00...
Ha, good luck with a back surgery every couple of years hauling a Sinar around. Wonderful studio or on location cameras but to hike or backpack with the thing is a joke and you might as well pack...
I have a AS 45 Field [141] and good God I could not imagine using another camera. The thing is a absolute joy to use. From wide [47-90] to long [300+] the thing handles them all with ease. Has a...
I get the same thing. I noticed it recently after having some problems with my eye prescription for glasses/contacts. About the same things you reported like one eye warmer, other cooler. One more...
Now I don't mean compared to digital capture so let's not get into another useless film vs digital debate. What I mean is that every now and again I run across a web page or a post on a photo forum...
I have seen many photos get the life sucked out of them from framing glass, even the "good" standard Tru-vue glass. The Museum Glass is expensive and people probably will not shell out for it. I am...
I have a rodie 210 S red stripe. I like the shots from it a lot and I like the 210 focal length so it gets used a lot. I bought it new from MPEX. If I was going to do it all over again I would have...
I remember a few people stating the same thing about 50 VS 100 when researching the Velvia films a while back so I knew what to expect when I shot the films.
After shooting the same scenes though,...
IMO Velvia 100 sucks. It is less sharp than the 50, has a bad magenta cast and just looks odd on most scenes. I have shot 50 vs 100 side by side and always prefer the 50. I have a few shots on 6x7...
If buying new in the US, yes large format lenses can be expensive because the dollar is black and blue with it's jaw broken and it's teeth missing with a good black eye. This is including not just...
I love the 90 focal length and the 110 is too close, so i got a 120. The nikkor F8 made it to the top of the list very quick, big but the smallest 120 modern wide angle. I love it and it is very...
Why does it matter if they were digital or large format?? As long as the images were good I don't see why somebody would care. I mean were people saying they would only buy pictures from a digital...
What is "a dream in an image that you make" and who exactly is to say what is a bad image or a image oozing utopia?? Anybody with a couple of brain cells could make a sharp photo in say the 1940's,...
I don't have a 65mm yet but should have one coming very soon. My widest at the moment is a Grandagon 90mm 6.8, At first I was also reluctant to use F32 but I often found it necessary for DOF. I was...
Alright, I finally had some time to shot and had nice conditions for a shot I had in mind. Needed a mostly cloudy or clear dusk day and the clear dusk came first so off I went with a couple sheets of...
I agree with Rodney and the others that recommended the Nikon 120 SW but it is not just a little bigger than the 110 XL but a lot bigger. 77mm front and a huge rear element although it is the...
Ha, I'm going to need a 250 too. I thought the 210 to 300 spread would work for me but I am finding some situations like today that a 250 would be lovely in. Not many options in this focal length but...
Looks like your core is very close to what I have decided on. If I were to do a 3 lens trip backpacking or day hiking a new area I would do 90;150;300 or 90;210;300 and take the Visualizer to take...
So far for my 4x5 kit I have a 90, 120, 150, 210, 300, and a 360. I have a few more to get to complete the lens lineup but so far I can definitely tell the 90 and 300 will get used a lot from about a...
So far I have been doing the Tango scan/Chromira print thing for my prints on Fuji Gloss paper. I am very happy with the results but like some of the other options out there now. The ones that have...
Thanks for the Tips posted, I will try Astia 100F next time I shoot a dawn or dusk shot. So far from the tests I have done I think I am settled on Velvia 50 and Astia 100F depending on conditions....
So I was shooting a mountain scene in the High Uintas in north eastern Utah with rocks and rock slabs in the foreground with forest and peaks in the background. Was facing directly east and the...
Thanks for the tips, I can't wait to try Astia out and I am glad that most don't find the greens to be a problem. Preston, I too use a Pentax digital spot meter and usually start out by metering...
I am looking at getting a warming polarizer and need a little help on getting one. I would love the Heliopan KR1.5 Kaesemann Warm Linear Polarizer or the Circular version but they are getting hard to...
No, I got mine new from Rod at Photomark as he had the best price at the time. Actually B&H had a Field for $2800-$2900 but without a orbix, but that is cheap as the non orbix usually goes for $3275...
Here is another scene that did not work on Velvia(100 I believe). It was in a mountain cirque in the spring by a lake along the shore but the lake was still snowed and frozen over except for parts of...
What about the awful greens I keep hearing about with Astia. Anyway to get around this with filters. If not and I have a lot of greens in a scene and need more contrast range I guess Provia 100F will...