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    Re: Lens recommendation: Indoor, wide

    1:4,5 80 mm SSXL are really tiny and… a bit expensive ;-)
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    Re: Lens recommendation: Indoor, wide

    Hello,

    When I look at your examples, I can see that those images were made with a wide angle (even if those images do not have the 4x5 ratio…)

    So in LF common angles are between 72 & 80 degrees...
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    Re: Large scans on a student budget?

    Hello.

    B&W negatives and 6 to 7* times enlargement... I would go for the Epson. 40" isn't a lot for 5x7 original. 40" becomes a lot for a cropped (different ratio) digital camera. So this were...
  4. Re: Scanning 4x5: Buying an Epson Flatbed VS my current DSLR (5DII) VS Lab Scans

    Hello,

    There maybe a different way of seeing the pros and cons...

    In themselves, the Epson series are the worst solution when your goal is to extract the last bit of information from your...
  5. Re: Tri-filter color images from B&W negatives

    Hello,

    For those interested in "Trichromie", you can find a huge source of informations on the following link : http://trichromie.free.fr/trichromie/index.php?post/2015/11/23/PDF2015

    Henri has...
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    Re: Sinar Norma CLA, Europe?

    Hello,

    You should try Photo Suffren. In middle of Paris. They do have the knowhow and Sinar spare parts.

    https://www.photosuffren.com/

    Jérôme
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    Re: New 'Affordable' 8x10 camera

    Hello,

    There is another player in the game. "Woodyman". On the first 7 seconds of this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwTzxJDU0qo you will see that there are some interesting differences...
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    Re: sharpening high resolution film scans

    Hello,

    diffraction or shake are to be reduced while you're taking the image. Sharpening is mainly here to help you to recover the losses generated by the "digitalisation".

    Do you need to...
  9. Re: Where to start? Is it too late to start? Beginner seeking advice.

    Hello,

    I disagree on the first part : learning on an 8x10 is a lot easier than 4x5. It is due to the ground glass size. Comfortable on an 8x10, tinier on a 4x5 ;-). But I do agree with the rest...
  10. Re: Where to start? Is it too late to start? Beginner seeking advice.

    Yep ;-)

    I mean that as front and rear standards are identical, it is then a lot easier to understand how things are going. And, you can select one movement at a time compared to a folding where...
  11. Re: Where to start? Is it too late to start? Beginner seeking advice.

    ;-) ... No



    Well, maybe you should take a mono-rail into consideration. For instance, you can find a 4x5 Sinar F1 or F2 for a price around $ 500.
    300 to 500 more for a modern APO 150 mm, 20...
  12. Re: Going to Paris next month. Is it worth to bring my Super Speed Graphic?

    Hello,

    My eldest son (21 yo) whom I proposed to spend some time in New York City on is own answered me this "It's said to be very risky to walk out this city. One can meet thieves, drug dealers...
  13. Re: Monitor calibration and using third party labs

    Short answer ? Nope !

    Except when they give you a profile of their printer so you can make some "soft proofing". That soft proofing is a simulation of the paper rendition on your screen. Usually,...
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    Re: Tricolor digital print

    Hello,

    Here is a link to Dropbox where you'll get the PDF :
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbk6no2mm5qgumj/1516-Trichromie.pdf?dl=0

    Have Fun

    J
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    Re: Tricolor digital print

    here is a direct link to the pdf : http://trichromie.free.fr/aipc/public/SupportcoursPdF/1516-Trichromie.pdf

    In it you will find answers for all your questions. How to deal with the blue (keeping...
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    Re: Tricolor digital print

    Hello,

    You really should read Henri Gaud's work on "trichromie". It will give you all the information you need. And, don't know if he still can do it, but he used to give filters to people asking...
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    Re: Lightroom or alternative

    Well... a quick search on google gave this link http://https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2213295 on Adobe's forum. Second and third answers link you to the download page. You will probably have to...
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    Re: Lightroom or alternative

    Hello Sweep,

    I did guess right. In your case, LR is out of use. It is a fantastic software. but you do not need it.

    You should really find out Adobe Photoshop CS2. You will get it from Adobe...
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    Re: Lightroom or alternative

    Time to download Nick Collection...

    Google sold it to DXO. It might not be available for long...

    http://https://www.google.com/nikcollection/

    J
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    Re: Lightroom or alternative

    Hello,

    Reading your requirement, it seems that LR would be an overkill solution in some places and non sufficient in others. In terms of organisation, it's made to help you sort hundred of...
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    Re: Old Things,Farms,Barns,Buildings, Plus

    Hello,

    It seems that it is because you need to put your picture in your public "Photostream".
    To be able to get to it, you have to create an album in wich you send the pictures you want to be...
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    Re: Best tutorial for color negative scanning

    Hello Bruce,

    It is not the first time that you give that lecture, and I find it interesting. But - because there is always a "But" - you do not give a lot more. You even say that we have to work...
  23. Re: Beginning LF in the tradition of Alec Soth, Stephen Shore

    Good.

    Havre Fun !

    J
  24. Re: Beginning LF in the tradition of Alec Soth, Stephen Shore

    Hello,

    Here in France I started with a symmetrical camera. It was a Sinar, it could have been an Arca Swiss. It is what I found the easiest way to discover Large Format. Especially with the F1...
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