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I bought this Navajo vase in Monument Valley motel owned by them on their nation lands and even got 25% off. Are you telling me it was made in China?

Thanks for that link. Ansel had constant midday lighting in that video clip. He had plenty of time to get the exposure where he wanted. However, shooting color chromes during magic hour with...

New Harrison tent instructions from Filmtools where I bought mine.
https://www.filmtools.com/harfilchante.html


New Storage Recommendations for all Harrison Tents and Bags
Store your Harrison...

Who's going to spend $6000+ for this camera plus lens just to scan with? You and maybe ten other people.

Don't forget to post them here.

Drew, I'm not as confident in my ability as you are in yours to get the exposure right the first time. I also don't hike miles but rather a few hundred yards from my car at the most. I even have a...

I follow the instructions. I fold it loosely inside an open carton. I don't keep it in the sack bag. I think that's just for traveling.

Well, as I said in an earlier post, I always bracketed with roll film. I'ts just so easy and convenient and cheap. I agree now that I started 4x5 2 1/2 years ago that I don't bracket except in...

Not everyone shoots as much as you do. So if bracketing allows less experienced photographers to capture the right exposure under especially difficult lighting conditions, and go home bagging the...

Bernice. That's great for work in a studio with controlled light or at a photo shoot in midday light where you have loads of equipment and helpers. But for the average, non-pro (even pro)...

Any method probably will be fine. I do scan 4x5, 6x7 and 35mm with a V850 at 2400bpi. (I'm shooting 4x5 with a 45H-1 Chamonix) But that gets reduced for the web at the end of editing to around 1600...

Weeks often months can go by before I shoot a shot. If it's not what I want or think it's anything special, I won't bother. So when I finally feel it's worth taking the camera out and setting it up...

What will you do with the scans?

I bracket medium format 6x7 roll film but don't bracket (usually) since starting 4x5. It's pretty cheap and convenient with roll film. I will bracket an extra shot in 4x5 if I'm shooting in...

How do you use the densitometer on a scanner and what does it mean? I have an Epson V850 scanner and a lab develops my film. I shoot Tmax for BW and various chromes for color.

Only the settings would be different. If your setting at mountain elevation was let's say 1/125 at f/16, the less bright lighting at sea level might cause the Nikon to set it at 1/125 at f/11. But...

Your processes, Drew, are traditional analog. You don't scan. He does. So he's using a different tool set that you have no or little experience with. But his methods give him what he needs when...

But Alex Burke's shots look terrific. He's backed up his comments with his pictures. Why would he say ASA 80 or 64 if his pictures came out differently? Maybe you and he process film differently?...

Wouldn't the higher altitude this was shot at mean that the box speed at lower altitudes is less than 100. Alex Burke in the link provided by Patrick seems to think it's actually 80 or 64. Burke...

Nice. What was your setup?

What I found interesting where I live in NJ is that while the Federal tax requires 7 1/2% of income before you can take medical and dental deductions, in NJ it starts after 2 1/2%.

Also, check state vs Federal as the rules are often different.

Have you checked with a tax advisor to see if any of that is deductible as a medical expense?

Two boxes of 20- Velvia 50 4x5 just arrived expiring in late 2023. Into the freezer either to use later or keep as an investment for resale. :)

My credit card extends warranties one year. So a one-year manufacturer's warranty is effectively two years. It's part of their coverage when I use their card to purchase the equipment. Not every...

I appreciate your positive views. Those are mine pretty much as well. I like film for the contemplative process. But I don't have a darkroom. So using digital is required to get results I can see...

Calculators and cash machines also rob people of thinking. Many young people just can't do simple arithmetic without them. Cashiers can't give you the right change from a ten dollar bill without...

Well I haven't noticed any bad results. But maybe I have to try it on a blank wall or maybe a black wall or whatever to bring out the defects. Is there a procedure to do that?

Photography in a way does remove our ability to memorize or remember experiences.

It's like my GPS navigation system. When I use it, I can't remember how to re navigate without it. I rely on it...

I have a mark on the back of my LF lens, a 75mm. How would I check out how it affects the photos?

Have you tried ROR? It cleans stuff that normal lens cleaner won;t clean....

I use my micro 4/3 zoom camera for that. 4:3 (20:15) is very close to 5:4 (20:16). Plus I know where the zoom on it represents the different LF lenses I use. SO when I zoom I predetermined the lens...

Thanks for the suggestion. I wonder though if being so much removed from the film will just push me back to using digital exclusively? I want there to be some connection to the film I'm using. On...

Nice ad for Toyo cameras. 1991. Yikes, that's 31 years go. Her kids must have kids.

I suppose I wasn't clear. The ordinary and unheroic edits of the scanned image bring back Velvia colors in general. The same with Ektachrome and Provia. They also adjust to their designed...

The point I was making is that I don't try to match the Chrome with the edits on the screen. I just scan the picture, set black and white points, do a few minor adjustments and if the colors look...

Why match to the original colors of the Velvia 50 chrome? As long as they seem right for our eyes is what counts. The color palette for Velvia was developed by some Japanese engineer who's probably...

You make a good point. I keep thinking the records can be analyzed so I don't make similar mistakes in future shots. I guess that's helped me 5-10% of the time, probably not worth the effort. Of...

Vaugh, you make a good testimonial for the brand. You ought to let them know about the books you kept with your notes. Maybe they'll make you a deal to advertise for them.

They are handy to remind you to write stuff in. However, there are a couple of big sections on each sheet that could be combined.