4x5 camera for long exposure

[Jac@stafford.net]

In my long exposure photography I grappled more with a moving ground.

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[Pfsor]

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A nice try Jac, but would not make any difference on an old wooden plank moving with each your step on it. My tripod has rubber protection but the ground can easily betray you. Well, we're speaking a 800mm lens beast in action.

[Jac@stafford.net]

A nice try Jac, but would not make any difference on an old wooden plank moving with each your step on it. My tripod has rubber protection but the ground can easily betray you. Well, we're speaking a 800mm lens beast in action.

So who is presuming an old wooden plank? And what does that mean?

[Pfsor]

An old wooden plank like from an old wooden floor. Found usually in flats or apartments of older buildings that have not been modernized or even in wooden cabins in nature where you hide with your camera to catch a subject of interest because there you have the best view and nobody around to disturb you.
See - plank
/plaŋk/
noun
plural noun: planks
1.
a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.
synonyms: board, floorboard, beam, timber, stave, deal
"rough wooden planks"

[Pfsor]

Now to continue the explanation asked for - an old wooden plank from a wooden floor often times moves when you step on it. It can even make a squeaking noise (good for you - in this case you're warned that the floor is not good for long exposure photography if the photographer steps on it during an exposure). It is more dangerous than winds because winds do not penetrate to the room as easily as they ventilate you in nature. So the wooden floor can move even without you noticing it while walking on it. The rest is easily understandable. Hopefully.

[Greg]

Sinar Norma (4x5 and 8x10) on a Linhof Heavy Duty tripod never failed me for night time exposures of hours plus in length (even on a windy nights).

[Jac@stafford.net]

An old wooden plank like from an old wooden floor. Found usually in flats or apartments of older buildings that have not been modernized or even in wooden cabins in nature where you hide with your camera to catch a subject of interest because there you have the best view and nobody around to disturb you.
See - plank
/plaŋk/
noun
plural noun: planks
1.
a long, thin, flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring.
synonyms: board, floorboard, beam, timber, stave, deal
"rough wooden planks"

That is almost enough to put you into the Nut Case category.

[Pfsor]

Sinar Norma (4x5 and 8x10) on a Linhof Heavy Duty tripod never failed me for night time exposures of hours plus in length (even on a windy nights).

Good for you, frankly. The same tripod put on a sandy beach would gladly tell you a different story. Especially if you walk around it while bored during the hours of waiting. Been there, done that.

[Pfsor]

That is almost enough to put you into the Nut Case category.

Was is so difficult for you? Next time you don't get it ask again!

[Pfsor]

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They won't help you in snow, on sand or, your favourite - an old wooden plank floor.