Large Format Landscapes

[koraks]

> This was the shot where I figured out why those little 135mm lenses are so cheap.
As in, limited coverage? At least they're not very heavy to lug around

Great images once again, keep them coming!

[AlexGard]

Yeah coverage is the isssue, and I really don't see much difference with field of view 150mm>135mm.

A cheap experiment, I suppose. if anyone wants a 135mm schneider hit me up :P

[Corran]

Nice tones and exposures Alex! I really like the series of cranes.

I never did much like the limitations of the 135mm focal length. If you like "slightly wide" lenses and want a ton of coverage, the 120mm f/8 Nikkor can cover 8x10, so it has pretty much unlimited coverage...as long as you don't mind the larger size. Pretty cheap too relative to its capability.

[koraks]

A cheap experiment, I suppose. if anyone wants a 135mm schneider hit me up :P

Nah thanks, I got one It's pretty limited in terms of movements, although it's usable. I also find the one I have (Xenar f/4.7) gets decidedly soft towards the corners. Still, the angle is quite nice and it's very light weight. When I got it, I sort of assumed that it would be unusable (also because the shutter was stuck, but I managed to get it unstuck), but I'm pleasantly surprised. Movements are just enough for most scenes and center sharpness is quite good, it seems.

[DennisD]

Another nice one Nana! Sadly I know nothing about ImageShack.

Here's one I took last week. Linhof MT, Nikkor 90mm f/8 w/ polarizer and both a 4x and 8x ND filter, Velvia 100F and then converted it to b&w with a "virtual" red filter:

Quite fine ! Striking ! Nice use of lights, darks (contrast) and texture.

[DennisD]

Attachment 119006

Home made 4x5 camera, Schneider SA 47 XL, Fomapan 100, 25A filter, Rodinal, Epson V700.

Beautiful.
Nana, you always seem to "nail it" - You are the master of wide angle !

[DennisD]

Thank you Peter, Marty!

I feel a little guilty, as I have a very nice Shen Hao 617 camera here that I really should be using more. But it's a lot harder to "commit" to shooting a few rolls of 120 on a casual afternoon hike. The other thing is that in terms of angle of view, I don't have any lenses that cover 617 quite like the 38mmXL covers the 35mm/612. The 58mmXL just barely is shy of covering 617 sadly, and when using the center filter it really cuts into the image (This last one was with the CF and it was a lot more evenly exposed than the first image I posted). I believe the 58mmXL on 617 would be equivalent to what I'm shooting here in field of view. Also I have boxes and boxes of expired 35mm film that I got for pennies on the dollar...

At the risk of monopolizing this thread for a minute, here's the rest of the "keepers" from the rolls I shot. I also have a couple of vertical images that I like but really don't work on a computer monitor. I will probably put them on my blog though sometime tonight.

Corran,

Thanks for sharing. Interesting work with rich tones. They are all lovely - especially like image in post no. 8991.

Dennis

[DennisD]

Massachusetts, July 2014
Tachihara Field Camera, 200mm Nikkor M
4x5 Kodak TMY, D-23

Very lovely, thoughtful composition, Ken.
From the overall tone, didn't have to look twice to know it was yours !

[Fredrick]

Dolomites 2 by Fredrick D. Fjeldsbø, on Flickr

[DennisD]

Cranes, Bayuquan Port, China by Alex Gard, on Flickr

Powerful image, Alex !