Anyone use a hat?

[Leszek Vogt]

Don't have a hat....this shade does pretty well....installed in a hot shoe. One can also jig up a clamp with 1/4" thread and it's possible to attach to that, as well. Sometimes I'll drag out the compendium.

Les

[Alan Klein]

How do you avoid getting the shade in the picture when you're rushing to get off a shot?

[Ari]

I've gotten pretty good at making my own lens caps.
I use the dark slide to shade the lens when needed.
No extra things to remember or forget.

[Leszek Vogt]

How do you avoid getting the shade in the picture when you're rushing to get off a shot?

You bring the shade in....and check it on the GG. Rushing what ?.....this is a slow cooking endeavor; therefore, no need for 12FPS action shots. Well, we could have (all of us) somewhat different approaches......

Les

[Drew Wiley]

Just wear a turban and unroll it as needed. ... shade, darkcloth, shawl all in one.

[grat]

How do you avoid getting the shade in the picture when you're rushing to get off a shot?

Rushing doesn't mean skipping steps in your process. It just means proceeding at a deliberate speed. If it's bright and you need such a shade, attach it before you compose / check focus.

Every time I've screwed up a shot with LF, it's because I didn't follow the sequence I cooked up for my own use.

In my experience, based on other endeavors, the more you stick to a process, the easier it gets, and the faster it goes.

[Alan Klein]

Rushing doesn't mean skipping steps in your process. It just means proceeding at a deliberate speed. If it's bright and you need such a shade, attach it before you compose / check focus.

Every time I've screwed up a shot with LF, it's because I didn't follow the sequence I cooked up for my own use.

In my experience, based on other endeavors, the more you stick to a process, the easier it gets, and the faster it goes.

I am pretty new to this LF stuff. I just noticed that three of my film holders have the 6 dark slides in reversed. I had to count the pictures I took in my log book just to convince myself that none of the 6 shots weren't exposed yet. And people want me to use the dark slide as a sun shade. Sheesh.

[Doremus Scudder]

I am pretty new to this LF stuff. I just noticed that three of my film holders have the 6 dark slides in reversed. I had to count the pictures I took in my log book just to convince myself that none of the 6 shots weren't exposed yet. And people want me to use the dark slide as a sun shade. Sheesh.

I started out with my darkslides "reversed" according to common usage. I didn't know the convention when I began (almost 40 years ago now...) so I just did what seemed logical to me. I've never changed. But, I do try to remember which is which and if I've exposed a sheet or not. An exposure record and numbered holders helps a lot here

Doremus

[BBW]

A hat makes a great shade and shutter for my process lens.

[jmdavis]

It is always better to process an unexposed sheet than to inadvertantly double expose a shot.