Hey Jay, I have a bag mag. Its a little different than the two that Jim Fitzgerald has listed here. I am looking forward to trying this camera out. I ordered some EFKE and hope I don't have the quality problems from that thread, Jason. Jay which film do you use?
I am hoping for a vintage look from the 100 year old Tessar that I bet the RB can't do. Course I can't synch flash either. The Combi Plan can hold 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 also I think so processing shouldn't be a problem.
There's just something about shooting a Stieglitz era camera. I'm hoping to get good portrait response to it. I do have a longer 162mm Zeiss Tessar I will try out as well.
I haven't gotten bold enough to try alternative prints but I bet the carbon prints are beautiful.
Hi Mark,
I bought a bunch of Forte 200 and 400 when it was available, and it's been in my freezer since. I haven't shot any EFKE, but my recent experience with ADOX roll film doesn't inspire much confidence in them.
[IMG] Juliet in satin by Jay DeFehr, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG] Untitled by Jay DeFehr, on Flickr[/IMG]
The above were made with my 3x4, the first on Forte 400, and the second on 6x9 roll film TMY-2
Very cool, Jay. What lens is that? And is it natural light? Exposure? Handheld?
I just read the Flicker post. 12" Reflector and 150mm lens. Is the roll back a knob or a lever? I've read the knobs have film flatness problems. Very nice.
Thanks, Mark. The top one is a carbon print, and not a very good one, but one of my first. The lens is a 150mm Xenar, the light was a fluorescent spiral in a 12" reflector, shot on a tripod, with a knob wind roll back. I've only shot the one roll with the roll back, and I haven't scrutinized corner to corner sharpness, but they look pretty sharp by casual observation.
I have both knob wind and lever wind roll backs. I really haven't noticed a difference between them, other than the lever wind backs are much newer and probably in a bit better shape. I had one which was sticking, and when I took it apart I didn't get it back together properly, so now it is sitting in a box in pieces. I have the factory repair manual, but it didn't help me any. I'll leave the rest of them alone.
Michael Cienfuegos
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