Is This Forum Too Gear Oriented?

[E. von Hoegh]

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Differential from what?

[E. von Hoegh]

The problem with alien lens designs is that their visible spectrum is significantly different from ours, so
alien lenses, although of superb quality, are totally opaque to humans (and our film).

This requires extremely long exposures.

- Leigh

If they are totally opaque, the exposures will be infinitely long. This will render processing chemicals, printing paper, darkrooms, and spectators to view the non-existant finished prints pointless.

[Greg Miller]

...and not enough on technique?

Is there a "Technique" mini forum on this forum? That's what large format is about anyways.

I think what it is about will differ for each individual. But technique is meaningless without a defined end product in mind. Thinking about an end result, a photograph or photographic print, frames the discussion about gear and technique.

For me, photographs themselves are about 90% creative vision, 9% process/technique, and 1% gear. Optimal discussion on the forum would be 50% creative vision, 49% process/technique, and 1% gear. Creative vision is something that can be very difficult to discuss, even if a photographer is fully self aware of what their creative vision is. But a photograph has to move me first, before I ever care about process, technique, or gear. And without creative vision, what drives the decision making for selecting process, technique, or gear? So without a photograph or creative vision in mind, process, technique, and gear talk feels a bit shallow.

[BradS]

I a agree that sometimes when you press what's new
It's a majority of for sale items which gives a certain vibe

My idea would be to put the for sale section in its own realm
And to not have it come up in what's new

Its getting to the point where the for sale section is the only part of the forum I enjoy lately.
Threads in the rest of the forum invaribly degenerate into a few regulars engagining in a pissing contest.
Even the for sale posts go that direction all too often.

[Leigh]

If they are totally opaque, the exposures will be infinitely long.

Well, nothing is perfect, fortunately.

I get around the high opacity by using really really fast film.

- Leigh

[Ralph Barker]

Differential from what?

Old Willys Jeep.

[C. D. Keth]

Gear is easy to talk about without offending anybody or anybody getting bent out of shape. The average amateur photographer is not very good at taking criticism.

[WootSK]

+100

- Leigh

I am lost what does the above reply means?

[Leigh]

I am lost what does the above reply means?

It refers to the text that was quoted in that post (waaaay back at post #23).

The more commonly used form is +1 (see post #6), meaning one more vote for the quoted statement.

My +100 meant 100 more votes.

- Leigh

[Leigh]

... nothing about Minox or half frame cameras. ;-)

I have both. What would you like to discuss?

- Leigh