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- Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:49 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A question on focussing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8120
Re: A question on focussing
Something similar to this is what I use. It's a bit of a pain if I have the screen light-screens up, but if I remove those and use a cover, it's fine. <edit> for got to put the link in! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3X6X-Magnifying-LED-Jewelry-Loupe-Magnifier-Credit-Card-/160616697934?_trksid=p4340.m263...
- Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:34 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A question on focussing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8120
Re: A question on focussing
I'm farsighted and need glasses for anything nearer than a couple of feet; even with the glasses I find I can't see nearer than a foot or so. But at least that means positive lenses in loupes and such are the right direction for me. I use an 'old folks reading aid' - credit card sized thing with an ...
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:56 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Critique
- Topic: St Alban's Cathedral
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8143
Re: St Alban's Cathedral
Yep, that's Sainsbury's cheapest own-brand coffee... film is Adox CHS-50. I'm still working on a good dilution/time and possibly restrainer to get the results I want from the sheet film, though I have it cracked now for the 35mm. There's some subtle difference in the film structure or the emulsion t...
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:51 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Critique
- Topic: St Alban's Cathedral
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8143
St Alban's Cathedral
5x4, MPP Press with 135mm Xenar, developed in Caffenol
I'm not one for religion, but it's a nice pile of stone.
Neil
I'm not one for religion, but it's a nice pile of stone.
Neil
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:02 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Critique
- Topic: First Wet-plates
- Replies: 25
- Views: 26852
Re: First Wet-plates
Interesting - I don't get the odd perspective flatness I had with the earlier image.
The method really brings out the texture of the stonework, but perhaps a touch over exposed? Anyone know the spectral sensitivity of the chemistry? I'm guessing UV/blue sensitive, rather than red.
Neil
The method really brings out the texture of the stonework, but perhaps a touch over exposed? Anyone know the spectral sensitivity of the chemistry? I'm guessing UV/blue sensitive, rather than red.
Neil
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:58 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scheimpflug and another question
- Replies: 37
- Views: 21241
Re: Scheimpflug and another question
At the risk of heresy - I can probably count on one hand the times I've ever chosen to use anything more than shifts to compose an image. There's a reason the vast majority of cameras in the world keep the lens parallel to the film... Let me give an example: Scheimpflug requires that the plane of th...
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:58 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A personal observation on images worth keeping...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3397
Re: A personal observation on images worth keeping...
I find it must more satisfying to be doing something a bit off the beaten track... currently investigating, as I have been for a few weeks, developing Adox CHS-50 in coffee...
Neil
Neil
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:09 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century(?)
- Replies: 53
- Views: 27052
Re: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century
When all you've got is a hammer, everything's a nail...
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:01 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century(?)
- Replies: 53
- Views: 27052
Re: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century
I think people may have taken my analogy the wrong way... All a cooker does is puts heat under a pan - the chef selects the ingredients, prepares them, knows the order and for how long to cook them. All a camera does is put an image on a light sensitive film at the back of a dark box. The label on t...
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:56 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
- Replies: 73
- Views: 40279
Re: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
A very kind offer, Susie - you may have access to better machining than I have! The issue with casting/moulding CF is that you need accurately made bucks to make the moulds, including a good surface finish, and that costs expensive machinist time... the good news is that many of the parts can be mad...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:46 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTB: Fuji 600mm-C Lens
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5315
Re: WTB: Fuji 600mm-C Lens
Tsk, when I were but a lad, we couldn't even afford the outside of our pinholes...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:42 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
- Replies: 73
- Views: 40279
Re: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
Indeed; when I tried my proto made from aircraft grade birch ply and beech it's pretty good - but could be better! My Sanderson is also heavier than it feels, if that makes sense. Of course, most modern lenses are also a lot heavier than their vintage cousins. (Of which - I had a major shock discove...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:27 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century(?)
- Replies: 53
- Views: 27052
Re: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century
Yes. Imagine: "That was a wonderful meal. You must have an excellent cooker..."Marizu wrote: Large format is simply a tool. The image is king.
Neil
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:00 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century(?)
- Replies: 53
- Views: 27052
Re: The Most Important Photographer of the Late 20th Century
It sounds like Neil isn't going to be buying much of Uta Barth's work then :) . Fair enough, and each to their own but, his recipe for a worthy seems to sadly discount the potential of photography to convey much, much more than a well composed facsimile of "reality". If the same rules were applied ...
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 6:39 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
- Replies: 73
- Views: 40279
Re: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
...my lack of wood working skills I just hope that Andrew didn't take any pictures of the box I knocked together to send him some lenses... I'm researching carbon fibre moulding; debating doing the major parts that way rather than messing around with two-pack adhesives and sheet carbon fibre. Could...