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- Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:14 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: making large negs on an epson printer ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3229
Re: making large negs on an epson printer ?
Dean, Yes it is very possible and if you are happy to live with only up to 10x8, it can be done quite cheaply too on an A4 printer, but larger printers give you more flexibility. Be prepared though for lots of 'tweaking' to get the negatives looking correct to your eye. If you do have a printer capa...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:36 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Meeting up
- Topic: Ridgeway outing?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 56249
Re: Ridgeway outing?
Paul, Richard and Tim, All looking good. It always amazes me how so many different interpretations arise from the the same basic scenes; the slightly different choice of viewpoint, the different focal lengths and the different films all have a huge impact on the image. My thanks to you too Paul for ...
- Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:47 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: New Members
- Topic: Hi from North Wiltshire
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12766
Re: Hi from North Wiltshire
Joe,
This weekend is a bit crazy unfortunately; hope you had a good luck in the forest.
Best regards,
Evan
This weekend is a bit crazy unfortunately; hope you had a good luck in the forest.
Best regards,
Evan
- Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:34 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Taking Pictures
- Topic: QuickDisc
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12288
Re: QuickDisc
Paul, I tried using one of these a while ago; I too had problems with it blowing away etc. I stopped using it when I lost the little measuring strip :( Instead I glued a scale to the length of the camera bed so that I could read off the actual focal length and then wrote up a little table so that fo...
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:25 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: New Members
- Topic: Hello from Berkshire
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14296
Re: Hello from Berkshire
Hi Glen,
It was good to meet up the other Saturday; I am also firmly of the opinion that a little insanity helps when it comes to LF! And yes, I often spend a significant fraction of my day writing software too
Best regards,
Evan
It was good to meet up the other Saturday; I am also firmly of the opinion that a little insanity helps when it comes to LF! And yes, I often spend a significant fraction of my day writing software too
Best regards,
Evan
- Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:10 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: New Members
- Topic: Hi from North Wiltshire
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12766
Re: Hi from North Wiltshire
Hi Joe, You have some fantastic images on your site; I am in North Wilts too and I recognise the ones of the water park. Life has been rather hectic recently, but I intend to have a good day out in the local area soon (fingers crossed for some frost!). I will send you a PM nearer the time to see if ...
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:17 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Meeting up
- Topic: Ridgeway outing?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 56249
Re: Ridgeway outing?
I have just about thawed out now! The first few negatives are not looking too bad, despite dropping them on the floor of the garage :( http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6111/6372523291_15e5ee0df1_z.jpg Along Waylands Smithy http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6103/6372522287_85cfdede2f_z.jpg By the Ridgeway h...
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:05 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Meeting up
- Topic: Ridgeway outing?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 56249
Re: Ridgeway outing?
Hi Paul,
I have been holding off replying to the list for a while as I am in London on Saturday but it is now confirmed as the evening I am in the Swindon area so do you mind if I tag along in the morning too?
Best regards,
Evan
I have been holding off replying to the list for a while as I am in London on Saturday but it is now confirmed as the evening I am in the Swindon area so do you mind if I tag along in the morning too?
Best regards,
Evan
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:07 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Wet Processing
- Topic: Albumen Prints...........anyone?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22570
Re: Albumen Prints...........anyone?
Andrew, I tend to do Argyrotypes/ VDB rather than salt or albumen, although I do sometimes use albumen as a size instead of gelatine (the albumen is not salted). I also do carbon transfers, primarily grinding my own pigments for the tissue. I did try coating some paper for albumen printing, but afte...
- Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:01 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Epson V700 as Densitometer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3329
Re: Epson V700 as Densitometer
Val, Scan a Stouffer transmission step-wedge at the same time as the negative (or positive if you have a reflective step wedge). Find the pixel value of the region of interest on the negative, then find the step on the step-wedge which has the nearest value to the measured pixel. The process will th...
- Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:47 am Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scheimpflug and another question
- Replies: 37
- Views: 21257
Re: Scheimpflug and another question
Charles, A fantastic image of the Rolls. Out of interest, why did you choose to have the car wing mirror also in focus? I assume that the prime drive for the image was to throw the main part of the windscreen out of focus so that the flying lady stood out against a nice background; my instinct would...
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:59 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lacock Abbey: worth it?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4804
Re: Lacock Abbey: worth it?
On a quiet day about a year ago, I took my pinhole camera around with a small table-top tripod. I spoke to the NT folks in each of the rooms where I used it and they all agreed that Fox-Talbot would have probably approved and let me take an image. I made sure the exposures were all completed in just...
- Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:30 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Critique
- Topic: First paper negs out of my Cambo 4x5
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10159
Re: First paper negs out of my Cambo 4x5
Bill, I put a sheet of paper in a film holder and then hold it up to a 'dim' light; I then pull out the slide about half an inch at a time each second until the full sheet is exposed and then turn off the light. When you develop it, the edge of the sheet will be white where it was under the lip of t...
- Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:14 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
- Replies: 73
- Views: 40303
Re: Some thoughts on the design of a lightweight 4x5
Neil,
Looking good; those tripod bushes are sweet. I welded a nut to a steel plate for my first 4x5 and it really was not pretty!
Best regards,
Evan
Looking good; those tripod bushes are sweet. I welded a nut to a steel plate for my first 4x5 and it really was not pretty!
Best regards,
Evan
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:12 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
- Forum: Critique
- Topic: First paper negs out of my Cambo 4x5
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10159
Re: First paper negs out of my Cambo 4x5
Bill, Nice. Welcome to the LF paper negative community! Have you tried pre-flashing the paper yet? It helps to maintain the shadow detail more and gives an overall increase in the range of tones that can be captured. As you are using VC paper, you may also want to try a yellow filter which will redu...