Páramo Darkcloth (alias 'Light & Land' darkcloth)
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Páramo Darkcloth (alias 'Light & Land' darkcloth)
During the Maldon meeting several participants were using an excellent focussing cloth that didn't need holding down to stop it blowing away...
The cloth in question was a Páramo Darkcloth which is being sold by Light & Land. The current price is £90 including postage & packing and can be obtained by ringing Jenny or Claire on +44 (0) 1432 839 111
More details below:
http://www.lightandland.co.uk/article.a ... =2&conId=8
I ordered one this morning.
The cloth in question was a Páramo Darkcloth which is being sold by Light & Land. The current price is £90 including postage & packing and can be obtained by ringing Jenny or Claire on +44 (0) 1432 839 111
More details below:
http://www.lightandland.co.uk/article.a ... =2&conId=8
I ordered one this morning.
Love is an Ebony mounted with a Cooke PS945.......
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Looks like a nice design, especially the breathable fabric. However, two improvements are needed:
- * Larger size so it'll fit around the back of my SV Wholeplate
- * White outside fabric surface. Black might be fine for you who live where cloudiness is the norm (sorry for stereotyping ) but things inside would rapidly become oppressively warm for those of us who shoot in the blazing southwestern US sun.
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Hmmm, that's not been my experience; it's light and crushes down into a very small volume and has already saved my Ebony from a strong squall on a beach in Brittany. I only wish I had been wearing something as waterproof at the timejoolsb wrote:The Paramo darkcloth is an excellent piece of kit but it's very heavy
Reassure yourself - stroke an Ebony
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Now, now..... your Ebony need lots of TLC. Special things need special, loving care. Look after Helen and Helen should take good care of you!Joanna Carter wrote:Hmmm, that's not been my experience; it's light and crushes down into a very small volume and has already saved my Ebony from a strong squall on a beach in Brittany. I only wish I had been wearing something as waterproof at the timejoolsb wrote:The Paramo darkcloth is an excellent piece of kit but it's very heavy
Love is an Ebony mounted with a Cooke PS945.......
My home-made effort is very light, but certainly not waterproof in any way.
Just black cotton cloth, doubled over and stitched into a "tube" and elasticated at one end. I do worry sometimes that I move the camera too much by removing the elasticated end though.
The Páramo one looks very nice, quite useful, but I don't think I could justify £90 for a darkcloth at the moment
Just black cotton cloth, doubled over and stitched into a "tube" and elasticated at one end. I do worry sometimes that I move the camera too much by removing the elasticated end though.
The Páramo one looks very nice, quite useful, but I don't think I could justify £90 for a darkcloth at the moment
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I use a black jacket which has some significant advantages over the paramo but isn't quite as 'cool' (apart from in the sun). I do like the way that the blackjacket allows lots of space for your hands to access the groundglass.. I imagine it would cost a similar amount as the paramo with import duty etc..
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