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Pompous Rhombus posted:Depending on how selling my car works out, I'm thinking about picking up one of those Fuji 6x9 rangefinders to use as a landscape camera for when I'm out on my motorcycle. I saw an older one at a shop for ~$200. Can anyone talk me out of it? You didn't specify which 6x9 rangefinder, but I personally would want the GSW690. 90mm just isn't wide enough, but I use 65mm on 6x7 all the time. edit: 90mm isn't wide enough for general landscapes use, anyway. MrBlandAverage fucked around with this message at 01:12 on Mar 11, 2013 |
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Depending on how selling my car works out, I'm thinking about picking up one of those Fuji 6x9 rangefinders to use as a landscape camera for when I'm out on my motorcycle. I saw an older one at a shop for ~$200. Can anyone talk me out of it? For $200, as long as it isn't broken that's a must buy, imo.
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A bicycle shot that you've never seen before new and exciting!
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I picked up the Rolfix for $20 and put a roll of HP5 through it. The thing's a bit of a bitch to use (shooting indoors trying to guess focal distances while juggling an off camera flash), but I think it will work out quite well for landscapes. One issue that I encountered was that if I plugged in a pc sync cord, it would fire my flash indiscriminately whenever the cable was jostled. It seemed to fire when it needed to as well, but I haven't seen that happen before. burzum karaoke fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Mar 11, 2013 |
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Mar 11, 2013 06:16
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 Rubbish Bins, Pearl Centre, 2013 by alkanphel, on Flickr
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alkanphel posted:
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Mar 12, 2013 00:44
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Well I tried the tintype on the weekend, without a lot of success. Lots of fogged/low contrast plates, which at the moment I'm thinking is due to the developer concentration being to high and also the temperature being too high (the last week has been loving hot down here). But hopefully I'll give it another crack this Sunday with a better understanding of the process (and it'll be 15C cooler). Anyway, went to the photography market here in Melbourne (held twice a year) and found this big-rear end Schneider lens for $100:  All I really know about it, is that was made in the mid 70's, f-stop range 5.6-11 and no shutter. I'm gonna try mounting it on this 8x10 wetplate camera I'm restoring at some point, it's too big for the Speed Graphic.
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nerdz posted:Hey, I'm from Brazil. Old post, but let me school you on some poo poo. You're not taking advantage of the fact that nobody in Brazil values old stuff like cameras. I got myself an yashica mat for $150 and a pristine pentax 6x7 for $300. Buy film on ebay from chinese dudes, at $7.50 per roll, free shipping. I buy around $100 of film and it's enough to last until the next package comes (around 1 month). I got my film scanner, HP G4050, for $250 new and it's pretty good and comes with the holders. Replying to an old post, but where the hell do you delevop for $1? Around here I can't find anything under U$4. The 6x7 for 300 would be just the body right? When you add lenses and stuff like that, It goes quite higher. I'll admit I haven't payed much attention to TLRs on Mercadolivre (Brazilian's eBay equivalent), but any mats that looked in decent shape when I looked around where going for U$200 at least, which is too high for one of them. I don't get your point on film, I'm paying less than that thru freestyle, even when you add shipping. And buying in germany was plain cheap. I'll take the tip on the scanner, I've been looking for one. Does it do 120? Anyways, I'm back from europe and those are the spoils Forgive the lovely dark pic on top of a messy bed but eh,   europa 254 por primoitcho, no Flickr Mint Pentacon six with 2.8/80mm Carl Zeiss Jena lenses Also MINT Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16 Film filme film and Rodinal!
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Primo Itch posted:Replying to an old post, but where the hell do you delevop for $1? Around here I can't find anything under U$4. Judging by the quoted post, Brazil.
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eggsovereasy posted:Judging by the quoted post, Brazil. Yeah. He was replying to one of my posts. I'm from Brazil also, but the cheapest I can find in my town is U$4.
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Mar 12, 2013 20:41
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 Cherisse by dorkasaurus_rex, on Flickr Large format can be disgustingly beautiful sometimes.
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Great shot! How was it lit, the light looks great! Also I thought it was Jessica Alba for a split second.
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Mar 13, 2013 18:10
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Crop out that edge  You shot large format inside (what looks like) a Chinese restaurant? That's awesome.
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Mar 13, 2013 18:12
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:
This is great. Love the natural pose and love the lighting you got out of it. Now for something ugly: 
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Mar 13, 2013 19:43
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:
Fixed for you, as I think film played a stronger role than large format. Nice shot, though.
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Santa is strapped posted:Great shot! How was it lit, the light looks great! Just an overhead fluorescent and the ambient light from a neon sign. It *is* possible to shoot LF with available light. Also, the restaurant is Ba Xuyen, a Banh Mi spot. Thanks y'all.
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4x5 sheet film is really expensive, right? I'm browsing for cleared-out-my-attic film lots on eBay, and I came across this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Kodak-Panato...=item5aef107bb5 For posterity, a crappy screen-grab: 
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ExecuDork posted:4x5 sheet film is really expensive, right? I'm browsing for cleared-out-my-attic film lots on eBay, and I came across this: It was ISO 32 when it was made, so it should be, what, ISO 5 by now? I'd be all over that if I had a 4x5.
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ExecuDork posted:4x5 sheet film is really expensive, right? I'm browsing for cleared-out-my-attic film lots on eBay, and I came across this: I always love the "open box" film where the owner opened the box to take a picture.
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I had no idea how this would really turn out when I took it but it turned out nicely in the end I think. Rays of light by alkanphel, on Flickr
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So, I did something that I've wanted to do for a very, very long time: I bought a Pentax 6x7. I've shot one roll and I have to say, wow, I have so very, very much to learn about medium format as a whole and the 6x7 in particular. There's a lot of little quirks that caught me by surprise because I assumed, hey, I'm great with a 35mm camera, this thing's just supersized, let's make it happen. Not so fast. 1) The eye-level viewfinder is not glasses-friendly at all. Both because it's not rubberized and I'm afraid I'm going to gouge the everloving hell out of my lens, and because what I can see through the view finder from that little bit of extra distance is probably only 50% of the frame. I'l either have to remember this and adapt, get used to focusing without my glasses on, get contacts, or stick to the waist-level view finder. 2) The mirror is apparently quite startling and Laura blinking became a problem. I guess this comes down to warning people, or locking the mirror up after framing/focusing so that it's just the shutter when I actually release. 3) All my instincts for how far away I should be for a given framing have to adapt. 4) My garbage tripod looks like it's going to weep and then die with this monster on top. 5) My negative sleeves only hold nine 6x7 frames, but I get ten shots to a roll. So, here's the best shot from the first of what (I hope) to be many, many rolls with my new friend.  Way too much headroom, and I should have shuffled a half step to my left so that the computer monitor in the background wasn't growing out of her head, but overall I'm super stoked at the potential. I feel like I just pulled a sword out of a rock. On another note, I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade my Flickr account again. I let it lapse years ago, not too long after they were bought by Yahoo, and a lot of my photos have been pushed off the back by the 200 photo limit. I'm trying to decide if that's a bad thing, or if I should use that as incentive to move forward/clean out some of the cruft.
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I used gaffer tape to pad the edge of the VF on my Pentax 67 and haven't had any glasses gouging. BTW anyone that likes that photo should go to the classified thread and buy my P67. I need 4x5 film and beer money 
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8th-samurai posted:I used gaffer tape to pad the edge of the VF on my Pentax 67 and haven't had any glasses gouging. BTW anyone that likes that photo should go to the classified thread and buy my P67. I need 4x5 film and beer money This is what I did as well.
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So apparently you need about 800ml to cover 4x5 sheets in a Patterson tank. Should probably have checked that before trying my first development rather than after.
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big scary monsters posted:So apparently you need about 800ml to cover 4x5 sheets in a Patterson tank. Should probably have checked that before trying my first development rather than after. On the upside, you'll remember it for sure next time. How'd the pictures come out?
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Yeah, don't think I'll make that mistake twice! Haven't scanned them yet, but other than the top quarter being blank I think they came out pretty well. I did a 1:100 Adonal easy mode stand develop, 60 minutes with agitation at the start and at 30 minutes, then a water stop and 1:39 Ilford Rapid Fix for 10 minutes. Contrast looks a little low, but I think they were probably half a stop underexposed in the first place. Hopefully the weather will clear tomorrow and I can go outside and take some shots in half decent light.
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This would be better if it wasn't all crooked (or if it had an interesting subject/composition).
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8th-samurai posted:This would be better if it wasn't all crooked (or if it had an interesting subject/composition). Nah, it's fine.
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I'm looking at picking up a 6x4.5 sometime soon, and I've spotted decent deals on a Bronica ETRSI and a ETRS. The ETRS is a little more, but has a metered finder, the ETRSi does not. Is there any real reason, mechanically, to lean one way or another? What issues should I beware of when examining them?
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Finally got the tintypes working at home, first here is a shot of the laundry with all the crap laid out: And here are a couple of shots that came out okay (worked out the developer was too hot last time):   They're a little messy due to a couple of not so great colloidion pours, and reusing cleaned plates from all the disasters the other week.
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8th-samurai posted:This would be better if it wasn't all crooked (or if it had an interesting subject/composition). I think it's great.
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Trying out Provia 100F for portraiture, not too bad indeed I felt. Danny Santos II by alkanphel, on Flickr
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alkanphel posted:Trying out Provia 100F for portraiture, not too bad indeed I felt. I think Provia's great for portraiture. Nice shot!
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JSW2 posted:I'm looking at picking up a 6x4.5 sometime soon, and I've spotted decent deals on a Bronica ETRSI and a ETRS. The ETRS is a little more, but has a metered finder, the ETRSi does not. Is there any real reason, mechanically, to lean one way or another? What issues should I beware of when examining them? It's almost seen as heresy, but after shooting with non-metered bodies for so long, having a metered finder is awesome. I still carry my trusty L-308 most of the time, but sometimes it's nice to be able to just bring your camera and shoot without the added hassle. The only really useful thing the ETRSi gives you - aside from being less old - is mirror lockup... helpful since Bonicas have some epic mirror slap going. The other stuff (TTL, bulb, etc) probably arent worth the extra $$. As for what to look for - check the shutter speeds (on Bronicas, you have to switch it to multi exposure to dry fire), check the mirror flips up properly (since people seem to think they come loose fairly easily) and if you end up with the ETRS, double check that the winder still works properly. I know Mannequin-hating is totally ON TREND right now, but I love your style. BrosephofArimathea fucked around with this message at 01:29 on Mar 18, 2013 |
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joelcamefalling posted:I know Mannequin-hating is totally ON TREND right now Yeah, in the first one there's some barrel distortion.
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Oh man, I really like how the sidewalk texture blurs to the background. Nice lines too with the curve of the street.
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