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nielsm posted:Unless you shoot 6x12 or 9x12. 9x12? i've never heard of any rollfilm that's 9cm high.
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Genderfluid posted:9x12? i've never heard of any rollfilm that's 9cm high. Yeah it's sheet film, the "metric equivalent" of 4x5" sheets. Still it's a negative with 120mm on one side 
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Aug 18, 2013 18:30
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Yeah. Actual exposition area for 6x6 is ~56mm x 56mm, the film is 60mm wide.
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Aug 18, 2013 22:29
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Genderfluid posted:9x12? i've never heard of any rollfilm that's 9cm high. There were a few rollfilms that were that large. 122 film is known as "postcard" size because people would use it to contact-print their family cards, it was pretty common in large folders (Kodak No 3a) and that's very close as well (8.25cm). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_format
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Aug 18, 2013 23:01
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Paul MaudDib posted:There were a few rollfilms that were that large. 122 film is known as "postcard" size because people would use it to contact-print their family cards, it was pretty common in large folders (Kodak No 3a) and that's very close as well (8.25cm). That font looks mighty like comic sans. Also a post card from a shopping center, in my mind, it doesn't get more American than that. More on topic, there's also the Widelux and others which go to 17cm (170mm) even. Of course it's still only 56mm on the short side, but hey. Also if one could convert those post card cameras into medium format, they'd make nice panorama cameras, I'd wager.
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So, after flipping through a lot of pages in this thread, I'm about to drop some cash on a Pentax 67. Any tips for someone that hasn't shot MF before?
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Casu Marzu posted:So, after flipping through a lot of pages in this thread, I'm about to drop some cash on a Pentax 67. Any tips for someone that hasn't shot MF before? Learn good shooting technique (brace your body as much as possible), consider investing in a decent ballhead and an L-bracket, learn to freehand with mirror lockup if you're concerned about vibration (it's overblown). Umm, don't put your finger through the shutter. It's huge and it's right there when you're loading. Loading is probably the trickiest part, make sure both the pressure back (green/orange 120/220 on back) and the counter (on the right hand side) are set, make sure the keys are aligned when you insert the spools. Don't leave the meter on. It will drain your battery in 24h or so if you forget about it. And consider getting it sent in to have a split prism screen added, they really help focusing the wide angle lenses. It's really about as easy a starting MF camera as you can get. It's just like an overgrown Spotmatic. Paul MaudDib fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Aug 19, 2013 |
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Aug 19, 2013 02:17
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Paul MaudDib posted:Learn good shooting technique (brace your body as much as possible), consider investing in a decent ballhead and an L-bracket, learn to freehand with mirror lockup if you're concerned about vibration (it's overblown). I'm not sure which meter you're referring to but the metering prism i have for my 6x7 shuts off automatically after like 30 seconds
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Genderfluid posted:I'm not sure which meter you're referring to but the metering prism i have for my 6x7 shuts off automatically after like 30 seconds The older ones don't have an auto-off, I had mine drain on me a few times, ended up just taking the battery out when I wasn't using it.
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Reichstag posted:The older ones don't have an auto-off, I had mine drain on me a few times, ended up just taking the battery out when I wasn't using it. I know some of them supposedly have an auto-off, I've never seen one. But my prism is definitely old, it's actually marked Honeywell Pentax rather than Asahi.
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Aug 19, 2013 05:49
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I really want to get into medium format, but I'm afraid the media will die shortly with all of these companies ceasing production of their film. Am I being silly?
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Aug 19, 2013 12:30
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I don't think there have been any companies cutting film completely anytime recently. Mostly it's just been cutting out the excess so that they can focus on making what people actually buy. Hell, there's even that other company that's starting film production back up. I doubt it'll ever completely die.
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I figure since film, chemistry and paper is all Ilford does we'll at least have black and white film until they literally can't stay in business anymore.
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Aug 19, 2013 15:11
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If you want to join the cool kids club, my Hasselblad is now for sale: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3125105&pagenumber=158&perpage=40#post418590402 :o
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Casu Marzu posted:So, after flipping through a lot of pages in this thread, I'm about to drop some cash on a Pentax 67. Any tips for someone that hasn't shot MF before? It's a pretty simple camera, ultimately. Try and make every single picture count, don't just take "test" rolls, and try and cover whatever you're shooting from every angle you can conceive of it looking good form. GobiasIndustries posted:I'd love to start shooting medium or large format film, but I live in an apartment with zero options for home development. My next big purchase I was thinking would be a Pentax 6x7, would I be able to get the film developed anywhere locally (I live in Denver, not sure if major places still work with anything other than 35mm) or is this something I'd need to ship out someplace until I can work on developing my own film rolls? There is the Denver Digital Imaging Center ( http://www.theslideprinter.com/ ) AKA The Slideprinter on Alameda east a block or two from the Cherokee intersection. They do E-6 with dip and dunk and can handle anything up to 8x10. Phone number 303 698 2962. For other work there is Reed Photo (888 North Federal Blvd, check http://www.reedphoto.com/) and they do C-41 up to 120, E-6 and B&W up to 8x10. Call and check, 303-573-8084 / 800-999-8084. Denver Pro Photo (http://www.denverprophoto.com/products.html), on Cherokee just north of Alameda. Their web site says they process up to 4x5 in C-41, b&w, and E-6. I don't think that is true any longer and that C-41 is only for 35mm and 120, but nothing larger. So I lugged my massive Sinar F to Israel with all the equipment, accessories, film etc. required to shoot it, and I open my camera case to see this:  Anyone know where to buy a rear glass plate in Tel Aviv? 
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I found a store that sold film on Allenby between Ben Yehuda and King George/HaCarmel. I don't know if they sold glass plates there but maybe they could tell you where to look next. Goondolences e: google street view is blocked at work. I'll try to find it when I get home and edit in a better location. e2: I couldn't find it but I know it was on the left side when walking South on Allenby from the Ben Yehuda intersection. Pretty sure it was before you got to King George but I'm not positive. spf3million fucked around with this message at 10:43 on Aug 20, 2013 |
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:It's a pretty simple camera, ultimately. Try and make every single picture count, don't just take "test" rolls, and try and cover whatever you're shooting from every angle you can conceive of it looking good form. make a post on the lf photography users group it is quite possible that someone there lives in israel and will sell you one, to the best of my knowledge it's the largest large format forum
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:
If you can't find someone to sell you one in Israel, make your own. http://www.dokasphotos.com/techniques/ground_glass/ The scotch tape trick listed at the end might also be a decent idea.
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Large format slide film is amazing. Evergreen Forest by TheOneTrueDevo, on Flickr  sunrise by TheOneTrueDevo, on Flickr
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Demon_Corsair posted:Large format slide film is amazing. big scary monsters fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Aug 23, 2013 |
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If I buy a Pentax 6x7 body on KEH, do I have to buy a viewfinder/pentaprism as well? Do they have batteries on KEH?
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Elderbean posted:If I buy a Pentax 6x7 body on KEH, do I have to buy a viewfinder/pentaprism as well? Do they have batteries on KEH? Yes you need to buy a finder unless you plan in just making a WLF out of cardboard or something.
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Actually, since I'm just starting out I might opt for a Rollei, how are they?
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Aug 23, 2013 15:19
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Elderbean posted:Actually, since I'm just starting out I might opt for a Rollei, how are they? Built like tanks, amazing glass. Can be expensive.
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Yeah, now that I'm looking at prices... What about the Mamiya offerings? Or the Yashicas?
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So I may have done a .. thing.  misc (1 of 1) by sildargod, on Flickr It was $120 for the lot, have I done myself or anyone else a disservice? It's well worn, but the workings are immaculate.
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sildargod posted:So I may have done a .. thing. Seems like a heck of a good price for that. Elderbean posted:Yeah, now that I'm looking at prices... The yashica-mat I have is a very solid, well built feeling camera. Hard to go wrong with one.
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sildargod posted:So I may have done a .. thing. Great price for an awesome camera. I love mine. It's a bit heavy, but you'll get used to it quickly. Be prepared to have lots of conversations with strangers whenever you take it anywhere.
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Elderbean posted:Yeah, now that I'm looking at prices... I think there might be a Yashica or two still for sale in the for sale thread for a good price.
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Anyone can recomend any alternatives for a large-ish LF shutter? Something around 35mm internal diameter or more, besides the Ilex #3, that's reasonably unexpensive? (flash sync is a great plus). I don't care about being really fast, 1/30 tops should be enough;
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Primo Itch posted:Anyone can recomend any alternatives for a large-ish LF shutter? Something around 35mm internal diameter or more, besides the Ilex #3, that's reasonably unexpensive? (flash sync is a great plus). I don't care about being really fast, 1/30 tops should be enough; Packard shutter is what you want. Cheap, big, ~1/30s.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Packard shutter is what you want. Cheap, big, ~1/30s. No flash thought  That's the only thing that stopped me from bitting the bullet on one. The ones with flash are expensive enough that I could buy a mint Ilex #4 for the same price...
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Primo Itch posted:No flash thought Pro Tip: For Instant Exposures, Use A Big Flash(bulb) And Shoot For The Flash Exposure. An electronic flash will be a really instant exposure if you snuff the ambient light or shoot dark enough it's extinguished (slow shutter). If the light source is overpowering and instant it doesn't matter how long your shutter exposure is. Your shutter probably has a Bulb setting. This is how some ULF cameras work, like life-size Polaroid cameras. You can probably semi-reliably time many exposures by hand. Paul MaudDib fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Aug 24, 2013 |
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What films are generally available? How easy is it to develop my own negatives? Does it look like any brands will be dissapearing in the near future?
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Elderbean posted:What films are generally available? How easy is it to develop my own negatives? Does it look like any brands will be dissapearing in the near future? By "generally available" do you mean "stocked by any random store", or "possible to buy without major hassle"? Because you won't find much more than overpriced Kodak and Fuji consumer colour-negative 135-format film in most stores that still sell film. Serious photo stores will stock a better range, and at better prices. Kodak, Fuji and Ilford films are available at any serious store. Some will also sell rebranded films at cheaper rates. Other brands that are a bit harder to come by are Agfa, Foma and Rollei. (I think the Agfa and Rollei branded films are actually made at the same plant in Germany.) There's also some Chinese brands and such. If a serious photo store carries a brand they tend to carry their entire line. Developing B/W is ridiculously easy. If you can prepare Nescafe you can develop B/W film. Colour is a little bit harder, but not much. (But the chemistry is less generally available.) Both Kodak and Fuji are shaving their film lineups to those that sell, but the worst has probably already passed.
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Spedman posted:I think there might be a Yashica or two still for sale in the for sale thread for a good price. Paul Muaddib is selling a Yashica-Mat in the buy/sell thread. I still have two recently CLA'd Yashica C TLRs for sale as well. Those are all the for-sale TLRs I'm aware of here. 
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nielsm posted:Both Kodak and Fuji are shaving their film lineups to those that sell, but the worst has probably already passed. Actually I don't think the film lineups for either brand is stable. Kodak's films can just die any time because the current company holding the rights aren't truly interested in producing film, they just need money to pay off pensions. And considering how Fuji has recently killed off most of its Velvia lines and then suddenly killed off Provia 400X, I won't be surprised if they kill off Velvia totally by year-end.
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alkanphel posted:Actually I don't think the film lineups for either brand is stable. Kodak's films can just die any time because the current company holding the rights aren't truly interested in producing film, they just need money to pay off pensions. And considering how Fuji has recently killed off most of its Velvia lines and then suddenly killed off Provia 400X, I won't be surprised if they kill off Velvia totally by year-end. Fujifilm doesn't have the motion picture industry to provide a cushion like Kodak does. JJwars is gonna be shot on vision film, we should be rolling in the Portra for years to come.
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8th-snype posted:Fujifilm doesn't have the motion picture industry to provide a cushion like Kodak does. JJwars is gonna be shot on vision film, we should be rolling in the Portra for years to come. Too bad I like to use Fuji slide films...hope they won't kill off Provia 100F so soon. Anyway, 2 shots from Japan on TMAX 400  Paddy Field, Shirakawa, Gifu, 2013 by alkanphel, on Flickr  Staircase, Kanazawa, 2013 by alkanphel, on Flickr
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