Author Topic: Have you been out with your camera today? (Read 248199 times)

David Martin · « **Reply #500 on:** 28 October, 2013, 12:18:50 pm »

Different when you have a projector screen to balance against and the rest of the room is dark. Different situations - different methods. (and a rather older camera where high and iso do not belong together.)

rogerzilla · « **Reply #501 on:** 28 October, 2013, 08:08:58 pm »

It would be preferable to becoming an English teacher, anyway

David Martin · « **Reply #502 on:** 28 October, 2013, 08:36:56 pm »

Sounds good to me! Remember your safety specs when standing in an erupting volcano.

Kim · « **Reply #503 on:** 28 October, 2013, 10:18:42 pm »

ITYM safety boots

sojournermike · « **Reply #504 on:** 29 October, 2013, 12:54:17 am »

A little after dark amble

Wombat · « **Reply #505 on:** 29 October, 2013, 08:46:18 am »

What with? Its got a sort of large format feel to it. I've heard you refer to large format stuff before, and I'm teetering on the edge of building a 5x5 and buying a secondhand Super Angulon. it will take some time, though...

sojournermike · « **Reply #506 on:** 29 October, 2013, 09:24:03 am »

Quote from: Wombat on 29 October, 2013, 08:46:18 am

What with? Its got a sort of large format feel to it. I've heard you refer to large format stuff before, and I'm teetering on the edge of building a 5x5 and buying a secondhand Super Angulon. it will take some time, though...

Leica Monochrom and Zeiss 50 C-Sonnar. This was at iso 1250 plus a little bit of additonal exposure in Lightroom. The Monochrom is leaving me completely amazed. The combination of very clean tonality and resolution that is clear without being sharpended, I think because there is no demosaicing required, is the best I have ever seen. I am going to have to sell some stuff off to pay for the mono, but it has already earned its place.

I do some large format as well. It's a different way of photographing, which I enjoy. If you're building and can stretch to 5 by 7, you might try that as you can then make a nice size of contact print too. A reducing back can still take 4 by 5 of course. Depends on how much time you have for the carpentry. My local shop has a very nice looking Wista 4 by 5 in the window for £500. My Shen Hao with 4 by 5 and 5 by 7 backs cost me £700 and I've got an Apo-Symmar 210 lens, bought used. Total budget was £1,000, and I already had darkroom trays and a contact frame. Some time I'll try to scan a neg on my epson scanner too.

Mike

Mike

Wombat · « **Reply #507 on:** 29 October, 2013, 12:56:28 pm »

Obviously I meant 5x4 above, but then I think you realised I'd made a typo.

I'd never really thought about making it 5x7, but that does indeed make sense. I could either do basic carpentry (using a lathe and milling machine is more my thing) or "contract out" the woodwork to a friend who is a demon cabinet maker. I've got no idea how much a bellows will cost, but hey, its only money... must get back to ebay to scout for lenses. No lens, no project... I've not yet checked out film availability and prices, and I've not currently got developing kit, but I used to do 35mm and 120 in reasonably large amounts for a casual amateur, so that won't worry me.

David Martin · « **Reply #508 on:** 29 October, 2013, 01:02:57 pm »

I'm going to have to find some time to dig out the large format stuff again. Not sure if I actually have access to a darkroom at the moment.

sojournermike · « **Reply #509 on:** 29 October, 2013, 08:05:50 pm »

Quote from: Wombat on 29 October, 2013, 12:56:28 pm

Obviously I meant 5x4 above, but then I think you realised I'd made a typo.

I'd never really thought about making it 5x7, but that does indeed make sense. I could either do basic carpentry (using a lathe and milling machine is more my thing) or "contract out" the woodwork to a friend who is a demon cabinet maker. I've got no idea how much a bellows will cost, but hey, its only money... must get back to ebay to scout for lenses. No lens, no project... I've not yet checked out film availability and prices, and I've not currently got developing kit, but I used to do 35mm and 120 in reasonably large amounts for a casual amateur, so that won't worry me.

Robert White have got Shen Hao wide angle 7x5 bellows for £66 at the moment. You could build around those if your using a 90.

Peter Walnes (Arri888 on ebay) has a 90 super angulon xl I think on ebay for 550 - that looks nice and I've bought from him in the past (actually I would like that lens, but can't really afford at the moment)

I develop large format in trays

Mike

andyoxon · « **Reply #510 on:** 29 October, 2013, 08:42:39 pm »

In Scarborough, a couple of days ago...

P1210153 by ao, on Flickr

P1210146 by ao, on Flickr

P1210140 by ao, on Flickr

P1210126 by ao, on Flickr

JohnP · « **Reply #511 on:** 30 October, 2013, 05:18:31 pm »

River Lea near Ware this afternoon. Based on the number of contrails, Belgium and Holland will soon be empty.

Minimal processing, just Clarity +25 in PCE11 - it really was that clear and crisp today.

JohnP · « **Reply #512 on:** 31 October, 2013, 09:06:15 am »

Riverside living. by john ponting, on Flickr

May need toning down a tad?

sojournermike · « **Reply #513 on:** 03 November, 2013, 12:18:01 am »

Quote from: JohnP on 31 October, 2013, 09:06:15 am

Riverside living. by john ponting, on Flickr

May need toning down a tad?

I would:) Nice picture though - striking place to live.

A couple more from the mono

Above

Below

And one from this evening

Mike

sojournermike · « **Reply #514 on:** 05 November, 2013, 09:13:41 pm »

A quickie from Sunday's visit to the shop

LEE · « **Reply #515 on:** 05 November, 2013, 10:42:34 pm »

Spent the weekend in St Malo and got some shots of lights in rain that capture the way the town feels to me.

My trusty £5 bendy leg tripod is worth its weight in gold for this stuff.

I ran this one of the harbour through a high-def filter and quite like the result.

Not forgetting the groynes which are like an amazing art installation

People on St Malo beach a long way away

Slabs of St Malo chocolate

Leaving town

BrianI · « **Reply #516 on:** 10 November, 2013, 04:35:57 pm »

Cycled down to Aberdour with camera in backpack.

Alas, memory card in card reader at home

sojournermike · « **Reply #517 on:** 12 November, 2013, 11:16:56 pm »

Paul, lovely colour in the first 3 particularly

Brian, hard luck. Never got quite that far, but have oftimes picked up a digital camera and missed the shot of the kids for the same reason

One from a quick walk the other day