<i> ... the best when it comes to great quality and wide range of possibilities when it comes to photography.</i> <p> Lots of high quality kit...
The reason yellow is traditional for BW is that BW films are more sensitive to blue light than to red, and the yellow filter was intended to get...
Jim Gifford wrote: <p> <i>I believe there is an error in the definitions... the concept of "frequency" is not easily translated to the concept...
Not even close. Wonder what the guy's response would be if Mamiya made LF cameras ...
<i>Have you guys ever actually done this? You're certainly struttin your bad tech self...except it's not all that hard.</i> <p> My, my, touchy,...
<i>Light reflected from a dielectric surface (e.g., a painting) is partially polarized in a plane parallel to that surface. The angle of incidence...
<i>A circular polarizer will cut down on glare and any reflections off of water.</i> <p> So will a linear polarizer, and will be even more...
Pan F+ is excellent in both XTOL and Rodinal. Actually, it's great in just about anything. Ilfosol S is a high energy odd duck with a short life...
<i>Will there come a time in near future when B+W film is no longer made?</i> <p> Maybe, but right now you can get more emulsions in more...
Contrast in the neg is controlled by development. It helps to think through all the way from exposure to printing. But if you want a film with...
Was out by the river with the baby Tech, a guy asked if I was done shooting video so he could pass (without getting in the picture). The...
The 200M is f/8, which is not a big deal for me but may be for you. Also a Tessar, IIRC. At f/22 and smaller, I'd guess that the Geronar is as...
In the event that you're interested in and are willing to learn about the physical aspects of light (as opposed to photographic, which encompasses...
<i>Please tell me how a ray of light knows which of the different and supposedly competing or conflicting laws of geometry you want it to obey or...
I think you're on the right track. Think of accutance as amplitude of MTF, resolution as length. It's easier to alter the amplitude by digital...
<i>Diffraction is where light bends when going over an edge.</i> <p> Your reasoning is right for some geometries (such as a linear obstruction)...
<i>The more edge, as there is in a large aperture, the more diffraction. The less edge, as there is in smaller apertures, the less...
Not entirely sure what the question is (I have an old Arcteryx Bora 80? -- something like that. If you go out >1 week, or in winter it'll be too...
The 7 uses a fiddly kit which takes standard 35mm film cartridges. Conceivably useful if only 135 film is available, or your favorite emulsion is...
<i>But I like the idea someone had about using a smaller view camera with a 120 back. In addition to the Century Graphic, what camera would be...
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