david richhart

Best advice??? Have the wedding VERY soon...

Don't you think that you should try the black & white together??? The system is designed to automatically adjust exposure, and black would be a tad different from white. I think the goal is to have it average the exposure so the black & the white in the same frame are both acceptable.

I would go for a container that can breathe...and don't forget to take out the battery. I don't know if it makes much difference, but I would also set the time to bulb.

Harry... You have rambled on about your need to continue going to school, but you have not stated what your ultimate goal is. What type of job do you hope to find? Do you really need a graduate degree? Is a grad degree necessary for the position you seek? Do you feel you are really learning enough in school to justify the expense? Could you learn more, and gain important experience, working as a photographers assistant, as a newspaper stringer, or in a lab, or some other graphic related business? <p>

Don't expect to just get a diploma and sit back waiting for the phone to ring. It's a competitive business and it's hard to get your foot in the door. Usually practical experience is more important than a degree. If you can't stand the stress of art school you are in trouble. It is a cake-walk compared to the business world.

Hi Steven... it's a great little camera. The perfect choice when you want to take pictures and don't feel the need to spend a lot of money on a fancy camera just to impress. You might be interested in this link...<p>

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/graphic-view/ <p>

Very few weeks go by that you can't find a few lensboards available on Ebay. There is also an adapter board available that allows you to use the lens boards from the Speed/Crown Graphic press cameras. Midwest Photo in Columbus, Ohio would also be a good place to check.

Hi Craig... Reading the description of the camera you are looking for was almost like reading a carbon copy of this description of the Graphic-View II ... <p>

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/graphic-view/index.html <p>

With patience, you should be able to buy a nice camera with a lens, case, and several film holders for $400 or so. Be sure to get the Graphic-View II because the bellows is a few inches longer and the front of the camera uses AXIS TILT. <p>

A great little machine if you want a camera to take pictures, and don't feel the need to spend your money trying to impress others...

Great camera Russell... For around $60 you can buy yourself a Pentax 50mm/1.4 lens. Then get some Tri-X film for shooting low light portraits without flash. Be sure to do a few frames of "street photography" as well. <p>

Then post the results on the Leica forum and allow yourself the pleasure of basking in the praise.

Why is it that whenever prices settle down and there is a chance to upgrade my cameras, lenses, and darkroom at a decent price... someone has to make an announcement to the world and spoil the fun ??? :0{

Some electric razors use a power cord with an end that fits the old bipost connection...

Midwest Photo in Columbus, Ohio, has a filing cabinet full of Graphic necessities. <p>

www.mpex.com

Midwest Photo in Columbus, Ohio, always has a large supply of pre-drilled Graphic lensboards in stock. You just need to tell them the brand name of the shutter you want to mount. A very helpful company with a good reputation...

If you want to do inside portratis of your young daughter, I think you should keep the fast 50mm lens. It's hard to improve on a black & white informal portrait done with soft/natural light...

Omega 2D enlarger ---> $200.00 <p>

4x5 Graphic View II camera ---> $200.00 <p>

Money for Schneider lens ---> $200.00 <p>

Other misc ---> $100.00 <p>

LF experience ---> PRICELESS!!! <p>

Its not an ultra-complete or a showy LF system, but it can be done on your budget. <p>

It is affordable, you will learn if you want to invest in a better system, and you can resell it and probably get ALL of your money back!!!

Jack Longstreth is Edward Weston's grand-nephew. His grandmother, Mary Weston Seaman, was EW's only sibling. <p>

 

Jack Longstreth inherited his grandmother's collection of EW photographs, over 120 gelatin silver prints and around 60 color transparancies. The collection also includes nearly 500 postcards and letters. <p>

 

That collection is the basis for this exhibit. Many of these images have never been exhibited or reproduced.

I live about 90 miles from CCG. They are located about 1 mile drive from Midwest Photo Supply in Columbus, Ohio. I make the pilgrimage to the stores about every 6 weeks. <p>

CCG is not a big business. They are located in an old and crowded residential neighborhood, in a little white church (Shades of Arlo Guthrie???). That is where they got the stained glass windows they now have for sale on ebay. <p>

The church is crammed full of photo equipment... stuff stacked everywhere. Things are "kind-of" organized with the darkroom stuff in one corner, the lighting stuff in another corner, and the cameras in old showcases along the side wall. <p>

Most of the help seems to be college students, and the turnover is frequent. So when you talk to someone they may not know much about photography, or what you are asking. <p>

I don't think CCG is purposely a dishonest company, I think they are just understaffed and disorganized... A great store well worth a visit. They don't always have a lot of cameras, but they are usually well stocked with a lot of darkroom, lighting, and studio supplies...

Just a heads-up notice for those in the midwest between Feb 14, and

July 18. <p>

http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/exhibits/weston.html <p>

 

103 vintage gelatine silver prints, and the 14 chromes have

reportedly been in storage since 1947!!!

Great information on the Graphic views complete with pictures and full description... <p>

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/graphic-view/

The old Graphic View cameras in excellent condition are selling on epay for about $150 these days... Don't let the cheap price fool you, they are rugged machines and they have a full range of movements. Attachments are readily available. You won't have the fanciest camera on the block, but these old work-horses can do it all and do it well

Why not just try mounting the lens on a board and use it as a barrel lens for a while? If YOU are happy with the images it produces, and if it fits YOUR style of shooting, then you can decide if it is worth the expense of mounting in a shutter.

I have been using a pair of 2.5 drugstore glasses in front of my prescription bifocals to aid my 52 year old eyes. It helps me focus a lot, but it is humbling when the young girls point and laugh at the old geezer wearing 2 pair of glasses at once... I guess you can call me 6-eyes.

I also like the focal plane shutter on my trusty old Graphic. A great way to use inexpensive barrel lenses. It adds a little extra weight but if you decide to go with a graphic I think it is a useful feature. - Dave

Hi Terry... as Ernest said, back are generally interchangable. <p>

I have an 8x10 B&J Grover. Several years ago I bought an Agfa-Ansco without a back. The B&J back fit it very well, and that is what I used until I fountd a back from a Kodak 2D. That also fit both cameras. The major difference I found is the pin placement.

Luis... get closer to your subject and fill the frame. Remember that the small parts of your subject can be more interesting than the whole. Get on an "eyeball to eyeball" level with your subject. REALLY LOOK at what is in your viewfinder. <p>

With hard work and practice you may develop a photographic eye as good as mine, and get a decent picture every 500 or 600 exposures. -Dave

The famous photograph of Jack Ruby shooting Oswald was also taken with 4x5 graphic... <p>

Sorry, but I do not know which members of the conspiracy were responsible for the posing in the photograph ;o}

Gee Daniel... I envy you for being mis-identified as Weegee... <p>

The best I could do while out with my speed graphic was being called "Jimmy Olson", and it has happened more than once...