benjamin_lineberry

I've worked professionally in the graphics field on both PC's and Macs.

 

Here's the thing: those who love Macs (~7% of the market) are diehard, rabid Mac fiends. Mac rules, everything else sucks. The reality is that once upon a time, big graphics software companies (ie Adobe) wrote software for the Mac, then adapted it for the PC. In the mid '90s, there was a paradigm shift- those companies started writing for the PC and adapting it for the mac. The reason so many graphic designers still use macs is because most printers are still using equipment driven by macs, and are resisting the changeover.

 

Don't think that Macs are the be-all-end-all. They also occasionally have compatability issues (we had a HELL of a time changing over from 8.5 to X).

 

The reality is, you DO get more bang for your buck with PC's.

Thanks guys. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do. Drum scanning would be ideal, but at $350 a scan, It would quickly add up. I'll shop around and see if I could get a better price.

Does anyone make a reasonably priced home scanner that can handle ULF size

films?

 

Thanks,

 

Ben

It's been a while since I ordered film.

 

J&C is gone... photo warehouse is gone... View Camera Store is out...

 

...so where is everyone getting their 7x17 from these days??

Does anyone make a reasonably priced, high quality scanner that can scan 7x17

negatives?

I spoke to an Ilford rep yesterday who told me that Ilford is

considering doing yearly or biyearly runs of ULF film if they think

the support is there.

To that end, I strongly suggest that everyone go to:

 

http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/ILFOPRO/default.htm

 

Join, then go to "Pulpa" forum. This is the ULF forum on there site,

and is monitored by Ilford corporate. Post the format you are in

search of and your film of preference.

 

ULF is getting more and more popular, and it'd be a shame for Ilford

to bail on us now.

 

Ben

Called JandC and Freestyle... both out.

 

Christopher- were did you get your HP5+??

Where is everyone getting their 7x17 from these days? My old stand-

bys are telling me its not available.

 

ben

I have an SP, and some experiance with a Linhoff as well...

 

The SP does have better/more versatile rear movements, but still does not have a rear rise. It has rear swings, with geared fine swing adjustment, as well as geared front tilt (front swing is not geared). You still don't get the massive movements possible with some wooden cameras, but for me, the movements have been fine. You can also get extension beds and bellows to acommidate any lens you could come up with.

 

I hope this helps,

 

ben

Once you press down on the release, it should rotate quite easily. (I have an SP)

 

Ben

I have the SP. It's a great camera. If you go to my portfolio, you'll see some images I took hand-held with a rangefinder (well, sort of. I used a rangefinder from a voitlander that was about the focal length I used. It worked pretty well.)<br>

They did make a 5x7 back for it, but they are hard to find, as wista stopped making it a few years ago. If you are lucky enough to come acoss one, they go for 2x what they cost new.<br>

It is a great camera, though.

You'd probably be better off investing in a rototrimmer, and cutting the film yourself. That way, you have a much greater choice of films.

 

Ben

The light meter is the smallest piece of equipment I carry.

 

If they could come out with a 7x17 that would fit in my pocket...now that would be something worth considering.

 

:-)

 

ben

Your best bet is to take a meter reading off of an 18% grey card.

 

b.

Have you considered Jobo drums? I use them for 7x17 and 11x14, and they work great.

Very even development, and since I've mastered loading and unloading, I haven't lost a single sheet.

 

b.

Because for some the creative process of making an image is just that: the magic is in the process.

There is no more purer form of photograph than a contact print. Yes, with a high rez digital camera, I could crop an image to 7x17, and even give it those "contact print" boarders. It would look just like a 7x17 contact at first glance.

But it's sorta like a diamond ring. CZ looks just like a diamond, unless you're a gemologist, but try convincing your wife of that.

ULF is the same thing. In the art process of making the image, ULF is the most pure to me.

 

b.

Yeah, Fred Newman Posted a couple of days ago that he could no longer get ULF from Ilford... It was being discontinued.

 

b.

Aloof. Well, she got it.

She'd probably be better to hear feedback from this photoshoot than you. Technically, the photos are good. If there's any improvement to be made, it's with the model.

 

b.

Your model looks bored, or confused. I think maybe that's just how she looks... no reflection on you.

Did you have a repour(sp?) with her?

Never bought anything from Alan. He was a little pricey on something I was in the market for (I think is was filmholders...)

 

Helluva nice guy, though. His lensboards good?

 

b.

I'm in the process of refurbing an 11x14 viewcamera, and need an

oddball-sized lensboard.

In the past, I got one for my Korona 7x17 from Patrick Alt, but

can't seem to get a hold of him.

Anyone know of anyone else making lensboards at a resonable cost, or

have current contact info for Pat?

"...portrait initially and then arch./landscape in the next few years"

 

That's a fairly broad range. I'd suggest you sink you money into lenses, and pick up a cheap camera. Decide what you like and don't like about the camera, and then shop for a better camera. The lenses will work on the new camera, and you haven't wasted a whole lot of money. Camera preference, as you can see in this post, is a very personal thing. What one person loves, another may hate. What one person "needs" in a camera, may be a wasted feature for others.

 

b.

I also think that shooting LF makes photography a deliberate act. Something that's not taken lightly. You don't just yell "say cheese", press a button, and move on.

Photography becomes a process. Composition, exposure, processing of the film, printing... it's very involved, and many people find that interesting.

 

Ben

I have the Wista 6x9 back. It's well-make, and works fine, but if you already have Horseman backs, and are happy with them, why consider changing?

BTW, most things close by 5:30 (monuments, museums, Smithsonian...)