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    Digital MF vs 35mm

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    After reading all of the "expert" posts here I have to say that some of your self proclaimed experts are much too impressed with yourselves.

     

    Have you see the output from the leaf Aptus 22?, The Phase One P25? or some of the other MF backs?

     

    Forget the stupid half witted reviews that guys like Mike Johnston write. These guys know jack about real photography.

     

    Take a look at some of the work being done by the real photographers with these backs. It is not only about megapixels, it is about chip size, sensor size, pixel size, and the optics.

     

    The Leaf Aptus 22 has a look all it's own, very close to Fuji NPS. Phase One is also nice. FWIW, knocking the MF work to promote Canon and Nikon products is just immature nonsense.

     

    My Phase One back out performs the Canon 1DsMkII by a long shot. Don't read reviews, test them side by side.

    My company needs opinions on digi back vs. SLR

    in Mirrorless Digital Cameras

    Posted

    My firm is considering purchasing a P25 back and Arca Swiss F Metric

    6x9 to shoot architectural projects. Based on what I have read here I

    asked them to consider a Canon 1DsMkII with T&S lenses.

     

    The office manager does not have a great handle on this issue and

    neither do I as most of my work has always been film based.

     

    Any qualified opinions would be very helpful, especially from

    professional photographers using these puppies to make a living as

    the demands may not be the same as fine art image makers.

     

    Thanks

    TriXshooter Done with Tri-X

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    I have given it much thought.

     

    When my current batch of Tri-X is exhaused I an finished with Kodak.

    Ilford has made it perfectly clear that they intend to support the

    film segement of the market, introduce new products, and reintroduce

    formerly discontinued products.

     

    I can not support a company who does not support my needs and who

    will, I have no doubt, drop all film products in short time.

     

    Sour grapes? No, not really. Disappointed, yes. I just choose to

    spend my money where I feel it is appreciated.

    120 rollfilm edge density problem

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    This is a fairly common problem especially with staining type developers such as Pyro. Many people blame agitation and in essence it is an agitation problem. As explained above, the developer along the edges is NOT being replaced as it exhausts itself.

     

    The clearly simple solution is NOT to fill your tank to the top. This will allow air to displace the developer as you invert and will aid in thoroughly mixing the developer throughout the tank as it exhausts.

     

    I have seen people fill their tanks to the top with Pyro developer, wind up with edge density issues and then solve the problem by limiting the amount of developer in the tank.

     

    So in reality, it is an agitation problem, but you will not be able to obtain the most efficient and greatest agitation pattern if the tank is completely filled with no air avaible to help mix the developer.

    ".....and the beat goes on....more 15mm portraits of Al Kaplan by......."

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    "I've gotten scores of emails thanking me for my comment above and dozens of requests for prints of pics in my portfolio. Please, fans, keep the RMB's coming cuz electrons ain't free."

     

    Sorry to say, but the old adage that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. In all honesty your portraits are pretty pedestrian and boring.

     

    Glad to hear that business is booming and your prints are in such demand.

     

    Warmest regards,

    Jay

    WARNING - EBAY/QCHEX FRAUD ATTEMPT

    in Large Format

    Posted

    Folks,

     

    Met with the bank on Friday and there is no problem. Our account is insured up the $100,000 against fraud and loss. Now that they have been notified, there is absolutely no liablility on the part of my company.

     

    BTW, they tried to pass another $5,000 check on Friday. Bank refused payment.

    WARNING - EBAY/QCHEX FRAUD ATTEMPT

    in Large Format

    Posted

    Recently I was selling an old camera on Ebay. After the auction

    ended (the item did not sell) I received an email from a potential

    buyer supposedly in the UK telling me he decided to buy the camera

    after all. He asked to wire the money as it would be secure and

    fast.

     

    I provided my business bank wire transfer info as wire transfer

    fraud is almost non existent and very difficult to do. A few days

    went by and I heard nothing.

     

    All of a sudden I noticed that a company called QCHEX was issuing

    bogus checks against my business account to the tune of $5,000 a

    pop. After notifying the bank of the situation they placed the funds

    (now about $30,000) back into my account and launched an

    investigation.

     

    The really sad part is that the people who accepted the counterfit

    checks began calling me and were obviously quite upset that they had

    been scammed for thousands of dollars. I really felt bad for them

    but there is nothing that I could do.

     

    I immediately opened a new account and changed out account numbers.

    This has been a pain for me and a nightmare for the retailers who

    are out tens of thousands of dollars. The bottom line is watch your

    accounts very carefully. The investigators tell me that the

    perpetrator is in Indonesia and has been running these scams through

    QCHEX.

     

    BE VERY CAREFUL!

    THE WORLD IS FULL OF DEAD BEATS.

    320 TXP and Tri X 400. Differences?

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    As a dedicated Tri-X shooter I regular use both films. My personal favorite is 320TX in Rodinal 1:50 70F 10 minutes. Rollo Pyro is my second choice.

     

    The main difference between the films is that 320TX has a slightly up swept curve. I find this feature to add that special "pop" to highlight, especially when processed in PMK or ABC+ (Rollo Pyro) to counteract lowering of highlight values. Even with the upswept curve, highlights do not block up and look wonderful.

     

    320TX also has slightly higher shadow contrast when overexposed to get the toe up an out of the base thresold.

     

    All in all, 320TX is a wonderful film. It performs superbly out of the studio contraty to what many folks think. Give it a side by side comparison

    New user of Hasselblad 905 swc and problem with focusing

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    Recently I was shooting stills for a documentary with my 905 SWC. We were on a cattle ranch shooting the crew castrating calves, administering antibiotics and vitamins as they were herded into the chute. The images produced with teh 905 were simply spectacular even though they were handheld. I shot as suggested about with DOF adjustments.

     

    Take the time to practice and you will soon find using the camera second nature. You will be rewarded with rich and vibrant images with that 38mm perspective that many find so appealing.

    Hasselblad Purchase Advice

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    Answer to your questions;

     

    1. No <p>

    2. No, great deals abound on used gear. You will save the depreciation of new equipment the minute you leave the store.<p>

    3. Any of the bigger dealers. Ebay is NOT a problem as long as you take the proper precautions. Use their Escrow service.<p>

    4. Not sure.<p>

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