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    Model release...?

    in Business of Photography

    Posted

    Hi. I am wondering if model releases are necessary for

    images that appear EXCLUSIVELY in a portfolio. I have

    model releases signed by a few, but there are several

    that I'd like to put in my portfolio that I have no

    release for, nor is there an opportunity to obtain them,

    as some are candid, man/woman on the street images.

     

    I only intend to use the portfolio for obvious reasons:

    to show potential clients and get work. What is generally

    accepted practice? Thanks in advance

    for help.

    hasselblad 350mm 5.6

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    Anybody have experience with the Zeiss 350mm lens? Any sample photos?

    Icurrently own an old chrome C lens (non T*). I am quite fond of this

    lens, despite what I consider less than glowing reports on its

    quality. I am wondering if the 350mm C T* would prove to be as

    satisfactory. I have been unsuccessful in finding info. Thanks.

    Fuji GA645ZI for weddings?

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    Hi. I had one of these MF point-n-shoot cameras. It is the ONLY Fuji camera that I could not learn to love. Focusing is slow, difficult to manage, and automated. The flash seems to have a mind of its own, but to be fair, I am not partial to using flash. I found this to be an extremely frustrating camera. Thing is, even with that zoom lens, when subject is in focus, it is extremely sharp.

     

    I would recommend one of Fuji's 6x9 cameras for a wedding. If you want auto exposure and auto film advance, I'd recommend one of their other 645 rangefinders. They have manual focus. I would not want to be in the situation where all the formals of the bride and groom showed fuzzy people and sharp backgrounds. It's a good camera if you focus at infinity a lot...

    Digital MF vs 35mm

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    Interesting. I had a d70(more than one, actually). After shooting film and scanning, I sold the d70. I was happy with it until I compared results to scanned 6x6 film. I initially bought the d70 for a substitute for color 35mm film. Then I scanned some fine grained color film on the Nikon 9000. I found the convenience of the d70 attractive, but after the comparison, completely lost interest in digital capture. I don't worry much about buying a digital back; I shoot a blad, and prefer the look of film, even scanned film. I've even seen output from the 1Ds MkII; I STILL prefer the look of film...even 35mm. I'll probably pick up a digital camera in the future...nothing fancy, just something to use as a substitute for a polaroid back. I MIGHT at some point consider a back for my V system hasselblads, after the prices drop substantially, as they surely will. Until that time, I just can't see using a digital camera for the kind of work I do (fine art landscape and environmental portraiture, primarily black and white.)

    Ummm....Sears....KS-1...don't laugh..yet

    in Classic Manual Film Cameras

    Posted

    Hi. Anybody know about the Sears KS-1? I just bought one,

    thinking I was buying a re-branded Pentax. Imagine my suprise

    once I realized (I think) it's made by Ricoh. Anyway, it is

    extremely clean and came with a SEARS (really) 135mm f/2.8

    lens as well as a Sears 50mm f/2, a (leather?) case and a strap.

    All for less than $50 bucks. Did I get taken? Can't find any

    reviews. Anyway, here's a pic from my first roll.

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    Best first Hasselblad body? (and a few other questions...)

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    Jace:

    NO, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY.

     

    I did the exact same thing. I've shot with Nikons (d100, d1x, d70), Canon (20d) and Fuji (s2). The Fuji, in my opinion, was the best of the litter. However, inkjet prints, let alone darkroom prints, made with my Contax G make my digital capture images look silly in comparison. Viewed side by side, the difference is dramatic.

     

    None of these compares favorably to a hasselblad and zeiss lenses. Or, more specifically, Zeiss lenses and film. I think film has far more depth-life, if you will-than any digital sensor I have used or SEEN used.

     

    People will tell you you are crazy, a luddite, a fool with your money, and that one is not better, they are just different. They will laugh at you for investing in old technology. But, assuming that you are a competent image maker, they will MARVEL at the clarity and 3-D quality of your images.

     

    I find that I often now get very similar remarks from various people I show my work to now: "wow, this is crystal clear", "clear as a bell", "it's so...clear" "look at the detail". They are all trying to describe something that they cannot quite put their respective fingers on: film capture is FAR more life like than digital capture, especially in black and white.

     

    I sold all of my digital tools, with the exception of my MF scanner. (I am contemplating selling that as well.)

     

    I recently attended an art fair in which many fine art photographers were featured. One photographer displayed images created with a 1DS Mk II. What I saw in his booth, in MY opinion, was a collection of large, flat, lifeless representations of OTHERWISE VERY WELL CONCEIVED images. I have a couple of blad bodies and three lenses (two C lenses), that cost me less than half the price of the 1DS body. As an artist's tool, I (note the pronoun here) find them superior. Even my 35mm outfit produces superior image quality to the 1DS, in my opinion.

     

    As for C lenses, I paid less than 300 bucks for a "new" old 80mm Planar Chrome, non-t* lens. It is razor sharp and above and beyond any Nikon, Canon or Mamiya glass I have ever used, and I've owned many GREAT Nikon lenses, 50mm, 180mm, 135mm, 300mm, etc.

     

    Do not let anyone talk you out of what you plan to do. You are thinking about acting on a plan that makes SENSE to you for GOOD REASON. You see something missing in your current work, as did I. If you want to make ART, you would be far better off using superior tools. Sort of like painting with student grade paint--professional paints, although they will not imnprove your ability, are better. Period.

     

    It does't have to be a blad, but since you favor them, GET ONE.

    I was hestiant too. Now, I wish I'd done this years ago. Once you realize the magic in that first print, you'll wonder why you ever bought a 20d.

     

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    Epson printer clogging: HOW true ???

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    Thanks for the info, Richard. Although my mind is made up (just got a price quote for my scanner, searching for an enlarger), I might give it a look. Been printing on my ancient General today...I actually prefer the silver gelatin look. In addition, I just made about 20 prints, some from negatives I hadn't touched in a while. Dektol is cheap; Epson cartridges are not. For the price of replacing the cartridge set 3 times, I can have a darn good enlarger, as well as make prints that won't fade, run flake or smear in the next 100 years.

     

    I know this probably sounds like sour grapes; perhaps this has happened for a reason, the printer crapping out, that is. It just made me realize that in an expensive effort to own the latest, high tech equipment, the equipment ended up owning me in a way; it has been bleeding me like a friggin' vampire! From now on, it's me, zeiss glass, chemicals and a dark room.

     

    I've seen your work, by the way--great stuff. I just got my hands on a Contax G and some lenses. Zeiss and silver: a great combination!

     

    F.P. (squeezing lemons and making a big pitcher of lemonade)

    Epson printer clogging: HOW true ???

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    John, I am having The EXACT SAME PROBLEM. Apparently, the

    post I left on this thread was not appreciated; it seems to have

    been deleted. Let me say that, for $700, I expect more than a

    1and 1/2 year's life expectancy. I am extremely unhappy, having

    dumped more than $60 today alone trying to comply with this

    stupid printer's wishes. Suddenly, the already sketchy printer

    test results lost more colors...some times it prints (very poorly,

    streaky) , some times it does not print at all. Yesterday it worked

    fine. No bumps, drops, spills or other abuse. Simply stopped

    performing.

     

    Think I will look into buying and HP...or better yet, a Canon. For

    some reason, throwing more good money after bad is not to my

    liking.

    NAACP protest march pics...

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    I think Eliot's apparent discomfort is evidence that racism in the U.S. is something many would reather not discuss. Regardless of whether one wants to admit it, the U.S. has an extremely serious race problem; we are NOT all united against it, unfortuantely.

     

    As I type this, I am listening to a news cast (Michigan) talking about a Black family whose house was vandalized by a white power group in Warren, a city infamous for racial tension. Many folks here don't want to talk about that either.

     

    In short,Ray's comments are apparently appreciated by most...perhaps the objections should be taken elsewhere. Calling for a moderator's interdiction is a bit over the top. Don't like the commentary? Don't read it.

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