drew bedo

<p>Smoking . . .yeah, and they could do it on the plane too! What a different world we live in now.</p>

<p>Oops! Misread the first word in the title . . .not <em>archivibg</em>.</p>

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I must have missed something—I archive my 8x10 transparencies in<br />archival sleeves.<br>

Is the question about how<br />to make digital capture look like an exposure on LF film? Thats a little like<br />trying to make a Honda Gold Wing sound like a Harley-Davidson "Knuckle Head".<br />Both are great motorcycles and each has a large following . . .<strong><em>but<br />they are different</em></strong>. </p>

<p>Embrace and celebrate the difference.</p>

<p>GHello Charles: Thanks—that is a great resource.</p>

<p>However it will be a last choice for me. I was hoping that someone had something that would work in a junk bin that could be had for <#10.</p>

<p>So then . . . .<strong><em>Anybody?</em></strong></p>

<p>Richard: I lashed together a telescope and a 4x5 many years ago. I used an Ilex #3 shutter taken from an Ocilloscope lens. These lenses come up for auction from time-to-time and are relaativly cheap, though the fastest shutter speed is 1/50 th.</p>

<p>I need a mounting ring or flange for an Alphax #3 shutter. Does anybody have something suitasble that they would bve willing to let go of?</p>

<p>Drew Bedo<br>

<a href="mailto:Drew_Bedo@yahoo.com">Drew_Bedo@yahoo.com</a></p>

 

<p>I need a mounting ring or mounting flange for an Alphax #3 shutter.</p>

<p>Does anyone have something they would be willing to let go of?</p>

<p>I have had good results from shop-made boards drilled by a repair shop here in Houston.</p>

<p>If you are open to DIY projects you might try to adapt a spotting scope. Some 30 years ago I put together a shop-made jug to hold a Bauch&Lomb Discoveror scope in front of a press camera. The size of the image is adjusted by moving the 'scope further from the film plane. focusing is done by focusing the dcope. This is called "Eyepiece Projection".</p>

<p>I got a few dramatic shots of the moon rising behind a farm whindmill. The motion of the moon can be a problem.</p>

<p>The biggest problem is managing the bulk of the whole arrangement. If you really want that long telephoto look in LF at low cost, this can be <em>made</em> to work. </p>

<p>Please let us know what you do and how it works out.</p>

<p>Go to: <a href="http://www.largeformatphotography.info">www.largeformatphotography.info</a><br>

There is a For Sale/Wanted forum. These cameras sometimes come up for dale there too.</p>

<p>Shannon: Up-date? What is the current status of this project?</p>

<p>The camera was a Kodak Medalist . . .saw one at a collector's meeting last Saturday; still a great camera.</p>

<p>Wont everyone already have a pretty good camera on their phone! Pics will go from the reception to Face book in near real-time!</p>

<p>Which Camera? I would look for a quantity of film on e-bay or Craig's list FIRST—then find the best camera to tke it. </p>

<p>I have never thought that polaroid films wre that good anyway (please no letters—just my own opinion). </p>

<p>Tthe one rick that made Polaroid worth foooling with was the "instant" feed-back. Currently, this nitch is adiquatly filled by digital alternatives. Low end P&S cameras are inexpensive and soon everyone will have a 8 Mp camera in their telephone anyway! Even hard-copy snapshot size prints can be made available in short order with portable printers.</p>

 

<p>For the history of the Zone VI models, go to View Camera Magazine, Jan-Feb, 2003. an article by Richard Ritter outlines the changes over the years. If you like drams, there was a rebuttle by Wisner in a later issue.</p>

<p>Hello Shannon,</p>

<p>Think about this:<br>

First: Take a few exposures with some 4x5 camera and a lens. Standardize the subject, composition, exposure processing and printing. This is the control part of the study.<br>

Next: Shoot the same set-up with the same gear only with a pin-hole on the camera set to the focal length of the original lens. This could be as simple as a pinhole plate taped over a drilled lensboard. Extend the front standard till the ground glass-to-pinhole distance matches the nominal focal length of the lens.<br>

Same subject, composition etc . . .only now you will have to adjust exposure and development to approximate the control image.<br>

Photographic principles to discuss are: focal length vs max aperature, depth-of-field (circle of confusion and hyperfocal issues), defractin effects on sharpness, reciprocity, changes in darkroom parameters, the appearance of the final prints (contrast, sharpness, fall-off etc).<br>

This could be quite a good project.</p>

<p>Please let us know what you do and how it turns out!</p>

<p>Cheers,</p>

<p>Drew Bedo<br>

<a href="http://www.quietlightphoto.com/">www.quietlightphoto.com</a></p>

<p>Many years ago I had an old Kodak converted to 120 film by changing the camera fittings that engage the film spools.<br>

A thought to ponder: These are very old cameras now. I look on the possession of my classic film cameras not as "ownership" of an object, but more as stewardship of a piece of historic photographica. While your Korelle may not be a valuable or even notable camera right now, in the future (great grand-children future) it could be. The monitory aspect is not even the main reason for keeping the camera intact. Keep it and cherish it for what it was and has become . . .and get yourself a camera that does what you want.</p>

<p>Many medium format cameras of professional grade are now on the market for much less than they would bring when pros still used film.<br>

If you want to get into medium format on a budget, go with the many Holga models. There are many formats available from 6x6 cn to panoramic and pin-hole. If you decide to modify a Holga body with a craft saw and epoxy it will be considered a creative act in some art circles. In any case, it will be fun.<br>

Cheers!</p>

<p>Please do not modify this camera beyond adapting it internally for 120 films.</p>

<p>Why not do some experimenting? Set the lens up looking through a window and m ove a piece of mat board back and forth behind it till you get an idea of how far back it will focus at infinity. It will be some distance shorter than 500mm (<20 "). I would mount the lens using cardboard and duct tape and get it onto my 2-D somehow just to find out.</p>

<p>"A good all-around camera": Check the Linhoff Technika V. Its more than a field camera with movements front and back, yet folds into a compact all-metal package like a press camera.</p>

<p>My lens set was put together for a 4x5 kit (90mm,150mm and 210mm). I can use the 210 on my 8x10 with some movement for landscapes. In a studio setting, I an also use the 150mm when the bellows ae extended for macro-ish set ups.</p>

<p>I would like a longer lens someday for both formats.</p>

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Opening Reception<br /><br /><br /><br />The SeventhAannual<br /><br />Shared Visions Art Exhibit<br /><br />20112012<br /><br /><br /><br />A juried multi-media exhibition <br /><br />featuring works by artists <br /><br />who are blind or visually impaired.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tuesday, October 25th<br /><br />7-9 PM<br /><br /><br /><br />Eye Care Center<br /><br />South California college of Optometry<br /><br />2575Yorba Linda Blvd.<br /><br />Fullerton CA 92831</p>

<p>Cable releas eattachment can be a problem of nucense magnitude. I have a cable releaseattached to each of my mounted lenses. As the board is mounted to the camera, the cable is easily checked to ensure that s securely asttached as part of handling the lense and board. Saves time and agrivation when setting up.</p>

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Drew Bedo: Summer/Fall Showings in 2011<br>

<br /><strong><em>'ll Be Your Mirror</em></strong><br>

Pump Project Art Complex<br />702 Shady Lane<br />Austin, Texas 78702<br>

Opening Reception: August 6^th 7-10 PM<br>

Closing Reception: August 20^th 7-10 PM<br>

<br /><br /><strong><em>Abilities Expo Houston 2011</em></strong><br>

August 26-28<br>

Reliant Park, Hall A<br>

Houston Texas 77054<br>

Fri, Sat, Sun 11 AM-5 PM<br>

For more info go to:<br>

<a href="http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/houston/index.html">://www.abilitiesexpo.com/houston/index.html</a><br>

<br /><br /><strong><em>The Seventh Annual Shared Visions Art Exhibit </em></strong><br>

October 25, 2011 through September 2012<br>

Eye Care Center<br>

South California College of Optometry<br>

For more information go to:<br>

<a href="http://www.sccoeyecare.com/sharedvisions.html">http://www.sccoeyecare.com/sharedvisions.html</a></p>

 

<p>Geez! Don't DIY a dive housing. While I'm sure it can be done well, if you are doing it for a project and have the tools, skill and resources; well maybe. If you are doing it to save money—don't. There are waterproof digital dive cameras from not too much up to pro gear for deep diving. I'd buy a camera that would meet my needs at whatever level of sophistication I need andthen . . . get wet.</p>

<p>So it is not a hacker attack . . .more like a <em><strong>whac-</strong></em>attack! You would think that the likelyhood of a physical incident would be very low in a data center. </p>

<p>Thanks for the info.</p>