tom_roe

Hi, I've been shooting architecture with DSLR's and tilt shift lenses as well as medium format film for many years but am new to large format photography. I'm looking at buying either the Arca Swiss F-Line Metric or the Field version to shoot mainly architecture plus some landscapes. I plan to shoot 5x4 as well as some 6x7 with the roll back. A digital back is a possibility in the future but it will be all film for now. I'm leaning towards the Field version because of the reduced weight/size and the universal bellows allows for greater lens flexibility without switching bellows around. My only concern is the reduced front rise on the field. The field camera has "Front: 25mm rise, 35mm fall Rear: 100mm rise only" whereas the regular metric has "Front and Rear: 3.9" (100mm) geared rise". I expect that when shooting architecture front rise will be my most used movement so am I limiting myself too much with the field version? I realise you can incline the bed (tilt the whole camera) and re-level to get extra rise but is this going to be annoying if I'm doing it regularly? 25mm rise on the Field doesn't sound like much but maybe it is? Being new to Large format I have no idea. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Tom

<p>Hi,</p> <p>Does anyone know if I can use an 80mm lens hood on my 65mm lens?</p> <p>I need a hood but I can only find the 80mm at a reasonable price.</p> <p>Alternatively if anyone knows where I can get a good price on a 65mm hood that would be even better!</p> <p>thanks</p> <p>tom</p>

<p>Thanks Chris, I'll have a look at the toy's - no real budget but was hoping to get all set up with everything for under $2000.<br> Cheers Craig, I was of the impression that modern airport scanning machines were OK with film and that it's only the old scanners in less developed countries that would be a problem? I could be wrong though?</p>

<p>Thanks for your responses. I'm leaning towards large format with either the crown graphic or a lighter wooden camera such as the Tachihara. Does anyone have an opinion on which would be best? </p> <p>My decision may be swung by which has the best shift movements as I currently enjoy using canon tilt-shift lenses for my architectural work and would like to have good shifting options when shooting large format in urban environments. I can't seem to fins much info on this though as people mainly seem to talk about tilting for landscapes rather than shifting.</p> <p>Thanks for your tips regarding film scanners in soviet areas Les, I'll certainly keep this in mind.</p>

<p>Hi all,</p> <p>I'm a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. I started off shooting 35mm film and then switched to DSLR's. Whilst I rely on digital for my work, I'm planning on moving back to film for my personal work and I want to invest in either a medium or large format system. I have no experience with either so I'd really appreciate any advice you may be able to offer on where to start - both with a suitable camera/lens setup and any good reading material where I can learn the ropes.<br> The main reason I want to move back to film is that I love the colours, tonal depth and detail that can be achieved, especially with larger formats. I'd be using the camera mainly for landscapes, travel and documentary photography such as the work on my website - http://www.tomroephotography.com/personal - so I'm looking for something reasonably portable. I'm happy to carry a bit of extra weight if it offers greater tones and detail though.</p> <p>Here are some links to work I admire as an example of the kind of colours/tones I'd love to acheive:</p> <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=joel+sternfeld&biw=1564&bih=858&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2TThVLi_BYirPNG8gLgN&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=joel+sternfeld+american+prospects&revid=515785936&imgdii=_">joel sternfeld american prospects</a><br> http://woutervandevoorde.com/hume-sunrise<br> http://www.nadavkander.com/nadav_kander_small_screen.html</p> <p>Any advice greatly appreciated,</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Tom</p>

<p>Hi all,</p> <p>I'm a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. I started off shooting 35mm film and then switched to DSLR's. Whilst I rely on digital for my work, I'm planning on moving back to film for my personal work and I want to invest in either a medium format or 4x5 system. I have no experience with either so I'd really appreciate any advice you may be able to offer on where to start - both with a suitable camera/lens setup and any good reading material where I can learn the ropes.<br> The main reason I want to move back to film is that I love the colours, tonal depth and detail that can be achieved, especially with larger formats. I'd be using the camera mainly for landscapes, travel and documentary photography such as the work on my website - http://www.tomroephotography.com/personal - so I'm looking for something reasonably portable. I'm happy to carry a bit of extra weight if it offers greater tones and detail though.</p> <p>Here are some links to work I admire as an example of the kind of colours/tones I'd love to acheive:</p> <p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=joel+sternfeld&biw=1564&bih=858&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2TThVLi_BYirPNG8gLgN&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=joel+sternfeld+american+prospects&revid=515785936&imgdii=_">joel sternfeld american prospects</a><br> http://woutervandevoorde.com/hume-sunrise<br> http://www.nadavkander.com/nadav_kander_small_screen.html</p> <p>Any advice greatly appreciated,</p> <p>Cheers</p> <p>Tom</p>