A blast from the past

**jbinpg** · 04-15-2022, 10:54 AM - **1 Like**

Check out this article if you want to head back to the 1800s. Re-defines the "large format" term:

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/04/14/Bill-Hao-Enormous-Camera/?utm_source=d...ampaign=150422

Jack

**BigMackCam** · 04-15-2022, 11:17 AM

Amazing. Thanks for posting this, Jack.

I'm not sure which part I'm most impressed with... his camera or the darkroom RV bus

**Sakura** · 04-15-2022, 11:32 AM - **1 Like**

burst foto shooting, 1 image per day

biz-engineer · 04-15-2022, 11:37 AM

Most difficult with this sort of camera is to find suitable lenses. The 1000mm lens is a wide angle. For portraits, I'm not sure where to find an 85mm FF equivalent lens. f-number f100? Exposure times from seconds to minutes?

Last edited by biz-engineer; 04-15-2022 at 11:43 AM.

**BigMackCam** · 04-15-2022, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by biz-engineer

Most difficult with this sort of camera is to find suitable lenses. The 1000mm lens is a wide angle. For portraits, I'm not sure where to find an 85mm FF equivalent lens. f-number f100? Exposure times from seconds to minutes?

... and for anything requiring reasonable depth-of-field - landscapes, architecture etc. - movements for one or both standards become absolutely essential... as with any large format, but especially one this large

**AggieDad** · 04-15-2022, 05:06 PM

The article is interesting.

But I wonder why the website thinks I want to link to (or even have an account on) Instagram to see the pictures. This makes no sense to me.

biz-engineer · 04-15-2022, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Sakura

burst foto shooting, 1 image per day

Well, even at one exposure per day with his 32 x 48" plate, it is equivalent to more than 1536 (1:1) stitched exposures on a Pentax K-1. He's getting 32 x 48" mural print at full optical / chemical resolution, straight out of camera.

04-15-2022, 10:54 AM - 1 Like	#1
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	A blast from the past Check out this article if you want to head back to the 1800s. Re-defines the "large format" term: https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/04/14/Bill-Hao-Enormous-Camera/?utm_source=d...ampaign=150422 Jack

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04-15-2022, 11:17 AM	#2
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Amazing. Thanks for posting this, Jack. I'm not sure which part I'm most impressed with... his camera or the darkroom RV bus

04-15-2022, 11:32 AM - 1 Like	#3
Sakura Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 438	burst foto shooting, 1 image per day

04-15-2022, 11:37 AM	#4
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,232	Most difficult with this sort of camera is to find suitable lenses. The 1000mm lens is a wide angle. For portraits, I'm not sure where to find an 85mm FF equivalent lens. f-number f100? Exposure times from seconds to minutes? Last edited by biz-engineer; 04-15-2022 at 11:43 AM.

04-15-2022, 11:49 AM	#5
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Originally posted by biz-engineer Most difficult with this sort of camera is to find suitable lenses. The 1000mm lens is a wide angle. For portraits, I'm not sure where to find an 85mm FF equivalent lens. f-number f100? Exposure times from seconds to minutes? ... and for anything requiring reasonable depth-of-field - landscapes, architecture etc. - movements for one or both standards become absolutely essential... as with any large format, but especially one this large

04-15-2022, 05:06 PM	#6
AggieDad Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,453	The article is interesting. But I wonder why the website thinks I want to link to (or even have an account on) Instagram to see the pictures. This makes no sense to me.

04-15-2022, 08:51 PM	#7
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,232	Originally posted by Sakura burst foto shooting, 1 image per day Well, even at one exposure per day with his 32 x 48" plate, it is equivalent to more than 1536 (1:1) stitched exposures on a Pentax K-1. He's getting 32 x 48" mural print at full optical / chemical resolution, straight out of camera.