|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
06-01-2018, 05:55 PM
|
| |
You certainly came away with some great photo's in this series--this one, especially, I hope claimed some space on a wall.:)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-24-2018, 02:12 PM
|
| |
That's very impressive--looks as if you had a lot of stars in alignment!
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-24-2018, 11:02 AM
|
| |
Very nice--a lot of pano's fall flat for me, but yours and Tuco's "wide" work really shows what's possible.:lol:
---------- Post added 05-24-18 at 11:04 AM ----------
A great shot--I'm guessing a 6x7 and the 105/2.4, but I'd love to see your "liner notes.":)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-18-2018, 12:41 PM
|
| |
That's very generous of you--right now my film work is could be an entry in the Journal of Irreproducible Results, so I think I'll work my way up from one "keeper" per roll before pestering you too much. (I have to say, my first roll of Velvia 50 was just embarrassing...) If it all gets too confusing trying to bridge "technologies," I might just go way back up the holler and try my hand at 8x10 contact prints...mail 'em to folks.:lol:
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-18-2018, 09:36 AM
|
| |
Thanks again--love the composition in the shot, BTW.:) (FWIW, the DSLR vs scanner is another can of worms--I've "only" a K-5 and an A50/2.8 that provides 1:2 magnification, but for 120, I figure the output should be more than enough for sharing on the Web, etc.)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-18-2018, 06:40 AM
|
| |
Thanks for the insight--what I was curious about the Imacon was whether its Dmax was such that it could "dig" into a negative the way a full-fledged drum scan might. (See, "no free lunch" above.:lol:)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-16-2018, 09:44 AM
|
| |
That's a neat idea! I could definitely see the possibilities for triptychs, etc., depending on your subject. I have no problem believing the folks who say most of us want to print too big, anyway--basically the whole "megapixel" debacle on the output end, I suppose.:)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-14-2018, 04:18 PM
|
| |
Thanks so much for the input--that helps a lot (but only serves to prove the adage about there being no free lunches in the offing.:lol:) I certainly shoot my P67 more like a 4x5 than a Texas Leica, so the contemplative approach won't be a bother, but it's a bit nerve wracking to consider walking away from all those sharp lenses in favor of a bigger negative and camera movements. "Jump and see" is sounding more like the operative phrase here.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-14-2018, 08:55 AM
|
| |
I wouldn't set you up by asking this question over on LFF:lol:, but I was wondering if you'd share your opinion: does a Flextight scan of a well-exposed 120 negative come close to 4x5 done on a "prosumer" scanner (e.g. Epson 750, 850, etc.) in terms of tonality, provided we're talking fine-grained film and a reasonable size print? As you no doubt will infer, I'm currently "format curious"; loving my P67 system, but wondering if the inflection point is really at 4x5 or whether it will take 5x7 to justify buying in to a new system.
At any rate, very nice work!
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-04-2018, 11:58 AM
|
| |
Thanks! The first is with the 165/2.8; the second, a 200/4 with a Canon 500D close-up filter. FWIW, one particular challenge with Maisie is getting her not to sit on your subjects...she came to a perfect "heel" yesterday atop the yellow trillium I'd just finished metering.:lol:
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-04-2018, 10:14 AM
|
| |
Still trying to get the hang of juggling my Pentax 67 kit while out walking my Airedale of a morning...:)
 67-Forks1AWeb by J Barnes, on Flickr
Flower pictures are still a challenge...
 67-anemone1AWeb by J Barnes, on Flickr
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-19-2018, 03:16 PM
|
| |
There's a gent with a Youtube channel who does much the same for 120--i.e., a set amount of developer in each "stand." You're getting great results--are you being drawn into the "alternate processing" world, too? I can imagine the whole platinum/palladium thing getting pretty addictive if you're able to get good digital negatives.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-18-2018, 07:21 AM
|
| |
Thanks! I have heard of people snipping their roll film into segments so that they could give each strip the proper "N" development time, though I'm afraid that might tax my fine motor skills in total darkness.:lol: Hopefully I can get better at seeing "Zones" and maybe use a development technique (e.g. stand or two-bath) that will give me adequate results for a roll shot in reasonably diverse kinds of light.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-17-2018, 05:26 PM
|
| |
Right now I'm using an incident meter "in the shade" in hopes of keeping shadow detail--I guess the analog equivalent of ETTR.:lol: (I'm not sure how I'd use a spot meter and the Zone system with roll film, though it would save me a ton of money when shooting slide film...)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-16-2018, 11:15 AM
|
| |
Ha, flyfishing has found me crotch-deep in most every stream in the Smokies, but I'll plead the Fifth in this case...glad you liked them, though.:)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-16-2018, 09:55 AM
|
| |
A couple from last week's stroll in the GSMNP...
 67-littleriver1AWeb by J Barnes, on Flickr
 67-fcp1AWeb by J Barnes, on Flickr
I'm just getting my feet wet with B&W film and am experimenting trying to get a good negative--in this case I rated Acros at half box speed and had the lab push it a stop. (In a few months, I'm looking forward to doing my own developing...from what I've read, Acros in two-bath Pyrocat might be the place to start when roll film makes fine tuning of development times impractical.)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-13-2018, 05:59 PM
|
| |
Excellent, thanks so much for taking the time to elaborate...:) There's a darkroom "collective" here locally, so it might be time to take the plunge.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-13-2018, 09:13 AM
|
| |
Tuco-- thanks so much for the insights...I have to admit that it was mostly your pics that got me obsessing over this--they just seem to have a "snap" that's so far eluded me.:)
Just to be clear about "highlight expansion," then: for a low contrast scene, expose normally and develop N+1?
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-12-2018, 12:39 PM
|
| |
That's definitely on the horizon, though the prospect of (inevitably) ruining multiple rolls of film gives me pause, considering how little I shoot.:)
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-12-2018, 12:03 PM
|
| |
Playing around with a few old files on a rainy morning:
 67-elkmont1A by J Barnes, on Flickr
A question for y'all, though...
Right now, I'm dependent on a lab for both developing and scans, so I'm curious as to your recommendations on how to get them the best quality negative to work with. From perusing the Web, I get the impression that the big error with B&W film is underexposure and over development. (I'm seeing a lot of people rate Acros at 80--or even 50 in a contrast-y scene--then develop N-1 or N-2.) Obviously that approach works better with sheets than it does with roll film, but if I shot most of a roll under roughly the same lighting conditions, do you think it would be worth having the lab under develop? Or is that just too high risk for minimal gain?
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-22-2017, 06:07 PM
|
| |
Ah, I thought you were rolling with the Shen Hao 617, but you're hard to keep track of!:) BTW, I'm really digging the "quad"tic of the Cullasaja--nicely seen and executed.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-22-2017, 04:44 PM
|
| |
Ha, I was actually planning on PMing you, since you seemed to be the sort to have entertained this admittedly eccentric approach.:)
At any rate, all your cautions are well-taken. My thinking was along the lines that Steve mentions--since I'd probably end up putting a roll film back on the field camera anyway, the prospect of handling the handling the GG whilst
in typical Southern Appalachian conditions (i.e. with sweat in your eyes and pecker gnats in your ears:lol:) is something that gives me pause. I also have the notion--perhaps mistaken--that the Fuji might have a more compact footprint than a field camera, especially if I find myself, as I often do, perched on a steep slope or high above a streambed and wishing I'd been born with a prehensile tail.
At any rate, I'm going to commit to my Pentax 67 system for at least the upcoming year to see if I truly need anything different.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-22-2017, 08:21 AM
|
| |
Tuco-- Regarding your Texas Leica, is there a particular "flavor" to Fuji lenses? I ask because I keep being drawn to the Fuji gx680 since I do landscapes almost exclusively and the movements would come in handy, especially under conditions where deploying a 4x5 field camera would be tricky.
|
|
Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-01-2017, 11:31 AM
|
| |
Thanks for the insights! I can certainly see how taking control of the entire workflow--from development through scanning--would be optimal. Like a lot of people, my first and last darkroom experience was when I was an undergrad, but there is a local developing "club" here in K'ville that might help keep the overhead low until I got set up at home.
At any rate, I am intrigued by the differences between Acros and the one roll of Delta 100 I tried--definitely like the blacks of the latter, but its reciprocity failure issues might make it a no-go when shooting stopped down in the low-light conditions I encounter here in the mountains.
|
