Camera Talk

Julio1fer wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 20, 2025 10:30 pm

Definitely it is working well!

I admire people that can go out in the summertime with a LF, not to mention hacking the camera to shape beforehand.

Thanks! Weather here is finally breaking. And beach crowds should be gone in the next week or two, so surf pics forthcoming.

P C Headland wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 19, 2025 3:10 am

Looks like a solid result.

Can you get any good viewpoints of the industrial "stuff" in the background of the first shot?

Thanks!

That’s Brown’s Feed mill. Have a bunch on 6x6 and 135, but none on LF. Definitely heading back, when the sky’s not a sheet of white.

It happens. Seemingly more often these days ime, but nonetheless. Glad you got out, regardless. Sometimes it’s all about the experience, even if that’s not what we intend.

Hi, all - Hauled out the rehabbed 5x7 this morning. A couple shots from Birdsboro PA. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54729533196_d8b936536c_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54729883620_99ce15e4a3_c.jpg Both: B&J Watson Portrait View 5x7, Sironar-N 210/5.6, Arista.EDU Ultra 100 in H...

Doh! I'd forgotten about them! Thanks for the link - would never have remembered that, and would like have bought something off eBay or Amazon that wouldn't survive 20 minutes. Years ago when I redid the 10x12, I replaced the handle with one of these from Brettun's. They don't seem to carry it anymo...

I'm calling this one finished. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54722533277_134721eb19_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54723362601_bf07bda252_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54723362606_01a2db30c0_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54723700390_ca0259e53a_c.jpg Bellows s...

Nah, have had the lens for 20+ years. It's aces. Ironical timing, though - I shot a bunch of test shots today. Show of hands: Who thinks 1. That the developer, the meter, or the film somehow, inexplicably, decided to not work, or 2. That I somehow, inexplicably, effed things up? Yeah - #2; I shot a ...

Believe so. Was kind of wondering if there was some formulation change since last time I bought film (probably 7-8 years ago).

Boy, I’ll check my notes, but I’ve got 6:12 at 20C pretty much tattooed on my forehead from shooting this stuff forever. Nonzero chance I’ve boogered it, happens more often than not these days, but… My times never match the mass dev chart, and I’m developing in a unicolor roller tank. [EDIT] It’s 7:...

Finished everything necessary for shooting last week, took the rig out on Sunday last. Went to Hay Creek In Birdsboro. Have been there a million times, but it’s easy to get to, easy to maneuver (increasingly important these days), and almost always empty. Everything fit nicely in the Gatemouth. http...