nari Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 btw, that is a genuine S70R :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 First shot with the Voigtländer Braunschweig Heliar. Taken @f5.6 on Ilford FP4+ @ iso 50. Developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 19min to try and reduce contrast. Mid-day sun. Just wanted to use the lens. HP5 8x10 came today so I hope to get something on that soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Awesome, Zach. Do you shoot medium format at all? I've got another roll of portra 400 (120) coming back tomorrow. LOVE the portra 400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Thanks Greg. I haven't yet. I really think medium format is the best compromise with grain from what I've seen online. LF might as well be grainless and 35mm is sometimes too much. MF seems to have the perfect balance with visible yet small, sharp grain. I'd like to try it but just got an 8x10 camera and focusing on that right now. It's tough to get portraits of the dogs with 8x10 since they don't sit still. I may have to try some with a car or something. Looking forward to seeing the Portra. The last ones you posted had perfect skin tones. I guess that's why it's called portra.....Still haven't used mine for any. But I rarely do portraits. Rokinon 85mm on D300s at f/2. And here is how the 8x10 needs to be to get portraits of the puppy or Steel laying down: Edited June 9, 2011 by Zaitz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 135mm on nearly full soft: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Kodak Portra 400N w/ Mamiya 645 1000s and 80 2.8 0008.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr 0010.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr 0006.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr 0004.jpg by KeysarPhoto, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I just picked up a box full of 4x5 glass negatives from that were shot by my great great uncle in the early 1900's. Hoping to pick up an epson V series negative scanner soon. The negatives are so rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Those tones are pretty much perfect. Very natural and a great set. What are you scanning them with? I got an Epson 4990 for very cheap and it does a good job for web resolution. I think if I ever wanted one of my negatives printed I'd need to send it out for drum scanning. The v750 seems to do a good job but not worth the price, for me especially with how little I print, over a used 4990. Edited June 11, 2011 by Zaitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I wasn't aware the 4990 would do 4x5 negatives let alone glass plate negatives? If the 4990 will do medium format and 4x5, then I'd probably settle for that. The lab scans all my stuff and I just send the negative out for prints when the customer orders it, so resolution isn't a big deal at this point. However, I don't think I can get prints made off of the glass negatives so resolution may come into play on these items alone. 135mm on nearly full soft: Great shot, but the blacks are bit flat and lacks contrast. Compared to your previous photo, it's lacking but an easy fix. Great shots though, makes me want another puppy and makes me miss my old buddy. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 what happened to that other series on the boat greg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 what happened to that other series on the boat greg? I updated the gallery and the flickr links died. Don't feel like fixing them. If you click the link on the dead image, it'll take you to the actual image and I'm ok with that. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) I wasn't aware the 4990 would do 4x5 negatives let alone glass plate negatives? If the 4990 will do medium format and 4x5, then I'd probably settle for that. The lab scans all my stuff and I just send the negative out for prints when the customer orders it, so resolution isn't a big deal at this point. However, I don't think I can get prints made off of the glass negatives so resolution may come into play on these items alone. Great shot, but the blacks are bit flat and lacks contrast. Compared to your previous photo, it's lacking but an easy fix. Great shots though, makes me want another puppy and makes me miss my old buddy. Yeah the 4990 does 2 4x5s in a holder and can do 8x10 on the glass. It's pretty similar in quality to the v700 and v750. The v750 has a wet mounting kit though. Even the 3200 will do 4x5. http://www.largeformatphotography.info/scan-comparison/ Edited June 11, 2011 by Zaitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Portrait of Steel. Taken on Calumet C1 and 8x10 Ilford HP5+ with 30cm Heliar at f4.5 for 1/25 @ iso 320. Developed in Rodinal 1:25 for 5 minutes at 68° constant agitation in BTZS tube. I am happy with the exposure and developed for first time with the tubes. I need to get in tight for some really shallow dof but focus is tough with the dogs constantly moving! 50% crop O_O. Torturing my PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 Awesome Zach! I really need to get a large format setup. I have a 4x5 rochester optical from the late 1800's, but that aint gonna cut it. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 well boys, looks like a new body is right around the corner...did the comparo's and the D5100 seems to trump the D7K for me, the features the D7K offers for just don't add up to the $400 price difference for my uses. Unless you all can convince me other wise :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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