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Magic Bullet
This is an excellent article and food for thought for the newbie and
seasoned LF photographer. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ic-bullet.html -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 www.gregblankphoto(dot)com |
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An interesting link Gregory,
I suspect many of us have looked for the so called `MAGIC BULLET` through our early days of photography by following what our chosen Guru or Guru`s used. How right the author is about looking at our own photographic technique before blaming our cameras, lenses, films, chemicals etc. It`s how the films are exposed, processed and printed along with control of many other variables that count. Thanks for the link. "Gregory Blank" wrote in message ... This is an excellent article and food for thought for the newbie and seasoned LF photographer. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ic-bullet.html -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 www.gregblankphoto(dot)com |
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"Gregory Blank" wrote in message
... This is an excellent article and food for thought for the newbie and seasoned LF photographer. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ic-bullet.html Chasing the magic bullet isn't all bad, if one is taking lots of photos along the way. The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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"Matt Clara" wrote: "Gregory Blank" wrote in message ... This is an excellent article and food for thought for the newbie and seasoned LF photographer. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ic-bullet.html Chasing the magic bullet isn't all bad, if one is taking lots of photos along the way. The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) Not yet, a good roll film back might do the trick though and perhaps a straight line viewing hood to do away with the dark cloth. -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 www.gregblankphoto(dot)com |
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"Matt Clara" wrote\
The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) It is no mystery: Technical Pan, Technidol, Micro-Nikkor/Summicron, tripod, bracket exposures, 25A & polarizer. There are replacements for the TP/TD, I haven't tried them yet as my freezer is still chock full of the old stuff. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com Fstop timer - http://www.nolindan.com/da/fstop/index.htm |
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Magic Bullet
There is no such thing. 35mm cannot ever equal 4x5, no matter what
film, developer, or lenses are used. The best 35mm will always look different. If you want 4x5 quality, shoot 4x5. That does not mean that 35mm cannot be made to look very good, but it's too much to ask 35mm to equal 4x5. Cannot be done. Technical Pan does not look as sharp as faster films. See Edge of Darkness by Barry Thornton. I use 35mm exclusively, with Leica lenses in taking and enlarging, and trust me the quality I get is about as good as you can get out of 35mm, but it is no match for 4x5. Of course, what I can capture with 35mm cannot be captured with any 4x5 camera. They're two different beasts. Nicholas O. Lindan wrote: "Matt Clara" wrote\ The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) It is no mystery: Technical Pan, Technidol, Micro-Nikkor/Summicron, tripod, bracket exposures, 25A & polarizer. There are replacements for the TP/TD, I haven't tried them yet as my freezer is still chock full of the old stuff. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com Fstop timer - http://www.nolindan.com/da/fstop/index.htm |
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Amen to 35mm and 4x5 being different tools (beasts) which solve different
needs. Todd -- See fine art photography at: www.konabear.com wrote in message oups.com... There is no such thing. 35mm cannot ever equal 4x5, no matter what film, developer, or lenses are used. The best 35mm will always look different. If you want 4x5 quality, shoot 4x5. That does not mean that 35mm cannot be made to look very good, but it's too much to ask 35mm to equal 4x5. Cannot be done. Technical Pan does not look as sharp as faster films. See Edge of Darkness by Barry Thornton. I use 35mm exclusively, with Leica lenses in taking and enlarging, and trust me the quality I get is about as good as you can get out of 35mm, but it is no match for 4x5. Of course, what I can capture with 35mm cannot be captured with any 4x5 camera. They're two different beasts. Nicholas O. Lindan wrote: "Matt Clara" wrote\ The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) It is no mystery: Technical Pan, Technidol, Micro-Nikkor/Summicron, tripod, bracket exposures, 25A & polarizer. There are replacements for the TP/TD, I haven't tried them yet as my freezer is still chock full of the old stuff. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com Fstop timer - http://www.nolindan.com/da/fstop/index.htm |
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Gregory Blank wrote: In article , "Matt Clara" wrote: "Gregory Blank" wrote in message ... This is an excellent article and food for thought for the newbie and seasoned LF photographer. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ic-bullet.html Chasing the magic bullet isn't all bad, if one is taking lots of photos along the way. The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) Not yet, a good roll film back might do the trick though and perhaps a straight line viewing hood to do away with the dark cloth. Pentax 6x7... |
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"Tom Phillips" wrote in message
... Gregory Blank wrote: In article , "Matt Clara" wrote: "Gregory Blank" wrote in message ... This is an excellent article and food for thought for the newbie and seasoned LF photographer. http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ic-bullet.html Chasing the magic bullet isn't all bad, if one is taking lots of photos along the way. The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) Not yet, a good roll film back might do the trick though and perhaps a straight line viewing hood to do away with the dark cloth. Pentax 6x7... Not 4x5 either, but slightly closer - and easier to handhold than the Pentax: Fujica 6x9 rangefinder... Peter |
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"Matt Clara" wrote in message
. .. The magic bullet I'm looking for is the quality of 4x5 with the ease of 35mm...haven't found it, have you? ;-) No, but I have found how to create 4x5 work that has 35mm quality, and sometimes even less! |
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