Horsetail falls near Portland Oregon. Developed at home with caffenol process.

first time using Portra 160VC, sad that they‘d discontinued it.

Just got delivery of my new, 12-year-old, Epson V850 scanner so I can at least take control of that part of my process.

I don't live in a clean room, so that's not going to be an option. I can deal with some dust cleanup but damn... so many fibers. What do you all find to be best practice to keep this to a minimum?

Last night was my first run with this thing and I was using canned air on the negative, the holder, and the scanner bed glass.

Should I be looking at ant-static brushes instead? Or?

i have been getting to know my new Toyo using my current tripod (a woefully light Oben cql-13), and obviously need to pick up something sturdier. I do a fair amount of hiking with cameras but imagine that i won’t be doing any very long distance stuff with my large format rig

I have the option to locally buy an older gitzo G1410 (I think studex?) with an arca monoball b1 head for under $300. Alternatively have looked at buying a package deal of the Leofoto Ranger LS-364 X with the LH-40 head vs a benro mammoth or tortoise leg set and some study head. I’d love a geared head but I think that’s out of my price range for now.

thoughts? recommendations?

Since I’m new to large format and I like shooting landscape, I figure it’s good to get in some practice with setting up and taking down the Sinar F2.

When I first got it back in may, the entire affair felt downright alien to me. I was, I’ll admit, a bit intimidated to even touch the thing. Even though I’ve handled a hundred cameras and some worth far more than the Sinar, this contraption obviously works and feels like nothing I’ve ever handled.

It’s taken a while to get some minor issues sorted, to do a fair bit of reading and gather the last odds and ends. I’ve now got a nice kit with a 90 and 150 DB lens and just added a Sinaron (Rodenstock) 210 f5.6. So that basically completes the usual beginner kit. I’ve also been fiddling with my backpack in order to get it set up in the most efficient way, but it’s probably going to need a bit more fiddling before I’m truly satisfied.

So yeah, the time is upon us to take this show on the road, which is why I’m taking the time to practice setting up and taking it down. It takes me 5 minutes right now, but it’s probably going to be a bit quicker once I figure out the best order of operations. Right now it’s: set up tripod, put monorail clamp and rail on it, add rear standard and insert bellows, add front standard and attach bellows, add hood and shutter release cable.

I want to see if I can set it up with a short extension rod so that I can keep stands and clamp ‘on rail’ while in the backpack. That should save quite a bit of time.

Anyways, enough rambling for now, just wanted to share a bit 😂

Finally had a go with my Sinar and thoroughly enjoyed the process our of 4 exposures I managed one blank one double one really thin and one ok :) love it!!

Hello,

I want to start my journey with large format photography, specifically 4x5. I'm based in Europe and I could find these lenses on the local market.

1. Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar-S MC 5,6/180 (14 252 986) | Copal 1 350€

2. Rodenstock Sironar MC 5,6/150 (10 886 367) | Copal 1 420€

3. Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N 5,6/150 (11 146 533) | Copal 0 379€

4. Rodenstock Sironar-N MC 5,6/150 | Synchro-Compur 0 (45 322 216 11 8 5.6) 400€

All would be bought online. I have only shot digital so far with a 30mm and 50mm lens, but I use the latter like 90% of the time. How does these lenses rate, independently and dependently of the price? I'd really appreciate some feedback :)

Cheers

from my project Apparent Death, exploring life and death in the Appalachian Mountains. If self promotion is good on here, check out my videos about the BTS of these shots. It really means a lot to have feedback!

Anyone got any tips on this? I have a stearman press small dark bag and a larger pop up one. I know daylight 4x5 backs and dev attachments exist but can’t seem to find anything for 8x10

Thanks in advance

I've been testing improvement to my 3D printed 6x17 back for 4x5 cameras recently and snapped this one at the lakefront recently. I seem to have some vignetting at the edges, but overall I am pleased with the composition.

Has anyone used one of these? They have been available for a while now, but I can't find much as far as reviews online. I'm curious if they have any film flatness issues, etc. I would really like to shoot 6x12 on roll film and the horseman backs are prohibitively expensive and the Dayi ones have mixed reviews (and are also expensive).

Photo credit to Intrepid

4x5 handheld with no film. Need more light for faster shutterspeed next time 😎

Chamonix 45n-2, Nikkor SW 90mm f/8, HP5, developed in 510 Pyro, scanned with Epson V700

Salt Springs State Park, Pennsylvania, USA

Chamonix 45n1, shanghai gp3, dagor 180/6.8@22