[LargeFormat] color transparencies (and philanthropy) formerly HTTP and etc.

[Robert Mayrand]

Deserving people will do anything and beg on their knees to get help getting
started! 

I know because I'm one of those! and I sure would appreciate some help!;-)

Robert
MTl, Quebec


On 12/29/01 2:17 PM, "philip Lambert" <philip.lambert@virgin.net> wrote:

> I like the idea of giving away usable stuff that never gets used and didn't
> sell  but how do you recognise a deserving person and exclude the dealers?
> Phil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Younger" <younger@wwc.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 4:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] color transparencies (and philanthropy) formerly
> HTTP and etc.
> 
> 
>> .......and if you ever looked at a superb 8x10 (or larger) transparency,
>> appropriately masked to block out side-light, on a good light box, you'd
>> think VERY differently about color transparencies..... They have a depth,
>> range and dimensionality to them that is quite difficult to achieve any
>> other way. And with modern equipment and materials, can be printed quite
>> accurately and comprehensively. Modern transparency film has exceptional
>> range, very realistic color, and is very adaptable in processing (except
> of
>> course with overexposure.....).
>> 
>> There is no merit in being a snob about a particular film, format or
>> technique (as long as you hold to the modernist tradition in large format,
>> of course).
>> 
>> And, as long as we're discussing giving away lenses and etc.....  Clive
>> maybe you could open a new thread. There are probably many of us who have
>> lenses or other equipment we'd be willing to share (permanently) with
>> someone getting started in LF. Many of us I'm sure got started in large
>> format through the kindness of strangers (who often became friends). Few
> of
>> us have the capability in the early going to just buy a new LF camera and
>> lenses; and often did not have the ability to even pay what the used
>> equipment was really worth..... Early on I'd have sold my soul for a
> fungus
>> stained lens that I could rehab (or just use.....) Then again, maybe you
>> don't want this list to serve in that role...... Maybe a statement one way
>> or the other could serve to either encourage this spate of philanthropy,
> or
>> tell everyone to hike over to some rec.photo newsgroup....
>> 
>> Bob Younger
>> San Diego, California
>> 
>> 
>>> On 12/29/01 6:06 AM, "mark blackman" <mark.blackman1@btinternet.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I don't do much colour, all of which I use a pro lab
>>>> to process and print. I never shoot transparencies, I don't see the
>> point in
>>>> them!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I was of your opinion about transparencies, but I realised later that
> this
>>> was largely due to my experience in 35mm. When I first tried
>> transparencies
>>> in medium format just for fun!.......my jaw drop to the floor (I can
> just
>>> imagine what 4x5 could do with the right projection system!!!). You
> should
>>> give it a try. Contrary to what people say you can get a cheap projector
>> on
>>> ebay, like an old tdc duo wich will do medium format slide by slide,
>> that's
>>> how I got into it. I still shoot B&W but when I go color, I go
>>> transparencies all the way!
>>> 
>>> Robert
>>> Mtl, Quebec
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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