[LargeFormat] Shen Hao

[philip.lambert]

Does your flash exposure meter cope with several flashes in sequence?  PL
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From: "rstein" <rstein@bigpond.net.au>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Shen Hao


> Dear Friends,
>
>      Walk me through this - my brain is recovering from the New Year's
> revelry. ( We get New Year two days early in Australia. Wait till you see
> what happens....)
>
>      I have been conquering and slaying. Well, make that experimenting and
> succeeding. I determined to finally tame Tit-X in the Mighty Shen, and I
> think I is there.
>
>     I have finally settled on an ASA of 10-12 for Tit-X. It likes daylight
> more than flash but with a careful filling-in to 1:3 or 1:2 it is
suitable.
> And it is surprisingly easy to hand-synch the rubber bulb and the radio
link
> to the lights. I should not want to try chewing gum while doing it,
however.
>
>     The developing sequence is 2 minutes soak in plain water, 4 minutes in
D
> 76 mixed 1:2, plain water stop, and whatever fixer is in the bottle for 3
> minutes.
>
>     The secret to avaoiding scratches on the surface is don't handle it. I
> have these weird half-plate size sheets of Tit-X to contend with and no SS
> hangers, but I have cut a sheet of ABS plastic a little larger than the
film
> and use 2 rubber bands to fasten the film to the ABS. Then I can transfer
it
> between dishes and poke it upside-down into the solutions as much as I
like.
> The final enlarging area is 4 x 5 anyway so this is within the boundaries
of
> the rubber bands.
>
>     The camera lens is 300-something mm and f.8 don't have a lot of depth
of
> field - i am going to have to try to get more light on the subject for
> smaller stops. Sooooo - tell me if i am thinking correctly.
>
>      If I measure the light on the subject as f.8 but want to use f.11 I
> essentially need twice as much light. So if my flashes will not pump out
> more light in one go, I can punch the flash button 2 times  and end up
with
> the correct amount?
>
>     If I want to use f.16 from that same f.8 start point I need to put out
> FOUR times as much light. So I need to punch the flash button 4 times?
> Correct?
>
>     If I want to use f.22 - from that same f.8 start point - how many
times
> should I punch the button? This is all predicated on a still-life subject.
>
>     This is not a contest - I am just a little dull tonight. Please
advise.
>
>      Uncle Dick
>
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