[LargeFormat] Hello all
Ken Strauss
ken.strauss at sympatico.ca
Thu May 29 22:01:41 EDT 2008
Richard, I'm glad to see that you are still here; I've missed your lens
wisdom!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: largeformat-bounces at f32.net [mailto:largeformat-bounces at f32.net] On
> Behalf Of Richard Knoppow
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:56 PM
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> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Hello all
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Les Newcomer" <LNPhoto at twmi.rr.com>
> To: "f32 Large Format Photography Mail List"
> <largeformat at f32.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Hello all
>
>
> > Most of us have a 4x5 enlarger, well we had A 4x5
> > enlarger, then like those that rescue racing dogs and old
> > horses, we started "rescuing" other enlargers when their
> > owners cast them aside to go over to the dark side. And
> > like those that rescue racing dogs, the enlargers started
> > to breed. New ones showed up unannounced while old
> > friends withered and died and their bones scatter across
> > the basement...
> >
> > Okay that went a bit far.
> >
> > Most of us have 4x5 enlargers, some have 5x7 and 8x10
> > enlargers, And I suspect few of us have migrated to a
> > scanner in stead of an enlarger.
> >
> > les
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 29, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Tom Kumagai wrote:
> >
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> My name is Tom Kumagai and I am a new LF photographer. :D
> >> (amateur, of course)
> >>
> >> I have been photographing nearly 30 years (since 10 yr
> >> old) and I carry at least one camera every day the most
> >> of my life.
> >> I buy 100ft bulk-load Tri-X every three months or so, and
> >> I don't even count how many 120 T-Max rolls I use per
> >> month
> >> (I am an IT engineer and work late too). Yes, and yes, I
> >> am addicted to photography.
> >>
> >> I found a nice Nagaoka Woody 4x5 folder at an used camera
> >> shop named Lemon, in Ginza Tokyo, only for 35,000 yen
> >> recently, just fell in love with it and needless to say,
> >> I brought home with me. My point of interest in LF
> >> cameras is its ability
> >> to control perspectives and I do kind of prefer monorails
> >> for that purpose, but a 4x5, even with limited
> >> movements,
> >> being this compact and light-weight is really nice to
> >> have. I also bought myself a standard 150 Fujinon, 6
> >> film holders,
> >> and a box of Neopan Acros.
> >>
> >> For a monorail, maybe I will get either Sinar or Toyo,
> >> used, and add a monorail-to-linhof converter board,etc.
> >>
> >> I do darkroom myself, I do monochrome almost exclusively,
> >> I don't have 4x5 tank (though somehow I have a 2x3
> >> tank...)
> >> so i will be using trays for film development for a
> >> while.
> >>
> >> By the way, how do you people print? My small darkroom
> >> cannot allow me to upgrade my enlarger (up to 6x7, made
> >> by Fuji,
> >> and it's a nice one too...). You all have a 4x5 enlarger?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Tom
>
> Welcome Les and Tom, I'm glad to see some activity on
> this list after about a full year!
> I shoot several sizes but in sheet film mostly 4x5 and
> occasionally 8x10. I have an Omega D2V which will go up to
> 4x5. I've been planning to make an adaptor to allow using my
> 8x10 Agfa camera as an enlarger, I can do it without
> modifying the camera itself I think.
> I am not familiar with the Nagaoka camera but there is
> much similarity in view cameras. Most of the differences are
> in the number and extent of movements available. Old ones
> are IMO as good as new ones unless you are doing very
> critical studio work where duplicating set-ups accurately is
> necessary. That stuff is mostly done digitally now anyway.
> Fuji lenses are excellent although not very well known
> outside of television.
> Six holders is enough to start with. I don't know how
> many 4x5 holders I have, I think I was collecting them for a
> while.
> I have two 4x5 view cameras, an Agfa/Ansco Universal
> View, actually a 5x7 camera with a factory 4x5 back on it. I
> also have the 5x7 back. I also have 4x5 backs for both of my
> 8x10 cameras, four Speed Graphics and a Graflex Super-D.
> Also a Calumet CC-400, a nice monorail camera that will do
> anything the more expensive ones will do but has no glamour
> whatever.
> I was introduced to 4x5 and Speed Graphics by a
> highschool teacher who was also a press photographer. He
> taught me a lot of tricks including how to use a Graphic as
> a weapon!
> I process in either trays or print drums. I have an old
> Nikor tank for 4x5 and use that, its quite good.
> I contact print anything larger than 4x5.
> I also have adaptors and holders for 5x7 but haven't
> shoot any so far.
> Acros is very good film. I mostly use T-Max or Plus-X
> although I've used other films in the past. I shot of lot of
> Agfa APX-100 when it was available. Good stuff, I miss it.
> I mostly shoot B&W but occasionally shoot color although
> that is usually 35mm or 120.
>
> I hope we can stir up some more action here, I thought the
> list was dead:-(
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
> I
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