[LargeFormat] Hello all

[Jim Hemenway]

Looks like it isn't all that active after all.

Jim Hemenway wrote:



> No enlargers here, I use a 4x5 Leafscan.

> 

> A dozen TLRs though, including this one:

> <http://www.half-fast.com/FishFlex.jpg>

> <http://www.half-fast.com/FishFlex-TestPhotos-11022007/>

> 

> Am happy to see this list active again.

> 

> Jim

> 

> 

> 

> Richard Knoppow wrote:

> 

>>

>> ----- 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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