chris_livsey Posted March 5, 2016 Share #12241 Posted March 5, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you Chris. This is interesting to read. I've thought about the H models because the H1, 2 and 3 are really dropping in price (even with a digital back and lens included). Oddly, while I am entirely uninterested in digital in 35mm, I am open to trying it in 6x6, either with an affordable H or with a back on my 203 (please don't evict me from the thread for thinking these impure thoughts...). No thought police yet, but getting closer. Just whisper as we are in serious danger "careless talk costs lives". These people sell at really good prices, no connection, I picked up a Phase One back really cheap ex rental elsewhere. http://shop.fotopartner.de/epages/Fotopartner.sf/de_DE/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=11843&Page=2#.VtsvEH2LSt8 All H models with the latest firmware allow a film back there you go on topic!! Note the 203 needs a factory mod for a digital back Hasselblad or Phase, I have run a digital back on a 501 and would not recommend it, the mirror slap is a killer, it restricts you to 250th minimum if hand holding. The H series have a programmable delay from mirror up to fire, milliseconds and you hardly notice but makes a big difference. The CF adapter allows me all my V glass on the H, a little ponderous but that's medium format anyway. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EoinC Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12242 Posted March 6, 2016 Oates is one of my heroes, mate. Ric Likewise, Ric, along with Shackleton. I have a sardine tin and a pemmican tin from a food dump that Scott's final voyage didn't make it back to. It was discovered, along with chocolate, in a carving glacier on the Ross Sea ice shelf. The pemmican tin still has the paper label intact. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12243 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Ektar is unmatched in C41 land for pictorial scenes, it my faourite C41 film for 35mm. Whether it's "the best film" depends on your final intention for the images. I disagree with your statement because you've omitted "C41" from between 'best' and 'film'. Nice image with a few blocked shadows at monitor level and I'm sure it would make a nice print up to a reasonable size. Why don't you get yourself down to WPPI in Las Vegas with your portfolio next week and seek out a professional review of what you are doing. A friend of mine (Peter Ellis) is judging there and would be happy to give you a worthwhile critique. You seem to have an idea of where you want to go with this. If you can put your opinions on film, cameras and your images aside and listen with a receptive mind (key!) to someone who is able to deliver, I think it would benefit you greatly in getting to the next level. Steve - thanks for taking the time to post. Of course, I am just being playfully tongue-and-check about the "best" comments, and all the other comments that have to do with which is the "best" film (especially when I am talking to you). So I hope that you don't take anything too seriously, and God forbid that you should take anything I say personally. And I am not sure I follow you on the suggestion that I express strong opinions about cameras and my own photos, at least in so far as it relates to this thread. I deliberately don't even indicate which non-Leica camera I use for these photos (out of respect for the Leica theme of this forum) and only discuss it when directly asked. And I especially don't think that it is fair to say that I am opinionated about the photos that I share on this thread. You don't see me getting defensive at criticism or making any claims about any kind of superiority of my images (which I would never do and would be completely ridiculous). And I am the only person on this thread (or at least one of a very few) who explicitly asks for detailed constructive criticism, as this is the only way to learning, get better and disconnect the emotional attachment that we all have to our photos (which is not conducive to objective assessment). So, with respect, I think you are a little off-base on this. Interesting comment about the blocked shadows. The LR histogram on my monitor doesn't show any. I spent a lot of time balancing the whites/luminances such that the highlights would be popping strong while retaining the detail and naturally surreal colors in the clouds. And I did this within the confines of the ICC printer profile for the Fuji Flex paper that I downloaded from the Whitewall website (where I do my printing) (which actually forced me to dial down the highlights and whites considerably and take a gentler approach, which I am so happy I did and I am going to start working in this "soft proof" mode as a regular part of my workflow). Although I feel good about where I ended up, I do agree now that you mention it that the shadows could be opened a little without diminishing the effect of the highlights in the sky and stressing the shadow detail in the geese (I don't care about the trees off to the right as the EV was so low that even to the naked eye they were essentially black). And I have made this change; so thanks a lot for the comment. As for print size, the negative is 6x9 so I am confident that I could get a very large print on Fuji Flex paper. The Tiff file is approx 600MB and LR gives a size reading of 13018 X 7323, according to which at a full 300 pixels per inch (PPI) I could easily make a print that is 48" wide without any loss of resolution. And 1-2 feet wider than this should be achievable with acceptably professional results. I appreciate the nod and the suggestion about the WPPI show. I really don't think I am ready yet, though. I am my toughest critic and just don't think that I have enough sufficiently exceptional photos (which include only a very small percentage of what I share here) to start investing time in marketing. I think I need another 2-3 years of heavy shooting at least before I can feel good about having a worthy collection (with the theme of NYC cityscapes on film). I won't go into too much of a rant on how I think the photography/art world is somewhat of a scam. Suffice to say that I want to be able to have a very high degree of confidence in my collection, after having it beaten up here, on Flickr and in my house. Thanks again for all of your contributions on this thread and in this forum community. Adam Edited March 6, 2016 by A miller 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12244 Posted March 6, 2016 Oh I'm so happy! Turns out my Minolta scanner does work!! The last time I tried to use it, I could not get it to take my film holders. I though it was broken, and it sat for years. On a whim, I tried it again today, planning to see what I could do about fixing it. When I plugged it in and opened up VueScan it gave me a message to calibrate. Huh? So I looked within the menu of VueScan and sure enough there was a Calibrate function. That did it! Anyway, my first scan in a long time - this time color neg - which I have very little experience shooting and no experience scanning or printing. I usually shoot slide film or B&W negative film (or Digital lately). I can't get my Portra shots to look like I want. Some of the examples posted here are really great (recently the medium format shot of a guy fishing posted a few pages back - the colors in that are fantastic) Leica M6 Summicron 50 Kodak Portra 160 VC man, the look on that girl's face says it all - total "cloud nine" 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12245 Posted March 6, 2016 Eoin's Saga, Part 4 (Final): Or by exiling myself to Kuala Lumpur. Adam, you have a lot to answer for. (Ektar 100 - M6 w/ 35mm Summilux)... a005 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr a007 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr a011 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr a010 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr nice, Eoin - and very finny. I actually am impressed at how well the ektar reacted to the fluorescent lighting... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12246 Posted March 6, 2016 Lower Manhattan M-A, 28mm summaron, Portra 800 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 9 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3002523'>More sharing options...
Guest Benqui Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12247 Posted March 6, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Portra 400, Hassi 500 c/m, Planar 80 best regards Marc Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 12 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3002529'>More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12248 Posted March 6, 2016 Portra 400, Hassi 500 c/m, Planar 80 best regards Marc very powerful, Marc. The film choice is great. Skin tone is perfect. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benqui Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12249 Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks a lot Adam! I agree, the Portra 400 is really a perfect film for studio photography. I have tried many films, but I always come back and use the Portra. Have a nice Sunday Marc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12250 Posted March 6, 2016 OK, after a brief hiatus (work, and the immediacy of digital) I am back, sort of. Shot a roll of Foma Retropan, more out of curiosity. Not sure if it is me to be honest, I was bought up on "soot and whitewash", and the less grain the better. I'm old enough to be retro, and I don't recall any of my early B&W looking like this. Maybe I am getting old. I'll deposit a few shots here and there over the next few weeks. All with the M6, all with either the old collapsible 50 Summicron (so a softer/older look to start with). Processed in Rodinal 1:50. Next roll will be something slower/sharper I reckon. Gary Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3002535'>More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12251 Posted March 6, 2016 And by contrast to my rural backyard, a war memorial in ur local town. Gary Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3002537'>More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12252 Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks a lot Adam! I agree, the Portra 400 is really a perfect film for studio photography. I have tried many films, but I always come back and use the Portra. Have a nice Sunday Marc Agree, Marc. And, of course, you would have made this photo sing with any film. I'm simply stating how much I like the result of the portra 400 (not to imply that it was the only way to go here) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12253 Posted March 6, 2016 OK, after a brief hiatus (work, and the immediacy of digital) I am back, sort of. Shot a roll of Foma Retropan, more out of curiosity. Not sure if it is me to be honest, I was bought up on "soot and whitewash", and the less grain the better. I'm old enough to be retro, and I don't recall any of my early B&W looking like this. Maybe I am getting old. I'll deposit a few shots here and there over the next few weeks. All with the M6, all with either the old collapsible 50 Summicron (so a softer/older look to start with). Processed in Rodinal 1:50. Next roll will be something slower/sharper I reckon. Gary this one is really great, Gary. And I am not too much into sheep. But I like their collectively consistent stares at you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12254 Posted March 6, 2016 Thank you Adam, I'm not that much into them either. The farm we are on is a thoroughbred farm, but the sheep and mobile lawn mowers, and evidently there is a certain yin/yang between them, the horses, and the pastures. Again, I wasn't employed for my equine or animal knowledge!!! The evening was getting on, and the light was nice, low but nice. Perhaps some of your Ektar might have been better? I'll hold out longer than poor EoinC LOL, film to me is B&W I am afraid. Gary 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12255 Posted March 6, 2016 Thank you Adam, I'm not that much into them either. The farm we are on is a thoroughbred farm, but the sheep and mobile lawn mowers, and evidently there is a certain yin/yang between them, the horses, and the pastures. Again, I wasn't employed for my equine or animal knowledge!!! The evening was getting on, and the light was nice, low but nice. Perhaps some of your Ektar might have been better? I'll hold out longer than poor EoinC LOL, film to me is B&W I am afraid. Gary Whatever the film, you shoot it well. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12256 Posted March 6, 2016 Lower Manhattan M-A, 28mm summaron, Portra 800 I like this one a lot, Adam. 3 different reactions to read. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12257 Posted March 6, 2016 nice, Eoin - and very finny. I actually am impressed at how well the ektar reacted to the fluorescent lighting... Thanks, Adam. I think the coloring held due to the large proportion of daylight inside KLIA. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12258 Posted March 6, 2016 Portra 400, Hassi 500 c/m, Planar 80 best regards Marc Very nice shot, Marc. Thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12259 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) ...I'll hold out longer than poor EoinC LOL, film to me is B&W I am afraid. Gary You're a brave man, Gary. The prolific display of good photo's, EKTAR repeated in large font, and my happening to be in a shop with a tempting stack of the filthy stuff, made resistance futile. Since then, I have indulged in more serious non-prescribed abusive behavior by purchasing Portra 800 and Cinestill 50. I can foresee lying in a gutter in my not too distant future. It all starts with "one roll couldn't hurt..." Edited March 6, 2016 by EoinC 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2016 Share #12260 Posted March 6, 2016 London - Ilford XP2 film by -Ric Capucho- More London streets... Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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