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In this thread has been discussed quite often, whether rather digital images on the one hand or negatives, paper prints and slides on the other hand will be preserved for generations to come. I think we all agree that film images will have a greater chance of remaining for decades and centuries. Even more interesting, however, is the question of which images our posterity will want from us. I do not think that pictures of beautiful landscapes or holiday pictures will be asked first and foremost. Rather, it will be impressions of our everyday lives. Our homes and facilities, towns, streets and cars, but also our food and clothes will most likely be of great interest. So I consider it just as a film photographer our duty to capture our cultural assets and our way of life as diverse as possible in pictures and keep safe.

 

In this sense, a few pictures from the previous century.

 

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Stefan I agree

Do not count on digital, I have two hard drives in which I backed up my photos M8 and M9 that died

So I lost all my pictures , as they are digital pictures ...

Not possible to recover and the after-sales service is void and absent

for your information it's Western Digital

Best

Henry

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Thank you, Chris.

I'm vacillating on which direction I'm headed. I know it will be 4x5, and a Field camera. I also need it to be reasonably light, as part of its service will be landscapes in an area that involves ~2-weeks to walk in and out. I also want to do some portraiture (head & shoulders to full body). I'm bouncing between getting a 90mm + 180mm, or settling for a 120mm or 135mm, and being content with that.

Primary intention is contact prints (I like the 4x5 size), so no need for trucks and cranes, with heads the size of a VW.

 

A further thought for you about lightweight 4x5 cameras, there is an extremely light model made by Intrepid that's a steal at £250, with lensboards at £25. It's reviewed here:

 

 

Intrepid website: https://intrepidcamera.co.uk

 

Chris

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Thank you very much! It was 100% spontaneous, without focussing (what I like). She didn't realize me shooting most part of this film.

 

The lady, lens, negative film are a harmony. And your eye for the situation is excellent.

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Velvia 100F

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Summicron 35

 

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Have you more ?

Rg

Henry

Now and then :). Just started with this Rolleiflex I bought the other day. I did that because I want to find out which film I like best for my 4x5 Chamonix. Trying out all the different color negative and positive films on 4x5 would cost a fortune so I use this Rolleiflex for that decision process. This b&w film was meant to become acquainted with this camera again, which I owned earlier. I must say that I still need a tripod for it to attain this sharpness; there was no sharpness added at all in pp.! All the other handheld captures thus far had more or less motion blur.

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Very nice tonality. What is the developing time for XP2 @ 50 & 100 ASA?

 

If using HC-110 diluted 1+49 (or equivalent Legacy Pro L110 or Ilfotec HC) at 20ºC, it will be 4 minutes for ISO 50 and 5 minutes for ISO 100. If you use fixer at standard strength, double your usual fixing time. Please show us the results as all this is still a work in progress.

 

Chris

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