Couple shots of the Aggie Ring sculpture outside the Student Association bldg in College Station TX. Shot with a Graphic View 4X5 view camera on Arista EDU 100 film, developed in Rodinal 1+50. I really enjoy shooting this old thing; makes me slow down. Going broke buying distilled water, though. The tap water here is just atrocious, very soft and full of things that make spots on film.
bugg2k,
The Pro II is an awesome camera but its a tank!
It is what re-started this film thing for me a few years ago.
Curious what you got with the kit. I'm up to 5 lenses
Have fun
Dan
Yes, I'm aware how big it is.
I also have a 4x5 Sinar F1 kit, now that is a tank!
I want to get back into the film stuff again, I thought this would help jump start me again in this direction.
My Mamiya kit comes with:
1 body, 1 150mm lenses, 1 120 back, 1 220 back, 1 eye level finder, 1 WLF, 1 booster.
I asked about the booster, and was told it's a winder, not certain which one.
dswiger wrote:
bugg2k,
The Pro II is an awesome camera but its a tank!
It is what re-started this film thing for me a few years ago.
Curious what you got with the kit. I'm up to 5 lenses
Have fun
Dan
I primarily use the prism finder but now that I'm comfortable with a light meter/zone system exposure, I might switch to the WLF.
I also have a winder, screws on the bottom, has a gear to engage the advance mech.
I got it for multi-exp stuff.
I would look for a 65mm/f4. Very sharp WA.
Can't wait til you post some images
RM, Is this hand held? What camera was used, if you don't mind my asking? Also did you use a light meter? I still have not used any of my film due to lack of confidence, and proper knowledge of in door use! My light meter is old, and I don't understand how to use it, so, basically I will wing it, plus, I never used film, other than instant, so I fear ruining it, therefore I have been putting it to the side, for nearly a year!! I think once my fujifilm instants get here, I'll use it as a sample, in order to shoot my 120, in the Mamiya RB67, for once!! Great capture by the way, looks very real! I can't wait to give it go!
buggz2k wrote:
Yes, I'm aware how big it is.
I also have a 4x5 Sinar F1 kit, now that is a tank!
I want to get back into the film stuff again, I thought this would help jump start me again in this direction.
My Mamiya kit comes with:
1 body, 1 150mm lenses, 1 120 back, 1 220 back, 1 eye level finder, 1 WLF, 1 booster.
I asked about the booster, and was told it's a winder, not certain which one.
The RZ is an excellent system. I use mine almost exclusively for portraiture, so I may be a bit biased, however I would get the 110mm - it's small enough that with the WLF you can actually use it handheld.
Use a Smart Phone light meter to check if you're in the ball park.
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RM, Is this hand held? What camera was used, if you don't mind my asking? Also did you use a light meter? I still have not used any of my film due to lack of confidence, and proper knowledge of in door use! My light meter is old, and I don't understand how to use it, so, basically I will wing it, plus, I never used film, other than instant, so I fear ruining it, therefore I have been putting it to the side, for nearly a year!! I think once my fujifilm instants get here, I'll use it as a sample, in order to shoot my 120, in the Mamiya RB67, for once!! Great capture by the way, looks very real! I can't wait to give it go!...Show more →
ken.vs.ryu, I do have the Android version, of a few of these apps., however, I am not to confident that they are accurate enough, plus, they seem to have some issue when using them inside! I also am not certain, if the settings apply to my medium format film camera, the Mamiya RB67 Pro. S! I wonder if the light being metered would apply the same concept for this format, with say the 45mm on a 35mm format? I have the Mamiya 90mm f/3.8 C and a 65mm F/4, plus the Gossen Sixtar Exposure Meter, that I just haven't yet figured out!
AHA! I FOUND THIS HANDY CHART!
RM, Is this hand held? What camera was used, if you don't mind my asking? Also did you use a light meter? I still have not used any of my film due to lack of confidence, and proper knowledge of in door use! My light meter is old, and I don't understand how to use it, so, basically I will wing it, plus, I never used film, other than instant, so I fear ruining it, therefore I have been putting it to the side, for nearly a year!! I think once my fujifilm instants get here, I'll use it as a sample, in order to shoot my 120, in the Mamiya RB67, for once!! Great capture by the way, looks very real! I can't wait to give it go!...Show more →
Yes, this is a hand held shot made with my Fuji GF670, which has an internal light meter.
Negative film has ENORMOUS exposure range so you dont need to be super accurate. Here's a shot where I missed the exposure by a large margin. This image is pretty well underexposed, but still quite useable. I did not fix anything in post processing. If I had, it would look even more useable.
also, i use the light meter app on my phone with my TLR, which has no meter, and i've gotta say it really is pretty good. especially since you get visual feedback. like if it's giving me a reading but i can see it's under exposed, OK, just give it an extra stop of light or whatever. you'll never know til you try it... give it a go. what's the worst that happens, crappy pix and five bucks lost?
When I use my RZ67 which doesn't have a meter either but I use my digital camera for the meter. I have an app that I found for my BlackBerry and it seems to be quite accurate compared to what I am getting with my 5Ds. So I just use my phone, again with negative film it doesn't have to be right on. I haven't had trouble with Velvia, or Provia yet.
