d.s. wrote:
How'd you like it (scale focus and all)?
I liked it a lot. I was doing a long-term project using a Hasselblad 500C/M with Distagon CF 60/3.5 and Planar CF 100/3.5 lenses and wanted something wider (but didn't want to get the Distagon 50/4). I'd always planned to crop the square format to a vertical and had actually stuck Letraset dotted lines on my focusing screen to indicate the vertical cropping. So the little Fuji which took vertical pictures was perfect for that use case, although somewhat plasticky compared to the Hasselblad outfit. But it did the job. It was a long time ago but I don't recall the scale focus being a problem.
About a mile up the Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend Natl Park is this view of the Chisos Mtns. Early overcast March 2 with a Pentax 67 II, 55mm lens on expired Kodak Ektachrome.
#1 was probably Astia 100, shot on a Mamiya 6 and 50/4 lens. #2 was Velvia 50 out of a Fuji GW690. I used f11-f16 a lot, so had to use a tripod - long exposures in Tasmanian light.
First pictures from my new to me Crown Graphic with 135mm Xenar lens. I don't have a 4x5 scanner so I laid it on the glass with a 120 holder over it. Focused with rangefinder which appears to be accurate and used a flash.
genji wrote:
I liked it a lot. I was doing a long-term project using a Hasselblad 500C/M with Distagon CF 60/3.5 and Planar CF 100/3.5 lenses and wanted something wider (but didn't want to get the Distagon 50/4). I'd always planned to crop the square format to a vertical and had actually stuck Letraset dotted lines on my focusing screen to indicate the vertical cropping. So the little Fuji which took vertical pictures was perfect for that use case, although somewhat plasticky compared to the Hasselblad outfit. But it did the job. It was a long time ago but I don't recall the scale focus being a problem....Show more →
Thanks for that. I assume it would complement my GS645 nicely, but am still on the fence.
I've tried a range of different 35mm colour negative films (including Ektar 100, Portra 160, 400, & 800 and Superia 400 & Superia X-TRA 400) but the only one I really wanted to keep using was the one I used here: Fujifilm Superia Venus 800 which, of course, Fujifilm has just discontinued.
Great recent shots, all. I have a roll of undeveloped Velvia shot with my Hasselblad 503cx that I'm itching to see, but stuck in corona lockdown for a few weeks here at least. In the meantime, I've been windowshopping even larger format cameras like 4x5 or 6x17.
grahamgibson wrote:
I have a roll of undeveloped Velvia shot with my Hasselblad 503cx that I'm itching to see, but stuck in corona lockdown for a few weeks here at least.
I wore latex gloves to pick up my last batch of C41. Worst case, quite a few pro labs offer shipping options these days.
grahamgibson wrote:
Great recent shots, all. I have a roll of undeveloped Velvia shot with my Hasselblad 503cx that I'm itching to see, but stuck in corona lockdown for a few weeks here at least. In the meantime, I've been windowshopping even larger format cameras like 4x5 or 6x17.
