[LargeFormat] Re: inserting the film holder

[Karl Wolz]

Hairy,

Your thoughts are correct.  I think the question was one of whether the rear
standard might be moving during the operation of inserting the film holder
and then removing the dark slide.  I have had this happen when using a
camera I was unfamiliar with and having forgotten to fully tighten down the
locks.

This brings to mind the question posted a while back as to whether a large
format lens is less sharp than that of a Mamiya 7's.  My immediate thought
was that the MF format is an easier beast to deal with and that sloppy LF
technique could well have a bearing on the discrepancy.  I don't recall who
it was with that question.  There were a few posts questioning the age of
the lens, etc.  My opinion is that, even with "classic" lenses, such as the
Symmar convertible, if good technique is employed, very sharp images should
be your result.

Thanks,

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "hairy possum" <pleohmy@yahoo.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Re: inserting the film holder


> Hello Dianne and others,
>
> I am assuming that you are pulling the dark slide,
> tripping the shutter, then reinserting the dark slide.
>
> In this case, there is no way that the darkslide
> should make your photos soft or out of focus, as there
> is no light hitting the film while you are removing
> and inserting the darkslide.
>
> Does this happen with all of your film holders or just
> some.  One mag had an article some months ago to check
> the plane of the film compared to the plane of the
> focusing glass.  Maybe this would help you some.
>
> Hope this helps, let me know if my thoughts are right
> or wrong on this.
>
> Every one have a great day and week.
>
> Lauvone
>
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