[LargeFormat] Hello all

[Ken Strauss]

Richard, I'm glad to see that you are still here; I've missed your lens
wisdom!


> -----Original Message-----

> From: largeformat-bounces at f32.net [mailto:largeformat-bounces at f32.net] On

> Behalf Of Richard Knoppow

> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:56 PM

> To: f32 Large Format Photography Mail List

> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Hello all

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Les Newcomer" <LNPhoto at twmi.rr.com>

> To: "f32 Large Format Photography Mail List"

> <largeformat at f32.net>

> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:27 PM

> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Hello all

> 

> 

> > Most of us have a 4x5 enlarger, well we had A 4x5

> > enlarger, then like  those that rescue racing dogs and old

> > horses, we started "rescuing"  other enlargers when their

> > owners cast them aside to go over to the  dark side.  And

> > like those that rescue racing dogs, the enlargers  started

> > to breed.  New ones showed up unannounced while old

> > friends  withered and died and their bones scatter across

> > the basement...

> >

> > Okay that went a bit far.

> >

> > Most of us have 4x5 enlargers, some have 5x7 and 8x10

> > enlargers,  And  I suspect few of us have migrated to a

> > scanner in stead of an enlarger.

> >

> > les

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > On May 29, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Tom Kumagai wrote:

> >

> >> Hello

> >>

> >> My name is Tom Kumagai and I am a new LF photographer. :D

> >> (amateur,  of course)

> >>

> >> I have been photographing nearly 30 years (since 10 yr

> >> old) and I  carry at least one camera every day the most

> >> of my life.

> >> I buy 100ft bulk-load Tri-X every three months or so, and

> >> I don't  even count how many 120 T-Max rolls I use per

> >> month

> >> (I am an IT engineer and work late too). Yes, and yes, I

> >> am  addicted to photography.

> >>

> >> I found a nice Nagaoka Woody 4x5 folder at an used camera

> >> shop  named Lemon, in Ginza Tokyo, only for 35,000 yen

> >> recently, just fell in love with it and needless to say,

> >> I brought  home with me. My point of interest in LF

> >> cameras is its ability

> >> to control perspectives and I do kind of prefer monorails

> >> for that  purpose, but a 4x5, even with limited

> >> movements,

> >> being this compact and light-weight is really nice to

> >> have. I also  bought myself a standard 150 Fujinon, 6

> >> film holders,

> >> and a box of Neopan Acros.

> >>

> >> For a monorail, maybe I will get either Sinar or Toyo,

> >> used, and  add a monorail-to-linhof converter board,etc.

> >>

> >> I do darkroom myself, I do monochrome almost exclusively,

> >> I don't  have 4x5 tank (though somehow I have a 2x3

> >> tank...)

> >> so i will be using trays for film development for a

> >> while.

> >>

> >> By the way, how do you people print? My small darkroom

> >> cannot allow  me to upgrade my enlarger (up to 6x7, made

> >> by Fuji,

> >> and it's a nice one too...). You all have a 4x5 enlarger?

> >>

> >> Cheers

> >>

> >> Tom

> 

>      Welcome Les and Tom, I'm glad to see some activity on

> this list after about a full year!

>      I shoot several sizes but in sheet film mostly 4x5 and

> occasionally 8x10. I have an Omega D2V which will go up to

> 4x5. I've been planning to make an adaptor to allow using my

> 8x10 Agfa camera as an enlarger, I can do it without

> modifying the camera itself I think.

>      I am not familiar with the Nagaoka camera but there is

> much similarity in view cameras. Most of the differences are

> in the number and extent of movements available. Old ones

> are IMO as good as new ones unless you are doing very

> critical studio work where duplicating set-ups accurately is

> necessary. That stuff is mostly done digitally now anyway.

>     Fuji lenses are excellent although not very well known

> outside of television.

>     Six holders is enough to start with. I don't know how

> many 4x5 holders I have, I think I was collecting them for a

> while.

>     I have two 4x5 view cameras, an Agfa/Ansco Universal

> View, actually a 5x7 camera with a factory 4x5 back on it. I

> also have the 5x7 back. I also have 4x5 backs for both of my

> 8x10 cameras, four Speed Graphics and a Graflex Super-D.

> Also a Calumet CC-400, a nice monorail camera that will do

> anything the more expensive ones will do but has no glamour

> whatever.

>     I was introduced to 4x5 and Speed Graphics by a

> highschool teacher who was also a press photographer. He

> taught me a lot of tricks including how to use a Graphic as

> a weapon!

>     I process in either trays or print drums. I have an old

> Nikor tank for 4x5 and use that, its quite good.

>     I contact print anything larger than 4x5.

>     I also have adaptors and holders for 5x7 but haven't

> shoot any so far.

>     Acros is very good film. I mostly use T-Max or Plus-X

> although I've used other films in the past. I shot of lot of

> Agfa APX-100 when it was available. Good stuff, I miss it.

>     I mostly shoot B&W but occasionally shoot color although

> that is usually 35mm or 120.

> 

> I hope we can stir up some more action here, I thought the

> list was dead:-(

> 

> ---

> Richard Knoppow

> Los Angeles, CA, USA

> dickburk at ix.netcom.com

>     I

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