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There is a 6x6 back for the rz. It is rather rare now, but if you watch for a few weeks you'll find one. I got one recently.

Actually you have the last word.... every time you shoot film ;) ~~~ And I repeat the hypothetical question that I first posed in the context of 8x10 Polaroid: how much will the last frame be worth? The answer: priceless. People who claim to be doing thorough financial analysis really need...

+1 hear, hear!

I would recommend going with roll film, especially if you are new to the IR film. Reason is that you will want to bracket.. a lot. At least until you get to know how each film behaves and what sort of filtering is optimal for the look you want. In my own work with various IR films, I've found...

Thanks for that, Simon! And a large and growing number of us are passionate about using your great products and don't mind you making enough profit to feed yourself on the side... Good. I'm sure that you won't mind running off some large format xp2 then; I'll send my mailing address...

Hmm I wonder if you can cross-mount one of the mamiya RB lenses on there... just a thought. Alas, those particular cameras and lenses are in short supply now.

Scan to 8 bit b&w, 300 dpi should be fine. Heck you really don't even need 8 bit. For really high res output you can have an LVT made, but probably a decent inkjet can handle the resolution you need. And this thread is probably going to be closed ;) ask over at dpug.

What's it worth to you? Neopan SS is still available at Japan Exposures at about $6.50 for a 36 exposure roll...

I would suggest trying Reala. Or move to medium format where the film selections are greater! <-- never thought I'd be saying that :blink:

Thanks!

Balanced usually? Usually? What, so I am semi unbalanced? Are you saying I am a little bit off balance?!!! Moi? ;)

Which is why they can charge whatever the hell they want :p Meanwhile the States mumble about raising sin taxes and the tobacco folks pretend to be annoyed. Eureka, I've got it! This is how we will save film! We will have the federal government add mandatory labels describing mental health...

Cigarettes are niche... :whistling:

I want it! Beautiful.

What the...? Keep going with this!

I think you're on to something with your surface area comment, Robert. Offhand I'd say you get a boost in contrast when you have more surface area per viewing area. And small particles have very high surface area. And the particles you put on have *very* high surface area, I would say. The...

Okay I am about to do one of those annoying snippet-quoting things :blink: sorry! Likewise :whistling: But your opinions are greatly appreciated, I assure you. I totally agree. That said, there are differences between the two kinds of grain. And it seems to me that a lot of time and...

Very cool. Pray tell what is fumed silica? is it just finely powdered sand? I also have some powdered mica that seems like it might be a good thing to try, I just worry about it coming off the paper along with some bits of image... do you see that problem? If so I wonder about binding it...

Aha! :p Oh. :confused: I totally agree. for me the difference between tmax and px and fp4+ is far larger than between px and fp4+. Oh and I am not seeking to argue anything, I am just chatting ;)

Simply because I am so thrilled to be discussing something other than the unknown variables surrounding Kodak in chapter 11, I will argue with you a while :p ~~~ Actually, I beg to differ with what you said above (I added emphasis in my quote): what shouts at you from across the room is not...

This is very cool!

Yes well the grain is everything... it controls the edge contrast, doesn't it? Anyway, I have no need to make tmax look like fp4+ or px... I have fp4+ and px. A blog article on wanking? Ahem, technicalism.... good idea ;)

Yes well unfortunately the resolution wankers got the better of Kodak's marketing strategy and as a result we have several rather sterile films... just my own inconsequential opinion, of course, and I am aware that some people feel that they can make tmax sing.

Perez definitely can't be feeling much love now :blink: But he's certainly not the only problem Kodak has had... many issues predate Perez. As I said somewhere in this thread, a departed friend of mine who had a long research association with Kodak considered them to be basically done in the...

Mmm yep, it's great stuff. I just shot two 9.5x14" sheets of PX myself ;) well, the aerial kind. Let me suggest Ilford FP4+. You might find it closer in feel to PX than tmax.

Agreed. Which is a big part of why the simple models assumed by some make no sense. As I said many times before, and as certain people chose to ignore, you need look no further than the cigarette companies to see how to make enormous profit even in the midst of a dramatic market decrease...

Definitely true. Particularly in the case of chapter 11, some people are working overtime to reduce the perceived value of assets. Meanwhile others are doing the opposite. So you see the extremes at work. If you are a Fuji or Ilford investor, you might even employ one of the naysayers to...

I would thank you all to stop quoting certain rambling individuals! The ignore feature works quite well except for when you quote them... ;) Meanwhile, for those on facebook, you might consider "liking" this (thanks for the link, David)...

Yes, you can do it. But I think if you draw a ray diagram you may see a problem if you use a pinhole, you bring it very close to your subject, and your film sensitivity curve isn't narrow. For one thing the material in which the hole is made would need to be very thin, or you'll get some odd...

Thanks David!