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Can you borrow from anyone you know? Given your budget you might look at the mamiya rb67 system if you want 6x7/6x8 format, or the mamiya 645 pro if you are looking for smaller/faster-lens 645 format. The pentax 645N system is also wonderful and not too expensive. My own opinion is that the rb...

Yeah, many of the simple formulas are based on center green, around 532 nm or so.... because most people don't realize how horribly non-apo a pinhole is. If you want the best results, then, you'd have a film that has sensitivity only right around that point. For this reason, as I just...

One general thing you can do to improve sharpness is restirct the rameg of sensitivity of your film (or paper). Recall that a pinhole focuses different wavelengths to very different distances... the very antithesis of an apochromatic glass lens. So what you can do is use ortho film or paper...

Darin, my primary use for scale focusing is to get the focus in the ballpark as quickly as possible, so that my time looking through the viewfinder or groundglass is minimized. Time spent focusing through the VF or GG is time not spent looking directly at the subject and appreciating its full...

He almost looks like part of the sculpture! Very nice.

There is an optimal effective focal length for each different diameter of pinhole. The optimal focal length will give best sharpness at the wavelength that you feed into the formula. This site seems to have some info that may be of use... http://www.mrpinhole.com/calcpinh.php

Yes, I have pushed it (T64) one stop and it's fine. Accurate colours.

John, let's handle money matters in person when we all meet. Richard and I are going to pay the upfront cost of using Swannanoa etc. I have space for two in my apartment on grounds at UVa; it's just two couches, but I offer that. I also have a lovely hammock out in the yard, so... maybe...

Agreed. Matt, when I read your post, that was literally the first time I'd heard/seen anybody refer to astia as 'unnaturally colourful.' You'd be in the severe minority with such an opinion. Would you care to share an 'unnaturally colourful' astia photo with us? A straight scan with rebate...

Hi Amy, welcome! You've found the right place! Do be sure to check out the new Fuji instant films as well.

Since most digital sensors are in the Bayer format (which have red, green, and blue photosites at different locations), chromatic aberration can become an especially big issue, and it is important for the lenses to be apo corrected or to at least have a number of ED elements. Thus the digital...

Will do. I just realized how to start a new thread in this group, so I'll start posting as soon as I get my scanner working again!

Greetings all ye colour shooters. Glad that you formed this group, Robert! I have quite a lot of interest in colour theory and have been thinking of late about how differently b&w and colour images are composed and interpreted. If my amateur/idle musings on this subject are of interest...

True, true. It is unfortunate that those who comment on velvia (or parrot the comments of others, as opposed to actually showing their own results) usually don't realize that there are three velvias (or 4 if you count the original)... each with quite different characteristics. My own velvia of...

...or 400x or T64...

So what you're saying is that you've never tried Astia...

So, I admit that I haven't pushed 160 to 400, but I have pushed pro z to 3200 with EI 1600 and the results were fine. One example from a roll is (there was a url link here which no longer exists). N.b. the lighting was from a nasty mix of incandescents and candles and a distant street light in...

lol :rolleyes: Finally, a fitting quote for my signature.

I am only aware of the instax cameras, which use a similar instant film.

A very enjoyable series. I see lots of humour, clever technique, and many innovative ideas. Thanks for sharing!

In a pinch, you can push it to 400, it's okay. If you want snappier colours akin to 160c then I would rate it at 400 and develop for 800 or something like that. (anyway, I rate pro h at 320 and pro z at 640 or so, typically, unless skin tones are involved, in which case I go with box speed)

Personally, I'd not want to stay at the Inn at Afton. Note that Waynesboro is a very short drive from Swannanoa; Charlottesville is about 20 mins. As I mentioned, it will be graduation weekend, so if you need to reserve a room in C'ville then do so soon! Richard and I and others may also be...

I just don't get what you're saying, Scott. I "get out from behind" my MF cameras all the time. Adjustments in composition are extremely fast. An MF kit like an RZ/RB/hassie whatever allows you to work with ground glass / WLF or prism or whatever. It's far more flexible and versatile than a...

Charles, since they are shooting to roll film, an RB or RZ can shoot at much faster frame rate, and built-in metering (if you do use an AE prism) means that metering is very quick as well. Another big advantage is the ability to recompose very quickly. You have the rotating back etc. and...

One pragmatic thing you can do is resolve to sell one piece of gear in order to replace it with something different. That slows down the vicious cycle somewhat. And if you do go through with it, it feeds the inner demons while also not destroying one's finances.

Yep. Just realize that you want the emulsion side of your b&w dupe to go face down onto your paper, if you want to contact print. If you're enlarging the b&w neg for the print then it won't matter. But IMHO the biggest feature of this slide -> b&w workflow is being able to produce a *large*...

Yeah, I also don't agree, Scott. The more automated camera is always going to give you more time to interact with the subject. And the RB/RZ system uses ground glass and a waist-level as well, so you can shoot in that mode if you wish. Look, the RB/RZ and hassie systems have been the portrait...

What?

Go for the RZ.

An easy but slightly expensive way to do this is to scan and have an LVT made (e.g. at Chicago Albumen). The LVT negs are easier to work with than digital negs... to do digital negs right, you need to deduce the correct curves for your combination of paper, light source, ink type etc. If you...