First 4x5 lessons learned

Okay,

Had fun over the weekend shot and developed 4 sheets of the Provia 100 that came with the camera.

Lesson 1: Necessity is the mother of invention. The SS Nikor 35mm tanks can be used creatively as a human powered rotary processor. 2 films at a time.

Lesson 2A: A reminder to self, don't try to make Trannies do a negatives job. I set up a shot to take an exposure of my daughter ready for prom against a beautiful blue sky with puffies, put her in open shade, metered with my Seconic 358 and exposed for her face. She came out okay, could have used another 1/2 stop or so but the sky is simply too light.

Lesson 2B: When using Transparency film be prepared to use a strobe, Don't even know if that's possible, or reflectors, or... to control contrast.

Lesson 2C: I need to practice with setting the lens to get the exposure I expect.

Lesson 3:Rushing doesn't work.

Lesson 4:I can crop down to 6x9 to get rid of the distracting trash. I know this is bad practice but for a guy coming from 35mm I'm really amazed just how big the films are.

There will be more lessons learned in the future.

Transparency film is unforgiving.

Keep having fun.

Yes, I'm looking forward to those lessons.

I shoot negative film normally, the Provia just happened to come with the camera. This was just a great reminder of why I moved away from Trannies.

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That being said, there's nothing like a Velvia 4X5 grinning at you from the light table.

Good morning, Mark;

Is the 4 by 5 something that you are using now in place of the Nikon F2 without a battery for taking photographs along the line?

" . . . why I moved away from trannies." What did you go to; a slush pump, so your left leg could rest? I have always liked at least a 5 speed, and a 6 speed is wonderful.

It is raining in Latte Land this morning.

Ralph Javins said:

Good morning, Mark;

Is the 4 by 5 something that you are using now in place of the Nikon F2 without a battery for taking photographs along the line?

" . . . why I moved away from trannies." What did you go to; a slush pump, so your left leg could rest? I have always liked at least a 5 speed, and a 6 speed is wonderful.

It is raining in Latte Land this morning.

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Actually I ended up with an FM2, fun camera.

Shifting is highly overrated.

Sunny down here, of course that only happens about 300 days a year here.

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Here's a lesson you don't need to learn. I'll tell ya. Failure to extinguish subject (cover of Jan issue) may result in smoke damage to downstairs half privy/darkroom and cover of EW's Daybooks. Well, the laminate melted a bit and Pepper number 32 is now displayed on the cover in Sepia.

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Here's a lesson you don't need to learn. I'll tell ya. Failure to extinguish subject (cover of Jan issue) may result in smoke damage to downstairs half privy/darkroom and cover of EW's Daybooks. Well, the laminate melted a bit and Pepper number 32 is now displayed on the cover in Sepia.

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I will happily learn lessons like these from others.

Glad to be of service.

markbarendt said:

Shifting is highly overrated.

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Driving a car with an automatic transmission is sort of like using a camera locked on program mode.