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NE OH Gathering, September 28-29-30, 2012

djkloss said:
Thanks I made a spreadsheet to calculate reciprocity and bellows ext factor. It came out to 20 secs instead of 1. 15" bellows draw and 1 second exp. 8 1/2" lens. Sound even remotely correct?
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Sounds about right, you've got nearly two stops of light loss due to bellows factor, bringing the exposure to 4 sec. then add in reciprocity. I'd say you've got all the information on the negative that you need.
 
djkloss said:
Thanks I made a spreadsheet to calculate reciprocity and bellows ext factor. It came out to 20 secs instead of 1. 15" bellows draw and 1 second exp. 8 1/2" lens. Sound even remotely correct?
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I know film is expensive, but an experiment you might want to try while you are starting out is to bracket two stops longer, then compare the negatives. I have been starting out for about eight years now and I really like the choices that produces.

John
 
Looking forward to the upcoming gathering next week!

This is a long shot, but does anyone have a Mamiya RZ or RB bellows hood I could take a look at? I'm looking for something for my 4x5, and I've standardized on 77mm filters, so this might just work.
 
I am excited about the gathering too.

Have some items up for sale on APUG. Anyone interested?

Hasselblad ELM, 9 volt, with prism finder, meter eratic. No back. on sale for $ 200
Hasselblad 150mm CF f4 lens with "Chicom" 3rd party hood. On sale for $425
Hasselblad 40mm f4 T * with extras, shade, caps, case, custom lens cover. On sale for $ 600.
All the above Hasselblad items for $ 950.00 cash, but you have to buy all 3.

I also have a Nikon N80 body, with AA battery pack and a 50mm f1.8 D lens, not listed yet. Great camera. Willing to trade this or anything above if it is cool and I would use it. (That is the hard part, if I would use it.)

Let me know if anyone is interested. You can see them under my profile here on APUG.

Dolly and John, forgive me for the sales plug, just trying to raise some $ for Sue's birthday and Christmas presents.
I am real excited to get up to see you two and the others.

Lee
 

Jeff,

I have an RZ setup, but I am not sure what a bellows hood is. That probably means I don't have one, but I thought I would ask if it goes by a different name. What does it do?

Looking forward to visitors from north, south, west and maybe east. You all come.

John
 
Lee,

I have encouraged people in the past to let us know what you have to sell, or as Jeff did, what you are seeking. We each help each other.

John
 
jp80874 said:
Jeff,

I have an RZ setup, but I am not sure what a bellows hood is. That probably means I don't have one, but I thought I would ask if it goes by a different name. What does it do?

John
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Thanks John.

It's a lens shade, collapsible, looks like a set of bellows. It screws onto the end of the lens on the 77mm filter thread.
 
Jeff Bannow said:
Thanks John.

It's a lens shade, collapsible, looks like a set of bellows. It screws onto the end of the lens on the 77mm filter thread.
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Sorry. As predicted, if I don't know what it is, I probably don't have it.

John
 
I'm looking a nice 16x20 4 bladed easel I have a Saunders 11x14 I like. I'm not familar with any other brands but would like something of that caliber.

Chris
 
Looking forward to seeing everybody! John and I have been hauling the "big guns" down (8x10 for me; 7x17 for John) to the Flats in Cleveland nearly every weekend. I will bring some prints to show anyone who is interested. Like the Fry Farm, the Flats has an enormous diversity of subject matter in a relatively small area, although I don't think I have taken a single picture that doesn't have some steel (in some form) in it. See everyone next weekend.
 
AnselAdamsX said:
I'm looking a nice 16x20 4 bladed easel I have a Saunders 11x14 I like. I'm not familar with any other brands but would like something of that caliber.

Chris
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Hi Chris,

Looking forward to your visit. Just a personal preference, but I would encourage you to look for a 20x24 Saunders easel instead of a 16x20. I think you will find that size more available than the 16x20. The school where I am taking photo courses has both 11x14 and 20x24 Saunders. As soon as you think 16x20 is great and doable, you want to make the next size larger, 20x24. I often see 20x24 for sale, but rarely 16x20.

Look for one with the all yellow background. Mine is all black, a little ancient and a little loose. I have always heard that Saunders was the best.

John
 
Peter and I have been having lots of fun in the flats. It feels very good to have another set of eyes at your back. Not that either one of us could put up much of a fight, but just being aware is great protection.

Peter has studied the Flats extensively and is a great tour guide. Not only does he know all the best places to shoot, but he has led me to several fun taverns that have both a good lunch and a cold one when needed. Oh, yeah, we have had some great shots to take as well. It is always a pleasure to see how differently two LF shooters see and photograph the same area.

We will be happy to share some of the best spots.

John
 
I went to the flats once with this group and really enjoyed it. Would enjoy doing it again some day. As insane as it sounds even after a good snow.

Can't help myself, I have always loved shooting out in the cold.

Looking forward to seeing Y'all.
 
jp80874 said:
Lee,

I have encouraged people in the past to let us know what you have to sell, or as Jeff did, what you are seeking. We each help each other.

John
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I'm thinking of selling my house so I can buy more gear. and to cut down on expenses. it even comes equipped with a darkroom! tee hee!
 
djkloss said:
I'm thinking of selling my house so I can buy more gear. and to cut down on expenses. it even comes equipped with a darkroom! tee hee!
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You never know until you try.

When Dick Phillips retired from camera making in Midland, MI, up by Saginaw Bay, the realtor said his elaborate darkroom was no asset. The best the realtor could do was describe it as storage space. What closed the deal was the darkroom. The buyer was an executive for Dow moving to town. His wife was a film photographer who thought she would never find a house with even darkroom space or plumbing.

John
 

Peter and/or I will be happy to take you there in warm weather. When it is cold here, it is very cold by the lake and river.

John
 

 
Ohio Farm Museum update. I went over this afternoon to confirm our welcome next weekend. We are most welcome. This is their fall pumpkin and mum selling season. This is a working farm. There were two trailers with large wooden wheels and hundreds of potted mums in various stages, budding, early bloom and full glorious bloom. They were spectacular. There were an additional two trailers of pumpkins in all sizes.

Where one of the gardens was, in the open space between the post office, school house and library and slaughter house on one side and general store and wagon repair shop on the other, there is now a handmade wooded foundation for a 20x40 barn. I didn’t measure, but I would guess the stringers are 8”x12” each. It looks very solid.

To add character to the setting he has brought out a four door way Amish buggy behind the pumpkins and a high wheeled two seated sports buggy near the post office. I believe they will have cider, cookies and pie. If I remember our thin Jeff S had to been dragged away for the pies and cider last year, only with the promise that there would be more the next day.

Charlie, if you are interested, Jim thought you could do quite a wet plate portrait business if you wanted to earn some traveling money. Jim Fry thought we would add character to the event photographing people and farm items. I remember Peter was approached last year by a lady who thought he and his Deardorff were part of the decoration. Be careful Peter, she might want to take you home with her.

John
 

Thanks John,

I was thinking about doing that very thing. When I spoke with Jim the last time there he mentioned me possibly doing portraits there when I came back in the Fall. If the weather cooperates I will probably spend most of my weekend doing that. It would give me a good opportunity to pay for some of my chems and maybe put a little dent in recouping some of the cost of my equipment!

Charlie
 
I don't want to jinx it by saying something, but I keep getting told that I'm free to go over there - WITHOUT NATE! Hubby is home and fine with some father/son bonding without mom around (there's a car-related auction nearby, too). Don't have a clue how Nate will take it, but I'd say it's hubby's turn. MWA HA HA HA.
I'll likely still just do a day trip on Saturday, but hopefully a long one. I'm looking forward to seeing the farm museum.
 
I ran into Jim Fry today and discovered there had been a misunderstanding when we would be at the Farm Museum. He thought we were coming today. I explained our event was next weekend, Sept. 28, 29, 30th. What this means. We are still welcome, but he does not expect the high volume of people he hopes will be there today. There is going to be a museum tour and a meeting of the OH Dousing Association. Yes Virginia, there is an OH Dousing Association and as you might expect Jim Fry is one of its founding members.

We will have easier and closer parking, but there may not be as many portrait prospects for you Charlie. I am sorry about this, but it will mean easier shooting for everyone else.

John
 
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