Tonopah Workshop. Per Volquartz and Jim Galli.

[mike c]

Per,are we developing our film there ,if so do we take our tanks,hangers and reels with use. Also can we use Jims bathroom as a darkroom.

 

[jimgalli]

Per,are we developing our film there ,if so do we take our tanks,hangers and reels with use. Also can we use Jims bathroom as a darkroom.

Mike, I know in past years we've been too busy and too exhausted to worry about developing film until later. That said, I have a nice darkroom and will make it available to folks if it's important to your experience to be able to see your results. No problem.

 

[mike c]

Hi Jim, I was just kidding you about the bathroom, thanks for the replay cause I did not want to haul up more stuff than I have to, so I,ll take allot of notes.mike

 

[jaimeb82]

I am guessing the list is completed by now, so I can go on the waiting list. I am about to email.

 

[Don12x20]

any more updates?

 

[outwest]

I put together a lens today that I will bring to Tonopah. I had picked up a large old barrel with a nice iris that had originally been a whole plate portrait lens. I ordered some lens elements from Surplus Shack and played around with them in combinations in the barrel. I ended up with a 500 mm achromat behind the iris giving about an f/8 lens (which matches the original). It covers 8x10 with a sharpish center and fuzzy edges. Maybe Jim or his truck will pose for a portrait...

 

[Curt]

I had picked up a large old barrel with a nice iris that had originally been a whole plate portrait lens. I ordered some lens elements from Surplus Shack and played around with them in combinations in the barrel. I ended up with a 500 mm achromat behind the iris giving about an f/8 lens (which matches the original).

That's great I can't wait to see that one.

 

[outwest]

Curt, Mark Sawyer reminded me about diopters so now I have either a 500mm f/8 achromatic meniscus, or with a +1 in the front end a 330mm f/5, or with a +2 a 240mm f/3.8. The 240 will cover at head portrait distances. I've decided to not bring any lenses much younger than I am - which precludes all "modern" lenses;-).

 

[jimgalli]

I put together a lens today that I will bring to Tonopah. I had picked up a large old barrel with a nice iris that had originally been a whole plate portrait lens. I ordered some lens elements from Surplus Shack and played around with them in combinations in the barrel. I ended up with a 500 mm achromat behind the iris giving about an f/8 lens (which matches the original). It covers 8x10 with a sharpish center and fuzzy edges. Maybe Jim or his truck will pose for a portrait...

This sounds very neat. Happy to oblige with the truck, ummm, you'll need a wide angle if you want me in the frame. :rolleyes:

 

[Don12x20]

Jim/Per- when will the workshop start on Monday(evening? Noon? 9am?) -- knowing the timeframe will change route plans to be able to make more images before arrival, perhaps stay longer at the Sunday site

 

[outwest]

In the course of my travels I just picked up another lens for Tonopah. Nothing exotic, I'm afraid, just a Perken Son and Rayment "Optimus" 12x10 Rapid Rectilinear in excellent condition with a 15 blade iris, probably circa 1900. Although the Vade Mecum suggests that it ought to be an 18 inch, it tests as a 16 inch. I find it hard to resist a nice old lens like this, especially at $40. Got to go cut a board for it.

 

[jimgalli]

Just to make you all salivate perhaps, some photographs made a week ago at the Historic Mining Park in Tonopah are on page 2 and page 3 of this blog!

Have fun!

 

[Paul Cocklin]

Beautiful shots Jim. I really love the inside shot with the chair and the stove, and all the car shots are great!

 

[mike c]

Those are fantastic photo's Jim,hopefully I'll be up there for Per's class and have a look at your lens. What a deal for $48.00!!! I'am gunna be looking at ebay a little more closely now.

Mike

 

[per volquartz]

Tonopah Workshop schedule!

Jim and I are (finally) ready to email everyone the schedule for the Tonopah workshop in November.
First we will send email to the first 20 who were the first to respond initially. If any openings appear after we get responses back we will contact those who are on the waiting list.
This workshop will be extreme fun, intriguing, tiring, educational and full of info, while giving you all the opportunity to photograph at Jim's "secret" places and touch his ancient brass!

Per Volquartz
http:www.pervolquartz.com

 

[Curt]

This is the one event this year that I am really looking forward to. After seeing Jim's photo's on the blog I'm tempted to leave my camera at home. What presence they have.

Curt

 

[JLP]

Agree with Curt, normally i don't wait for the winter months to come but this year it is different. Can't wait.

 

[jimgalli]

brrrr, don't say winter. Say "indian summer". Tonopah is at 6000 elevation but we normally have a fine spell that lasts us until Thanksgiving.

 

[JLP]

Indian summer in Tonopah will be like a real summer for Western Oregonians

 

[outwest]

Darn, Jim, don't use up all the good photons before we get there! Your lovely pics reminded me that I have a 12 inch Lancaster landscape meniscus that will definitely have to be in the Tonopah bag .

 

[per volquartz]

TONOPAH INFO SENT TODAY...

. went out to those first on the list.
After July 15 we will know if we have extra spaces!



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[Curt]

Message received, payment sent, thank you.

 

[per volquartz]

We will be photographing at Jim's secret places!

Here is an image taken during the last Tonopah Workshop.


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[jimgalli]

Here is an image taken during the last Tonopah Workshop.


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Now, anyone could take that image. Hopefully Per will teach us how to see that image.

 

[Curt]

Wow, it says area51, I had to look it up on the map, it seems close to Tonopah and Nellis AFB. Ryolite is about half way between Las Vegas and Tonopah, I've wanted to see it for some time, it's an interesting area with a lot to see and do. Lunch at Groom Lake anyone?