5x7 "magic lantern" test.
Today a friend of mine sold me an old beater of a 5X7 view camera - a no-name wood affair that looked nice, but was obviously an inexpensive alternative to a "serious" view camera. Still, it was wood and steel and many decades old, and my friend had fitted it with a brass "magic lantern" petzval style lens. Recently, the 5x7 factor had been calling to me with its unique sirens song and today I came crashing onto those rocks, willingly.
This is a quick test I did loading film holders with cut sheets of Multigrade RC paper. Rainy October light filtered through Forsythia - 30 seconds exposure, and this is where it took me. Yes - I think this is going to work nicely. :-)
5x7 "magic lantern" test.
Today a friend of mine sold me an old beater of a 5X7 view camera - a no-name wood affair that looked nice, but was obviously an inexpensive alternative to a "serious" view camera. Still, it was wood and steel and many decades old, and my friend had fitted it with a brass "magic lantern" petzval style lens. Recently, the 5x7 factor had been calling to me with its unique sirens song and today I came crashing onto those rocks, willingly.
This is a quick test I did loading film holders with cut sheets of Multigrade RC paper. Rainy October light filtered through Forsythia - 30 seconds exposure, and this is where it took me. Yes - I think this is going to work nicely. :-)