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Shirley was very patient and let me take a number of sheet film shots. I am glad I caught this one.
Linhof Technika III 4x5 and a 1942 360mm Schneider Tele-Xenar lens.
HP5+ @ 800. In DDX
Because the positive looks shit. 5x7 VC paper negative,f200 pinhole camera, 36 min exposure, Fernilee reservoir, Peak district, Goyt valley
Single orchid on canvas. cyanotype from 5x4 neg. Hand coat the emulsion and contact print in Uv or sunlight for 10 min.
The premier issue of MAGNAchrom is now available for free to registered users at www.magnachrom.com.
I started MAGNAchrom to offer the medium and large format community a publication that would provide up-to-date, accurate information, was handsomely designed, international in scope, and most of all, featured the photography of dedicated users of medium and large format equipment who had few other international avenues to see their work published. As such, we won't focus on the work of the already famous. Instead, I firmly believe that the best photography being done today is produced by largely unknown people (the vast majority of whom are amateurs) who have been quietly working "under the radar" out of view of already existing publications.
Oh, and MAGNAchrom is advertising-sponsored, so it will always be free to registered users. Yes, yes, we need some information about you — nothing personal mind you (for example, we never want your mailing address or phone numbers or God help me your credit card information). Rather, our advertisers will need to know what countries people are from, what kinds of camera equipment you use, etc. So to the extent that you wish to help MAGNAchrom succeed, then tell us as much as you can so that advertisers can continue to foot the bill.
Why is MAGNAchrom considered a hybrid magazine you ask? Well, first of all, the free version can be downloaded and viewed on your monitor and/or printed to your inkjet printer for reading later. Secondly, at the end of each Volume (currently scheduled for six issues per year) we will print a limited-edition, high-resolution, beautifully bound book of all six issues which will be offered for sale. Thirdly, each issue of MAGNAchrom will undergo constant builds over its lifetime. In this way, MAGNAchrom is a bit like a software application and will constantly evolve. And lastly, there is nothing that would prevent us from (eventually) printing the issues for distribution to newstands — however, we can only reach this last stage with your support.
So how can you best support MAGNAchrom? First by being truthful about the information about yourself. (I'll be suspicious from the get go if I start seeing lots of large-format "photographers" from Mongolia!) The cummulative data will help convince those advertisers who are "on the fence" to advertise with us. The kind of aggregated information they will be interested in will be like: "Total number of UK Medium Format users who downloaded issue #2" — that kind of thing. Eventually, they can tailor their advertising to our audience, whose composition only time will tell. Secondly, you can support MAGNAchrom by telling your friends and colleagues about us — needless to say, especially those friends and collegues who are interested in medium and large format photography! And thirdly, you can assist us by contributing articles, offering to review equipment (both new and collectible), and/or presenting your portfolio for review using the Contribute! page.
Finally, what separates MAGNAchrom is that we will use your feedback to change and improve each issue. Instead of excuses, you will see spelling and/or grammatical errors fixed asap. Further as each issue will undergo many "builds" during its lifetime, we can add additional information to the old articles — for example, mentioning that such-and-such product has been updated to a newer model, or so-and-so recently won a prestigious award or wrote a book (or posthumously, so-and-so is no longer with us). This way, even old issues of MAGNAchrom will be up-to-date. All we need is your feedback.
So you see, in a very real way, this can be your magazine. We want to feature you and your work and your ideas. Keep in touch. You can email me anytime.
Graflex Speed Graphic + Graflex Optar 135/4.7
New55 negative film @ iso 160
f/8 x 1/125
There was a positive when I peeled the film apart, so I'm not sure what I'm looking at, but there it is.
first large format attempt, i haven't bought right lense yet so i'm using some old linhof made for 4x5
My first 4"x5" shot that was no disaster! Stitched as my scanner only goes up to 9x12 cm... Beware: Huge! 22 megs!
Anniversary Speed Graphic; 4x5'' Shangai; Zeiss Tessar 250/F4.5; t 1/100; f 5.6; Rodinal 1:50; 20 C; 13 min
It's been a while since I've posted on Flickr. The lack of a functioning darkroom following a house move meant that film photography has taken a back seat for a while.
But back in September 2019, I bought this from a friend's uncle. It was, until the late 1970s, in daily use at the Department of Geology, University of Cambridge (now Earth Sciences), as a studio camera.
It dates from circa 1901 and is an original Louis Gandolfi half-plate model. New bellows had been fitted by the previous owner but no other repair or restoration had been done.
The lens is the original Ross Xpres 6 inch f4.5, minimum aperture f32. There is no shutter.
I undertook basic cleaning and restoration of the brass and woodwork during lockdown, including three original double-sided Gandolfi plate holders with reducing inserts for quarter plate (3¼ x4 ¼ inch) and sixth plate (2½ x 3½ inches).
It inspired me to get a darkroom operational again so that I could produce some new images with this classic camera.
I'll be adding the results here.
My 4x5 large format pinhole camera, almost finished, just needs a shutter. The pinhole itself is made by : Stenocamera
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I have started a group for large format pinhole only as to separate it from the rest of the pinhole images. Because its another world and focal length in large image photography.
Images must be made starting from 4x5inch and upwards, bigger the better and using plan film, polaroid or photographic paper to create the images. Using homemade or modified large format cameras.
Everyone that is into large format pinholes is welcome :
As I am just getting into large format, I thought I would test the DOF of this lens with a subject at close range. My focal point was on the upper tree stump. With the tree stump being situated diagonal to the lens, I wasn't sure what DOF I would get at such close range.
I stopped the lens down between f45 - f64 for the shot.
The black and white version doesn't offer a great deal of separation from the tree stump and surrounding leaves and the tree gets a bit lost in the background of the forest.
I didn't expect everything to be in focus for this shot so next time I will try to check my DOF on the ground glass as I stop down the lens or I may have to incorporate some depth of field calculations.
Shot at f45-64 @ 8 second exposure.
ShenHao HZX45-IIA + Fujinon-W 135mm f5.6 + Arista EDU Ultra 100 @ 50 iso + D-76 1:1 @ 9 min (Tray developed, 1 min initial agitation followed by every minute)
Back view without the film holder, black felt around the square and inside painted black. The pinhole itself is made by : Stenocamera
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I have started a group for large format pinhole only as to separate it from the rest of the pinhole images. Because its another world and focal length in large image photography.
Images must be made starting from 4x5inch and upwards, bigger the better and using plan film, polaroid or photographic paper to create the images. Using homemade or modified large format cameras.
Everyone that is into large format pinholes is welcome :
The first experiments with 35mm film sewn into 3.25x4.25 sheets. These were made with the help of nightvision goggles and a sewing machine.
With Jake Appelbaum and Mike Estee.