tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52055676753474573932024-03-14T00:31:25.078-05:00Dirk Fletcherphoto, photography, photographic equipment, art, commercial art, fine art, inspiration, tools and techniqueDirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-86083322744845595572021-02-20T10:08:00.003-06:002021-02-20T10:09:54.597-06:00The salad shooter, an 8x10 point and shoot<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykzBXJWEEJE/YDEsCP4sPFI/AAAAAAAAFy8/5jRezvR9g2kBuMnzUuQcQXK2Tb8XAt1zACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10_2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="247" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykzBXJWEEJE/YDEsCP4sPFI/AAAAAAAAFy8/5jRezvR9g2kBuMnzUuQcQXK2Tb8XAt1zACLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h247/8x10_2.jpg" width="247" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykzBXJWEEJE/YDEsCP4sPFI/AAAAAAAAFy8/5jRezvR9g2kBuMnzUuQcQXK2Tb8XAt1zACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10_2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ykzBXJWEEJE/YDEsCP4sPFI/AAAAAAAAFy8/5jRezvR9g2kBuMnzUuQcQXK2Tb8XAt1zACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10_2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">I’ve been building custom cameras for over twenty years and in that </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">time</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> I have been wanting to build an </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">8x10 </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">camera but the parts and opportunity never presented itself. Recently, a friend reached out with a bunch of miscellaneous gear he was sorting through and asked if I would be interested in any of it. Low and behold, part of the haul was an orphaned Deardorff </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">8x10</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> back and I just couldn’t say no. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">While a custom built, one off </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">8x10</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> that is as sleek, classy and simplistic as the </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Globuscope</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">4x5 </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">may be beyond my skills, I set out to create something equally as functional while looking better than using a dresser drawer.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Almost all of my recent cameras are designed to streamline the use of sheet film (or roll film for </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">pano</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">cameras) with the understanding or idea that whatever film format I’m shooting, it will most likely be alongside and in addition to a modern digital system. </span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKykr_4oRxQ/YDEsB4Hb-yI/AAAAAAAAFy4/MOz42-ZLIPEF0qEWzN5UItYeoYRaVMC8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="383" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKykr_4oRxQ/YDEsB4Hb-yI/AAAAAAAAFy4/MOz42-ZLIPEF0qEWzN5UItYeoYRaVMC8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w383-h383/8x10.jpg" width="383" /></a></div></div></div></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Several of my point and shoot style </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">4x5 </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">cameras do not even have a permanently mounted ground-glass, just springs to hold the film holder in place. A removable ground-glass can slide in if needed but really keeps the camera smaller and more straightforward to operate. While it works out quite well for </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">4x5</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> but I can’t imagine being comfortable shooting too much </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">8x10</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> without a ground-glass for </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">the</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> majority of shooting.</span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jn2ph7M0_7Q/YDEsCdJ1xiI/AAAAAAAAFzA/jEmuPyl9nygghm8Hdkz5A44j1E7e-uvTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/8x10_rear2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1386" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jn2ph7M0_7Q/YDEsCdJ1xiI/AAAAAAAAFzA/jEmuPyl9nygghm8Hdkz5A44j1E7e-uvTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/8x10_rear2.jpg" /></a>I tested several focal lengths before settling on a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">210mm </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">which gives a field of view similar to a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">28mm</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> lens on a full frame digital or </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">35mm</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> film camera. In the beginning, I was looking at something longer, like a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">250mm</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> which is closer to a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">35mm</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> angle of view but went with the </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">210mm</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> to keep the camera as small as possible and the extra width should help in DOF and ultimately help the user have a better overall experience. <br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Similar to my 120 </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">pano</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> cameras and </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">4x5</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> camera, I set out to make it handhold-able from the get go, but again, going back to both the size and expense, the reality is the camera will most likely find itself on sticks more than in someone’s hands. Like pretty much everything I use and build, the camera requires an Arca Swiss receiver clamp on your tripod to be used. I mounted two different arca plates on the camera, a larger PU-150 plate that is just short of six inches long and is mounted perpendicularly the camera. This helps give some protection to the focusing helical when storing the camera. <br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">A second arca plate, a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">four inch</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> PU-100, is mounted on the side of the camera for vertical shots. The side mounted Arca Swiss plate doubles as the handgrip mount. Both plate locations are on the balance point of the camera which explains why the bottom one is a bit off center as it is making up for the weight of the handgrip and rangefinder. By </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">e</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">nsuring the plates are smack dab at the balance point, the camera does not require an over</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">-</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">sized tripod and head to lock it in position even for long exposures.<br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb_kvkpe4Gs/YDEsClS1yII/AAAAAAAAFzE/qEA6nanI0LwJsDt4XPc-RVDuvGLdoGFQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10grip.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1500" height="263" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb_kvkpe4Gs/YDEsClS1yII/AAAAAAAAFzE/qEA6nanI0LwJsDt4XPc-RVDuvGLdoGFQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w329-h263/8x10grip.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The hand grip is a grip borrowed from the motion picture industry, a comfy and solid </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">RedRockMicro</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> to be exact. It has been spaced out about a</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">n</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> inch from the Arca Swiss </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Clamp allowing for a perfect grip of the camera. Loosening the Arca Swiss clamp that’s mounted on the grip allows you to slide the entire assembly off the camera exposing the side mounted Arca Swiss plate for vertical orientation on a tripod. <br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Both the vertical and horizontal Arca Plates are reinforced on the inside of the body with large aluminum plates to disperse the stress on the cameras</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">’</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> wooden frame. Before mounting the back on the </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">camera</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> the inside was flocked with several coats of truck bed liner to keep any internal reflections down.<br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">After an embarrassing amount of time searching the Internet, I settled on a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">58mm</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> finder from the </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Koni</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Omega Rapid system. Using a </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Voightlander</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> finder would be too small for this particular camera. It would make an already large body look even bigger. The </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Koni</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Omega finder both matches the angle of view quite well and it looks quite comfortable atop the camera. <br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The finder gives a clean and large unobstructed image and if you tip your head down just a tad the torpedo level is visible. This finder really worked out well for this build. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJnJfMjWpZA/YDEvejnUFiI/AAAAAAAAFzs/pXkeZwhGMvYdgLWjaXZOoDRpJDfwdxy0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/8x10_finders.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1200" height="264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJnJfMjWpZA/YDEvejnUFiI/AAAAAAAAFzs/pXkeZwhGMvYdgLWjaXZOoDRpJDfwdxy0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w349-h264/8x10_finders.jpg" width="349" /></a></div>To the left of finder is a removable Telex rangefinder (that has been cleaned internally, repainted and re-leathered). You transfer the distance measurement from the rangefinder to the indexed measurements on the helical. <br /><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The lens dome and helical are permanently mounted, someone asked if interchangeable lenses would be possible, and while I agree it would be cool as I mentioned above, my goal with this particular camera was to make shooting 8x10 a bit easier and less cumbersome than it usually is. Perhaps encourage someone new to the format to give it a whirl. Whether you are a seasoned large format shooter or a first time </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">shooter, I’m hoping this camera might find an eager user who will enjoy its simplicity. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">This camera is joined by my other custom cameras on my Flickr page <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dirkfletcher/albums" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a>.</span><br /> <br />I regularly post my work and cameras on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dirkfletcher/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">@dirkfletcher</span></i></a> and my website is <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="about://">www.dirkfletcher.com</a>.</span></span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJotDytZ3Dk/YDEwsDyIbII/AAAAAAAAFz8/AhVzWG53qpUv9rbZW9TMZz3XqHECNZG8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10%2Bfilm%2Btest%2BBTS.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJotDytZ3Dk/YDEwsDyIbII/AAAAAAAAFz8/AhVzWG53qpUv9rbZW9TMZz3XqHECNZG8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10%2Bfilm%2Btest%2BBTS.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="172" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJotDytZ3Dk/YDEwsDyIbII/AAAAAAAAFz8/AhVzWG53qpUv9rbZW9TMZz3XqHECNZG8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w258-h172/8x10%2Bfilm%2Btest%2BBTS.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHhH6r6C4Wk/YDExG9mxf6I/AAAAAAAAF0I/Svat6hJZ-_AhQ4XHvwsdGc6s2gfTNuTFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10%2Bfilm%2Btest%2BBTS-2%2Bcopy.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="171" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PHhH6r6C4Wk/YDExG9mxf6I/AAAAAAAAF0I/Svat6hJZ-_AhQ4XHvwsdGc6s2gfTNuTFACLcBGAsYHQ/w257-h171/8x10%2Bfilm%2Btest%2BBTS-2%2Bcopy.jpg" width="257" /></a><p></p>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_Le3MTm4_M/YDEsCgL-axI/AAAAAAAAFzI/fNYcwLghtFEXZyS02px4BKr-WkKeGVL-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MetraRiversideCompleteTrain.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4P9nL1X-guI/YDEsBtk1yOI/AAAAAAAAFy0/b-IKZZuZf4kbwnMHVSCEFfV9cRoRImw3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/8x10%2Bfilm%2Btest%2BBTS-2%2Bcopy.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s3" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hqzRPtKPiIo/YDEwnkgA6sI/AAAAAAAAFz4/tfjOr1agTvMCQ6kL5wjgnjyVjsMDN89tQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MetraRiversideEngin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1500" height="412" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hqzRPtKPiIo/YDEwnkgA6sI/AAAAAAAAFz4/tfjOr1agTvMCQ6kL5wjgnjyVjsMDN89tQCLcBGAsYHQ/w511-h412/MetraRiversideEngin.jpg" width="511" /></a></div></div>Dirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-89772745768023903562020-05-27T10:29:00.001-05:002020-05-27T23:31:27.747-05:00Lightweight 4x5 that shares a lens with 6x12<div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">I’ve always loved the look and feel of the 65mm on a 4x5 camera as well as the 65mm on 6x12. The ratio of the 4x5 camera gives approximately 85 degree field of view, similar the the 20mm lens on a 35mm camera but for some reason it has a completely different look and feel on 4x5. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I’ve build several 65mm wide cameras over the years, the first was a super solid shooter, built on a Cambo passport camera that is quite similar to the original Cambo wide camera. My next 65mm camera used a rotating back and the same (heavy) first generation Schneider helical. The most recent camera used the super cool ultralight Harmon 4x5 pinhole camera which was designed and built by large format composite camera builder extraordinaire Mike Walker of <a href="https://www.walkercameras.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Walker Cameras</span></a>.</span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L4vz_rxm6VQ/XsxfQpB6JeI/AAAAAAAAFcM/ypZNG6UxkZcPsoCxbwHxbCCDAfqPu0iFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/6x12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="1600" height="161" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L4vz_rxm6VQ/XsxfQpB6JeI/AAAAAAAAFcM/ypZNG6UxkZcPsoCxbwHxbCCDAfqPu0iFACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/6x12.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small;">After finally putting the finishing touches on a lightweight 65mm 6x12 travel camera a couple weeks ago, I realized I could spin off the light weight eBay helical and use the same lens and focusing mount combo on another camera... Even though I have been wanting to wind down the midnight cutting, grinding and building sessions, I thought this could be too cool of a project not to pursue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Having a lightweight 6x12 pano AND 4x5 point-and-shoot that share a lens and focus mount might be the perfect little travel camera combination for an ADD film shooter who was always thinking about changing things up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: x-small;">After devising my plan and looking at a bunch of available options I found the <a href="https://film.kolve.org/darkroomdiy/will-travel-friendly-cameras/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">WillTravel4x5</span></a> designed by </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: x-small;">Morton Kolve and it looked like it would be a perfect candidate. Not having a printer myself, I sent the links to my brother who printed several bodies and commented about how good the design was and how well it was printing. After receiving the body, I do what I normally do, which is partially assemble it, play with it, look at it for a couple days (or weeks...or even months) before figuring out how I want to proceed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mounting springs from Neilson frames to 1 1/2 angled aluminum you get the perfect amount of pressure on the film holder while its loaded in the camera. The aluminum was notched on the top to fit into the three accessory shoe slots on the top of the camera. They were bolted in place and finished with a dab of black caulk to keep it tight and vibration free over time. I added a spring clip from a holster to the top bracket which serves as a dark slide holder. This makes it easier to trip the shutter off of the lens if you aren’t juggling the dark slide too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As long as I’ve been building cameras and lurking around camera builder groups and boards, it was only in the last year or so that I realized that Bronica lenses could be easily converted for use in custom cameras. Being a regular follower of fellow camera builder <a href="https://www.panomicron.com/" target="_blank">Oscar Oweson</a> and his growing fleet of super cool printed cameras, his lens choice didn’t really click until recently. </span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6us4ybzVf0/XpztaJ23Z9I/AAAAAAAAFYQ/CaCI7wvLEA8IciFU4LCYWfpYerN-qiaHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/XPan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6us4ybzVf0/XpztaJ23Z9I/AAAAAAAAFYQ/CaCI7wvLEA8IciFU4LCYWfpYerN-qiaHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/XPan.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bronica 6x6 SQ and 645 ETR lenses are constructed with a front and rear optics group that screw into an electronic Copal 0 shutter just like a large format lens. You can find a lens with a faulty shutter, spend a half hour or so on your workbench and strip the lens down retrieving the self contained lens groups and screw them into a mechanical Copal shutter and you are off to the races. This gives you several very worthy options including two different 40mm f/4, one for 6x6 and a smaller more affordable 645 version, a 50mm f/2.8 and if you need a bit more coverage an f/3.5 version for 6x6 and many other options. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Joining 120 Zeiss bodies makes the camera smaller in hight then if you used a single 116 or 616 camera. It's not as tall as you don't need to shim the 120 film into the larger 616 camera body. The other thing that I really like is having the feed and take up film spools next to the film gate and not behind the film gate. While this adds an inch or two to the total width of the camera, I'd rather have the extra width instead of adding an inch or two of depth to the camera.</span></div>
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For some time now, I have been curious too see how modern digital ‘stitched pans’ using tilt/shift lenses compare to traditional 6x12 and 6x17 film formats.</div>
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While the mental approach to shooting and stitching can be debated, I wanna see what I get at the end of the road and what each approach offers.</div>
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So here is what I did: I compared 3 tilt/shift lenses, two wide angle zooms, a prime, two traditional panoramic film formats and just for good measure, I threw in a 35mm Russian swing lens camera (two actually) and shot a couple sheets with a 65mm lens on 4x5.</div>
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The first three panos from the top were made by combining or stitching three pictures together from tilt shift lenses. For the first picture, the lens was shifted as far to the left as it could go (+/-12mm for the 17mm and 24mm, +/-11mm for the 45mm). The second shot, the lens was centered and the third was shifted all the way to the right. The three individual frames were then stitched together in Lightroom yielding a 6x15.079 pano. The three lenses were the Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L, 24mm f/3.5L II and the 45mm f/2.8. </div>
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The next three shots were made with super wide-angle lenses and cropped the same 6x15.079 ratio of the tilt shift panos. These lenses were the Canon 14mm f/2.8L vII, the new 16-35mm f/2.8L III (on a 5D mkIV body) and my favorite little travel companion the EF-M 11-22mm on a mirrorless Canon M6 body.</div>
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The next two shots were made with traditional panoramic (film) camera formats, a 6x12 camera with a 65mm f/5.6 Super Angulon and a probably the most traditional or classic panoramic format, a 6x17 with a 90mm Super Angulon.</div>
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And just because I was interested to see how it would size up, I shot with a couple Russian Horizon swing lens cameras and shot a couple sheets of 4x5 with my ultralight wide camera with a 65mm f/8 Super Angulon.</div>
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While the 6x12 and 6x17 cameras are a joy to use, the quality and precision that is afforded with modern tools just can't be beat.</div>
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Dirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-18651951542724698282016-11-06T16:04:00.000-06:002016-11-07T21:04:22.023-06:00Lightweight 4x5<div class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VQDVOyNI9Bs/WB-jPLpLmtI/AAAAAAAADDU/pzOSCzIXpzYyZgue1LOokjQdxgI-Ote5QCLcB/s1600/_77A8262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VQDVOyNI9Bs/WB-jPLpLmtI/AAAAAAAADDU/pzOSCzIXpzYyZgue1LOokjQdxgI-Ote5QCLcB/s320/_77A8262.jpg" width="279" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">I had been struggling with this camera for a little bit, but it recently turned a corner and I really like how it came together</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">It looks great and </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">it's</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> function should be quick and precise which checks off all my initial objectives. To complement the 65mm </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">superwide</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> point-and-shoot, I have </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">been wanting</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> a similar lightweight camera in the normal lens realm with some movements but still compact and quick enough to conveniently expose a sheet here and there while shooting digitally.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AgeV7rHu6LE/WB_UFOz1VXI/AAAAAAAADD8/b_E_Tv4JKac6CHaR3Cm93bYv74VSsPhiwCLcB/s1600/James-Godman-Polaroid-Camera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="126" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AgeV7rHu6LE/WB_UFOz1VXI/AAAAAAAADD8/b_E_Tv4JKac6CHaR3Cm93bYv74VSsPhiwCLcB/s200/James-Godman-Polaroid-Camera.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">My next attempt </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">was a lightweight 4x5 shooter very similar to James </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">Godman's</span><span class="s3" style="line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: #353535;"> genius </span><a href="http://www.godmanblog.com/2011/07/homemade-photo-gear/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">'binder clip'</span></a><span style="color: #353535;"> method of converting a Polaroid 110a for 4x5 use. </span></span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">You end up with a nice lightweight folding solution with a coupled rangefinder</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">I'm not a huge fan of the </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">Rodenstock</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> 127mm. It is </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">compact and </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">reasonably sharp but my bigger concern </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">was having</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> to forgo movements. Ultimately the images would not be much different </span><span class="s4" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">than</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> just shooting with a full frame Canon with the compact 40mm f/2.8 Canon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">So I was back to a more traditional field camera only not folding</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"><span style="color: #353535;">This is the second camera I've built using the brilliant composite rear standard made by master camera builder Mike Walker of the United Kingdom based </span><a href="http://www.walkercameras.com/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Walker Cameras</span></a></span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">I coupled it to the front standard of a 2x3 </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">Graflex</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> which</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> I've also used several times with great success. The movements are very positive and quite solid and with the metal construction and compact size, very rigid</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">I'd be loosing the </span><span class="s4" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">ability</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> to fold the camera, but ultimately it seemed like the best option.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">I cut down some large rectangle aluminum tubing into a fork like platform to cradle the Crown Graphic bed and cup around the back the Titan rear standard. The aluminum came from a local scrap yard but if you don't have one in your area you can easily find this and other useful cuts of aluminum on eBay</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">It did take a several days of cutting and grinding to fashion it into the final piece so pace </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">yourself</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">, but it will be worth it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">In my early days of camera building, I used metal epoxy for everything, it set up quick, was </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">sandable</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> and held like a tank but once it set up, it's was there for good</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">That last couple of cameras I've worked on I've tried an opaque black adhesive silicone caulk that holds plenty tight without being permanent</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">A bit of this caulk and four </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">well placed</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> screws and the Century Graphic bed and Titan rear standard are one. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">I'd really love to end up with something a tad more compact, I had a gorgeously mint model D Busch Pressman that was quite compact and full featured but heavy as a</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> cinder block</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">The thought of slipping it and a couple film holders in my bag on a digital shoot NEVER entered my mind, that's how heavy it was. I also feel like the extra space this camera will take up in a bag</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> is decent a trade off for quicker operation in the field</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. This it totally worth it to me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">After shooting a light leak test the need for a handle or grip was painfully evident</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">My first attempt was a barbaric combination of aluminum tubing covered in shrink tube and mounted to the vertical tripod mount</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">While it was effective, it was both massive and quite ugly, taking up way too much room in a camera bag. Falling asleep one night I had the idea to bend some aluminum over a round </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">sub-straight </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">to make an ergonomic and attractive handle</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">The flywheel of a bike trainer was the perfect size for the handle</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">. </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">A beefy 1/4 </span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">20 shoulder</span><span class="s3" style="color: #353535; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"> bolt attaches it to the camera very securely. </span></span></div>
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So why did I bring my 47mm </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dirkfletcher/albums/72157664918061006" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">6x12 camera</span></a><span style="color: #454545;"> with me? My mental test for shooting film is this: will film solve a problem or achieve a look that I simply can't do digitally? I love my M6 Leica, it's a joy to shoot with, simply advancing the film with its precision German inner-workings is enjoyable but DXO film pack has made the time and expense of shooting 35mm film virtually unnecessary. The 6x12 camera has a wonderful look, the pull and gentle falloff of the 47mm Super-Angulon creates wonderful images but does carrying two completely different formats dilute each other? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #454545;">I often wonder if carrying only a single system or format helps you (or forces you) to create stronger and more powerful images instead of your mind constantly weighing the pro's and cons of each system. It certainly doesn't hinder </span></span></span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">photographer extraordinaire</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #454545;"> </span><a href="http://www.sylviaplachy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Sylvia Plachy</span></a><span style="color: #454545;">. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #454545;">Years ago, I spent six days shooting alongside her in Rizho China. </span><span style="color: #454545;"> She had what we came to refer to as her Mary Poppins bag. A nondescript bag with an M6, Widelux, Nikon F2, Holga, Rollieflex and an XPan. Her only digital camera was a lowly Digilux which in all honest got very little love. What she created with this bag of tricks was beyond phenomenal! All of here gear was as well worn as her Widelux that she's shooting here at dinner. </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); color: #454545; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oddly, the perfect timing award award needs to go to Mr. Burnett who I finally met in person (just after I wrote my first draft of this) when he wandered into the Canon booth last week at PhotoPlus. Nothing beats meeting a lifelong idol and finding he is just as incredibly cool in real life as he is in the cyber-verse. Just as geeky as I am, he was interested in my DIY cameras, the forthcoming CineStill 800t 4x5 film and other cool gear centric stuff, film and digital. While I didn't have dinner with him, I can certainly check that box on my bucket list. </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.chrisusher.com/contact/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Chris Usher</span></a><span style="color: #454545;">, you are next ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The lightweight plastic and composite construction of the <a href="http://www.ilfordphoto.com/products/product.asp?n=85&t=ILFORD+CAMERAS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Harman Titan</span></a> pinhole camera (made by <a href="http://walkercameras.com/harman_titan_4x5_pinhole_camera.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Walker Cameras</span></a>) looked like it would be the perfect candidate for a donor camera. Upon closer examination, I found the distance from the end of the cone to the film plane was a perfect match for a 65mm f/8 Super Angulon. While there are sharper and faster options out there, the old school, single coated f/8 SA has a unique look that makes the extra effort of shooting sheet film again totally worth it. The perfect balance of sharpness and falloff, at f/22 this lightweight lens is gorgeous lens for a 4x5 wide angle point and shoot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I found a beautifuly clean black late model single coated Super Angulon set in a 0 shutter. The only drawback to the larger 0 shutter (a double aught is a near perfect fit) is you will need to carve out the front of the lens cone for it to fit. I was a little worried that it would weaken the front of the camera but it turned out to be quite rigid. The lens was finished with a Canon W-50 shade from the Canon 35mm f/1.5 LTM, that needed a good amount of work with </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the Dremel and a hand file to cut pedals into the sides but It's compact size is a good match for the camera. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For my tests I used an older Russian 20mm finder but ultimately wanted a brighter and more contrasty finder. After some late night scouring of the web, I found a Zeiss finder from the Contax 21mm f/2.8 at <a href="http://usedphotopro.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Used Photo Pro</span></a>, the fantastic used camera arm of <a href="http://robertscamera.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Roberts Camera</span></a> at an equally fantastic price. It had some scratches on its titanium finish but the glass was clean, after a bit of steel wool and a couple coats of satin black paint it looked like it was made for the camera. As I've done on other cameras, I used a dab or two of the black adhesive caulk on the accessory shoe to make sure the finder stays affixed to the camera while it being stuffed in and out of bags and backpacks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Maybe it's that I'm getting older, I'd like to think that I'm getting wiser but recently (that's the last two years or so in my world) I've been working to make my gear (and my stuff) smaller and lighter while doing more. I pulled the large battery grips off my full frame Canons in favor of smaller Arca Swiss mounts, I just finished a beautiful composite 4x5 point and shoot camera (I'll be posting it soon) and I'm working on what I hope will be the lightest full feature 4x5 camera out there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Less is more. More slows you down, when you carry less you think more and shoot less too. If everything aligns properly you'll emerge with better, more compelling and more interesting images. A group of fellow photographer/friends are doing a picture a day project throughout 2016 and someone who couldn't commit to the project said something that stuck with my, 'if your goal is to create interesting images...' forget the rest, that statement really stuck with me and I suspect the others in the group. Days have passed where I haven't shot a frame, then all at once, creativity flows through my veins and I'll shoot several images on my theme in a single day. If I was carrying a large camera or a ton of gear, I this wouldn't be practical or even possible. But downsizing everything has payed off big time. Because I've stuck with an M6, I can carry it over my shoulder or in my backpack just about everywhere I go and it's at the ready when the situation presents itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Nice, I've downsized everything except my words, sorry...lets talk about the Leica grip. A while back I bought into the Arca Swiss Quick release system, super fast, crazy solid and easier on my gear then wrenching it on and off the sticks all the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which brings me the grip. I've always had a Leica or at least it seems that way, first got an M2 as a student at University of Missouri St. Louis, upgraded to an M4-2 when I was at Brooks, added an Abrahamsson Rapidwinder and used that combo for years before upgrading to a gorgeous M6 Panda, the same camera I'm using for my 2016 picture-a-day project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shooting film today is completely different then it was ten or fifteen years ago before digital was the norm. You shoot film slower, more methodically, it's precious...it's expensive! Motor drives really aren't as critical as they used to be, if you need to shoot quick, digital is better or more economical for sure. I still have a winder on my original F1, the electronic shutter release is smoother then the manual shutter release, I feel my images are sharper with the winder. While its nice to always have then next frame advanced, the added size and weight of the winder and 4 AA's is a downside, but sharper images makes it worthwhile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I don't need the fast advance or added weight of the Rapidwinder so I picked up the Leica Handgrip #14405 (pictured above on the overpass) which is designed for most all Leica M film cameras except for the smaller CL or larger M5. Its a nice addition to the camera and ironically it will work with the Arca-Swiss system but not fantastically. The width is perfect allowing it to fit into the Arca clamp. It holds tight for horizontal shots and while I've used it for verticals, I'm constantly worried it will slip. Looking for a compact solution with both an Arca dove tail and handgrip, I was coming up dry. I found the original <a href="http://photoequip.net/about" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">M-Grip</span></a> from GMP products on eBay which I thought could be machined down but after a trip to the machine shop it wouldn't work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My next idea was to remove the hand grip portion from the GMP grip and tap a <a href="http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/Quick-Release/Camera-Plates-L-Plates/Plates-for-Leica/M2M3M4M5M6M7" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Really Right Stuff B30</span></a> grip to accept the upright. The placement of the screws were off and in all honestly, I was surprised how big the B30 plate is. Being close to giving up, I thought I'd opt for a small Arca Plate and after some trolling I found beautiful and compact <a href="http://www.acratech.net/categories/quick-release-plates/leica/m.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Acratech plate</span></a> which additionally was less then $40.00! The plate fits the bottom of the camera with half liner the protrusion of the Really Right Stuff and less </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">height of the original M-Grip. Super small and rock solid on the tripod. I wish the </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">1/4-</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">20 slot was </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">not recessed but its the best plate out there by far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Talking with friend, I noticed a grip for the Sony RX100 called a WAG-RX100 that's</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> available on </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/WHATFOTO-WAG-RX100-RX100IV-RX100III-RX100M4/dp/B010D89ZN6" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon</span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> or </span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/131628442960?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">eBay</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. It finally arrived a couple days ago and between my Dremel and a couple files, my M6 is FINALLY sitting pretty. I wish it looked more 'Leica' and less </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'</span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088559/" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">MacGyver</span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, but it does exactly what I wanted, a grip that's smaller and lighter then anything commercially the is compatible with my Arca Swiss clamps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You will need a couple cuts of sheet aluminum (available at the hobby store), stainless steel M2-4 (ironic right?) machine screws which are now available at Home Depot and you are in business. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you wanna build one and have specific questions just drop me a line. In the meantime, I'll be emailing Scott Dordick, photographer, machinist and CEO of Acratech to see if can make a prettier version, you should too, here is the company email, I can't find a direct one for Scott: <a href="mailto:info@acratech.net"><span style="color: blue;">info@acratech.net</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was just getting to know Ric after he bought the Globuscope 4x5 that I refurbished and sold at the end of last year. Through Facebook we chatted several times a week about cameras both new and old. I regularly shared the cameras I was building with him and he was generous with support and encouragement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">His passing is a loss for the photo and art community, may his creative curiosity and enthusiasm live on...</span><br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jyG5XUqe4LU/VszIorG6mtI/AAAAAAAACuY/kww5123ptJQ/s1600/25171299216_606d862d17_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jyG5XUqe4LU/VszIorG6mtI/AAAAAAAACuY/kww5123ptJQ/s200/25171299216_606d862d17_o.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Early 520/15's used 116 film but later models used 616. This camera had '616' engraved inside the door so I ordered a set of spool adapters from <a href="http://www.holgamods.com/holgamods/Spools.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Holgamods</span></a> but they did not fit. I shot Randy and email and he called see what was up. B</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">eing a huge photo geek as well, I sent him the camera and h</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">e called back indicating his 116 spool adapters were a perfect fit and the engraving was wrong. He makes adapters to use just about any film in any camera. In addition, he makes a host of other Holga and Hawkeye mods, pinholes and a <u>gorgeous</u> Polaroid 110b conversion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Wanting a small and bright finder, I found an accessory shoe that would just clear the swing rear film door but not stick up as much as the locking <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/50546-REG/Stroboframe_300_405_Shoe_General_Purpose.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Stroboframe accessory mount</span></a> that is frequently used on similar cameras. The angle of view of the 47mm lens is very close to a 15mm lens on 35mm so a <a href="https://www.cameraquest.com/voigtlen.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Voigtlander 15mm finder</span></a> was siliconed to the accessory shoe. I like using clear or black silicone caulk to keep the finder put while still being fully reversible down the road. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">This January a bunch of fellow photographers and I embarked on a year long 'picture-a-day project'. Its pretty simple, you just pick a topic or theme, a particular camera and (try to) shoot a single frame each day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Same debate, different world, here is a great article about famed director of photography Roger Deakins and take on film vs. digital<span style="color: blue;">:</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Check out some of Chicago native Ali Leroi's Los Angeles picture a day portraits:</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QAtlZ2yUgsI/VVZsaRbnQpI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/0WWKC1ayw3g/s1600/SuperWide.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">If you aren't familiar with the 4x5 GlobuScope or the three
(remarkable) Globus brothers behind this and the ground breaking GlobuScope360
(which has enjoyed a resurgence in pop culture as a
scanner of some sort Art Museum Scene in Ghostbusters II), Globus Studios is certainly worth looking into.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">While I can't do
them justice here, I will tell you this: they are absolute pioneers in the
photographic world. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: xx-small;">Any photo-geek worth their weight in D-76 should
spend a little time reading about their contributions to the photographic world
that range from developing several notable cameras to one of the
brothers contributions to fixing the damaged Hubble Space Telescope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Long being a fan of the 4x5 Globuscope as well as the look and
feel of the 65mm f/8 Super Angulon, the Globuscope 4x5 has been the
subject of many of my post conscious-family, nocturnal subterranean searches.
After a couple years of seeing camera bodies come and go, internet lore
will have us believe that 40 or so stainless camera bodies were discovered in
the Globus studio in NY. Regardless of the validity of claim, I was
excited that a camera body might soon emerge in my price range. </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">After some back and forth with a seller with two camera bodies,
we struck a deal for Globuscope 4x5 #74, just about smack dab in the
middle of 150 cameras that were made. Oddly enough, and for you mathematicians out there, I am
aware of the peculiar claim of #74 being one of the 40 recently discovered out of 150 made. I would have thought #110-150 or #1-40 would show back up, but who knows... Moving forward, I promise not to have as much coffee as I've had while having my
'happy light' on high mode for well over the recommended hour of AM
exposure....but I digress (again...)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">How do you take a stamped stainless frame and make it into a fully functioning camera that is ready for
the field? This post is how #74 came back to life. Before starting, I gave myself a couple of ground-rules, I wanted to
respect the initial design of the camera, to me, this meant no cutting
and drilling. Everything should be reversible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">The first order of business was getting a lens mounted and
focusing. Searches of the web show lots of different of solutions here
ranging from functional to downright absurd. Digging through my
boxes of parts, I located the second generation Schneider helical that was
inscribed for the 65mm. Score! In addition it was a perfect fit
for the stainless steel opening. Some of the cameras that I've
seen still have the first stage of the Globus focusing mechanism intact.
Holding my breath, I got out a dark cloth and a tape measure and measured off 12 feet and it was tack sharp on the ground glass and infinity was infinity! Perfect. I had the option of pulling a
set screw from the helical or filing a very small slot into the camera which will
keep the helical from spinning if it ever became loose. I did file
the slot and added a very thin bead of gaffers tape so the helical wasn't mounting
metal to metal. The second version of the helical is lighter,
focuses easier and is inscribed in both english and metric
on opposite sides. Depending on which measuring system you would like to
use was which way you oriented the mount.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">I do wish I could have found a Linhof Technika select version of
the lens as that is (in theory) the very best 65mm f/8 available, but the 65mm I found tested beautifully. From an earlier camera I built, I knew I wanted to finish the lens with
the Nikon HK-6 metal shade which was made for the Nikon 20mm f/3.5. The
diamater of the Super Angulon to is too small for the shade to mount securely so I cut the center out of a<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/475563-REG/B_W_65_069699_300_51mm_Push_On_Lens.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">push-on lens</span></a> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">c</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">ap to serve as a shim. If
you leave the bead from the Schneider lens cap on and reverse it as you slide
it over the lens, the shade fits PERFECTLY with a nice little trim bead behind
the shade. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Everything I build and shoot uses an Arca Plate for quick and secure tripod mounting and I wanted this to be the same. Looking high and low for a 60mm QR
plate that also has a female 1/4 20 (incase you ended up somewhere without an
Arca mount) yielded nothing. The camera comes with
a pedestal that drops down from the body which I wanted to anchor or connect to
the back of the camera. This would reduce any flex that
might incur with the camera mounted to a tripod while sliding
holders in and out. Wanting a solid connection without drilling any
holes, I used black adhesive caulk between the camera and the back of
the tripod plate. It will come right off if you every needed to pull
it off. In addition, you could pull it off in the field w/out any tools
if need be. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Finder and finishing touches:</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">I went back and forth between a black or chrome circular bubble
level, I was leaning towards a black anodized level, but my
family vetoed, and I went with a chrome level from <a href="http://www.geier-bluhm.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Geier & Bluhm</span></a> out of New York. Great suppliers of levels of all kind for just about any camera project you can dream up. Again, I used white
adhesive caulk to adhere it to the top plate. Lastly,
short of a Zeiss finder, the very best finders (at any price) are made
by Voigtlander. A black </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><a href="https://www.cameraquest.com/leicafin.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Voigtlander 21mm optical</span></a> finder was calked
onto the existing accessory shoe. </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms";">That just about completes what I did to breath some light back into this beauty and here is the bitter sweet part: I placed the camera on several forums and eBay and went off to load some holders to take it out for a spin. Before I knew it, the camera sold. And while I knew all along that I couldn't afford to keep it, I was surprised it sold so fast...until I saw who bought it and where it went. </span></span></div>
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Dirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-31619945164972441432016-01-11T14:38:00.002-06:002016-01-11T14:38:40.500-06:00metering, irl<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Cleaning out some hard drives I keep finding stuff I had intended to blog about and just haven't yet. <br />
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Buckle up because I'm going to get caught up! <br />
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Several semesters ago, I got to teach our intro 101 class and I gotta tell you, I love teaching the very first class in the program. The excitement and enthusiasm is second to none and putting the foundation of photography into action never gets old for me. <br />
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I had great students who were hungry for information so we got to cover a lot of ground. More often then not, we end up in the studio or outside. We were talking about metering and discussing the pros and cons of in-camera vs. an incident or hand meter. Both have their place, both have their strengths and weaknesses. <br />
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So here is the elevator pitch: Modern in-camera meters are good but limited in function. It can look at a scene, a portion, or an average of a scene and can do only one thing, make it grey. Smack dab in the middle of black and white, it will make grey. <br />
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Just like in grade school art class, when you mix all your paint together you get mud, the in-camera meter can only see a scene and tell you to set the camera in the middle of black and white. It is known as middle grey or 18% grey. The in-camera meter can't tell if a shirt is white, grey or black, it only sees tonality.<br />
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If you need to create exacting color reproduction or you have specific ideas and expectations from your own work, using an incident meter will be the single fastest way to improve your work. <br />
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In film days, the wide exposure latitude of amateur color negative films allowed for fantastic results so long as you were within a stop or two of the proper exposure. <br />
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Professional photographers were required to shoot color transparencies, or slide film, in order for their images to be properly scanned, separated into CMYK plates and reproduced on a high speed four color press. <br />
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This is what drew the line between professional and amateur photographers 20 years ago. The printing industry needed sharp, well exposed transparencies to make the photography pop off the page so professional photographers needed to carry a light meter and numerous color filters to insure the image that was created in camera would look its best by the time it made it to the printed page. <br />
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But whats different today? Nothing, well kinda. Digital cameras are like more like transparency film then color negative film. The better quality your initial capture, the better your image will be on screen, in an ink-jet print or professionally (four color printed) printed in a book or magazine. <br />
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An incident meter, or hand meter isn't fooled by the color and tonality of the subject. <br />
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Wait...Whaaaa?<br />
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An incident meter is held in front of the subject and measures only the amount of light falling on the subject, NOT the light bouncing off your subject. <br />
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Think about these two scenes as an example:<br />
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Your subject is a polar bear, eating a vanilla ice cream cone while sitting on the hood of a white BMW...OK now a similar scene only this time you are photographing a black bear, eating chocolate ice cream cone while sitting on the hood of a black BMW.<br />
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Crazy right?? I thought bears were like dogs and had trouble digesting chocolate...anyway, if you photograph each scene using only your in-camera meter (which makes everything middle gray, because that all it knows) then each picture you make will be muddy and grey because that all the camera knows. If you photograph the same scene but measure how much light is falling on the subject instead of bouncing off of your subject (using your incident meter), the tonality will be perfect for each situation. The polar bear scene will be predominately white, white with detail and lighter greys while the black bear scene will be mostly dark greys and black...as they both should.<br />
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My class looked at me a bit puzzle and while they kinda understood what I was saying, it really didn't make click. <br />
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So we took a break and met back in the studio and here is what we did: We took the palest student in class and wrapped her in a roll of white toilet paper that was 'retrieved' from the bathroom put her on a white sweep. She was photographed using both the in-camera meter and an Sekonic incident meter.<br />
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Then we took the a student with the darkest complexion, put him in a dark jacket and put him on a black sweep and photographed both way as well.<br />
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Both situations and both metering examples are included and while each one of the shots are labeled so you know which is which, the results are so obvious they really don't need labels, its that clear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in camera metering histograms, both too close to middle grey</td></tr>
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Dirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-69759364641284366222015-06-23T09:50:00.004-05:002015-06-23T09:50:55.648-05:00Tornado damage<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tomorrow morning I'm heading to Coal City to photography
the aftermath and the Red Cross aid efforts from last nights tornado. It can be quite delicate to be asked to photograph after such a devastating event, I hope my images can help the town and the continued efforts of the Red Cross. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The early afternoon weather was so nice downtown we took an impromptu field trip to get my class started on their next shooting assignment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I grabbed the Canon tilt/shift 17mm and mounted it to my (beater) MkII body just to play around a bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stitching shifted files is nothing new but, <b><i><u>MAN</u></i></b> when it's a 17mm I'm still blown away every time!</span></div>
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<br />Dirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-30398705686200445322015-05-15T17:30:00.001-05:002015-05-16T09:52:51.994-05:00our future...in Plastics...<div class="Body1">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Maybe the
recent announcement of Harrington being 'taught out' (which is a mildly fancy
of saying closed) that is causing a sense of nostalgia, maybe it's a couple
faculty and staff members who are also showing a renewed excitement and
enthusiasm to again shoot film, I'm not sure what it is, but I've found myself
in the basement rejuvenating some old one-off creations as well as designing
and building cameras again.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I've been
doing this for years but the ease of digital and demands of daily life has
nearly made the desire to design and build cameras almost extinct.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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what it was that rekindled the ember and honestly, I don't care, I'm glad it's
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which got
me thinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My projects have always
been driven mostly by the 'why' while the 'how' was generally dictated by the
means at my disposal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever camera
components and raw materials were at my disposal would be fashioned onto
something new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Here is</span> my <a href="http://somakray.blogspot.com/2009/12/handmade-panoramic-cameras-by-dirk.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">6x17 'torpedo' camera</span></a> and a 24mm x 4 1/2 camera that I shot with for
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Both got
the job done, and in most cases quite well but as I'm getting older I find
myself wanting to carry less and do more.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm reminded of the line from movie 'The Graduate' predicting (rightfully so I should add) the </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CsrLHP26zvk" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">strong future in Plastics</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which also reminds of this
guy:</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lance Criscuolo a tried and true
Texan who I photographed at Chicago Ideas Week (a smaller version of The Ted
Talks). His company <a href="http://www.zyvextech.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Zyvex Technologies</span></a>
develops (in his words) ‘Carbon fiber on steroids.’</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here is his talk
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talk, I tracked him down and handed him my 5DmkII loaded with two batteries in
the grip and the 70-200 f/2.8 mkII. I
dearly love shooting with that combo, sharp as a tack and the ability to practically
see in the dark, I often joke it's my </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">‘</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">rainmaker</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">’</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, the downside is it's heavy as hell! Carrying it all day certainly sends you to
the medicine cabinet for an Advil or two and a glass of Pino. I asked him how long until composites can
provide the same level of precision and durability, stability through rugged
temperatures and weather conditions. He
scratched is chin a bit and said </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">‘</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">hmmm</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">’</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> in an encouraging fashion...Canon, our old bones are
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you all that so I can show you this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I've always loved the look of the 65mm on 4x5 which I roughly equivalent
to a 20mm on 35mm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oddly enough, I shoot
mostly with a 24mm on 35mm, but anyway...</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Almost 20 years ago I built this 4x5 super wide and got a remarkable amount of use out of it, both for personal work and a ton when I was the photographer at The Museum of Science and Industry.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAtlZ2yUgsI/VVZsaRbnQpI/AAAAAAAAB2M/hYk8KRVDxjA/s1600/SuperWide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAtlZ2yUgsI/VVZsaRbnQpI/AAAAAAAAB2M/hYk8KRVDxjA/s400/SuperWide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Digital came in and I
jumped in head first without even thinking twice.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I love shooting digitally, it's current
iteration is fantastic. I can truly make images that weren't possible ten years
ago.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The sharpness digital is capable is
staggering.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But as I said at the beginning,
I'm longing for something else, something comfortable maybe, or possibly
something different then everything that I've been inundated with.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I started dusting off some of the film cameras that I still have and began regretting the ones that I've sold off over the years.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Particularly I've been missing my 4x5 super wide.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So I sat down to design something more
functional then my last one I came up with this.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Smaller with a rotating back (same huge finder) it achieved
every goal I set out to solve but I forgot to consult my back.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Machined from solid hardwoods on a backbone
of Cambo components it's quite solid, which we all know is a fancy way of
saying heavy.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I missed
(by a long shot) my goal of having a compact 4x5 Superwide that can be stuffed in a
bag with some film holders and carried alongside a 'digital job'. I really likes the size of the camera, but with its weight I'm afraid it would never make it out the car. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sooooo off to eBay it went.</span><br />
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the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="https://wanderlustcameras.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Travelwide by Wanderlust Camera</span></a>,</span> made right here in Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A brilliant idea for a lightweight ABS camera that accommodates either a helical mounted 90mm Angulon or a fixed focus
65mm Super Angulon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sounds perfect and a</span>s they are still
hammering out details and refining production runs and aren’t shipping cameras (or returning emails) yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I started making measurements of my Harmon Titan 4x5 Pinhole that was sitting on my desk and low and behold
(that phrase is straight from my 74 year old mom btw) once you remove the
pinhole and plane front flat the flange to focal plane distance is just about the perfect distance needed for focus free, point and shoot operation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Dirk Fletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07765056749688732906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205567675347457393.post-33246344434520971342015-05-15T16:38:00.000-05:002015-05-15T16:44:38.684-05:00Filtering the Lomo LC-Wide for Black and White<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sVdrJ6q_W2A/VVZmofqR07I/AAAAAAAAB18/83rWkeZSZms/s1600/R1-05067-005A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sVdrJ6q_W2A/VVZmofqR07I/AAAAAAAAB18/83rWkeZSZms/s320/R1-05067-005A.jpg" width="174" /></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For a little while I've been shooting with the amazing Lomography </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://shop.lomography.com/us/cameras/lomo-lc-wide-family/lomo-lc-wide-1199" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">LC-Wide</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> a pocketable fully auto camera with a surprisingly sharp 17mm f/4.5 lens. Super small and and easy to keep on you. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently started developing black and white again and have unearthed a small stash of outdated 3200 TMax and Delta 35mm film.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seemed like a perfect film stock to accompany the gritty (and amazing) look for the LC-Wide but there wasn't an easy way to pop an orange or red filter on the camera when shooting during the daytime. While clicking around waiting for my brain to fall asleep, I realized the <a href="http://shop.lomography.com/us/cameras/lomo-lc-wide-family/lc-wide-instant-kit" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">LC-Wide Instant Kit</span></a> might do the trick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got the kit and popped out the lens that focuses the instant film and made a little templet of the opening left behind. Using a little wet/dry sand paper the white lettering surrounding the auxiliary lens was removed, wouldn't want to confuse anyone :) A little plastic airplane glue and my r25 filter was attached perfectly in the magnetic lens holder. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now I can pop on and off a red filter just as easy as can be. I should note that the red filter absorbs 3 full stops of light so don't forget to roll the ASA control (OK Lomo...this required me to get my reading glasses out #@!#??!!) back to ASA 400 when you are going to use the red filter to properly expose your negatives.</span><br />
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Spent yesterday with photo teacher Samantha Wascher's Photography and Advanced Photography classes at Aurora Central Catholic High. Went through two gallons of whole milk and five packages of Double Stuff Oreos. Very fun day with a fantastic group of students who once they understood the concept, made some great shots. </span><div>
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