Questions tagged [large-format]
primarily refers to photography equipment and techniques based around negatives sized 4"x5" and larger
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Is the new Polaroid film usable for image or emulsion transfers?
I recall playing around with Polaroid transfers when I was a child, and, as many, I greatly admire the color palette of that film. I've been wanting to introduce my 8-y-o daughter to this, but don't ...
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How does an afocal lens produce an image on a screen?
I'm really confused about it. If such a lens is necessarily focused at infinity and does not have a plan of focus, then, does it mean it can produce a clear picture on a screen, no matter how close it ...
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Questions about Alvandi large format cameras
I recently stumbbled upon this large format camera manufacturer called Mr. Alvandi, in Iran.
They produce a variety of medium and large format cameras (679, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 6x17) since about 15 years. ...
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How rare is a Voigtlander Braunschweig. Heliar 12cm f/4.5?
I have a hard time finding anything on the internet about a certain large format voigtlander lens. I have picked it up a few months ago from a fleamarket for the outstanding price of 2 euros; nothing ...
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What lens would suit an A4 large format camera
I'm planning on building a scanner camera. The principle of which is simple: everything's built like a large format camera, except the film is a simple scanner controlled by computer.
Now, building ...
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Cannot get true blacks with my enlarger
I just got my first enlarger and I am quite new in the darkroom. I just bought a second hand Durst Laborator 1200 with the VLS 501 head. It seems to be working properly but I cannot get any print to ...
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Trying to blow up hi resolution photos 12" 38" 300dpi
I am trying to figure out the right scanner to buy. I make lampshades out of hi resolution photography and printthem out on a backlit film. I am trying to do a much larger lampshade then I have done ...
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Is aperture the same on different format of lenses?
I have just acquired a large format lens (a Schneider-Kreuznach Angulon 1:6,8/90) for the first time, coming from 35mm and medium format, and I am a bit puzzled by its aperture.
I want to make sure I ...
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using 32bit TIFF or 16bit RAW for post-processing
What are the advantages of using a 32bit TIFF over using a 16bit raw file?
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Why am I getting occasional cloud-like artifacts on my 4x5 film shots?
Not always, just from time to time, I'm discovering these cloud-like artifacts on my 4x5 film shots. They are present on the film itself; it's not scanning artifacts. Artifacts can be present on ...
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Should I expect a new-to-me large-format shutter to require maintenance?
I recently bought my first large format lens, a Fuji 180mm with Copal No. 1 Press Shutter, for about $180. The lens is great, but the timing mechanism of the shutter can be heard seizing up for speeds ...
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Rodenstock Sironar N Compatibility
Is the Rodenstock Sironar N 240mm F5.6 MC compatible with LF 4X5 camera ? Should I have any concerns ?
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Will a small format lens focus correctly in a large format camera?
I hope to make a low budget 8x10 large format camera.
Lenses are expensive. So will a small format lens focus on the relatively distant image plane within an 8x10? I have just bought a Soviet large ...
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Ilford HP 5+ 4x5
A student of mine developed her 4x5 film. We are trying to figure out why each negative has a relatively consistent pattern on each negative? Any thoughts? My guess is agitation when developing.
A ...
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Storing pinhole photos in the field
A Christmas quandary.
I picked up one of those pinhole kits for my daughter (she isn't reading this) which includes a pack of paper, some photo chemistry, etc. etc. The paper needs to be loaded into ...
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