[HUG ] Re: A16 back

Quoting Mark Rabiner, who wrote on Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 06:35:31PM -0400 ..
> I shoot super negatives with my A16s's. Not super slides. Yet.

I can recommend shooting slide film, if only for the experience
of seeing those big chromes (I shot mine with an A12) on the 
light table.  I would probably(I did not try) less enjoy 4x4 chromes,
as they are too close to 35mm chromes.  The "awe effect" simply
kicked in for me on the A12 chromes.  YMMV and all that.

> Ah! the joys of 4x4 let me count thee where do I begin?!?!?
> 
> 16 on a roll instead of 12.

A16 non-S also gives me that :)

> 4x4 with an compact lightweight 80 2.8 planar;
> Or a 100 f3.5 CFi  Planar  T*
> Gives you what?
> Grabbing power that's what.
> Some reach.
> As in with the use of a short tele.
> But without the bulk and length protruding out at the world.

OK, I appreciate that idea.  

> And a little Leica like frame thing to look around in your viewfinder;
> Which gets you composing for ground figurer instead of figure ground;
> Kind of a process of elimination.

Do you have grid screen in your HB?

> But I am getting a deja Vue explaining the joys of something which someone
> is saying is only good for spare parts.

Well, I said it is good for spare parts.  I did not say it is *only* good for
spare parts.  I plan to have mine converted to a plain A16 by the way.  I just
want to have an extra A16 (I currently have only 1).  

My reasoning: I am a wide-angle addict, so I do not want a smaller negative.
I want my 50 and 40mm to give me my beloved wide angle view.  Again, YMMV,
I found your A16S use-case interesting to read.

> But I should do what is good for me. Everyone being so open minded and all.

Yeah... 

Wilko

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