[pure-silver] Re: I think I'm in love
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:34:43 -0700
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From: "David Starr" <davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:37 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] I think I'm in love
> With large format!!!
>
> Got the camera a week ago. Was in Chicago this past week,
> so attacked
> Calumet on the way out of town. Film holders, focusing
> cloth,
> Polaroid goodies, etc. Loaded 2 film holders (Arista Pro
> 400) this
> afternoon & headed to the back yard to try it out.
>
> I quickly learned that LF isn't very handy for grab shots
> of
> hummingbirds! Anyway, I found some flowers to shoot, &
> set everything
> up. I didn't use any camera movements this time. I just
> wanted to
> get an idea of how (and if) everything worked. It wasn't
> as hard as I
> thought to focus, at least in bright sunlight, but I
> quickly saw how
> handy the camera movements will be. I'll definitely use
> them next
> time - maybe tomorrow.
>
> Anyway, shot 2 Polaroids - 55 P/N - at EI50 (is that
> right?) and they
> look fine. Dropped the negs in the clearing tank, put in
> the film
> holder, & went to work. Took 4 shots, 2 at about 4 t, and
> 2 at 2 ft.
> I'll develop them in the morning, if not tonight.
>
> Observation: At that distance, there isn't much DOF, even
> at F:45.
>
> Questions (the first of several dozen):
> Is Arista Pro 400 really HP-5? =20
>
> After the Polaroid negs are out of the clearing bath, do
> you wash
> them? How long?
>
>
> I know I'm babbling, but, DANG, this is fun! Lookit the
> size of them
> negatives!
>
>
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Welcome to the club. Arista 400 is indeed Ilford HP-5.
I'm not sure how long to wash the negatives but after a
sulfite bath five minutes ought to be enough to wash out
anything there.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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