[pure-silver] Re: My first attempt at 4x5

Good going, Justin.  Though I have a 4x5 enlarger (Omega, and it works fine 
for me), I've also masked an 8x10 contact printing frame to do 4x5 contacts 
centered on 8x10 Azo, and they make a nice presentation, too, while you're 
waiting to get an enlarger.

bill h


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin F. Knotzke" <jknotzke@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PureSilver Mailing List" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:40 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] My first attempt at 4x5


>
>    Hi,
>
>    This is intended as a quick summary of my weekend in California using a 
> Zone
> VI 4x5.. First though I'd just like to thank everyone who helped me out 
> getting
> to learn the basics of LF. It's this list that got me into B&W in the 
> first
> place. People like Mr Lambrecht, Uncle Dick, Nick Zentena and a whole host 
> of
> others have helped me immensely.
>
>    I'm 32 and I write and design software for a living. So I spend much of 
> my
> time in front of a computer and it's really nice to do something analogue.
> That's one of the reasons I love B&W..
>
>    I won't go into gory details of the weekend in San Francisco and 
> Mendocino
> but it was eventful. We got into a car accident on the way up and totaled 
> my
> girlfriend's car. Both air bags went off and smacked me square in the 
> face.
> Everyone is OK.
>
>    There was a huge rain storm in Philly where my connecting flight to 
> Montreal
> was. We were delayed leaving SF and as a result, I missed my flight back 
> to
> Montreal from Philly. I spent the night in the airport. Fun, fun, fun.
>
>
>    We rented the Zone VI from Calumet. Super cheap. $50 for the entire 
> weekend
> (Fri-Mon) and a ball head tripod:
>
>   http://www.shampoo.ca/pics/JLR200504-004.JPG (all pics by Julia 
> Robinson)
>
>   LF reminds me a lot of developing film. You have to be deliberate and
> meticulous and if you aren't, it'll bite you in the ass. And it did too, a 
> few
> times.
>
>    I made lots of mistakes:
>
>     i) Opening the shutter before replacing the slide in the film folder.
>    ii) Not checking the entire ground glass for the image being in focus 
> and
> thus getting screwey focus points
>   iii) The film got pushed out the other side when putting back the card 
> into
> the film holder..
>
>     The film is all developed and the detail made me wet my pants. Totally
> breathtaking. It's such a different way of shooting. The editing process 
> takes
> place at camera time as opposed to post-developing time. You better be 
> sure the
> shot is worth it before you decide to invest all that time setting up.. I 
> like
> that, it's much different then from 35mm.
>
>     I was rather excited by the entire affair and bought a Shen Hao. It 
> arrives
> tomorrow.
>
>     http://www.shampoo.ca/pics/JLR200504-006.JPG
>
>     Now my problem is the enlarger. My enlarger does up to 6x7. I can do
> contact prints or bring it to the lab. I'll have to think this one out. 
> The
> problem with a 4x5 enlarger is I am not sure I will have the room. The 
> Omega
> C760 I am using now is HUGE but a D3 for instance is even bigger..
>
>     Anyhow, thanks to everyone who helped me out both on this list and in
> private emails. I really appreciate the help and you've got me hooked.
>
>     J
>
> -- 
> Justin F. Knotzke
> jknotzke@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.shampoo.ca
>
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