[pure-silver] Re: Use of Shutters in low light?
- From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 05:14:11 -0800
It's not at all impractical to do landscape or architecture without a
shutter. I did this using a 135mm Repromaster copy lens (a very nice piece
of glass), Efke 25 film, A polarizer, and a dogfood can painted flat black
inside. At f22 i was using 1 sec exposures in full sunlight. It just got
longer from there. Kinda cool really.
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From: "J.R. Stewart" <jrstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 4:58 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Use of Shutters in low light?
> I've been wondering about something lately.
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> I've been concentrating on large format for only about a year or so (4x5).
> Mostly landscapes using ASA 64 and 200 film). The big difference I'm
seeing
> is that LF/view cameras seem to require smaller lens aperatures (for depth
> of field) or slower shutter speeds. I don't know if there's a technical
> reason for this... it may just be my attitude after lugging my view camera
> to the chosen spot for the photograph and wanting to get a shot I'd have
> given up on with MF.... but nevertheless that's my situation.
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> I've taken a number of shots that reflect a compromise I made at the time
I
> clicked the shutter at say f8 at 1/10th : poor depth of field. I suspect
> focus would have been much better at f22 at 1/2 second or f45 at 2 sec(+).
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> So I'll ask: how often do folks really need a shutter for shooting LF? Do
> you find yourselves using T or B in the field and longer exposures? Even
> indoors using available light must force some of you to consider this "low
> light" situation a challenge. How do you handle it? Do many of you have
and
> use barrel lenses for field work?
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
> J.R. Stewart
> Leesburg, VA
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