[pure-silver] Re: Use of Shutters in low light?
- From: "J.R. Stewart" <jrstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 08:25:05 -0500
Gene, 8 oz or 12 oz dogfood can?
(Just joking).
I guess the biggest drawback would be windy days with the long exposures,
but even that can be pretty interesting.
Probably requires attention to shielding from the wind, weighing the tripod,
etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 8:14 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Use of Shutters in low light?
> 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.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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(+).
>>
>> 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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