[pure-silver] Re: Use of Shutters in low light?
- From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 05:44:49 -0800
A good point. I didn't to deal with any significant wind.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.R. Stewart" <jrstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 5:25 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Use of Shutters in low light?
> 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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