Ansel Adams' series has a wealth of info
Fred Picker's books are also full of info. Someone posted a link to scans
of all of the Zone VI newsletters here a while back. There is a wealth of
info in those that you just won't find anywhere else.
And although ti isn't a book about large format photography specifically, I
highly recommend to every photographer to read the Daybooks of Edward
Weston. It's the diary of one of the greats.
Zack
On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 11:20 AM <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well I got some lens boards made. While I was in the process, I decided
to make four. One I will use now and three I will stick back for when I
add lenses later. Took more grinding than expected, but then again I went
to a guy for some advise on welding once. The advise I got was to buy a
quality grinder. He wasn't wrong.
About to punch the hole in one for the lens, and do a bit of extra
filing. After that its the final coats of paint and it will be ready for
the lens. Step forward
Also stopped through Barnes an Noble this morning. That has so changed.
There was almost nothing there on analog photography and nothing at all
related to large format. I know a lot of this is going to hands on
learning, and there is nothing that can replace time behind ground glass.
I also have already figured out that this could get expensive if all the
learning was done trial and error. Any recommendations for good books
related to large format photography. I am just about to re read Ansel
Adams, "The Camera" just as a matter of course. Yet going through my mind,
I don't remember much if anything I have that goes into any depth with
large format cameras. A $30 book just might save $300 in film and a lot of
frustration to learn the same things.
The other next step is to find the necessary cables so the flash can be
used. Might have to get a PC to hot shoe adapter, but will see what is
available and what I can do to get some flexibility on the flash side of
things.
Thanks again for the help
Mark
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