Dear All, Thank you for informative and thoughtful comments. Really appreciated.
I already have 6x7 and 6x8 equipment which I occasionally use. I will let you know if I start using a large format camera anytime soon. Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2015-03-04 22:12 GMT+02:00 Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>: > Macro is almost impossible due to extremely limited depth of field. If you > stick to flat objects you might have some success, but with the bellows > extended a great deal, you will have to calculate reprocity failure to get > correct exposures. > > Large format lends itself best to things like portraiture and landscape > photography. Focusing on a ground glass screen isn’t horribly difficult if > the scene is bright and you have a good black sheet with which you can cover > your head and the focusing screen. Although with that wide angle lens it > might be a little tough. I have a 127mm 3.5 lens on my 4x5 speed graphic and > focusing can be somewhat difficult in all but the best circumstances. > > Paul >> On Mar 4, 2015, at 8:53 AM, Bulent Celasun <bulent.cela...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I may be able to get a 4x5" camera with a 90mm f/8 lens. >> Price aside (which is another big question mark), I have questions. >> >> First, the reasoning: >> I like macro photography most. >> I am getting increasingly more able to spend time on photography. >> I like spending "hours" to get one single beautiful image. >> I can develop and scan film. I can get a drum scan occasionally if needed. >> I can make contact prints. (My enlarger supports up to 6x8 cm film). >> >> >> Questions: >> - How difficult is focusing using the 90 mm f/8 lens? >> - How difficult is it to find proper film? >> - Any idea about the cost of a single exposure (film only)? >> - Further comments? >> >> Bulent >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> http://patoloji.gen.tr >> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
