Gee, I was pretty close then... Couldn't argument for my guess though, so it serves me little credit...:-)
Cheers, Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:06 PM Subject: Name that capture? - ANSWER > Not exactly right but close enough. Sorry there was no prize. > > Camera - 60 yr old 4x5 speed graphic with focal plne shutter, $125 > Lens - 40 yr old Wollensak 115mm F12.5 "Micro-Raptar", coated, but not MC, > $50 > > Total cost lens and camera a whopping $175. > > I shot the image to test two things at once. Mainly the film which > was over 3 years outdated, and secondly the lens which I had never > tried with color. > > Film - Kodak 4x5 Portra 160NC outdated, 1/2001 ( I got this film for > nothing ) > Exposure - Open Flash, Effective aperture F50, not a typo, eff-fifty > Scanned with a epson 3200 at 1600 dpi for a master file approx 50 Mpixels > Lens was extended to approx 180mm via bellows for a magnification of > approx 1:2 > > Looks to me like both the lens and the film are fine, but even at f50, > there wasnt enough DOF to get everything sharp in a setup like this. > > Thanks to all for guessing, it was kinda fun hearing the guesses and the > logic > behind them. I think this pretty much proves you dont need a lot of money > or latest technology to get some really good results. Modern films > certainly help the situation. > > http://jcoconnell.com/temp/macro01s.jpg (0.7 Mpixels compressed) > > JCO > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Name that capture? > > > I think this is shot with a cheap old large format press camera on low ISO > negative film. > > Gotta guess something...:-) > > Jostein >
