Mark Smith

You're welcome, I took your question to be a bit of fun, curiosity about cameras, the APUG crowd are all very nice as are the filmwasters forum (one to check out) Don't worry about the internet...

The one I get the most admiring comments while using is this: http://www.pbase.com/mark_antony/image/143489560.jpg All the cool guys love a...

Er no not even close a tin type is a physical thing, it's a f*c*^^ing picture on a flat bit of metal, it doesn't matter what the pathetic stupid moronic idiot who created those 'thinks' the are NOT...

Sheesh Mako there isn't a FACEPALM big enough! boy oh boy I'm outta here

Not at all! I was just explaining tin type was the 'photo me' booth of the day not a quality product, something Mako was unaware of until today. I have posted links to Carl Radfords work which I...

I didn't say that, I said the challenges that face the image maker that is the process, not that he was challenged or found his work challenging-there is a difference. Absolutely I'm glad you're...

You need to understand how this was made to have an idea of the challenges of the image maker. This is a process that was made on small 3x2 inch precoated metal plates which were stacked in a...

Thus you prove my point, those look just like very sharp, processed fauxtographs–they are really false looking quite horribly so. You need to see a few in person before you can create something...

I'm going to take the OP on face value, he had someone do this for him "tin type while U wait' so any process defects are probably due to the express service, of course he might be just as bad as...

I disagree. I'm with you about something falling below technical competence could make it distracting–I don't feel it did in this case. The marks you so decry are not in the focal area of the...

Perfectly. Yet i think that is the OP's point isn't it? People seem to want to focus on the technical qualities they want 'perfection'. I didn't find the blotches that distracting, what I saw...

Again you misunderstand, I never said better Scott said that, I can't define better in any context because it isn't something that can be quantified it's meaningless in any real...

Yes organic chemistry, your point? Remarkable indeed, I don't think it matters if its film or digital but if you think there are more iconic images taken in the last 10 years-fine, I disagree...

I'll take it you're just ignorant of the fact 'the faux ageing' is part of the process, not added afterwards and would have been on images produced 'in the day'. Still I guess people from the...

The OP makes his modern photo's look antiquated? faux worn corners?Surely you read his post? You're joking? He IS using a 100 year old process, here for the 'you tube'...

The second image was OK not what I'd call art— tell me why does it have to be manipulated in such a way to suggest old Polaroid? I get this is just a mimic and aesthetically it's alright without...

Erm.. I suspect the amount of photos taken on digital outnumbers the shots on film but raw numbers don't make art, your image was pretty average too, looks very unnatural flat and dull, with...

I guess that's the whole point, your pictures may be better technically, but may lack emotional connection with the viewer. I think the more perfect and flawless an image is the more that...

Petka how is that true? Surely the strength of a mono camera is that no Bayer colour interpolation takes place? With colour sensors there is need for complicated demosaicing and all the resultant...

Petka how is that true? Surely the strength of a mono camera is that no Bayer colour interpolation takes place? With colour sensors there is need for complicated demosaicing and all the resultant...