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@Trevor – Thanks very much. I've shot many assignments on 4x5" transparency film, but never 8x10" transparencies. Color negs are my fav for their wonderful shadow gradation (when properly exposed)...

@snapa – Yes, I own and have used an 8x10" camera and lenses. It's hard work but worth it. Click my moniker to locate the link to my website. Check out my Historic Buildings photos, many of which I...

@snapa – Sorry, but that is incorrect. 8x10" film is still the King of IQ.

For me, scanning, post processing, and digital printing are an essential part of working with film originals because a lot more correction - control - manipulation are possible than with wet...

If this emulsion is like the other Kodak negative films I used to work with 20 years ago, IMO an extra 1/3 stop exposure is best to get adequate shadow detail. That was based on using a calibrated...

For extreme WA images such as these, I highly recommend using Volume Deformation correction in DxO Viewpoint which provides considerable improvement. This amazing software diminishes the radial...

You might find it will stimulate your undiscovered talent and help you to develop your vision. Everyone has a unique perspective and practice makes perfect.

Looking at some crap art that fetches stratospheric prices, I wonder whether the entire art world has become corrupted by finance and politics. OTOH some amazing works utilize technology to the...

The little girl deserves to receive a model fee. (Not just a lollipop.)

@zakk9 - Thanks for your recommendations. The PL 45mm has gotten some lukewarm reviews and mediocre test results, so it's interesting to hear your positive experience with it.

I agree (re: digital capture). Many lens reviews state that PF and CA are "easy to correct with software," but there are varying degrees of effectiveness with different Raw processors, it takes...

One way fingerprints might get onto the front of the lens: some folks use their left hand over the top. For added entertainment, Chris could be doing that with his little finger in front of the...

@eit412608 -- I don't own a Sony cam, but if I remember corr, they can be charged & run from USB while in use. Correct me if I'm wrong. That would add the battery heat to the sensor heat. Of...

Just a guess: could the cracked sensor mounts in Sony A7-series cameras reported by LensRentals (in a different DPReview article) have been caused by excessive heat during battey charging in the...

Old school quality that lasts. Like us? (We hope!)

I also use a heavy duty Matthews roller stand w/ chrome steel poles. Mole-Richardson has been around since 1925. A few other funny names, entertainment for Grips: Tweenie Betweenie Mickey Mole Nooklite

Mole-Richardson "Beefy Baby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg4-WYFw5u0 Don't ya love their names, like one with a crank: "MasterVater" :-D (I think they dropped that name, for an obvious reason)

It is a *cheapo* DIY boom, and it works great.

My DIY rig holds the pin on axis with the boom arm, so angling of the light can be done in part by adjusting the boom arm angle (and light stand height). I use a 5 ft. or 10 ft. steel antenna mast ...

I find that using older FF lenses with a focal reducer on a smaller format 'accentuates' the glow -- or 'exacerbates' it, depending on whether I like the effect.