Rob de Loe

I read debo's post too quickly before responding... Missed the "FF"! Allow me to revise my response: Yes, it should take care of your FF GAS. But No, it won't fix your GAS. I haven't used my Fuji X ...

No. Sorry. Ask me how I know. ;)

It's lovely to see such enthusiasm for film here. I've been in and out of film a few times now, starting with 35mm, and then quickly moving into 6x6, 6x7, 6x9 and 4x5. There are aspects of film ...

I have beside me Edward Burtynsky's recent book Essential Elements . It's a nice survey of his career. When I read the last few posts in this thread about film versus digital, the book was open to ...

Thank you! Interestingly, the seller set up the ad to not ship to Canada so it only came up when I used a global eBay search tool.

Looks very nice. If I wanted to buy one, where would I go?

In terms of adapted lenses that will actually work with a GFX camera, that's a fair statement. But in some cases, leaving aside AF, it won't surpass some adapted lenses by much (if at all). Also ...

That user name was issued at birth! I can't take any credit for inventing it...

I'm curious to read what you think of the Canon FD 35/2.8 TS. I've owned that lens twice, once with an A7R and once for my Fuji X-T2 tilt-shift outfit. I found it to be "good for its age". On ...

I used to fret about these things. I don't anymore. If it makes photographs, it's a camera. If it's the wrong camera for the job, then the picture probably won't be very good. Cameras in cell ...

If you really need an adapted lens rather than a native Fuji lens, I've been very pleased with the SMC Pentax-A 645 35mm f/3.5. I also like the SMC Pentax 67 45mm f/4 lens; it's less sharp than ...

Are you seeing it in pictures? If I had to guess, you're not seeing it in pictures, but it bothers you to see it on close inspection. ;) It's surprising how much can be wrong with the front element ...

Alas many EL's have that type of aperture in Jim's picture. Schneider seems to like five blades in ELs, and in its Apo Digitars in Copal 0 and barrel. Ditto Rodenstock. Other makers often use more ...

Yes... but laser pointers are fun! Do we really want to pass up an opportunity to play with a laser pointer? ;)

Do you have a laser pointer? Camera shake is the bugbear of large format photography. People who had concerns about the sturdiness of their tripod would mount a laser pointer on the camera ...

Greg, at times like this my first instinct is to see if I can repeat the problem under controlled conditions. Have you tried setting up the camera in your home and shooting it the way you shot it ...

I looked at these lenses too for the GFX 50R. I stopped looking when I read they have leaf shutters that are controlled by the body and are normally closed except when the exposure happens. Also, ...

I spent a fair bit of time last year and early this year scanning 4x5 film negatives with a digital camera. I did it with a very simple setup: Fuji APS-C camera, good quality macro lens, basic ...

The RAW developer you use is also a factor. I did a comparison of Capture One, Lightroom 8, and Iridient-X-Transformer. None of them eliminated the problem. Instead, it just took a different form. ...

Thanks for this very helpful and practical review. I compared the main two pics (night shots) side-by-side and was very impressed by the 50mm lens. Overall the 45mm was the better performer, but ...