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Bellows factor

By sandy | Published: 05/08/2010

One of the problems that arises when using large format cameras is the difficulty in determining exposure when the bellows are extended beyond normal ‘landscape’ use. By that I mean, when you are shooting anything from say, 10ft away to infinity, your exposure will be whatever your meter indicates.
However, if you decide to shoot something [...]

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Paper Negative

By sandy | Published: 26/07/2009

I have been using resin coated paper in an old kodak Specialist 7×5 camera this weekend. I wrote recently that using it had distracted me from actually looking for pictures, but I keep being drawn back to it.
I have had a student of mine staying over for two days, he is from the university where [...]

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