Might still be worth a play with 35mm, tighter FOV but maybe a tad more sharpness. Would be more tolerant of slightly larger pinholes
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Might still be worth a play with 35mm, tighter FOV but maybe a tad more sharpness. Would be more tolerant of slightly larger pinholes
Have you thought about using extension tubes to move the pinhole further from the plane of focus, will obviously result in a smaller FOV but may increase sharpness in the centre.
I'll agree, a great book and a really enjoyable read 👍
A fraction of a stop here or there won't make much difference (with reciprocity of the film), simple multiplication should suffice!
For Apple users (not you!), Light Meter Ultra, you can create a Pinhole Camera c/w lens, and select f-stops in 1/3 stop invervals up to f-1024
www.lightmeterultra.com
The FF-9 is a real sleeper, last one I bought was £2 in a bric-a-brac store, tested it and gave it to my stepson who regularly uses it. A couple of years later I found an unused (boxed) FF-9 case in another bric-a-brac store, cost me a £1 🙂 Nice little cameras
I did this, and returned to film MF. Digital Medium Format is great, the images have tonality and a certain 'depth' even at regular apertures but they don't have that MF film look. So I settled for FF in digital and have revisited MF film (shooting about 30 rolls a year)
Karin's videos always have a great sense of fun. I also enjoy Paul Smith, but he's not really posted anything new for some time.
www.youtube.com/@PaulCSmithP...
"Mixed Messages" - Builth Wells (Feb 26)
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #Leica #Wales #signs #squareformat
Popped to a cold and wet Oulton Park (MSV Trackday) this morning for an hour, mainly to test a new to me XF50-140mm lens for my Fuji X-T3 - Lens didn't disappoint 🙂
#OultonPark #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #Fujifilm #XT3 #BMW
I spent 12 years shooting X100 series cameras (nominally 35mm), then bought a Q3 (28) which took some getting used to!! Now have added the 43 and taking getting used to in the opposite way 🤣
There or thereabouts (probably slightly wider like the regular 28mm is)
Thanks Mike, every time I take the Q3 43 out I’m taken aback by the way it renders images, and I feel that I’ve adjusted to the focal length now 🙂
A further four shots from yesterdays walk, all shot in square format in High Contrast Monochrome JPG profile (all SOOC no-cropping) on the Q3 43. Down by the River Weaver near Hartford
#Leica #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #photography #Cheshire #river #squareformat
Saw them in 2013, was cheaper to fly to Dublin for a weekend (Phoenix Park show), and of course visit the Guiness factory 🍻, than it was to see them at Wembley with London Hotel Prices!!!
The quality of his print making is off the scale, it adds a real depth to the images.
I actually very impressed since these are SOOC, looks like I can save a lot of time Sat in front of a computer in the future 🙂
Thanks!
A walk this afternoon shooting only High Contrast Monochrome JPGs on the Q3 43, an experiment 🙂 (and in square as well!) Down by the River Weaver near Hartford - quite pleased with the results
#Leica #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #photography #Cheshire #river #squareformat
Chance to pick up some rare titles here... 👇👀
Lots of articles on #filmphotography in these 🙂
Back in Runcorn today in the 'old town' - colour this time! The approach to the Silver Jubilee Bridge
#Runcorn #photography #bridge #Leica #graffiti #streetart
“Field Notes” a high quality set of zines from @anotherplacepress.bsky.social curated by the wonderful @iainsarjeant.bsky.social - All 81 published issues (each a limited edition), I’ve really enjoyed these but it’s time now for them to have a new home £300 plus shipping
#photography #zine
Bit of a shelf clear out - The first 10 years of B+W Photography magazine 2001 to May 2011 - issues 1 to 124 complete (bound) £150 plus shipping (collection welcome!)
#monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #b+wphotographymag #classicmono #mono
Some more from Runcorn, the enclosed pedestrian walkway over the North road, leading to the #Library, Police Station and North Bus Terminal
#Runcorn #NewTown #Leica #architecture #modernism #monochrome #photography #blackandwhite #themodernist
I'll lend youy my copy, there is only 100 plastic cameras reviewed so you are 3% of the way there 🤣
Something for you to search out
Agree it has potential, and certainly warrants some more visits to determine if it has legs - got some research material as well - hopefully LAF will have more #photowalk this year
East Lane House - "The old Dept of Employment Building", last used in 2005
A few years ago, I started a project on #Runcorn - this fell by the wayside, yesterday I took a trip there (a very 'grey' day) to see if it could be re-vitalised, the jury's still out!
East Lane House (former Dept of Employment"
#NewTown #Leica #architecture #modernism #monochrome #photography
