From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 11/26/01-04:51:46 PM Z
Hi folks,
In this day of digital equipment I suspect that most of you will
consider that the use of a 20X24" format camera is "alternative"
photography. Which gives me justification to post the following
information.
Yesterday, with the aid of Sam Wang, I took a real live 20X24" camera
into the field and made four negatives, using the FP4+ like film from
PhotoWarehouse. Sam's help was invaluable because the camera, which
is a home-made field camera after the Nagaoka, weighs about 50 pounds
and it can be something of a bear to get on the tripod. I was pleased
to find that my Manfrotto 3036 tripod and 3039 head, though not rated
for this weight, supported the camera very well.
I used three lenses for the four negatives, including a 480mm Dagor
and a 450mm Nikkor-M and was really surprised to find out that the
Nikkor-M covered the format and even allowed for a bit of movement.
The negatives were developed in Pyrocat-HD for 15 minutes, based on a
scene with a SBR of about 5. The only problem I had was a small light
leak caused by movement of the holders on re-insertion of the dark
slide after exposure. Actually, what I did was insert the slide
between the camera and holder, thus pushing the holder slightly out
and allowing light to pass. Silly thing to do but on the vertical the
top of the holder was a foot over the top of my head and the
insertion point thus not visible.
Sandy King
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