Comments on: My Spring of 100 Mistakes – Part 4 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/ The Post-9-to-5 Life of an International Playboy Sun, 20 May 2012 16:44:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Mick http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-19761 Mick Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:57:52 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-19761 Are you compensating for the the amount of bellows extension? Because how far the lens is removed from the film will have an effect on the exposure. The value's from your meter are really only accurate if your camera is focused on infinity. If not you should look into this, there is lots of information about this to be found. Are you compensating for the the amount of bellows extension?
Because how far the lens is removed from the film will have an effect on the exposure. The value’s from your meter are really only accurate if your camera is focused on infinity. If not you should look into this, there is lots of information about this to be found.

]]> By: Jeff Mather http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-18349 Jeff Mather Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:34:27 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-18349 Tim, thanks for the good advice. I especially like the checklist idea. Tim, thanks for the good advice. I especially like the checklist idea.

]]> By: timparkin http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-18217 timparkin Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:43:56 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-18217 Just a quick note - If you take the same exposure twice, you can get the first developed and then ask your lab to adjust the second. If you are using Provia, you can adjust by two stops brighter or one stop darker (with Velvia you can probably only go 2/3 of a stop lighter or darker). Definitely use a spot meter for every shot if you can! I also made a bunch of 'exposure checklists' so that I can got through all of the right checks (stop down for polariser, centre filter, other filters, bellows factor,. etc, etc) Just a quick note – If you take the same exposure twice, you can get the first developed and then ask your lab to adjust the second. If you are using Provia, you can adjust by two stops brighter or one stop darker (with Velvia you can probably only go 2/3 of a stop lighter or darker). Definitely use a spot meter for every shot if you can! I also made a bunch of ‘exposure checklists’ so that I can got through all of the right checks (stop down for polariser, centre filter, other filters, bellows factor,. etc, etc)

]]> By: ShaneBooth http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5978 ShaneBooth Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:01:44 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-5978 Enjoying your spring of discontent, I feel for you. I have just stepped into 4x5 with a wooden Wista. My mistakes so far in the first 3 shots are Shot 1 - Forgot to slide back the release on the Quickload when pulling film out, of course the film stayed and the envolope came away. Shot 2 - Pushed QL in to far and was sitting on lip, 1/2 film fogged. Shot 3 - Forgot to stop down and OE the whole shot. I can only get better Cheers Shane Enjoying your spring of discontent, I feel for you. I have just stepped into 4×5 with a wooden Wista. My mistakes so far in the first 3 shots are
Shot 1 – Forgot to slide back the release on the Quickload when pulling film out, of course the film stayed and the envolope came away.
Shot 2 – Pushed QL in to far and was sitting on lip, 1/2 film fogged.
Shot 3 – Forgot to stop down and OE the whole shot. I can only get better

Cheers
Shane

]]> By: Jeff Mather http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5223 Jeff Mather Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:45:09 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-5223 Contrariwise, <i>Make</i> #14 tells how to <a href="http://makezine.com/14/scannercamera/" rel="nofollow">mod a flatbed scanner to be a camera</a>. Contrariwise, Make #14 tells how to mod a flatbed scanner to be a camera.

]]> By: mary http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-5222 mary Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:10:57 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-5222 um... i love it! i want to poke my head through the mysterious black curtain... maybe i'll get a glimpse of sirius black! um… i love it! i want to poke my head through the mysterious black curtain… maybe i’ll get a glimpse of sirius black!

]]> By: Jeff Mather http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 Jeff Mather Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:19:33 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-4782 Mmm . . . Grilled cheese. Chris: Thanks for the pointers to the Epson scanners. I will definitely look into them . . . and start saving my pennies. As for metering. I use a Sekonic combination incident and spot meter. I start with an incident reading of the ambient lighting (where I'm standing, of course) and then use the spot meter to find out whether I'm going to get the range of tones I want or if I need to do some filtering, etc. This is the same thing I've been doing successfully with my film SLR for years, and it was more-or-less inspired by Ansel Adams zone system (just for color instead of B&W). I think my shutter might be off just a bit. It's pretty easy to compensate for that. The camera shake situation can probably be solved 99% by me having a bit more patience. Mmm . . . Grilled cheese.

Chris: Thanks for the pointers to the Epson scanners. I will definitely look into them . . . and start saving my pennies.

As for metering. I use a Sekonic combination incident and spot meter. I start with an incident reading of the ambient lighting (where I’m standing, of course) and then use the spot meter to find out whether I’m going to get the range of tones I want or if I need to do some filtering, etc. This is the same thing I’ve been doing successfully with my film SLR for years, and it was more-or-less inspired by Ansel Adams zone system (just for color instead of B&W).

I think my shutter might be off just a bit. It’s pretty easy to compensate for that.

The camera shake situation can probably be solved 99% by me having a bit more patience.

]]> By: Alex. http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-4730 Alex. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:34:19 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-4730 Great "scanner". You should make a grilled cheese sandwich on a radiator to sort of round out the experience when you are done scanning. :) Great “scanner”. You should make a grilled cheese sandwich on a radiator to sort of round out the experience when you are done scanning. :)

]]> By: Chris http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-4719 Chris Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:54:53 +0000 http://jeffmatherphotography.com/dispatches/2008/07/my-spring-of-100-mistakes-part-4/#comment-4719 Highly recommend investing in an Epson V700 or V750. They scan large transparencies very well. I've used it for medium format and the results are great. On another note, what do you use to meter? I found using a spot meter and then thinking about Ansel Adams and the zone system improved my exposure a fair bit. In my case, spot metering isn't an actual spot meter, it's the spot mode on my SLR, but the effect is the same as it would be with a Sekonic or whatever. For camera shake, I can't offer anything from experience, but I've heard of telescope users weighing down their tripods. (sandbags, gym weights, etc.) Highly recommend investing in an Epson V700 or V750. They scan large transparencies very well. I’ve used it for medium format and the results are great.

On another note, what do you use to meter? I found using a spot meter and then thinking about Ansel Adams and the zone system improved my exposure a fair bit. In my case, spot metering isn’t an actual spot meter, it’s the spot mode on my SLR, but the effect is the same as it would be with a Sekonic or whatever.

For camera shake, I can’t offer anything from experience, but I’ve heard of telescope users weighing down their tripods. (sandbags, gym weights, etc.)

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