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Does the focus spread method (difference and set to half way between) work with tilts and swings? Or is that irrelevant? Would you use the tilt/swings to get near and far in focus then stop down the aperture to help with the middle ground?

I too have a couple boxes of expired velvia 50 in 4x5. I feel really bad letting it just sit in my freezer. This video really inspires me to shoot some color soon. Great video, Tony!

Interesting video Tony ,even though I have little experience with expired films.

Is it Fall already again?!

70% of the film I shoot are expired (even unrefrigerated ) and the results have been very consistent.. I have only had an instance of an expired film (fujifilm nsp160 not NPS but NSP) give a little cloudy/faded look in the shadows which I fixed in Gimp/PS using the curves layer. I guess our metering and type of film matters a little more.. Slide films like what you use are very unforgiving.. I shoot bw and color negative so that gives me a little more leeway

nice shoot, even if not what you planned for, I have recently shot on a Sinar F2 with in-date Kodak Gold 200 in 6x12 (sinar zoom back), and it turned out fine, like this shoot, I deliberately chose the 6x12 as opposed to the 6x6/7/9 that the back offers, and with which I am a bit more familiar (hasselblad 500 c\m - 6x6 format); as the subjects which I wanted to shoot where tall trees (palms) or long buildings (homestead width) at my local botanical Gardens, which needed a more wide shot, and having this format meant Safety, not risking close proximity to the cone of coverage (vignetting) as this was also my first shoot with all this kit (plus 65 & 90 mm f5.6 Fujinon SWD lenses)- I did ok, the lens hood (bellows rod + clamps) did appear in the shot, but only partly and not interfering with the subject, but the majority of the shoot went fine (I even got to scan it on a Epson V850 and got 48bit colour and 600DPI resolution!! how cool 🙂).

Im shooting 2014 expired aerial b/w film which was not stored in a freezer or fridge, it still works like a charm!

Nice. I don't shoot colour myself. I keep my film in the freezer too. A few years ago I moved house and found several bags of frozen fish had been placed next to the bags with my film in in, resulting in most of my film boxes positively stinking of fish. I may well take all of my 120 out of its boxes rinse it off and put it in tubs. The large format film wasn't effected.

Frozen film does work fine, even if not held in the freezer all the time - as long as we're talking about negative film. Slide film is much more finicky (though I did use some expired 120 slide film in the past, that was not continuously kept in the freezer, and it did work considerably well, or at least nothing that couldn't be corrected in post). That said - I would not buy expired film today where it isn't clear how it was stored, at least most of the time.

This is great information! Thank you for sharing! I appreciate your support.😎

I have film of similar age in freezer (Velvia, Sensia, Provia). Works just fine. I had also similar age film in fridge (in holders, not frozen but cold), Fuji slides were just fine. Similar age Fuji negative film frozen was just fine too while some rolls in fridge were 50/50, some ok, some had clear color cast. One Fuji negative film datasheet even said it can be stored for 20yrs if frozen and that was now tested to be true. Too bad now that I'm sure, it has not been manufactured in years any more.😃 I also tried out some sheets in holders that were shot some 15 years ago (slide, 15yrs in fridge) and they developed just fine. I also happened to find about 15 years old slide film roll (35mm) misplaced and kept in warm for that time. Severe color errors and somewhat faded. So, don't keep them in warm for that long.

You have given me hope. Years ago, I received a case of Velvia from a photo professor. I watched him pull it out of the freezer and I immediately put it in my Freezer. Now I will begin using it in earnest. Thanks for your great advise on this channel.

Im seeking for a 8x10 wooden camera, you spelled me

Wow, that has to cost a significant amount, impressive process.

Hello Tony, just found and subscribed to your channel. The only issue I have using the pano format is that I have a 4x5 enlarger and would have to resort to scanning the pano negative similar as Nick Carver does and then getting it printed at a reputable print shop. Which is probably best because you would want the prints rather large and that is expensive. Sharing panos on social media isn't a good option either. Thanks, looking forward to seeing more on the channel.

I DSLR scan them and use Rawtherapee negative tool. sometimes i use the same method you were using but i do it in GIMP. the results are stunning!

What does SW mean?

Here are two items I add to my kit: Small flashlight Large garbage bag to protect equipment from sudden rain

Many thanks for this!

Don't know if you read these comments, but here goes. Age 76. Been photographing since or about 1960. I am very comfortable with film. Since that is all we had back then anyway. I still use film now. I was using a Nikon F6, and a Hasselblad 503cw and found a bellows and Hasselblad 135mm bellows lens on ebay. The results are spectacular. So after about 5 or 6 years I sold off all my H equipment and went to a Canham 4x5 field camera, which I have just gotten. The problem is the focus. I open the shutter to let the light in so I can focus on the rear screen. The problem is I am not getting a focus of landscape images at all, even when I use my loop. I can focus up close (3 feet or so), but further away no. I am quite used to using bellows and even applying front swing, but right now this camera is not operational because I cannot move the front or rear standard enough to bring X into focus. Using a Schnider 150mm lens. Even with the shutter open I tried bringing the F/stops down to f/8 thinking that it might sharpen the image. A little but not enough to take the photo. What the heck am I doing wrong?????

This is a really useful video! I'm in the finishing stages of building a monorail camera from Jon Grepstad's design, and sometimes I think about building a Graflok back for it so I could use certain accessories and the Lomo Instax Wide back. Thanks for putting in the time to build this and film it, it'll be a huge help whenever I get around to trying it myself!

Great video. Thank you.

Brilliant video, thank you!

Perfectly explained. Will be trying this technique out with my next 4x5 outing. Thanks Tony.

Is there still room to fit an ultralight sleeping back and tent? I do a lot of over night backpacking photo trips here in the ozark of Arkansas and would love to bring my 8x10. as long as I can Bring enough stuff for a one nighter. This bag looks perfect though. Thanks!

Love all the content!

Good info, thanks! You voice is really confident but the room reverb is pretty distracting...

Thank you! Could I use 600 grit silicon carbide paper? Trying to keep the cost down.

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Obviously for bag I mean backpack. By the way for me could be usefull to know how avoid to use too much lens movements that go beyond the cover circle of them.

Hi Tony , your are a great teacher ! Make really simple things sometimes not tot so simple! One question about your video : may you show better what kind of bag do you use? Thank you. Romano from Italy.

Hi Tony, I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for your return. I remember when I just started photography using my first medium format Lubitele camera. I wanted to take a long time to take a picture- like at night with exposure times of few minutes. So now I find that enjoyment by using my 8x10. Speaking of 8x10, I have a question for you. I have a 300mm copal 3 lens and lens board. The lens board is about 4 mm smaller than my Chamonix lens opening on the front standard. I do not want to go through changing the board. Is there any adaptor for this? I thought all boards with copal 3 are same size and will fit this camera. Any thoughts? Thanks again.

Thanks for the focus spead link.

I use a reflex viewer because my eyes are not as good as they once were and because at my age I find it difficult to get on my knees for low angles, getting up from my knees problem too.

Most be an Roy's Rolls vintage camera, prices are stunning on filmholders: . A new ultra light 810 camera model is in its design and testing stage for these holders to be used without the holder frame. Each holder has a weight of 285g and a thickness of 4.8mm with its thickest part of 6.2mm. The holder frame has a weight of 161g and will attach the holder to itself via magnet. This set of five holders and its frame has its carbon fiber carry bag. The carry bag has a weight of 293g. The price of our Summit 810 set is $3,900 ... Anyways, great info video on the 810 Chamonix.... ;)

Your system is so much simpler than most of the videos I have watched on this subject. Thank you for bypassing the tedium and "developing" an effective method that doesn't involve masking, film base color subtraction and twenty layers of adjustments. As a former professional color printer, I appreciate the more direct approach. I start out by using the simple keyboard shortcut (CTRL-I) to invert the image since I'm not concerned about non-destructive editing because I'm inverting a copy of the base layer. Using the Camera Raw Filter is a valuable tool that gives great flexibility. I make my final color adjustments with Color Balance rather than Hue/Saturation, because I'm used to repeatable techniques I learned on a color enlarger.

I worked as a Scanner Operator in the 80s on Hell, Crossfield and Screen drum scanners. Absolutely loved the job. I also used to do the image retouching on a Mac. Wish I could go back to it today.

Nice video

THX a lot for sharing this ...

Great job with the shot, Tony! Slow is the (only) way to go!

Nice video

Nice video. Thank you

I found myself to be much more deliberate with composition when using my 4x5 camera. Being forced to slow down is only part of it, and I would like to be faster (sometimes being able just "jump on the scene", take a shot and retreat fast can be beneficial, if the right position is on or very near a road … ;-)). And I found that I *need* to be alone when shooting LF (as everybody else gets bored real quick).

Hi Tony I enjoy your channel a lot it nourish the film soul. I don’t shoot large format but bought Fujifilm 6x8 format which only have 9 frames. Therefore it certainly makes me consider a lot before pressing the shutter. I grew up shooting film before digital was invented. Although I have a few Leicas medium format digital and 35mm in film, digital but I get more involved with the Fujifilm camera. Every thing is planned out in advance to the point I have find other things to shoot to finish off the roll of film. Cheers! 🥃

I love this video. Ridiculously Great Work!

The Man, The Myth, The Legend is back!!!

Ah...the "joy" of LF! Even when you're methodical and going slow, you (I) can still make mistakes. I vividly remember making a few trips across a very cold brook with all my 8x10 gear to photograph a waterfall. The best place to stand, of course, was on the other side of the brook and on a very slippery rock slope. I got everything into place, composed and made the shot...or, so I thought. When I processed the film, it was blank! At that point, it occurred to me that I always listen for that subtle click of the shutter to tell me I've got my shot. Of course, I couldn't hear that over the roar of the waterfall so I never actually exposed my film! Lesson learned...

yes, Tony, know that feeling, have just started with LF, a sinar F2, with a cine bag to take it all in, yes, tripod, 65 and 90 lenses, and a vario 120 back (I decided to shoot 6x12 to test my camera, back, and lenses) these where shot on Kodak gold 200 and I did like you said, some vertical and horizontal; as the format offers a nice tall shot, with extra rise, and a great panoramic perspective, I chose my local botanic Gardens , as it has some big tall trees and some glass houses , nice and wide, to fill up a panoramic shot, like you, to fill up a wall with a scene, and to prove to the people at home, I CAN!!

I've took an hour to setup my camera just to came to the conclusion that it's not worth wasting film. Those have been the photos I've learned a lot from. I get better photos when I'm slowed down and think more carefully. You can never snap enough of bad photos to make it count. I'll rather take 1 keeper than 100 average shots.