Oh true!! Figured 6x9 sheet film had long since disappeared! Will likely stick to the rolls for simplicity though. Yeah I have a few extended lens boards on my watchlist if I find it difficult with the 210, I suspect the 105 will be the most used though. Been eyeing up some Nikkor and Fujinon 65mm lenses too, but we’ll see how it goes - the coatings have a bit of wear on it so might be sooner rather than later. Would love to see your work on the Horseman, have found some cool stuff by someone on Reddit but haven’t seen them post in a while. Feel free to link your work here :)

😂 Still, they’re a cool thing to have - if not a bit of a curse as well. I won a Pro-200 back in 2022, will need to find space for it in the new house!

Hah. T/S lenses for non view/field cameras like the Mamiya RZ67 have been a thing for a long time too. Not sure what Sony has to offer but I can even get them for my GFX now! You could always adapt the Canon EF mount ones if you got really keen on playing with it.

Thanks man! Gonna be a great tool to use I think!!!

Shhhhhhhhhhh 😂

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Thanks man!!

Thanks man!!

TWO bodies I’ll have you know. And FOUR lenses (And an APS-C X-T5 with a couple of lenses)

@@JarredSpec here you are with $50k of gear and I’m just happy I bought a sand bag this week so my tripod doesn’t wobble around like a drunken sailor when it’s windy 😂

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Yeah it’s hard to beat! Tell ya what, sending it all back via courier was nerve wracking!

@@JarredSpec I bet, especially when NZ post insurance only covers up to 2k 😮

10 stop ND to the rescue 😂😂

Cheers Rach!

😂😂 Rach & Kartik were still repping their Canon gear.

Yeah man! Hard to beat!!

Gotta have some in storage in case Fuji decide to discontinue more films. I do prefer Provia if I’m honest

@@JarredSpecsame. And Velvia is great if you want your friends to look like they survived a nuclear blast 😂

Try? 😂

Thanks man!

Oh yeah it was proper cold! Made our excursion to the Tongaririo crossing practically tropical!

Cheers man! Was a blast to shoot with you and Greg! Thanks for coming along!

Cheers Rach! Hopefully more in a couple of weeks!!!

Hah! Yeah there was a lot of colour about that night

@@JarredSpec I'm awesome. I went out to Burke St wharf today and ended up sliding down the muddy old boat ramp on my ass lol

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Thank you sir!!

Thanks man!!!

Thanks!!! Link below! discord.gg/lpw

I have long exposure NR turned off. It’d take an equal amount of time as the exposure if that were the case - a 2 min black frame for a 2 min exposure. Not 8 secs for exposures 1 min and above as I have been observing.

Hey sorry for the slow reply! In the process of moving house at the mo! I’ve not printed any 6x4s. 8x10s/Full A4 tends to take under a minute from memory, I imagine 6x4s are pretty quick, sub 30secs I reckon. Once I’m fully setup in the new place I’ll run a few test prints for ya

@@JarredSpec That'd be amazing. Thanks for responding. And all the best with the move!

I don’t use the hip belt myself (I removed mine from the Explore). The shoulder straps on the Explore are the more comfortable part, they’re wider and spread the load a bit more. I’d definitely suggest the Explore v2 over the Urban Explore if you expect to be going on some several hour hikes. I think the 30L would be the sweet spot in either bag if your kit is similar to mine. Side access for the GFX in the Urban Explore 25L would be a squeeze I think, definitely easier on the Explore v2 or the 30L version of the Urban Explore (dont use the side access feature myself)

@@JarredSpec thank you :-)

The perfect bag is always tough hah. I think I have six camera bags all up 😂😂

@@JarredSpec This Shimoda Urban 20L ( which I have ) lean forward slightly empty , so if you put stuff in , it easily loses its balance.

Yeah I found fitting a 15” Laptop into my Explore 35L tough too, despite it being rated for one, I think Shimoda base their sizing on the Apple laptops. That said I’m not really one to travel with a laptop - dont even own one anymore :)

Smallrig are my go to for L Brackets. Been using them since my X-T3 :)

Yeah it’s a cool wee beast. Don’t use it nearly enough. Unlikely this one’s yours though - built from an FE I sourced off eBay :)

That’s a good question! It was the main board on my X-T4 that died - figured it was worth repairing so I can at least sell it off. I imagine standard e-waste (computers etc) would take them

Thanks man! Yeah my Explore 35L is fantastic - I can’t imagine using anything bigger than that without back problems 😂😂😂

Sorry just changed my comment to 25L 😂 great video. Yeah plus you end up taking way more than you need…”just in case”!

Yup the 30L can take the medium core units from memory, would be spot on. Still kicking myself for screwing up my order 😂😂🤦‍♂️

Most of the Ilford Galerie stuff is pigment only, plus some Epson fine art papers. We don’t have a huge selection available here locally in NZ. What disadvantages have you found with pigment printers?

@@JarredSpec It is said that prints from even expensive pigment-ink printers look grainier and colors are not as vivid in comparison to prints from good dye-ink printers. Dye inks come inside the paper, not changing the paper's texture while pigments lay on the surface. So dye-ink prints resemble traditional prints better. Also, the clogging problem of pigment-ink printers is much worse. For instance, a few times I didn't touch my Pro-100 printer for more than a year and after turning it on I was able to print without any clogging! Can imaging this with pigment printers? Another thing is longevity. The new Canon pigment inks that are used in Pro-1000 are not very good in this regard. In some longevity tests they are even worse than the dye-inks from Canon!

@JarredSpec regarding the Ilford papers. Why do you think that their fine art papers can't be used with dye-ink printers? Usually, paper's ink receiving layers work with dyes no worse than with pigments. I print mostly on Baryta styled papers. My prints look incredible (Canson Platine Rag, Ilford Gold Fibre Pearl, etc.)! However, my prints on cotton or alpha-cellulosed papers with matte surfaces also look great. The notions like "designed for pigment printers" usually is just a marketing thing.

@OrelRussia ive tried some 13x19” Ilford Galerie Gold Pearl that I was gifted and always had issues with missed spots or almost what looked like scratches in the ink. No such problems with the Hahnemuhle or Canon papers in the same size. Put it down to it being a pigment requirement - too expensive to investigate further hah - so am sticking with manufacturers recommendations :)

@@JarredSpec the spots that you're referring to are the dust particles or scratches of the ink receiving layer. Surely, if such particles come off from your prints there will be blank spots. It's not the problem with inks but with corresponding papers. Yes, the surface of that Ilford paper is rather fragile indeed.

Thanks man!!!

Yeah cool idea!! Definitely going to get in on it this year too

Cheers! Ill take a look when im done at work today - I dont have a laptop to put into the sleeve but ill stuff a couple of ipads in there and see how it goes 👍

Hey man, it will with a caveat or two. I had to remove the L Bracket and it will close and fit - but it was hard against the sleeve for the laptop. There is a bit of padding in the sleeve of course but not sure how well it'd protect in the long term. Hope that helps!

@@JarredSpec Thank you so much for testing out!

The large mirrorless if I recall :)

Thanks man!!

Cheers!!!