4x5" Simplicity

#intrepidcamera #largeformat #landscapephotography #believeinfilm
A short walk from home for a simple subject. I try and quash the myth that large format photography is complicated with this simple shoot. In lovely morning light I am using two different films - Fuji Provia 100 transparency and Ilford HP5 400 black and white 4x5" film. Hope you like the video, please leave a comment to let me know which version - colour or BW - you prefer.
Camera - Intrepid 4x5" Mk4
Lens - Schnieder 150mm F6.8
Tripod - Benro TMA38CL amzn.to/3cILDKU
Main head - GD3WH geared head amzn.to/2xl37wV
Bag - Lowepro Vertex
Filters - Lee filter system amzn.to/2IAirI9
Vlogging camera - Canon M3
Vlogging mic - Rode Micro amzn.to/38vxoFZ
Vlogging tripod - Benro travel angel amzn.to/3cI7mTi
Viewfinder preview app - apple.co/3cCNS2F
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[@michaelharmon7162]

A nice image. I liked the black and white one best though the color was good.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Thanks Michael 😀

[@jeremoe1]

I'm a big fan of b&w, but in this case, I prefer the color shot. Nice and inspiring video!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Thankyou glad you liked this one 😉

[@andyvan5692]

interesting video, and the fact that this scene reminds me of a "midsummer Murders" episode, in which, coincidentally an LF photographer, shooting a single tree, gets strangled with his own lightmeter chord!!- so look behind you :-)) , and safe trip!!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

😂😂 now you got me worried!!

[@skelligringphotographyandw7012]

Why would anyone give this the 'thumbs down'? Lovely video aesthetically (the 'thumb-downers' may need to Google that word), and very useful instruction. I'll be buying that app! :) I'm shooting mainly FP4 on a Horseman 6x9 Technical camera, so I preferred the B/W images. I've pushed HP5 to 800 when I was a music photographer in the 1980's, but I still prefer to use slower B/W film stock even with brighter light.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Valentia Photography Workshops KZbin can be a funny old place, can’t please all the people all the time I guess !. Thanks for your comments and much appreciated. FP4 is a lovely film I’m yet to try any higher iso films, must give them a go

[@skelligringphotographyandw7012]

@@LeePengellyPhotography Personally, I think lower ISO film suits medium / larger format work best, and enhances the quality of the finished image. Just bought the Viewfinder app - would never have known about it without your video. :)

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Valentia Photography Workshops It’s a great app, saves a lot of time before setting up for the shot

[@davidburn9472]

Another informative video Lee & 2 more film types to look at! Ive done a bit of wild camping in the lake District, but Wild camping with the 4x5 that's something to look forward to!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

David Burn Thankyou David, glad you enjoyed this one. 😊

[@jonlouis2582]

I enjoyed that video, and my favorite is the black and white. In a moment of weakness I bought a Wista camera and 3 lenses. It's so beautiful I'm afraid to touch it.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

jon louis Thankyou and much appreciated. Wista cameras are gorgeous, very jealous 😂

[@CraigPrentisPhoto]

Well done Lee, nice vid. Good to see you out and about with the LF.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Craig Prentis Thanks Craig 😊 Got a wildcamp with the 4x5” coming at the weekend 😬

[@johnpicken3669]

Enjoying your videos, informative and well explained. The light table section is a good idea with an analysis of the different exposures. I’m looking to take the plunge into large format and your series is helping to give me a push and I’ll certainly watch them again. I like the colour image best, I think the range and transition of the greens works well in the even light.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

John Picken Thankyou John, really appreciate your comments. It’s a great format to work with and definitely worth the investment.

[@Prashant.Khapane]

Good one. Keep them coming

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Travel Hopefully Photography Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching 😊

[@daroncotter]

Very interesting Lee. You must take some shots around the old plough inn in beer ferrers.Beautiful scenery around there on the river tavy. Only a 30 minute drive from where I live

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

daroncotter Thankyou matey. Will try that place 😉

[@oldfilmguy9413]

Very interesting video, Lee. I find I like the B&W version best (but great to see colour transparencies as well!) The simplicity of the composition is brought out best by the monochrome I think. Of course, it's all about personal taste - there's no right or wrong answer! Cheers!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Robert Gulley Thankyou Robert. I’m still not sure which I prefer, will have to print them up I think 🤔

[@RichPang78]

Great video, Lee. I must admit, large format scares the living daylights out of me but I would like to give it a go at some point

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Rich JV Well worth the try😊

[@FotodioxInc]

Great video!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Fotodiox Inc Many thanks and thankyou for watching 😊

[@rolft.7697]

Thanks for sharing your work here on YT! Did You actually measure exposure time with that viewfinder app ? Thanks.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

No I always use my separate light meter

[@tomwhelan5183]

I love slide film it's just a shame it's so expensive. Nice shots.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

The Way Out West It is very expensive although I tend to shoot a lot of 2nd hand film, expired but as long as it’s refrigerated it is always ok

[@punkskaphil]

Very nice compositions here - exactly the kind of thing I'm often on the lookout for when I'm out with my 4x5. On these images I think I prefer the HP5s because of the left-right gradient in the sky being so obvious in the Provias. Had the sky been more evenly blue across the scene I think I'd have probably gone for the transparencies because of the nice green and blue horizontal layers. Just as an aside, when you're discussing the HP5 negs aren't you getting them mixed-up? The areas you're saying are overexposed are - being negatives - actually underexposed.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

punkskaphil Yes my mistake, got my under and over around the wrong way !!, will see if I can add an edit note in the video

[@kendesantis7319]

I think I like the color exposure better, if there was more contrast in the black and white I might go for that one but the colors just pop so much. Is the focus a little off or is that what it would typically look like? Please don’t take that negatively I’m just curious, I’ve been shooting medium format and I’m almost always disappointed with how soft distant landscapes can be. I would love to get into large format at some point.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Ken deSantis Thanks Ken. Yes Fuji film is great on a light box. Focus wise, the background trees are out of focus due to the smaller aperture, I wanted that effect to make the main tree stand out. There is a little movement from wind in the colour shot but ok otherwise

[@farouk6564]

The slide film is magic great shot. For bw it would be nice to have some clouds in the shot. Overall beautiful

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Thankyou. Yes I agree on the clouds, would’ve improved the shot with some.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Thankyou. Yes I agree on the clouds, would’ve improved the shot with some.

[@terrywbreedlove]

I use the same View finder app but I mostly use it to see what hight and angle I want to place my camera mostly. I already know which lens when looking at a scene. I have the 65mm 90mm and 210mm lenses. Very handy little app really.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Terry Breedlove Yes it’s great, definitely helps in finding the shot and how high to set the tripod I find.

[@bthemedia]

@7:00 mentioned using polarizer, I presume that’s why the sky color was at an angle then blown out on the Provia? Presume the polarizer angle changed? Maybe mark it for 90-degree polarizing... I’ll have to do that myself as well.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

bwvids Kind of wish I had used a grad too now probably would have improved the sky

[@bthemedia]

Lee Pengelly Photography that’s usually my same finding whenever I shoot slide film! Need to practice more myself too, though the results still look good!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

bwvids It has a limited dynamic range for sure, in fact I prefer Velvia which I think is even more unforgiving 😂.

[@martincutrone5816]

Nice work. Appreciate your demonstration and thought process around exposure and negative selection. I'm a sucker for slides!, so the Provia is my favorite. Do you think a 1 or 2 stop ND grad would have helped to bring down the sky enough to make the negative a bit better? I enjoy your work as I continue in my own large format adventure with a Graflex camera. Keep up the good work.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Martin Cutrone Thankyou Martin. On reflection I wish I had used a grad now 😬

[@jimgibson6142]

Great video and love the idea of simplicity, even with 4x5 format! I really appreciate your delving into details and sharing what you've learned. I've got some Lee filters for my DSLR, how do you put them on the Intrepid? Is there an adapter ring or is it a DIY thing to add the System 100 holder? Thanks!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Jim Gibson Cheers Jim glad you enjoyed this one. Yeah I have been using both Lee and Benros filter systems on it. You need a step down ring which will take it from the LF lens size(normally around 40.5mm) to standard lens sizes (58mm upwards). The outer rings are standard then for the system holder.

[@malcolmrendle6622]

Lee it is now 2021, how are you finding the Intrepid camera after all this time. I am contemplating getting one but have seen mixed comments about the build quality and reliabilitty..... Was thinking of getting a 120 back to keep cost down whilst learning as processing is so much cheaper and more convenient

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

To be honest I had so many issues with it that it had to go. I bought a Bronica SQA in the end.

[@malcolmrendle6622]

@@LeePengellyPhotography Thanks that was the general impression that I was getting from others...... I have instead opted for simpler 6x6 Yashicamat TLR which is what I started medium format with many years ago and will suit my needs for now

[@jamesmerecki3128]

Terrific work Lee! I really enjoy your videos. Question, could you let me know what tripod head you are using? Many thanks? Best, James

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

James Merecki Thankyou James glad you enjoy them. I’m using the Benro geared head great bit of kit

[@JanoUrda]

Just curious, what kind of loupe are you using? Thanks!

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Nothing fancy just a 8x loupe, can’t remember the brand but I use it for checking focus and looking at negs and transparencies on the light box

[@JanoUrda]

@@LeePengellyPhotography thank you!

[@richardvargas2485]

Excellent video Lee, just wondering what was the phone app you were using

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

richard vargas Thankyou Richard. Here is the link for the app I’m using apps.apple.com/gb/app/viewfinder-preview/id1216484605

[@davet712]

Wow KZbin's algorithms are getting good

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

David Thornburg At last !!😉

[@herrspecht6731]

ahhh, never touch any negative without gloves. not even the bad ones or the lighttable. And: couldn´t a smaller f stop number have been better to seperate the tree in the middleground from the background? it´s kind of merging in one soup of leaves (by contrast, colour and texture). sorry for my slam. anyway, thanks for the video and enjoy : )

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Nothing wrong with constructive criticism, I’m still learning even after all of these years 😉

[@bertcremers3134]

Hi Lee. I enjoy your video's. I am a B&W guy but I like the color version more this time. I am sorry to say but your B&W shot is not sharp, it is nowere sharp so I think the frame sufferd from motion. As for using a polarizer, what a lot of photographers not seem to know is that the loss of light is ALWAYS 1 1/3 stopt, regardles the position of the filter. A polarizer acts as a ND filter and dims the reflections so you should not be foolded by the amount of light FROM the reflections. Ergo, when using a polarizer, substract 1 1/3 stop from your lightmetering, then you should be fine ;-) Bert.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Bert Cremers Thankyou for your comments Bert. Will take that into account. Must admit I’m primarily a colour shooter, got a long way to go with mono but planning on doing a lot more. Always appreciate good feedback, thanks for watching 😉

[@agylub]

Use an incident meter.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

agylub The dslr in spotmeter mode is more accurate, hoping to pick up a handheld spotmeter soon though. A lot lighter !!

[@flipflopsLF]

IG: leepengellyphotography Didn't work.

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Dashan Sheying Will check that and edit it👍

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Dashan Sheying I’ve edited this now it should be @leepengelly

[@flipflopsLF]

@@LeePengellyPhotography Got it, now following. Stuart IG @dashansheying

[@LeePengellyPhotography]

Dashan Sheying Thankyou will follow back 👍