Large Format Film Photography and Intrepid Enlarger Printing.

[@gravedigr12]

one thing I love about what you do is you don't make photography feel impossible.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Eli for the tips! I have those brushes now. :)

[@kevinmonceaux2101]

I didn't think I was interested in pinhole cameras, until now. I've been thinking about getting back into film photography, and black and white film processing. It's been a couple of decades or so since I last had a darkroom set up. I was a novice at best back then. With the wealth of online resources to learn from these days, I might stand a chance to get past the basics and learn to make some descent prints.

[@chevy2die]

I love that you shoot the same spots frequently, but still manage to give a new look to an area. Keep it up!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Andrew.

[@andrefelixstudio2833]

Nicely done, it is what it is!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Exactly!

[@Kitsaplorax]

I can't wait until this is released! A conventional 4x5 enlarger is out of the question for me. This will be amazing! Can't wait to travel and make prints on the spot for friends. Time to revisit the "blanket darkroom" techniques of traveling Press Photographers for tips!

[@rappler32]

Love the take-up spool in the Lerouge 35!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I know it surprised me when I opened it.

[@WillGudgeon]

Zero Image, ONDU and Holga Great video, lovely final images and thank you very much for the plug at the end :)

[@JanneRanta]

That intrepid enlarger seems quite handy if you have limited space instead of a full dark room.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

The tripod comes in handy too Janna!

[@brineb58]

Fantastic results!!!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Brian

[@Murgoh]

I shot my first ever 4x5 negatives with a 3D-printed Box Turtle pinhole camera (.stl found on Thingiverse) as I was still waiting for my Graflex to arrive from the USA. I already has some film and I wanted to practice handling and developing it. It's an extremely simple camera, just two boxes, one slid into the other, with a pinhole made of a piece of aluminium tape pierced with a needle and a shutter held In place by magnets. Virtually free (if you have a 3D-printer) and doesn't even need a film holder. I got a couple of pictures, they were quite underexposed though as I was not yet familiar with the quirky exposure characteristics of Fomapan 400. But it's an interesting tecnique, maybe I'll try it again at some time.

[@jonathanhotopf1823]

Excellent stuff, already using that Intrepid enlarger.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Jonathan. Takes a while to set the enlarger but once it's set it works well.

[@mendezproductions]

That’s awesome Greetings from Houston

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Arturo! Hello Houston!

[@philipdahl9001]

Great video, thanks! I have a pinhole lens for my Intrepid 4x5 and I shot maybe a dozen sheets with it. It seems to work well, I need to get out and use it more. The enlarger back for the Intrepid looks interesting, it could give me more space in the darkroom. I am using two different enlarger now, one is a 6x7 dichroic and the other is a 4x5 condenser.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I wouldn't swap my Durst out. The intrepid worked well but I'd rather have the camera in a case ready for photography than keep setting it up in my darkroom.

[@peter2712]

Zero Image 120mm. Doesn't take long until you can get a feel for the light at different times of day and weather. To me that adds to the process and the anticipation of the final result.

[@mjones410]

Great vid, love pinhole. My fave is the Ondu 6x6 with rise, the rise and fall holes give great vignettes similar to using a grad ND filter

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks for sharing! I didn't know that. I have a pinhole board for the intrepid camera. Might have to try that. wouldn't be able to view on the groundless though. Just wing it

[@Resgerr]

Still finding my way with pin hole. Did it in college years ago and just started again recently with Holga and DianaF+. I have a Holga wide and I forgot to wind on every other number so I ended up with overlapping images🤦‍♀️

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I used to do that. Now I have a rule. After each shot I wind on. Then I know I'm already advanced for the next comp

[@Resgerr]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I always wind on but I forgot that with a wide camera you need to wind to the next odd number so they don’t overlap with being wide images

[@alanhuntley55]

I got the LeRouge 66 back when you first presented it on this channel. I'm still try to understand what makes a good pinhole image, but I throughly enjoy shooting this camera.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

A scene where something is close to the camera I find works Alan. Or coming into the camera such as alongside a fence.

[@Alex-RealApplebees]

I had no idea that these pinholes existed! I need to get my hands on one of those 6x6s, or maybe even branch out to 4x5!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Good fun Alex

[@tgchism]

Just received my Zero 2000 6x6 pinhole camera and have some film ready to go! Darn camera comes without a take-up real so I have to get one somewhere before I can give it a try! Really looking forward to it!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

That's a bummer. If you're in the UK send me an email and I'll send a few over

[@tgchism]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Thanks my friend! I'm in California. I ordered some from Amazon, they came today! Now I have extra!😄

[@DJPixelList]

Lovely images, and great to see you using the cameras. Always entertaining, and I always look forward to seeing the notifications of a new video from you! Great channel. Best wishes. David.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks for watching David.

[@adamarmfield1069]

paper negatives also work, for contact printing certainly, might be cheaper in the 5x4

[@kenblair2538]

Wow ! what beautiful art, you can produce from a pin hole camera. I just might look for a medium format. That's the fun, with B&W photography . Thanks. KB

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Lerouge and also Ranica Cameras too. You can find Ranica on instagram. I have a Ranica 66 also.

[@paulfranklin8604]

Great Video, Can you tell what is the app you use to calculate the exposure? Cheers

[@allanternent8862]

Great as usually Roger. Keep up the good work I learn a lot of ur channel. I've never tried pin hole camera just use 35 film, but I might one day get one

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Allan.

[@EdwardMartinsPhotography]

I think if you press and hold the black buttons on the Intrepid Enlarger control it will advance in whole second increments. If that's wrong, then there is some other way to do it, but I know it does it... 🙂 I'll dig mine out and give it a go if that is wrong.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yeah it does Edward.

[@pggrootde6726]

An enjoyable video. Thanks! Could you make a video comparing image quality between the different formats. 135 vs 120 vs 4x5? It would help me to decide what format would suit me the best…..

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks. To do that I'd need to shoot the same scene on the three different formats to find the obvious. More silver on the film equals more detail to print. Best way to decide what format to shoot is knowing what you want to shoot most of the time. I.E Scapes, Street, portraits. Then decide what's important, cost over quality. 36 frames on a 35mm camera, 15 on a medium format (645). Medium format will always give more detail on an enlarged print. More so with Large format. Also comfort. Medium Format cameras can be larger and heavier if you want to carry it about all day. Mostly for street I shoot 35mm as I get more photos for my money and I don't mind the print looking a bit rough around the edges. Scapes on the other hand I'll shoot medium format to get more detail on enlarged prints. Hope this helps 👍 it's actually a good subject. Maybe I will 😊

[@luistavares6670]

Man, very good. You should give a course on pinhões I Will be in.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks. I havn't shot pinhole for a while and was only thinking the other day I should blow the dust off.

[@RickMahoney2013]

Roger will you try a self portrait with the pinhole camera ?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I have done. It's a bit blurry!

[@Taj3d]

Thanks for the video! I did notice you were casting a shadow during enlarging at the 15:05 mark. Maybe that affected the print??

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Exactly what I thought after putting the video out!

[@MrSdbmgarcia]

great video. would you really recommend the intrepid enlarger?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

For me it's great as 5x4 enlargers are not the cheapest so I can just set this up and have a session. Put that and a 5x4 devere next to each other I'd go for the devere lol

[@spuggym8986]

Could you do a more in-depth video about the 35mm pinhole? I'm tempted to buy one, I have the 120 pinhole by Lerouge and I love using it but it seems like the 35mm one would add even more portability. I was just curious how it comes and how you load it I suppose, does it come with an empty cassette inside? I'd love to use it in a city

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I'm still finding my feet with the 35mm Spuggy

[@andrewgreen1355]

An interesting video. I have a LEROUGE 135 pinhole camera and have had the scratching issue, as well as fluff from the light stop material where the film goes into the cassette. I have only been developing film for a short time and would like to know what development (bromide) drag is. I would like to go to a 6x6 pinhole camera but I would have to get the negatives developed at the lab as I do not have the ability yet to scan anything larger than 135. I am looking at the LEROUGE and ONDU (which has a filter holder). Love your work. Cheers

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Hey Andrew. You'll get a good explanation on wiki for bromide drag. Usually happens when a film is not inverted enough or on stand development. So as the film sits the developer gets trapped in the sprocket holes and slowly drags down the film causing the uneven development. I don't get it often though. So I don't know why it happened here.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks for the members support Also!

[@abdullarashid1204]

Well done Roger beautiful prints as always!! A question about the bromide drag, is it caused because of lack of agitation? Or very slow agitation?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Here is what I replied to another comment Abdulla. "You'll get a good explanation on wiki for bromide drag. Usually happens when a film is not inverted enough or on stand development. So as the film sits the developer gets trapped in the sprocket holes and slowly drags down the film causing the uneven development. I don't get it often though. So I don't know why it happened here."

[@jisaper]

Well done! Tell me: for that particular 4x5 enlarger which lens did You use? br

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

A 50mm lens Isaac, Nikon

[@IvarsDayLab]

I have tried just a can pinhole. I just hang it on my balcony and pick it after few weeks. Its an experiment for me. I never get one and the same result 😆

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Never tried them but sounds like fun... eventually. I've seen them hanging however

[@IvarsDayLab]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I made my own, you just need two identical cans, small drill bit, a thin bladed knife, fine sandpaper and a black isolation tape. There are plenty of How to posts and videos available.

[@stephensmith8325]

Thanks for the video! With my Sekonic (which looks like yours) I can set the aperture to f152, so I don't have to calculate from a larger aperture. Does that not work with yours?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

128 mine goes up to Stephen

[@rockhills]

What lens are you using on the Intrepid enlarger?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Nikon 105mm

[@sabridges]

Thanks for the great video Roger. Quick question: What app are you using on your phone to calculate the exposures?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

it's called 'Pinhole' Scott. by xsonus.com

[@Harding_Art]

Quick question (hopefully not a dumb one). What is "developing drag?"

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Commonly known as Bromide drag Adam. Can occur during a stand or semi stand or not enough inversions during development. In this case the bromide ions got trapped in the sprocket holes of the film and as the film was sitting in the developer with no inversions the developer from the sprocket holes slid down the film with gravity and caused those streaks. You'd probably get a much more technical explanation of you Google "bromide drag". Hope that helps.

[@rick-fstop-lewis]

Thanks for the cool birthday video! LOL Love your pinhole shots. Question....if you shoot on paper instead of film with the pinhole...do you develop the print as normal? Ya I know you end up with a negative but can make a positive from it. Was just wondering . Thanks so much for all your videos. Entertaining as well as very educational. I'm on a very fixed income so cannot afford to buy cameras but I'm gonna try making a pinhole for 5x7 paper and see what happens.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

The paper is much less sensitive than film so probably around 6 ISO! So looooong exposures needed. Yes it will be a negative. Which you can easily scan and invert. I wouldn't know how to make a transparencies from it. Maybe take a photo using the DSLR and then print onto transparent sheet? Great idea making one. I'm sure there is lots of info online

[@rick-fstop-lewis]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I saw on another channel today and the photographer made a positive from the paper negative by placing an unexposed sheet face up then covered it with the paper negative and flashed it for a couple seconds....must be using fiber base I am assuming.

[@bngr_bngr]

Back in high school we made a pinhole camera out of a coffee can.

[@danem2215]

Hey Roger, you ever have problems with FP4? I bought two new rolls, developed at different times with different batches of developer and fixer, but ended up with the same spattering of dark spots most noticeable in the sky. Ruined my first roll through the ETRSi!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Not with FP4 Dane. Fomapan, I have. Possibly a manufacturing defect but I imagine Ilford would usually be quite vocal with any batch issues online as many would be having the same issue. Or maybe a storage/transportation issue.

[@danem2215]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I found a few forums and they said Ilford claimed it as lacquer and backing paper issues. Ilford is going to send some replacement rolls, which is nice. I got black spots on my first two rolls of Foma. Not sure if a thorough pre-rinse is why they stopped forming, but I haven't seen them since. That antihalation layer is so stubborn on Foma!

[@jonnoMoto]

Is there no seconds display on your watch?

[@mjones410]

haha yes that's what I use too, the seconds hand on my watch

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

There is but it's small! I could use the stop watch, that's a bigger display! Gotta do something as I can't count LOL

[@maxencelemoine4190]

does the 4x5 comes with a film holder or do you have to buy one ?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Just the box Maxence.

[@thomaschipman]

i blame you and martin henson for getting me into pinhole and forcing me into buying a zeroImage zero69 *shakes fist*

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

enjoy! lol

[@Stargate_Project]

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