Thanks for the info and the link. Mighty impressive stuff.
Chuck Norcutt
Brian Swale wrote:
> To answer one of Chuck's questions; use of the viewfinder provided with
> the Obsession 617 involves some guesswork and some practice. In the few
> rolls of film I have put through it so far, I have made some mistakes.
> However, I also got some OK.
>
> Re centre filter. My wide-angle MF format "hero" is Andris Apse.
> http://www.andrisapse.com/
> I happen to own a copy of nearly every book he printed, and I just won on
> auction a set (actually 3 sets; no choice it was 3 or none) of 15 of his
> prints
> on good art paper?? about 680mm x 400 something. Maybe I could digitally
> photograph a few and show what results he gets. I know he has several
> Linhof Technoramas of diverse flavours. They will have Schneider lenses
> with centre filters.
>
> Using transparency film, his images are bright, with clean colours, and
> sharp. No light fall-off.
> I do have a video of him working that came out on local TV, and I know he
> now uses PS to make minor amendments to his images.
>
> I guess I could also photograph some of his book images. His most recent
> book costs about $4,000 (NZ) per copy. The last one I bought cost me $150
> NZ, and the images are wonderful.
> This book and others are available online from Craig Potton Publishing.
> Craig also is no slouch with a camera, and for years he used the Asahi
> Pentax 120 MF SLR that looks like a giant 35mm SLR.
>
> Oh well, this digest is a small one and at 2.30 am I can now go back to bed,
> having had my photography chatter satisfied.
> Nathan's Seville senoritas are great. The reference to questionable cameras
> on display leaves me a bit puzzled, Nathan.
>
> Sometimes when I see all the people shots on the forums I frequent (
> including the Cosina-voigtlander usergroup) I am tempted to shoot people
> as well as landscapes. Pun noted. Not many peeps here where I am though.
> Landscapes don't move as much but the waiting to get a good composition
> may be as long a duration.
>
> Brian Swale.
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