vintage camera usage (Page 3): very informative :thumbup: :thumbup: then there is this!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7RT7BsIbc...

redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif

Darkroom317 wrote:

Tintypes, Ambrotypes and Collodion glass negatives... (show quote)

very informative :thumbup: :thumbup:

then there is this!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7RT7BsIbc

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

What digital back would you recommend for a 4 x 5 graflok back? And how much will that cost?

Darkroom317 wrote:

If they have a graflok/ international back one could use a digital back. Medium format backs are readily available but are rather expensive. Large format digital backs while available are extremely expensive and very slow. Scanning backs such as these take several minutes to an hour to record an image if I recall correctly.

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

PixelStan77 wrote:

What digital back would you recommend for a 4 x 5 graflok back? And how much will that cost?

Here are the ones I could find. I don't really know much about them. Actually a glaflok isn't necessary with these as it would slip under the ground glass like a film holder. Not that expensive either but still very slow.

http://www.betterlight.com/products4X5.html

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Thanks for the info. At 6,000-22,000 dollars I will stick with my D800 and let my vintage bellows cameras collect dust. They are pretty to look at.

Darkroom317 wrote:

Here are the ones I could find. I don't really know much about them. Actually a glaflok isn't necessary with these as it would slip under the ground glass like a film holder. Not that expensive either but still very slow.

http://www.betterlight.com/products4X5.html

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

PixelStan77 wrote:

Thanks for the info. At 6,000-22,000 dollars I will stick with my D800 and let my vintage bellows cameras collect dust. They are pretty to look at.

You can always use them. Film isn't that expensive. Freestyle photo sells their house brand film for around 66 cents a sheet for 4x5. I would consider that reasonable compared to Ilford or Kodak. It is a decent film actually made by Foma Photographic in the Czech Republic.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/2-Film/Black-and-White-Film?mfg%5B%5D=211&attr%5B%5D=1-4

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Thanks. I have bought film from freestyle. They are a good supplier.

Darkroom317 wrote:

You can always use them. Film isn't that expensive. Freestyle photo sells their house brand film for around 66 cents a sheet for 4x5. I would consider that reasonable compared to Ilford or Kodak. It is a decent film actually made by Foma Photographic in the Czech Republic.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/2-Film/Black-and-White-Film?mfg%5B%5D=211&attr%5B%5D=1-4

aellman Loc: Boston MA

redhogbill wrote:

very informative :thumbup: :thumbup:

then there is this!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7RT7BsIbc

If you are interested in pursuing alternative processes further, the Maine Photographic Workshops has two weeklong courses this summer:

http://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/photography/exploring-alternative-processes

http://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/photography/advanced-alternative-processes

redhogbill Loc: antelope, calif

aellman wrote:

If you are interested in pursuing alternative processes further, the Maine Photographic Workshops has two weeklong courses this summer:

http://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/photography/exploring-alternative-processes

http://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/photography/advanced-alternative-processes

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