Martine Franck died yesterday, after a protracted illness. She was 74. Franck joined the Vu Agency in the 1960s, and became a full member of Magnum Photos in 1983. She was Henri Cartier-Bresson's second wife and President of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation. You can read an obituary here: http:/...
Condensor and diffusion enlargers may require different processing times for film due to the Callier effect. As a rule, dust and spotting is more of an issue with condensor light sources. Having said that, I have generally preferred condensor enlargers. Mind you, I have never delved into point-sourc...
Darkness is nothing to fear. Years ago Kodak in Melbourne employed blind people in the film handling and packaging area. There was no danger of crashes or accidents unless a clumsy sighted person was given a pitch-black tour of the facility! In my 20s I worked for a lab in Melbourne that employed a...
Thanks Welly. Truth is, I am not sure that I will actually shoot anything with this camera — tempting as it is. Initially I bought the conversion kit to make the 4x5 Sinar more saleable on Ebay - it had had a couple of stints on auction and received no bids. Likewise, the lens affords a profit makin...
Not normally one to indulge in camera porn, but since a few of you ask: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7777266480_1cee73cb97.jpg The camera and lens in the studio — front view http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7777266250_f7632c7513.jpg The camera and lens in the studio — rear view http://farm9....
Quite painterly Welly. I really like the white dot with the dark surround; it is almost like a sun. I wonder how it would affect things to rotate the image 90º clockwise and turn it into a sunrise over a landscape?