Technical Camera Images

[glaiben]

It's been done before, but thought I'd try it at 10am with the light raking across the front.

Prada Marfa | a land art installation
WRS-1600 | CFV-100C | Rodenstock 90HR | ƒ/11 | Rear fall | Circ Pola​

 

[Geoff]

things in the city - about 2 miles from home.... 60mm.

 

[Geoff]

and another. This one w 120mm.

 

[John Leathwick]

This one's a test shot with a new lens for me - a relatively late model Schneider Apo Symmar MC 150mm F/5.6 on my F-Universalis/Fuji GFX 100S. It was shot at F/11 with +/- 12.5mm of front shift, flat stitched in LR, and exported to PS for sharpening and adjustment of tonal range. I find this a great location for testing lenses, with lots of fine detail such as rigging, and the sea air reduces down the amount of heat shimmer, which affects shooting at our house which is more inland. And this lens certainly delivers the goods for me - no evidence of flare, and excellent colour balance and sharpness, and quite light now that I've transferred it into an SK B-0 aperture only shutter.

-John

 

[rdeloe]

This one's a test shot with a new lens for me - a relatively late model Schneider Apo Symmar MC 150mm F/5.6 on my F-Universalis/Fuji GFX 100S. It was shot at F/11 with +/- 12.5mm of front shift, flat stitched in LR, and exported to PS for sharpening and adjustment of tonal range. I find this a great location for testing lenses, with lots of fine detail such as rigging, and the sea air reduces down the amount of heat shimmer, which affects shooting at our house which is more inland. And this lens certainly delivers the goods for me - no evidence of flare, and excellent colour balance and sharpness, and quite light now that I've transferred it into an SK B-0 aperture only shutter.

-John

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Looks amazing John!

This was my first large format lens back in the day. When I sold it a decade ago, I never imagined that it could have a productive new life on a digital sensor.

 

[John Leathwick]

Looks amazing John!

This was my first large format lens back in the day. When I sold it a decade ago, I never imagined that it could have a productive new life on a digital sensor.

Nearly 50 years ago, I had a Symmar 150 convertible that I used on a Linhoff Super Technika - a great lens, although I neve tried the long option. THis lens has the same labelling on it, but it looks a far cry from my first one.

-John

 

[Will Deleon]

Some fun work shot on the new Arca Swiss Pico tech camera.
Phase IQ4 150 - Rondenstock 120mm - Broncolor Scoro power packs.

 

[John Leathwick]

A closer-in garden image with my new SK Apo-Symmar 150mm on F-Universalis/GFX 100s with front tilt and swing - 15 images stacked in Zerene Stacker, finished in PS.

-John

 

[Whisp3r]

The 'Upoffiz' building complex in Ghent, Belgium, a creation by Bontinck Architecture. Shot on a sunny sunday, for fun of course
Camera: Arca-Swiss RM3di. Digital back: Phase One IQ4 150. Lens: Sinaron Digital 5.6/90. Movements: -5mm on the x-axis, and +20mm rise. Facade detail was shot with an SK 60XL.
Settings: ISO 50 - f/11 - 1/15sec. LCC applied.

 

[P. Chong]

Christopher Ward Bel Canto Viola, photographed with Sinar X with GFX adapter. Nikkor SW 90mm/f4 lens. Profoto strobes.

 

[mristuccia]

Berlin, "Institutes für Wasser- und Schifffahrtstechnik" (Institute of Water and Naval Experimental Engineering), also known as the "Pink Pipe".


Cambo Wide DS Digital | CFV-100c | Planar 100 3.5/100 CF | 10mm lens rise

Edit: white balance changed to neutral.

 

[dchew]

Berlin, "Institutes für Wasser- und Schifffahrtstechnik" (Institute of Water and Naval Experimental Engineering), also known as the "Pink Pipe".

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Cambo Wide DS Digital | CFV-100c | Planar 100 3.5/100 CF | 10mm lens rise

Edit: white balance changed to neutral.

I remember you talking about shooting that building from the left shore, struggling to get a view wide enough.

Very cool.

Dave

 

[Whisp3r]

I remember you talking about shooting that building from the left shore, struggling to get a view wide enough.

Very cool.

Dave

Mr. Chew, I hope you don't mind me clarifying a bit, but I think this is the post you are referring to (scroll down for a bit to see the post):

Perspective and Distortion

This geometrically challenged photo unit (me) is slowly coming to grips with how a camera system functions. One interesting side effect of that is a greater appreciation of architectural painting. Seems to me that painters have freedom to introduce localised distortions that make an image...

www.getdpi.com

 

[dchew]

Mr. Chew, I hope you don't mind me clarifying a bit, but I think this is the post you are referring to (scroll down for a bit to see the post):

Perspective and Distortion

This geometrically challenged photo unit (me) is slowly coming to grips with how a camera system functions. One interesting side effect of that is a greater appreciation of architectural painting. Seems to me that painters have freedom to introduce localised distortions that make an image...

www.getdpi.com

Yup! That was it. Sincere apologies to Marc

 

[mristuccia]

I remember you talking about shooting that building from the left shore, struggling to get a view wide enough.

Very cool.

Dave

Thank you Dave!

Indeed I would have preferred to photograph it from the side (I like flat views). I don't remember this discussion but my memory never served me well.

One side, the one facing the main entrance, is doable. The SK 35 XL was able to frame it and I even cropped the image to keep the most interesting area. Even the Distagon 3.5/60 was able to frame an interesting cut from the side. However, the view was too messy due to the presence of trees and other objects, and the less than ideal light. That made me give up.
The other side is effectively too close and almost inaccessible due to the many trees and constructions along the river. It would be the most interesting one because it is the one facing the scaffolding of the structure.

Here below are two examples of side views that I've discarded. Both horizontal and vertical shift have been applied here. Will try again with a more uniform light.


SK 35 XL (cropped)


Distagon 3.5/60 CF

 

[Whisp3r]

The 'Heldentoren' in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, a 70 meter tall structure by Neutelings Riedijk Architecten sporting a ceramic facade. Shot using an Arca-Swiss RM3di and a Phase One IQ4.
First photo: Sinaron 5.6/90, maximum rise (30mm) and a tiny bit of shift (3mm). Second photo: SK 60XL, 20mm rise, no shift. Bot photos are extreme crops. Have a great weekend!

 

[diggles]

Of course I couldn't come back from Utah without some tech cam images.

Cottonwood and Canyon Wall
Sunlight was bouncing off the canyon wall just above the crop and backlighting the leaves.
Technical notes: Arca-Swiss Rm3di, Hasselblad CFV 100C, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Digitar 5.6/120 asph., about 10mm camera fall and 3mm shift.


Backlit Cottonwood
Direct sunlight was illuminating this cottonwood tree from the side/back. The canyon wall transitions from cool to warm tones, mirrored by the tree's progression from green at its base through brilliant yellow to reddish tones in its crown.
Technical notes: Arca-Swiss Rm3di, Hasselblad CFV 100C, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Digitar 5.6/120 asph., 20mm camera fall.


Fallen Cottonwood Leaves
While the vast majority of my images capture the landscape as found, here the fallen leaves are arranged deliberately. Reflected light does a wonderful job of providing illumination. It was the last image I made from the trip.
Technical notes: Arca-Swiss Rm3di, Hasselblad CFV 100C, Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Digitar 5.6/120 asph., rear extension tube.

 

[P. Chong]

Here is another one I made with the GFX 50S II and Sinar rig. Nikkor SW 90mm f/4 large format lens. Profoto strobes. The lens is by no means perfect, especially when movement is applied, but the image circle is enormous (compared to GFX). And I love the organic look with a 3D pop, that it gives to the image. The watch is the Rudis Sylva RS16 in black DLC titanium case.

 

[Geoff]

Mies' Crown Hall at IIT, shot w Schneider 35mm XL, no distortion!
They were doing a deep clean with all the desks removed....

 

[dchew]

Short hike up the hills for a sunset. The clouds were lit indirectly from the sun hitting the snow.

Rodi 138f, Alpa STC, IQ4150. Two image horizontal stitch cropped to 2:1

Dave