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A few 4×5 self-portraits

2 September 2021·74 words

I had the house to myself today, so I set up a backdrop and pulled out the strobes for a few large format film self-portraits using the Linhof. These were all shot with the Linhof Master Technika on HP5 Plus, developed in HC-110 for 5 min (Dilution B) and scanned on the V750.

The Grafmatic back (and yet another 4×5 failure)

17 August 2021·227 words

Photography 4x5 Film HP5+ Linhof

The gentleman who sold me the Linhof later sent me (at no charge!) a Grafmatic sheet film holder. The Grafmatic will hold up to 6 sheets of film at once and allows one to “rapidly” expose them. Here are some instructions.

Large Format: Challenges

4 August 2021·196 words

Photography 4x5 Film HP5+ Linhof

There are too many things that can go wrong when shooting large format (4×5) film.

The Linhof Master Technika

28 July 2021·461 words

Photography 4x5 Film Linhof

Anyone who’s dabbled in large format photography knows the name “Linhof”. It’s one of those companies with a long history and a reputation for building some of the best 4×5 field cameras available. I’ve always been curious about them. Are they really “the Leica of large format”?

4×5 Self-portrait with strobe

25 October 2020·50 words

Misc 4x5 Film Self-Portrait

I threw a singe strobe off to one side. It’s a little hot. It’s no picnic learning how to light things while using large format film cameras. The feedback loop is slooooow. Shot with: Wista 45DX | Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm | Ilford HP5+ 400 @ 320