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I like the set of shades on the child.... bit like Bono!!

Yeah,, Fran... as the images were taken in Krakow, Poland in August... I was effectively guaranteed good strong light, which meant being able to shoot handheld and use slow film etc etc. As the camera has no metering, I use my handheld meter, but taking a pano with a HH meter one has to be careful as you can be unluckly and get is wrong, believe me I have gotten it wrong a few times!

Back to basics eh!!!

But I am fairly happy that my sense of horizon seems fairly o.k. As for accurately guessing a exposure reading.... nope I am not there yet!!

As for an enlarger... no room yet... perhaps when (if I ever) move house I would like to have a dedicated room set up for photography. All negatives are just scanned on a flatbed, sometimes merged / stitched in photoshop...and then saved as Jpeg. I did not use any post editing.

Fran wrote:.... Did/do you have an enlarger that would do 6x17?

He doesn't need one Fran; just needs to do a contact LOL!!

Adrian wrote:.... As the camera has no metering, I use my handheld meter, but taking a pano with a HH meter one has to be careful as you can be unluckly and get is wrong, believe me I have gotten it wrong a few times!

What HH meter do you use Adrian?

I've got a Polaris 2 meter Fergus, has served me well over the last 7 years or so, replaced the battery for the first time in October. I like the large display for F number and Shutter speed. You can of course get more sophisticated meters, but this is good enough for my use.

Cheers Adrian. Yes, large read outs are good!

For that kind of work a meter is very handy indeed. I don't think I could handhold a 17x6 - do you find it very hard Adrian?


Another pinhole from the bull wall


the lonely marker by francis morrin, on Flickr

Good shot Fran, looks like you are having lots of fun with that camera!

Hand holding a 617 is not as hard as you may think, as the camera has a detachable view finder eyepiece which matches the focal length of the lens. In addition the protective cage around the lens assists greatly in ergonomic handling.

I've got a 90mm, but other lengths such as 105, 180 and even 300mm are available. But the equipment is starting to get v big at that stage.

The view finder is marked out internally with a guide line, so it requires relying on your eye to get the guideline level with the horizon. But one still has to be careful as you can easily be out. I suppose with software it is not too hard to correct later on.

I find it I tuck my elbows inwards, so that they are pushing against my torso, then extra stability is achieved.

There is a bubble spiriting level in the camera body for tripod use, but I don't use a pod, as it is just extra bulk when walking around all day.

Did you ever consider a monopod Adrian? They telescope into themselves and become quite compact; easy to stuff into a bag or to throw over your shoulder.

fergus wrote:Did you ever consider a monopod Adrian? They telescope into themselves and become quite compact; easy to stuff into a bag or to throw over your shoulder.

Perhaps in the future Fergus, however at the moment... no!!

In the city... I'm usually able to find something to either lean up against, or rest on top of. With the 617, there is a lot of checking and double checking of the camera functions, all of which have to be visually checked, lens cap off, shutter cocked, aperture set, shutter set, film advanced, light reading taken, focus distance set, as there is zero information in the viewfinder. So the camera is up and down to my eye a lot. On a monopod.... I suppose I could just rotate the pod 180°, prepare camera settings and then rotate 180° again to take the shot. Hmmm.... you could have me thinking here.....I'll give it a go sometime!!

You would be amazed at how easy it is to shoot film...... and the lens cap is still on!!!!

Here is a link to the previous owner... Mr Andrew Innes based in Austria., the storm over the poppy field is nice... all his shots are very professional.

http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=1540683

Adrian wrote:


http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=1540683

That is a beautiful gallery!