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@bosak@flx.masto.host I am very sorry about your BIL’s Alzheimer’s. It’s so hard to watch those we love leave us before they leave us.
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Tom Northenscold
@tomnorthfilm@mastoart.social
mastodon 4.7.3Minnesota-Based Photographer | Film & Digital | Nikon & Olympus | Old Folders | he/him | #BelieveInFilm #FolderWeek
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Saying that some new thing ”has dropped” drives me crazy. Just read that a new restaurant had dropped. What does that even mean! A product is released. A restaurant is opened. Neither are dropped. There, that’s my language rant for the day.
I just published a blog post on complexity and balance in photography.
This photo I don't have an FP4 pair for. Crown Graphic 4x5. HP5 at box. HC-110e for 8 min at 20c.
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@kaiser_franz@infosec.exchange What is Group 9?
Let's talk grain. Preferences for grain are highly personal. I happen to love the grain in this photo, made on Tri-X at box with my Retina IIc. I used my 18% microfiber cloth to take exposure readings. By the looks of the negative, my exposure was good. HC-110e for 9 min at 20C. #BelieveInFilm
Loaded up the classic with some Foma 200, one of my favorite emulsions in 135.
My latest large format work in the Big Woods. I'm happy with how these turned out. I made the same photo on HP5 and FP4. I'll let you figure out which is which. I will include that info in the Alt Text though. Shot at box. Incident metered. Crown Graphic 4 x 5. HC-110e for HP5 and FX39II for FP4.
I continue to check up on the progress in converting the abandoned Fruen mill in Minneapolis into a hotel. Fuji XT2 w/16-80mm f/4 XF WR.
I’m making the new member photos tonight at our church. I could just use on camera flash, but I never care for how those photos turn out.
A couple more large format pairs from the Big Woods. Crown Graphic 4x5.
One last photo from the Fruen Mill in Minneapolis. Fuji XT2 w/16-80mm f/4 XF WR.
I have noticed an off flavor from coffee ground in the Capresso burr grinder we got from my parents. We decided to give it a thorough cleaning, including using coffee grinder crystals. After brewing a pot I am a complete believer. These crystals work! That off flavor is completely gone.
Another photo from the Fruen mill. Fuji XT2 w/16-80mm f/4 XF WR.
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@kaiser_franz@infosec.exchange @shom@gts.shom.dev I’ve used HC-110 and FX39II with Double-X. Of the two, FX-39II gets my vote. A little smoother edges.
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@AlexLuyckxPhoto@mstdn.ca I wish they'd make it available in roll form. It seems like a no-brainer to me. People love that film, and I don't think it'd cut into Tri-X sales.
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@andre@mastoart.social I’m trying to imagine the “equally expressive language.” 🤔
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@itdm5j21 @analogfusion I’m also strictly a stills photographer.
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@analogfusion @itdm5j21 This is a "me thing". I always buy the original camera manufacturer's lenses. I'm weird that way. That's one of the things that keeps me away from a Leica. I'd have to have Leica glass on it.
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@itdm5j21 @analogfusion My lens kit for my XT2 is pretty well complete. I have already picked up the 23mm & 35mm f/2 XF lenses and the 16-80mm f/4 XF...all used except the 23mm. I also just ordered the 50mm f/2 XF used from KEH. I like having 35/50/85 equivalence fast-ish primes plus an all around zoom for travel. I won't be doing wildlife or sports with it so no need for anything longer. Also don't need anything shorter since UW is not my thing.
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@jbaty@social.lol @tmcfarlane@toot.community I like the info provided in the FE2 viewfinder, but in terms of an immersive experience, the OM-1n/OM-2n win hands down.
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@shom@gts.shom.dev @kaiser_franz@infosec.exchange One of my BSKY friends has gotten great results with HP5 and FX-39II. I've not tried it given the long development times.
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@kaiser_franz@infosec.exchange Knowledge isn’t intelligence. Intelligence isn’t wisdom.
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@tmcfarlane@toot.community I hear of so many people using Chat GPT to research things and getting wrong answers. The most recent was a guy walking the Camino de Santiago. He asked Chat how far his next leg was. Chat told him 15 miles. Turns out it was 22 miles. This was in a YT video. Why not just look on a map!
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@AlexLuyckxPhoto@mstdn.ca I agree with your conclusions. Double-X pushes well. I’ve had great results at ISO 800, using the MDC posted time of 12.5 min in dilution B. Too bad it’s so hard to source it in bulk rolls these days.
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@allysseriordan@mastodon.art And you were also out singing a little higher.
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@DavidTanner So very beautiful.
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@itdm5j21 @analogfusion I save RAW files on both cards.
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@itdm5j21 @analogfusion I've not gotten into adapting lenses. I do occasionally use my old Nikkor Ai/Ai-S lenses on my Nikon DSLRs. They don't require adapting on my D700 and D850.
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@itdm5j21 @analogfusion Amen to that! My favorite combo is the fine 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S on my Nikon D700.
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@analogfusion Perhaps if an X-T6 does come out, if prices on the X-T5 drop on the used market I might sniff around some more.
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@analogfusion Thanks for this info. How are you getting on with you XT5? I recall that at first you weren't sure about it. I'm enjoying my XT2, but every once in a while I'm tempted by some of the features in the XT5, notably IBIS and Bluetooth for geotagging.
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@EgbertS@mastodon.online Great! I’m glad it’s going well. I’ve been a Mac user since the original Mac in 1984. I still have that Mac.
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@EgbertS@mastodon.online Welcome! I hope all goes well for you in the migration.
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@jbaty@social.lol Absolutely the best! My OM-1n and 2n are the easiest cameras for me to manually focus by far. The viewfinders are so nice and bright. At last month’s camera meet up I was telling someone about the amazing viewfinder on the OM-1n. He’d never used one. I let him have a look. His reaction when looking through the viewfinder…”oh wow!”
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@analogfusion I use UV protectant acrylic glazing. I find it’s easy to work with and I don’t worry about breakage. Scratching can be an issue though.
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@kaiser_franz@infosec.exchange One of the truly great albums.
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@bosak@flx.masto.host Absolutely!
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@jbaty@social.lol I use an ext Samsung 4TB SSD for my photos. I paid $220 for mine in Aug of ‘23. Now it’s going for $1145! Craziness!
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@Mightyflea@wandering.shop Quite painterly.
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@analogfusion What lens are you using for these photos?
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@analogfusion Looks like a 515/2.