More playing with new toys

[compilerbitch]

This is a combined effort involving trying out the 150mm Nikkor W, as well as conversion to monochrome and macro photography.

The following image was shot with the Cambo/Betterlight at 6000 x 8000, Nikkor W 150/5.6 at about f16, with the Betterlight set to about 1000ASA and a 1/20th sec line time. The scan took about 2 or 3 minutes. The reproduction was roughly 1:1, that is, the hinge in real life is about the size of the BetterLight's image area. For reference, the Cambo was used at not quite full extension, and the subject was closer to the lens than the lens was to the film plane. The standards were set parallel, but I probably should have use a bit of swing to get the whole thing sharp. OK, you live and learn.

Anyway, I was quite pleased with this:





This is the obligatory 100% crop. Note that at 1:1 (ish), this means that each pixel on the crop corresponds to about 12 microns on the original object. *boggle*



I'm pretty impressed with the Nikkor. It is bright on the ground glass, easy to focus, and sharp as a sharp thing. I bought it quite cheaply on eBay from someone in Japan -- it was basically brand new, not a mark anywhere.

Comments

[arjache.livejournal.com]

Do they still call it a "film plane" even when it's actually a CCD?

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

I suppose I call it that because it's what I'm most used to, and it's obvious what anyone means by it. And the other alternatives don't roll off the tongue so easily. Or something. :-)

In general though, this is just the most gadgetty way to take photographs ever invented. The Cambo has knobs. Lots of knobs, with locking knobs so the first lot of knobs only do the knob thing when you want them to. And levers. And a monorail. And two different kinds of bellows. And a thing that rotates. And the scan back makes noises like a scanner, or an 80s robot, or something.

Totally impractical, of course, but it's the ultimate, and to quote Yello, you've got to say yes to another excess. :-)

[new-brunette.livejournal.com]

If a cable modem can be called a modem, I don't see why that can't be called a film plane :)

[panorphelia.livejournal.com]

I'm largely ignorant on such matters, but what I'm seeing here is very impressive!

Any chance of seeing some images of the actual equipment used? I'm getting glimpses of what's involved from the text ... :)

[davefish.livejournal.com]

Stonkingly nice. Its great that you get such nice shots at high sensitivities.