Deardorff 8x10.

[jonsparkes]

Looking on the net at some medium format photographs I somehow ended up looking at some large format taken on the Deardorff 8x10.
All I can say really is I was left with my jaw on the floor, I was blown away by such quality i've never seen before.
Anyway, back to reality and my little Bronica etrs.

[TareqPhoto]

Looking on the net at some medium format photographs I somehow ended up looking at some large format taken on the Deardorff 8x10.
All I can say really is I was left with my jaw on the floor, I was blown away by such quality i've never seen before.
Anyway, back to reality and my little Bronica etrs.

Please, can you post the link of those photos from Deardoff 8x10? i want to see please.

[Martin Reed]

For more years than I care to try to count I've been getting together a Deardorff 11x14 kit and am almost there. It's been a hustle here & a hustle there. Camera from an auction at Christies when luckily no-one else was interested. Darkslides from Terry Donovan's auction after his death, lenses from Mr Cad, Dokter 240 & 750mm in Compur shutters. (He's still got a 240mm left, which is an amazing wideangle for very big format).

Still no tripod, but I think I'm going to make something out of 3x2" timber as a stand.

The 11x14" film's just arrived from the latest ULF Harman making - £8 a shot. BUT each exposure gets through the same area as more than 100 35mm exposures. John Nesbitt & Pete Davies used to say something like 35mm = skimmed milk, 120 = cream, 5x4" = double cream. So 11x14" is cardiac arrest territory. I'm looking forward to trying to use it, but if it doesn't work out it will be disappointment on a scale to match the format.

[Richard Gould]

I think everyone who uses large format or sees large format is blown away by the quality, I would love to use something like a 10x8,but it is,for me , prohibitively expensive, so I will stick to my 6x6 folders and TLR's for now,Richard

[Dave]

I think everyone who uses large format or sees large format is blown away by the quality, I would love to use something like a 10x8,but it is,for me , prohibitively expensive, so I will stick to my 6x6 folders and TLR's for now,Richard

There is no doubt that 10x8 work can be very expensive if one considers the cost of high end equipment, however the running costs are not so high when one considers the careful way one tends to approach exposing and developing a £4 sheet of film.

[Martin Reed]

I had that wrong, it was 35mm - skimmed milk, 120 - milk, 5x4" is cream & 10x8" double cream. I know Pete Davis is, or was recently lecturing in photography, has anybody had any news from John Nesbitt? His cameras had a unique feel, I expect some day they'll be valuable for their rarity. A bit too late for him though :-(

[DaveP]

I had that wrong, it was 35mm - skimmed milk, 120 - milk, 5x4" is cream & 10x8" double cream.

Sour cream - 5x7"?
Clotted cream - 11x14"?

:rolleyes:

[Trevor Crone]

Having seen that 11x14 camera Martin refers to - it is a beautiful brute. However you need the stamina to go with it;) 8x10 and all that goes with it is testing enough for me. But I must say, for me, 11x14 is pretty much the perfect format.

DaveP, I don't think 5x7 is sour cream :) I like this format and I've just obtained an 8x10 to 5x7 reduction back so I can produce a set of contact prints for a particular project.

[Martin Reed]

There is no doubt that 10x8 work can be very expensive if one considers the cost of high end equipment, however the running costs are not so high when one considers the careful way one tends to approach exposing and developing a £4 sheet of film.

You don't tend to bracket, that's for sure :)

[Dave]

You don't tend to bracket, that's for sure :)

Bracket? I'm so good at this photography lark that I don't need too. :rolleyes::o

[Jon Butler]

Have fun with that camera Martin I envy your choice of format.
The bigger the better in my book. I use 4x5 and 5x7 and was going to get a 7x11 but would love a 11x14. All in the air now as I've got a bad back and it come as real shock and pissing me off big time, I may have to go back to the Leica's. Good job I kept them.

JON.

[JimW]

My back isn't the greatest, so heartfelt comiserations. I use a fishing trolley to carry my LF stuff.....

[Martin Aislabie]

Have fun with that camera Martin I envy your choice of format.
The bigger the better in my book. I use 4x5 and 5x7 and was going to get a 7x11 but would love a 11x14. All in the air now as I've got a bad back and it come as real shock and pissing me off big time, I may have to go back to the Leica's. Good job I kept them.

JON.

Jon, I realise that everyone’s back is very different but I find that taking my 5x4 for walk actually does my back good.

I use a Lowepro backpack, so most of the weight is carried on the hips, but the effort of keeping everything upright gently strengthens by stomach and back muscles - leaving me in better shape (if I don't over do it)

YMMV

Martin

[Dave]

Jon, I realise that everyone’s back is very different but I find that taking my 5x4 for walk actually does my back good.

I use a Lowepro backpack, so most of the weight is carried on the hips, but the effort of keeping everything upright gently strengthens by stomach and back muscles - leaving me in better shape (if I don't over do it)

YMMV

Martin

I find that the weight of my backpack can be counterbalanced by my maintaining a sizable paunch.

[Adrian Twiss]

I also suffer with my back but nowhere near as bad as some people. I used to use a big lowprowe supertrekker but it was very hard work. I just changed to a kelty redwing and photobackpacker cases and initial impressions are very good. The trouble with the lowprowe is that it was desgined for people who are around 5ft 11 (according to Bruce Laughton) but I'm only 5ft 8. That aside it is a very heavy pack even empty. The redwing is at least 25% lighter and is very well balanced.