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Forum: Photography in general 27th August 2014, 07:50 PM

Replies: 54 Grey card substitute Views: 20,063 Posted By Steven That isn't really my requirement, Adams, White... That isn't really my requirement, Adams, White and most of those that followed seemed obsessed with testing, testing, testing! The justification was that you need to be certain of what you are...

Forum: Photography in general 27th August 2014, 08:08 AM

Replies: 54 Grey card substitute Views: 20,063 Posted By Steven That's exactly how I ended up thinking in the... That's exactly how I ended up thinking in the end... although I can't claim ever to have worked the zone system out for myself. Instead I decided that for my purposes it wasn't as useful as I was...

Forum: Photography in general 26th August 2014, 08:26 PM

Replies: 54 Grey card substitute Views: 20,063 Posted By Steven After reading this thread I pulled my 'zone... After reading this thread I pulled my 'zone system ' books off the shelf and had another look. Chris Johnson and john Schaeffer seem to accept 18% as the 'middle gray' - or at least they don't go out...

Forum: Photography in general 25th August 2014, 09:22 PM

Replies: 54 Grey card substitute Views: 20,063 Posted By Steven I have spent years.... YEARS trying to get my... I have spent years.... YEARS trying to get my head around the zone system. I really can't. For a long time I assumed I was just too stupid. But more recently, on visiting it for the umpteenth time......

Forum: Photography in general 25th August 2014, 02:41 PM

Replies: 12 Very Cheap Phone For Apps Views: 6,453 Posted By Steven What was that Star Trek film, about "The Borg"? ... What was that Star Trek film, about "The Borg"? "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile" :shock: Well... I'm not sure if it was based on google, or whether google chose it for their...

Forum: Help! 25th August 2014, 09:44 AM

Replies: 4 Why no 2012, 2013 years books ? Views: 3,645 Posted By Steven When I re-discovered FADU a few weeks ago I saw... When I re-discovered FADU a few weeks ago I saw that the latest year book was 2011 and my initial reaction was "Oh dear, the site is dead, no updates since 2011" Obviously that isn't the case.... ...

Forum: Photography in general 25th August 2014, 09:31 AM

Replies: 12 Very Cheap Phone For Apps Views: 6,453 Posted By Steven I've taken my own advice (!) and pestered my wife... I've taken my own advice (!) and pestered my wife for her old redundant iPhone 4. The battery was obviously flat and she'd forgotten her passcode and there was no SIM card in it.... Quite a bit...

Forum: Cameras - medium format 24th August 2014, 04:41 PM

Replies: 29 Ensign Special Ranger Views: 11,026 Posted By Steven The secret of a happy life is to get your... The secret of a happy life is to get your priorities right. Sounds like you are making a good shot at it :-)

Forum: Print Finishing 24th August 2014, 04:38 PM

Replies: 4 cleaning old prints Views: 5,082 Posted By Steven How valuable are the prints? I went to see a... How valuable are the prints? I went to see a professional conservationist many years ago because I have a collection of prints by a well known photographer that were not properly mounted and have...

Forum: Cameras - medium format 23rd August 2014, 10:59 AM

Replies: 29 Ensign Special Ranger Views: 11,026 Posted By Steven My light leak test: Do you have access to a... My light leak test: Do you have access to a darkroom? A cupboard would do. Get a mini LED torch (even better if you can get some small enough, a couple facing in opposite directions, as the light is...

Forum: Photography in general 23rd August 2014, 10:31 AM

Replies: 12 Very Cheap Phone For Apps Views: 6,453 Posted By Steven When someone renews a contract on a phone,... When someone renews a contract on a phone, usually they get to keep the old phone. My wife has a drawer full. She has an iPhone 4, a Nokia, a Samsung Lobster.... Eventually they'll get given to...

Forum: Art and aesthetics 23rd August 2014, 10:23 AM

Replies: 26 Tomorrow I'm meeting . . . Views: 12,542 Posted By Steven I think I would be happy to spend a day with... I think I would be happy to spend a day with almost any good photographer - the important thing for me would be less who it was, exactly, because I could learn a great deal from any of them.... But...

Forum: News and Announcements 23rd August 2014, 09:44 AM

Replies: 27 Ferrania survey Views: 11,681 Posted By Steven Every company I deal with seems determined to... Every company I deal with seems determined to 'spam my inbox' (technical term...) i travel around the country (and occassionally ouside of it ) staying in hotels. I stayed in four separate hotels...

Forum: Photography in general 22nd August 2014, 09:09 PM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven I went out for another session last night. I had... I went out for another session last night. I had drive around in daytime to find a really got spot to oversee the harbour and ferry terminal. I programmed it in as a 'Favourite' in my sat nav. I...

Forum: Cameras - medium format 20th August 2014, 09:54 PM

Replies: 29 Ensign Special Ranger Views: 11,026 Posted By Steven Hi Alex, I do a*lot* of optic cleaning in my... Hi Alex, I do a*lot* of optic cleaning in my day job. My best advice is: Don't dismantle anything you don't really need to dismantle. Clean only that which really needs cleaning. Blow off any...

Forum: Photography in general 20th August 2014, 07:19 PM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven My F3 was definitely doing more than 30 secs. ... My F3 was definitely doing more than 30 secs. I wasn't timing it accurately, just counting "one elephant two elephant" in my head. Hardly accurate but I was counting to well over 80 and 90 on some...

Forum: Photography in general 20th August 2014, 08:23 AM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven A shop, selling film? :eek: I asked in... A shop, selling film? :eek: I asked in Superdrug if they still did film about a year ago (i just wanted some colour 35mm) and I was literally laughed at (after I explained to the assistants what...

Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 10:53 PM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven I went out tonight and had a go. I must say... I went out tonight and had a go. I must say being out at night with camera and tripod was a lot of fun. The weather was pretty good, still quite mild. I went down to the harbour at Larne by the...

Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 07:45 PM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven Thanks for the reply, guys. I'm all in... Thanks for the reply, guys. I'm all in favour of the 'try it and see' approach... Just that in this particular case it is s long way back (6 hour drive and 3 hours on the ferry) to nip back for...

Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 07:40 PM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven Hi Brock - that bend looks familiar! I'm... Hi Brock - that bend looks familiar! I'm sure there are thousands like it, but it reminds me a lot of the right turn I have to do when my Sat Nav takes me from Shrewsbury to Welshpool via...

Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 07:33 PM

Replies: 18 BBC Radio 4 - Ansel Adams on Tape Views: 7,181 Posted By Steven I'm sat in a nice B & B with decent Wi Fi and... I'm sat in a nice B & B with decent Wi Fi and have just listened to the program.... Yes, it is a disjointed mess! Just let us hear the tapes already!!! I'm really irritated by someone on the tape...

Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 09:00 AM

Replies: 19 Anyone with night time photography experience? Views: 8,748 Posted By Steven Anyone with night time photography experience? I could do with some advice on night time exposure, please. I am in Belfast at the moment... Unfortunately I am here for work and there is much to do so no photography time in the daylight.... ...

Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 07:37 AM

Replies: 18 BBC Radio 4 - Ansel Adams on Tape Views: 7,181 Posted By Steven I am working away from home for a week - so stuck... I am working away from home for a week - so stuck in hotel rooms at the mercy of their wi fi and my mobile device.... I'll see if it is possible, but sounds like no great loss?

Forum: Photography in general 18th August 2014, 10:52 PM

Replies: 18 BBC Radio 4 - Ansel Adams on Tape Views: 7,181 Posted By Steven I missed it :mad: I even set my mobile phone... I missed it :mad: I even set my mobile phone alarm because I has a memory like a sieve and knew I'd forget. Then, five minutes before it started... Someone rang me. Yak yak yak yak bye. I...

Forum: Darkroom 18th August 2014, 10:46 PM

Replies: 7 Darkroom up and running.... Views: 4,418 Posted By Steven Whoops, overlapping post.... So, the bulb... Whoops, overlapping post.... So, the bulb was too big. 75w should help... But the bulb position would depend on the focal length of the condensers, so that also hints, with the uneven...

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