Re: Fun with MF images - Part 3
Wow, lots of curiousity here
I bought Tom's old e54 (which is not old at all; it still has 2 1/2 years warranty), and he moved up to the e75. I decided that it was the back I wanted, and that the long exposures would just have to wait.
It, like the Phase backs (and all backs?), comes in a ballistic-quality case, with firewire cable and other sundries. The adapter was a used (but as-new) unit from Sinar, for my Contax. I plan to add a Hasselblad adapter with time, for use on my 2000FC/M.
I use the 35/3.5 and 120/4 Macro lenses most of the time, and the above shot was taken with the Macro, wide open. The forest is dark, and in our stress packing for our first large trip with 9-month-old Caroline, and my last-minute purchase of the Kata R-103, I was fiddling with how the Kata system works, and managed to forget strapping on my tripod, so I am shooting what I can, hand-held, at ISO 50 and 100. This shot was at 100.
I am still learning the software and workflow, but I think I pretty much got my own workflow figured out, at least for now. I don't have my Huey Pro here, so I am not sure how well calibrated my MacBook Pro is. I am struggling with wildly differing light levels in the places I can edit, so the above shot ended up coming out too dark. Any tips on how to deal with this are very welcome. Additionally, it looks like there is lots of vignetting, but that is just nature. The 120/4 Macro doesn't vignette at all, that I have seen. Here is a lighter version:
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