Comments for Konstantinos Besios Blog http://kbesios.com/blog My blog about photography Mon, 13 May 2013 05:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Large format at the beach by kbesios http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/11/large-format-at-the-beach/#comment-7494 kbesios Mon, 13 May 2013 05:45:44 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9211#comment-7494 Thank you for the suggestion. The Chamonix would be my first choice as a field camera, I’ve read excellent reviews.

]]> Comment on Large format at the beach by Angus http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/11/large-format-at-the-beach/#comment-7482 Angus Sun, 12 May 2013 16:12:50 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9211#comment-7482 When you make the jump to field camera may I recommend the Chamonix 4×5 or its knock off Shen Hao PTB 4×5. There is a new version of the Chamonix with even greater movements. I hike with my Chamonix and set up is pretty fast and it is extremely light and can do up to 450mm lenses.

]]> Comment on Taking my first image with a 8×10″ pinhole camera by Filmguerilla http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/03/30/taking-my-first-image-with-a-8x10-pinhole-camera/#comment-7446 Filmguerilla Fri, 10 May 2013 02:20:31 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=7191#comment-7446 Thank you very much!!!

]]> Comment on Taking my first image with a 8×10″ pinhole camera by kbesios http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/03/30/taking-my-first-image-with-a-8x10-pinhole-camera/#comment-7440 kbesios Thu, 09 May 2013 17:58:54 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=7191#comment-7440 The tripod mounts (both of them) are sturdy. I haven’t shot at windy conditions yet. Of course this is a very large hollow camera so I pull of the holder very carefully, then unscrew the hole cap and just before I remove it, I wait a few seconds just to be sure there are no vibrations. It sure vibrates more easily than a “normal” camera.

]]> Comment on Taking my first image with a 8×10″ pinhole camera by Filmguerilla http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/03/30/taking-my-first-image-with-a-8x10-pinhole-camera/#comment-7439 Filmguerilla Thu, 09 May 2013 17:31:55 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=7191#comment-7439 Hi diane,

I will check his camera’s on ebay. I hope it’s affordable like this one. I had made my 8×10 pinhole with foamboard. It’s nice but i like to get a sturdier one so i could use it anywhere. This one seems to be sturdier and could survive with different type of shooting condition. I did double checked the tripod mounts on this camera and for me It looked a bit flawed in the design? Is it sturdy kbesios? I wonder how it could stand with a strong wind. I wonder if the tripod mounts is solid like the other tripod mounts that i saw on other wooden cams.. Those were attached very good on the body unlike this one. I think i should ask the maker as well.

]]> Comment on Waterfall by kbesios http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/04/waterfall-2/#comment-7412 kbesios Tue, 07 May 2013 19:25:42 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9173#comment-7412 I don’t have any experience with the 617 back, but I have read good reviews on different forums, so its a viable option (for lenses between 90-150mm). I also had thought about the Fotoman 45PS but I preferred to purchase a view camera for my 4×5 shots.

]]> Comment on Waterfall by Angus http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/04/waterfall-2/#comment-7409 Angus Tue, 07 May 2013 15:49:03 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9173#comment-7409 Still on the fence about getting a stand alone 617 camera or going for a 617 back for my 4×5 – like the Shen-Hao Art Panorama 617. My latest addition coming in a week is the Fotoman 45SPS which is basically a fixed cone 4×5 with shift but no tilt or swing. A 617 back would work well with something like that but I don’t think it would hang off the back of my light view camera very well! Any thoughts or observations?

]]> Comment on Waterfall by kbesios http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/04/waterfall-2/#comment-7399 kbesios Mon, 06 May 2013 23:06:18 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9173#comment-7399 Its a Gaoersi back, very good construction.

]]> Comment on Waterfall by Angus http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/04/waterfall-2/#comment-7395 Angus Mon, 06 May 2013 22:14:11 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9173#comment-7395 I don’t fancy buying yet another lens and I have the smaller RF75 Lee system that maxes out at 67mm – so I think I’d make do with the 90mm f8. The Fresnel would certainly help – I haven’t had too much difficulty with my 4×5 and the 90mm f8 but then again I generally shoot in pretty bright light. As to the back you use, is a Gaoersi too? I can’t imagine there are many affordable 6×17 backs out there!

]]> Comment on Waterfall by kbesios http://kbesios.com/blog/2013/05/04/waterfall-2/#comment-7393 kbesios Mon, 06 May 2013 21:39:21 +0000 http://kbesios.com/blog/?p=9173#comment-7393 I got my Gaoersi used and the previous owner had installed a fresnel on the ground glass back. Combined with the 90mm f/4.5 Nikkor, it makes a very bright focusing screen which is a joy to use. I use the Nikkor f/8 with my view camera (no fresnel) and I really have difficulties focusing in dim locations.
Of course the f/8 is much smaller and the image quality is unbelievable. I use a LEE filters system, but there are many times that I appreciate the speed and convinience of just mounting a 67mm filter in the f/8 Nikkor if I only want to use a polarizer or ND filter. On the other hand, a 6×17 image can be benefited much from the use of ND Grads (especially with slide film which has a narrow dynamic range), so a future investment to the LEE or Cokin filters system could be worth the cost. I have found ND Grads to be invaluable in landscape shots.

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