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Well, thanks to MartyNL, I bought a Nikon 360mm lens.

Was that a good choice?
 
YES, definitely!

But then, I'm not exactly impartial! :)

And hopefully, you'll give us a peak when you get your hands on it...
 
soupdragon said:
Well, thanks to MartyNL, I bought a Nikon 360mm lens.

Was that a good choice?
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It's as good a choice as you take time to master it. I know some superb shooters that work with essentially one lens all the time. The limits of your work will almost certainly not be that lens. (And yes, by all accounts, that is a very nice bit of glass.)
 
This image was taken with my Nikon 360mm lens.
 

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It was a very slow speed shutter I used and a large aperture, also I was waiting for the wind to decrease before I took the shot. I was not expecting the train and did not hear it coming because the wind was so strong and cold.
One thing you will find out using this lens is its heavy, with the bellows out to 360mm on my Rittreck it acts like a sail in the wind, so you have to factor that in when taking the shot in windy conditions.
I would not fancy trying to pan with this setup ;)
 
Great light on that shot, though.
And the standpoint and 'compression' of the 360mm works really well here.

I'm guessing to get that appearance/degree of compression that it wasn't 8x10, though.
 
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No bud its a 4x5 shot on Fomapan 100, I actually stand developed this in 510 for one hour.
 
That website seems to give a balanced view of stand development, as far as I can see. Thank you.
There is plenty more on the web if you choose to look.
It’s also a good introduction to the hair-splitting conversations that the subject can promote.
I should add, in fairness, that all these debates seem to be conducted in a spirit of the greatest helpfulness and courtesy. Something to cherish.
 
David M said:
That website seems to give a balanced view of stand development, as far as I can see. Thank you.
There is plenty more on the web if you choose to look.
It’s also a good introduction to the hair-splitting conversations that the subject can promote.
I should add, in fairness, that all these debates seem to be conducted in a spirit of the greatest helpfulness and courtesy. Something to cherish.
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Except when they're not ;) I first published this document unaware of the intensity of opinions the subject engenders. I got everything from "It's the only/best way to work" to "It's a complete fraud and sham, and you're a snakeoil salesman for ever publishing this." (Or words to that effect.)

Honestly, as the monograph points out, I was curious about it and thus wanted to experiment with the variations thereof. I did not then- nor do I now think it was a be-all and end-all solution for all film development scenarios. There are situations where it can be helpful to use semistand of EMA. But nuance and subtlety are not the hallmarks of the internet - there have been some fairly snippy exchanges on Photrio on his matter, as just one example. I've never quite understood the vitriol - it's just a way of working and people are free to ignore it entirely. Fortunately, it's always the same few Keepers Of Truth And Light (tm) that make all the fuss. Mostly people are interested or indifferent without any real drama.

My active investigation into these techniques has pretty much slowed to a crawl at this point since I've more-or-less figured out when to use it and how. I do occasionally provide additional commentary in the "Updates" section.
 
Aha. My opinion of Standers has been mostly formed by reading this forum. Hence my good opinion.
I should confess that my only actual experience of Standing was when a friend had taken pictures professionally inside a church on a bright sunlit day. It was the only opportunity. His “system” was to prepare the highly-dilute solution, bung in his film and go to bed. No agitation at minutes 14 and 31… Worked very well.
 
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@soupdragon

It was a very slow speed shutter I used and a large aperture, also I was waiting for the wind to decrease before I took the shot. I was not expecting the train and did not hear it coming because the wind was so strong and cold.
One thing you will find out using this lens is its heavy, with the bellows out to 360mm on my Rittreck it acts like a sail in the wind, so you have to factor that in when taking the shot in windy conditions.
I would not fancy trying to pan with this setup ;)
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The disadvantage of the #3 sized shutters is the fastest speed is 1/125 Copal #3, 1/100 Compound #3. The exception is the Compur #3 of the 165mm Super Angulon which is 1/200. I mentioned why in a different thread.

Ian
 
soupdragon said:
Can I fit my 360mm in the compeer 3 shutter?
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Yes, but you would not get the full benefits of 1/200, and they are rare. You see few as many were Electronic and failed decades ago. It's to do with the size of the front and rear cell elements close to the shutter blade & aperture blades. These are small diameter and very close with the 165mm Super Angulon. It's complicated but with a Symmar or similar Nikkor the rear elements of the front & rear cells are very much larger diameter at 1/200 the shutter blades have an aperture effect. This would be most noticeable at wider apertures.

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For this reason, Copal limited the top speed to 1/125.

There are other ways to obtain high shutter speeds,

Ian
 
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