Posted Mon, 06/09/2008 - 19:07 by admin
Welcome to the personal web space/blog of Bill vander Sluys. This site is built around the Drupal CMS. (that's Content Management System). I thought (fleetingly) about coding a PHP and MySQL website from scratch but decided that I had a life and didn't want to spend countless hours re-inventing the wheel! This theme is Acquia Slate, modified to my liking. work in progress! :)
Posted Mon, 02/15/2010 - 00:19 by admin
I've purchased a used Leafscan 45 film scanner, it should arrive within a week or so. I'll have 4x5 and Fuji FP-100C45 (negative) scans online when I get the old scanner working. Silverfast Ai Studio will capture scans. I need a transmission densitometer now, as correct negative densities are critical to successful platinum/palladium printing...
Posted Mon, 02/15/2010 - 00:15 by admin
Initial shots with the Rittreck and Fuji FP-100C45 look promising, I'm still testing to achieve proper negative densities for the platinum/palladium printing process. Work in progress!
Posted Mon, 12/21/2009 - 21:41 by admin
Of all the film formats I missed the most till now, Large Format was at the top of the list. Recently I've found a good deal on a Rittreck 5x7 View (Wista) on Ebay and am now waiting patiently for it to arrive. It includes a Fujinar-W 15cm F6.3 in Seikosha-SLV shutter, Polaroid 550 back and 4x5 sheet film holders. This is a backpackable metal field camera with enough movements for my photographic subjects. Now shopping for deals on Fuji FP-100C45 and Fuji FP-100B45 peel apart.
Posted Wed, 09/09/2009 - 12:17 by admin
The Canon EOS 7D features an all-new 18.0 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors, capturing tremendous images at up to ISO 12800 and speeds of up to 8 fps. Read more here!
Posted Sun, 09/06/2009 - 16:37 by admin
The ILFORD PHOTO "Image On A Box Photographic Competition 2009 - North America" is open to all residents of USA and Canada. Entries must be shot on ILFORD DELTA 400 Professional Film and printed on any ILFORD black and white photographic paper. Theme is "Fine Art". read more here.
Posted Wed, 09/02/2009 - 13:13 by admin
Although it can be good discipline to shot with a single lens I've found my Tamron 17-35mm to be a bit constraining in some situations, especially when needing to blur out a background. The bokeh from the Tamron leaves much to be desired. I've now added a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro to my Canon system. This lens is sharp wide open and has beautiful bokeh.
Read the lens reviews here
Posted Fri, 02/06/2009 - 02:13 by admin
Well, now I guess we'll see how good my Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD IF really is covering a full frame sensor. The 5D is a solid feeling camera with impressive response and start-up time. Its a real treat to compose with its 96% frame coverage viewfinder. Read the full dpreview.com review here...
Posted Sat, 01/31/2009 - 14:56 by admin
After patient waiting a used 5D became available through a local camera retailer in Vancouver BC. With a 12.8 Megapixel full frame sensor and Digic II imaging pipeline, I couldn't pass this up.
Posted Fri, 12/12/2008 - 23:54 by admin
Used RZ67 Pro 2 is here, looks good - will run a roll of Fujichrome Provia 100 through it this weekend.
