Nokton48
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Testing the Sinar Norma Handy with 4x5 TMX400 HC110B Replenished Combiplan Inversion Agitation. 65mm F8 Schneider Super Angulon HANDHELD. Shot in full sun Key Day. Neg digitized on Skier 4x5 Box Full Power Sony Nex7 Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M.
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OK this is WHY you need HIGH SPEED FILM in this camera. Sinar Norma Handy 4x5 65mm F8 Schneider Super Angulon. TMX400 does push better than HP5+ IMO, although the difference is slight. The central part of the image is well exposed, at the four edges the Cosine Effect causes light falloff. I made this exposure at 1/60 HANDHELD, operating right at the edge of being able to get proper exposure without a tripod. Pushing the film to 800 or 1600 will increase lower light shooting possibilities. Here I got myself into a position where I was boxed in by brush and tree limbs and basically couldn't move.. So this camera is indeed HANDY when you need to get the shot from a cramped position. Neg digitized on Skier 4x5 Box Full Power Sony Nex7 Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M. At this closer-up shooting distance, the lens does cover all four corners, due to the image circle increasing. No corner falloff on this one.
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Nokton48
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Homemade Sinar Norma Handy built from pieces of Norma, 65mm F8 Schneider Super Angulon Pushed Kodak TMAX400 1/60 F8 Handheld. Neg digitized with Sony Nex 7 2.8/50M Zeiss Touit Skier Box Full Power.
Nokton48
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Homemade Sinar Norma Handy built from pieces of Norma, 65mm F8 Schneider Super Angulon Pushed Kodak TMAX400 1/60 F8 Handheld. Neg digitized with Sony Nex 7 2.8/50M Zeiss Touit Skier Box Full Power.
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OOPS Had a light leak! Camera tilted UP, keystoning present. The lens is rectilinear.
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I'd try the Center Filter 65mm F8, it's required to stop down two stops to avoid mechanical vignetting. And adding the Filter Factor, it really only works for me on a tripod. Which can be quick, but not as HANDY. It does even out the exposure across the field, but of course, doesn't sharpen the edges on the field LOL. Actually I kind of like the cosine effect I'm getting, and I can HANDHOLD.
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