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Originally Posted by Constant
Thanks
My reason for asking, im looking for a "slower process", a technique that demands time and carries a risk, you know.... it must be right,exposure etc.
I live in Sydney, are there any places that process medium format in Sydney, or anywhere for that matter?
At $20-$30 a roll id be concentrating on what i wS doing, that's my motivation, too take time and care.
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If it's a slower process you want, why not jump in the deep end and go large format ? Even better, go vintage LF. I've slid right down the rabbit hole and am using a 1903 4x5 Pony Premo. I'm lovin' it for the very reasons you describe. It takes me about 20 minutes to take a snap. Compose under the dark cloth with the image upside down and left/right flipped. Focus on the ground glass. Measure the light with an extinction meter or a new fangled light meter. Choose one of the two shutter speeds (or B, or T), convert from F-stop to aperture setting, load the film/plate, arm the shutter and squeeze the bulb.
I load/unload film in a changing bag, develop in the laundry sink and scan the negative.
You can even do astrophotography. The attached photo is taken with a pre-war 4x5 Speed Graphic.
Steve.