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Superb effort Steve, still, nowt else to do!
Oi!
Superb effort Steve, still, nowt else to do!
No laughing Steve, I thought you acquitted yourself very well!
I don't know why, but I thought you were older.John Aldred from DIYPhotography.net has just published the video we recorded at the NEC Photography Show last month along with a short article. I hope I look like I know what I'm doing (no laughing at the back...)
I don't know why, but I thought you were older.
Seriously though, very good video. Got all the info out in a nice relaxed way.
Neither am I.I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not, but thanks [emoji3][emoji1303]
I thought that interview went very well and both you and the camera looked great.
Hi Steve,
I have a question regarding lens boards.
The spec for the Chroma says it uses traditional Linhof/Wista boards.
Are these different to Toyo boards, or are they also compatible?
It's not a massive problem either way, it's just that the first lens I've bought in preparation for the arrival of a Chroma happens to come with a Compur shutter and a Toyo board, and I was wondering whether it will fit, or I'll just have to move the lens to the board supplied with the camera?
...You will simply need to detach the lens from the Toyo board (there's a simple threaded ring mounted from the back of a shutter to secure it through the board) then mount it to the Chroma board.
Does this need a special tool, a "lens wrench"?
Ideally yes, but it’s also possible to loosen/refit the ring with a carefully held screwdriver (I’m not recommending it in case someone loses a finger [emoji23]). For the low cost of them, I think it’s worth picking up a proper tool.
Great interview, great camera. I missed the kickstarter, but I'll definitely be putting an order in when they're on sale.
I think the wet plate back should be high up on the list of next steps. There seems to be a huge amount of interest in collodion at the moment, so I'm sure you would be able to sell a lot to non-Chroma users (assuming they fit).
No problem. For me personally, I think $122 is a bit steep so maybe go for the Neewer/Newport. I haven’t used either but for something you’re going to use very rarely to tighten up a nut on a thread I think they’d be fine.
I was curious to see what £4k of plastic looked like.
Couldn't you laser cut a new rung for that ladders, Steve? Looks right dodgy, mate!
Oi! Purple is just about acceptable, pink is a no no.That pink is fantastic. Wish I'd ordered one now!
Oi! Purple is just about acceptable, pink is a no no.
I have to admit to being really close to ordering the Ribena coloured one.
Come on Andy, it will go lovely with your hipster tweed ;0)
BTW Steve, your Kickstarter video is great. You come across as a very genuine and competent person who I'd be very happy to give my money to.
The only thing that goes with tweed is more tweed, so a tweed chroma would probably sell in the millions.
While I missed the Kickstarter (only found out about it the other week). I'm very much looking forward to the Chroma going on public sale later in the year. I have a Wista 6x7 roll film back and a polaroid 545i (for Instax) I'd like to put to good use.
As for colour, purple is tempting but a monochrome look (white with black bellows) appeals too. This is all assuming no issues with any internal light reflections (soviet cameras I'm looking at you) - I imagine it's all fine though (else I can see why matte black is the most popular).
Keep up the good work!
BTW Steve, your Kickstarter video is great. You come across as a very genuine and competent person who I'd be very happy to give my money to.
Amazing what you can do in the editing suite......