Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: New forum for large format enthusiasts

This is topic New forum for large format enthusiasts in forum Large Format Forum at Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE.

To visit this topic, use this URL:
https://ft-forum.com/ft/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=000011

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-04-2004, 12:03 AM:

After getting this request for some time and finally seeing why I get this request so often...here it is.

By the morning, all 8/70 and 15/70 threads will be moved into this forum for archival and future discussion.

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 05-04-2004, 04:25 AM:

Either it's a great and welcome idea that's been necessary and known about for quite some time ... or it's a slick and clever way of segregating me and my predominantly Large-Format posts from the Film-Tech society, along with the rest of the Large Format cultists. [Razz]

DOWN WITH 35mm!!! Y'all with yer skinny film and optical soundtracks and yer ... vertical threading! ... who needs ya!?! [Big Grin]

Okay, perhaps I overreacted there. No hard feelings. [beer]

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 05-04-2004, 05:52 AM:

Not only is the image quality better, but 70mm requires fewer slitting knives than 35mm. You get 19 strips across a 54-inch "wide roll" of Kodak VISION Color Print Film, instead of the 38 strips you get with 35mm film.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-04-2004, 11:31 AM:

Less slitting knives? Why that's better for the environment![av=t]

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 05-04-2004, 11:48 AM:

Sadly, by today's declining standards 35mm true anamorphic is virtually a large format.

BTW, I have some 105mm film. That tops your nancy-boy 70/15.

One more stupid thought: IMAX projected using the technology of that defunct drive-in with the individual screens could feed a multiplex using one projector and one print. How's that for economy?

OK, I'm done now.

Posted by Stephen Furley (Member # 1277) on 05-04-2004, 12:02 PM:

At the other extreme, Pathe Duplex was a very short-lived home widescreen system which ran 9.5mm, film with special perforations, horizontally through the camera, exposing half the width, it was then turned round, like 8mm, to expose the other half. When slit for projection the film was 4.75mm wide.

The BKSTS film formats wallchart shows an even smaller format, I don't have a copy handy at the moment, but it was either 3 or 3.5mm. I've never heard of it anywhere else, and I've no idea what it was used for, but I seem to remember that it was something to do with the USAF.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 05-04-2004, 12:48 PM:

quote: Steve Kraus
BTW, I have some 105mm film. That tops your nancy-boy 70/15.

How about 241 mm (9.5 inches) film?: [Razz]

Kodak SO-359 Color Reversal Aerial Film

quote:
AEROCHROME HS Film SO-359
High-speed color reversal film for low- to medium-altitude mapping and reconnaissance. Process E-6.

KODAK AEROCHROME HS Film SO-359 is a fine grain, high-speed color reversal aerial camera film. It has excellent color rendition and good image quality. SO-359 Film has a 3.9-mil (0.10 mm) ESTAR Base with a gel backing. It is specifically designed for processing to a color transparency using KODAK chemicals for Process E-6 in mechanized processors.

Kodak Aerial Film Catalog

Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 05-04-2004, 01:27 PM:

John

That's nothing . What about the film for the camera in the RB36 USAFM RB36
18" x 36" frames!! [Eek!]

Posted by Joe Schmidt (Member # 822) on 05-04-2004, 02:22 PM:

[Cool]

Knifies, knifies? John P. must be subterraneously mixing up the film industry with the bill-collecting industry.

[Razz]

Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 05-04-2004, 04:41 PM:

Now all we need is a forum for DLP!!! [thumbsup]

Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 05-04-2004, 06:15 PM:

A forum for DLP? Isn't that what "The Afterlife" is for? [Smile]

Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 05-04-2004, 07:06 PM:

What about a large format DLP Forum. [thumbsup]

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 05-05-2004, 03:39 AM:

quote:
That's nothing . What about the film for the camera in the RB36 USAFM RB36
18" x 36" frames!!

Been beat in Chicago. Made a camera to shoot 8 x 4.5 negatives.

http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/lawrence/mammoth.html

Lawrence took astounding pictures.
http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/lawrence/landscape.html

Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 05-05-2004, 03:46 AM:

But William that's plate photography.
We are talking about flexible film on a roll.

However I am sure the incredibly talented Mr Hill could devise a projector that could transport these plates at 24fps or greater [Eek!]

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 05-05-2004, 10:21 AM:

When I saw the topic large I thought this was a forum on Ian [Big Grin]

Posted by Jimmy Peters (Member # 886) on 04-06-2005, 11:58 PM:

I distinctly heard someone say DLP forum....and I am sure I am on a FILM -tech site!!!!

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 04-07-2005, 02:16 AM:

Almost a year late, but gosh, thanks for the input. [Roll Eyes]

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 05-12-2009, 09:53 PM:

It has been 1496 days since the last post.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 05-12-2009, 09:53 PM:

Should posts about IMAX DIGITAL be put in this forum or another?

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 05-13-2009, 12:08 AM:

No, I meant to move it to the Straight to Video forum. Imax Digital is not large format.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 05-17-2009, 03:49 PM:

I think Brad can discontinue the LArge FOrmat area since Imax film is dead.

Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 05-17-2009, 06:16 PM:

Yeah! Let's get rid of FHF and FITA, too.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 05-18-2009, 04:23 PM:

quote: Adam Martin
Yeah! Let's get rid of FHF and FITA, too.

That will undoubdtly have to happen in the close by future...