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@@otroargentinocamioneroenes5805 Thanks so much Otro, I really appreciate it and I’m glad you’re finding the videos useful.

@@intensemojo Thanks so much Michael! Glad you found it useful. Once I stopped posting regularly, I assume the algorithm stops recommending. Hopefully if people search for the topic, it’ll still be found, but who knows. Thanks again.

@@allison.darling I don’t have that one but no, you need to be able to see through it to have it work, so something seems wrong there. Is it possible there is a protective cover that needs to be to be removed?

Here's another thought: Looking at the product description on the B&H site, it mentions multiple filters, some darker, some lighter, for use with different speeds of film. Is it possible all those filters come stacked together, thus making a very dark stack? You'd just want to use one of them, probably the lightest one, to get the effect you want. Let me know if you get it figured out!

Hi Ruud, great to hear from you! Hope you’re doing well. Is it Springtime in the Netherlands like it is here? Things are starting to green up and other photographers are writing to tell me they are heading to the Smoky Mountains soon. Wishing you all the best and Great Light. Take care!

Me too! It’s the best.

Thank you so much!

@@ScottWalton I just saw your last video, I feel bad because you made quality videos, sometimes that is not enough and is totally understandable your decision, I follow many photographers and your channel is the one that I enjoyed most and I will go back again and reply every video again, wish you the best, thanks for the hard work!

@@otroargentinocamioneroenes5805 Otro, thank you so much for your very kind words, I really appreciate it.

Thanks so much Nader! 🙏

Thanks so much Vitaly. 🙏

@@otroargentinocamioneroenes5805 Thanks Otro, I really appreciate it and glad you found it useful. (Sorry for the long delay)

Hi Otro, I’m not sure what you mean. Can you re-phrase the question? Maybe a little more detail about what you’re asking? I want to give a good answer. Thanks!

@@ScottWalton ok yes my English is terrible sorry, I got an spot meter and I started to to practice to get the correct exposure to shoot in a digital camera that I have (Olympus e-300) I get great results most of the time but some others time I'm off 1 or 2 stops, I like to know if I can trust when I have the right exposure in the digital camera and copy the same setup in the film camera to get the same result...

@@otroargentinocamioneroenes5805 Ok, I understand. There are lots of people who do it this way with great results. They don't even carry a meter, just carry the digital camera and use the exposure for the film that gave a good result on the digicam. You would want to do testing of course, before trusting that method to important film exposures, but it should work for you. Your testing may show that you need to adjust the final film exposure a bit from what looks good on the digicam, but that would be just fine and a reasonable part of the process. You may find that after using the spot meter for a while, you'll be comfortable with that and trust it for accurate exposures. Then you wouldn't need to carry the digicam. As always, a negative film will be much more forgiving than a slide film. The advantage of the spot meter is the ability to measure very small but important areas from a distance and get accurate readings. Especially with slide film, this can really help preserve important detail in those small areas. You may or may not be able to see that kind of detail on a small digicam screen. Let me know how it goes and where you end up. Sounds like a fun process!

@@ScottWalton thanks for a while trying to find out this but I just got me a digital, I got me a box of provia 4x5 will be the first time shooting large format and with the high prices on the films I try to do the best I can, I am learning a lot with your videos, is the type of photography that I like to do in the future in Dominican republic, I keep watching thanks for your help and time!

@@otroargentinocamioneroenes5805 Yes the prices are out of this world now. Kind of sad. If you have access to black and white film and developing, it is a good way to start dialing in your exposures since it is so much less expensive. You might want to try some of that to initially test your exposure system. You will eventually need to test with the Provia but getting good exposures with B&W will give you confidence and let you know how your system is working without spending quite as much in the beginning. Please keep me informed of your progress and feel free to write with my any questions. I look forward to seeing landscapes from your country. Take care.

Hi and thank you. Not really near Ocala. This is up in Northwest Florida in the Panhandle. Ocala is more centrally located in the peninsula between Gainesville and Orlando.

@@ScottWalton ok, I was living in Homosassa...those palmettos look very familiar, I started to watch your videos from the beginning today, loved!

Hi Shannon, thanks for watching and glad it brought back some good memories. Growing up in Columbus I started going there as a little kid. It really has changed so much. I was there last summer and the new visitors center is amazing. They've also instituted one-way directional flow inside the gorge to keep foot traffic moving. I guess the crowds have descended there like most other natural areas in recent years. I'd like to see the new lodge, which replaced the original that burned down a few years ago. That new one has finally been rebuilt and reopened last year. Anyway, take care!

Thanks so much!

You’re most welcome!

@@ScottWalton Thank you 📷

Thanks so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it! The loupe I used to make the close-up videos is a Schneider 4X just like this: www.ebay.com/itm/165725906815?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=yUB-nLNOSWG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=qCgItNLURmm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@@ScottWalton Thank you very much, great and compliments for your fantastic videos and photographs, large format forever!

Thanks Michael. Lots of hopping on kinda slippery rocks to get to that spot. Always a fun challenge!

Thanks Michael, I really appreciate it.

Thanks a lot!

Trying my best. Thanks Gregory!

Thank you Ruud!

Thanks so much Les!

Thanks Jim, I really appreciate it!

Hi! Glad you found it useful. I think long lenses are best here. I used my 300 and 450 a lot from the dock and wished I had longer. Mill Pond is the place in the state park where the dock is located. Sunrise and sunset are best. The dock is a bit rickety, not dangerous but be very mindful of other people moving during your necessarily long exposures. You’ll get blurry images. You need a daily pass for the state park. Go to their website and order and print them out in advance. You’ll want to be there for the sunrise shoots way before the park office opens. But the gate is always open so you can get in early, you should just have your pass. My first trip there I also hired a boat and went out on the water. That required digital with high ISO. Maybe you could do ok with fast film and fast lenses. There aren’t many other places on the lake other than the state park where you can access the water as it’s mostly private land surrounding the lake. That’s why the state park and going out on a boat are the best options. Hope you have a great trip. Let me know how it goes.

@@ScottWalton excellent tips! Thank you! Unfortunately I’m limited on my bellows extension to 300mm but I’ll bring digital as well with long lenses. Can’t wait to get out there. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!

Thanks Scott. It was a great trip. I’ve been to Caddo Lake three times now and I think I’ve had birds in pictures each time. Interesting that they seem to hold still enough for that, even with large format.

Thank you. Fred was a very special guy. I was fortunate to take one of his final workshops which included a session in his home darkroom. He made some wonderful photographic products as well, some of which I use to this day.

Thank you!! 🙏

Hi Randy, yes you need some empty film boxes and either a changing tent/bag or a dark bathroom, etc., to unload/reload. "Technically" you could use the same box you have with your new film and keep the unexposed film in the little pouch that's inside the box and put your exposed film in the same box but outside the pouch. That will allow you to keep exposed and unexposed separated. BUT, send me an email from my website or PM me on IG and I'll be happy to send you some empty film boxes (if you're in the US...otherwise shipping empty boxes around is too expensive)

For Randy and others who may read this, you can also forget the little pouch and just keep exposed and unexposed film in the same box separated by one of the little pieces of cardboard that comes inside the box. You just have to be careful and have a system and don't forget what you're doing. i.e. Unexposed below the cardboard and Exposed on top, or however you want to plan it but just have to keep it straight since there's no way to tell which is which once you start.

Thank you Scott. I had to wait for them to move out of the way. They wouldn’t have held still for the large format exposure time. Blurry turkeys! 😂

@@ScottWalton I know what you mean. I can't even get a non blurry bird with digital. I don't know how Eliot Porter managed back in the day with even slower film!

Hi Randy. You’re most welcome. Glad you found this useful!

Hi Randy! Congratulations on jumping into the LF journey. I know you’ll have a blast. Please feel free to message or email me with any questions. If you do B&W I really recommend that Zone VI viewing filter too. They come up on eBay from time to time. Super helpful, not only for the viewing frame aspect but also to visualize the tonal relationships. Anyway, thanks for watching and take care!

Thanks so much! Great that you live close enough for a weekend visit. It is a very special place.

Thanks Bert. It’s my favorite for sure.

Thank you Bert. I feel like I’m trying to do more B&W. It’s definitely where my photography journey began.

Yes, since this was a flying trip, everything I had to bring for large format was so heavy and bulky that I just went with the lighter tripod and head. I always miss the D4 when I don’t have it but the other works ok. I always fly with two duffels and usually I bring two tripods, the heavy one with the D4 and the lighter one with the smaller ball head; one in each duffel. But this time the weights just didn’t work out to do that. And since I planned to do a good bit of walking where I wouldn’t use the heavy tripod and the D4 anyway I just thought the lighter set up made more sense.

Hi, and thanks so much for watching! I sure did shoot a lot of that subject! Take care.

Hi Ilich. Thanks so much for watching and for your kind comments. The music is all from Epidemic Sound. Except for the little outtro clip which I assume you're not referring to, here are the 3 songs in order of appearance: Faded Silhouette - Helmut Schlenker Snow in June - Martin Landh My Little Turtle - Christophe Gorman Thanks again and take care.

Thanks so much Ryan!

Thanks Slavomir, I really appreciate it!

Thanks Greg! I can easily expose 20-40 sheets a day. I can have 5-10 setups (subjects) per day if there is sufficient subject matter. I kinda tend to overshoot so I’ll expose more sheets per subject than I probably should but I usually get something useable, which is the objective, so I’m ok with it. Good luck on your new LF journey. Feel free to write with questions as they come up.

@@ScottWalton Oh wow that is a lot, I think I'd struggle to shoot that much with medium format, although I very rarely bracket. But as you say it's a trade-off of increasing your chance of getting the right image. Thanks, I will definitely ask if anything comes up!

Hi GW, thank you so much for your very kind words. I really appreciate the time you've spent with my content in order to form those opinions. I hope I'll see you over on Instagram where I plan to continue to post and hope to put a little more of my thoughts and 'behind the scenes' story into the posts so folks will still get some inspiration and maybe a little education out of what I'm doing. Thanks again and take care!

Thanks Slavomir! You'll have a great time there I'm sure.

Thanks Trace. I hope to see you over on Instagram and please always feel free to write with any questions or concerns, I’ll continue trying to be helpful!

Thanks Erich. Still have the Toho but I’ve always loved the Linhof. So fast and easy to use. Just a more pleasant experience when the extra 2 lbs doesn’t matter, which is most of the time.

Thank you Jeff, I appreciate it.