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Is that mostly just local gab stuff? Do you have a link to it by chance so I can check?
I tried to "calibrate" the sensor distance on this camera so that I could accurately focus to infinity on an adapted vintage Leica lens... And......
That’s a wide angle lens at something like f16 and a super long exposure.
First test shot of my pseudo DIY X-Pan digital camera... [ATTACH] Not great... Think I need a bigger more modern sensor to pull this off...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: Retouched [IMG] Somewhere in the Reagan years - give or take a few brain cells - the Natural...
Both the COE and the 52-59 ford groups will soon be in the off topic forum with their own prefixes...
I’ve never shot, held, or even fondled a large-format camera. Medium format? Barely. I’ve sniffed around a few, but never pulled the trigger....
It's hard to say... All I have is the scan. But Bob was known for shooting portraits with both a 4x5 Graflex and a 8x10 Deardorff field camera....
This is blown up to about the limit before resolution starts to really suffer... [ATTACH]
For everything I’ve posted from the Tom Cobbs archive so far, I’ve kept my hands off the images... no edits, no tweaks, just raw history as it was...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs & The Savage Truth Of Large Format Film [IMG] Now this is just plain cool… In 1948, the Russetta...
It's about god damned time someone commented on that title. I was super proud of it... :)
So... Basically, the cut-de-sac is built out now and I can't do full shoots there anymore. BUT, there is a gap between the two homes that allows...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Chemical Salvation & The Art Of Stress Relief [IMG] Got too much shit piling up right now and the stress...
So interesting thought... In 1949, Fran Hernandez and Tom Cobbs raced each other in the first ever organized drag race in Goleta, CA. Two years...
I would guess so... In the early 50's Tom was so young... And it's hard to imagine him having enough resources to run multiple setups. BUT, Tom...
Looks like a 49 to 51 Chevy or Olds fleetline to me perhaps?
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: Drag Races [IMG] In the past six months, we’ve burned through nearly all of the Tom Cobbs Archive...
Holy shit… That’s rich man. :)
You fellas are arguing for no reason at all. Social Groups aren't coming back.... and the 52-59 content is most likely going to be dumped into the...
Absolutely, but if we had a full field roster those discrepancies would be much easier to spot and research. It just makes life easier for nerds...
This reads like someone is gate keeping historical data? If so, PM me details... I'd be happy to call them out and blast them for that bullshit.
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The History Of Top Speeds [IMG] I've said this a few times the past couple of months, but one of the striking...
Save this for when you mind slips. [ATTACH]
I have zero problems going to jail for the right reasons. Good trouble is the best kind of trouble. I take over 5000 photos a year on average......
I can shoot digital and more or less end up with the image in my head. Not that it’s great, but I know what I’m getting. With film, it’s much...
I actually get it... he was under the assumption that I was creating demand for the photos I do charge for. I'd be frustrated too. But I mean,...
So, I got an angry email... And I get it. Let me explain. I have this thing for bags, pouches, and carrying devices for travel and cameras. In...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: World War [IMG] 2007. Stevo and I drag our hot rods to some airshow south of town with the promise of WWII...
God I love cars with a focused purpose.
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