Large format Accessories
There are a lot of accessories that you should consider for your large format camera. Polaroid backs give instant images which allow you to evaluate composition and exposure before you load your sheet films. They are placed behind the ground glass just like a film holder. Polaroid backs can save you money in wasting sheet films. Readyloads and quick loads are used with Polaroid backs and are much faster to load films than regular filmholder. You use them as you would a sheet of Polaroid. They are easier to carry but cost a little more than regular sheet films.
Reflex hoods show right-side-up but still reversed. They make viewing much easier but they cost as much as some lower budget view cameras. Folding hoods ( picture above) are great for viewing and replace the dark cloth and also protect the groundglass. Changing bags are some of the cheapest accessories you can buy. They let you load films in daylight and on location. A 4X loupe will provide enough magnification for focusing. Some brands are expensive but provide a sharper view. You can buy an inexpensive loupe for around $30 with good quality. You need a light meter for calculating exposure. Reflected light meters cost less than a hundred dollars. They measure the light reflected by the subject, and are good for most situations. Incident light meters let you calculate exposure by the amount of light falling on your subject for more accurate reading. These types of meters are more expensive but you can also purchase optional reflected or spot attachments to use with them.
Kodak Ektachrome 100
EPP Readyload Single Sheet Film Packets, ISO 100, 4 x 5" Size, Transparency, 20
Sheets
Features:
- Increased color saturation
- Produces vibrant colors
- Excellent flesh-to-neutral color balance
- Records neutrals while maintaining pleasing skin tones
- Lower highlight contrast
This versatile, 100-speed, color transparency film features high color saturation and dependable neutrals combined with pleasing skin tones. It is an excellent choice for daylight exposures under controlled conditions or electronic flash in a wide range of commercial applications including fashion, advertising, and industrial work. You can also expose it with photo lamps (3400 K) or tungsten (3200 K) illumination with conversion filters. EKTACHROME 100 Plus Professional Film has an intended exposure range of 1/10,000 to 1/10 second with no filter correction or exposure compensation. Use this film to produce color transparencies for viewing with 5000 K illumination. You can also use the transparencies for printing by photomechanical methods and by photographic methods of direct duplication and direct reversal printing. In addition, you can scan transparencies for digital printing and for graphic arts and photo CD applications. Single-sheet packets and a holder for greatest convenience and reliability in all your 4 x 5-format commercial applications. When you want a convenient, simple way to shoot your 4 x 5 images, the KODAK PROFESSIONAL READYLOAD Single-Sheet Packet offers the ideal solution. Choose from your favorite Kodak 4 x 5-sheet films? but without the bother of standard sheet-film holders, darkrooms, or loading bags. The READYLOAD Single-Sheet Packet offers quick and easy daylight handling and loading while keeping dirt and dust away from the film?