Wow! I love instant photography, and I have read about the 20x24 Polaroids and seen photos of one of them, but this just brings it to another level. I still love shooting with "regular" instant film and 35mm and medium format film cameras, but I'd love to have a go at shooting portraits on a 20x24 some day (if I won the lottery). Thanks for creating an itch, I can't scratch ;-)
I think it isn't that much about winning the lottery. More about the time and effort to put into it. A ULF bellows that size like-new or made to order (specialized manufacturers in China) costs about 700-1000$. You can get cheaper when you get lucky with used. Some simple woodworking power tools (jigsaw, router, drill), the wood, some metal parts and screws, another couple of hundred $ (only). Aluminium Oxide powder in the right grits for the ground glass, some 50-100$. Two foldable heavy duty workbench stands to put the camera on, under 100$. Some picture frame glass cut to 20x24, like 20$ a sheet. Fresnel lenses? That's tricky, these large sizes cost like 200$+ a sheet and are a pain to ship, no one stocks them. Also tricky: lenses. Normal focal length for this format is 800mm, they are really rare and hard to find - with an image circle large enough to cover 20x24! Options are: the longer fast projector lenses from really big lecture hall episcopes (Leitz Epis, Beseler E.F., ...) - if you can find them, sometimes they pop on eBay, sometimes not. Here, a 600mm 3.6 or so should cover - but that already is hard to find. And they are triplets, so softer than a Tessar or Dialyte to the edge. Or: Reproduction lenses (Dialyte or Tessar types). Not as fast and literally quadruple the price of the projectors, but really sharp. Equally hard to find in these sizes, sometimes only like 10-100 have been made for the really large types (and you need 1000mm or at least 800mm to cover). So, depending on what and how many different lenses you want, you can spend between 300$ to some thousands on lenses. A pack of 50 sheets Fuji Crystal Archive paper costs 200-300$. Developing chemicals, buckets and the like, maybe another 200$. I think if you really want to pull through with it you can get by with a budget of 3000$ of material cost to build a 20x24 camera and use it. More important is the countless hours it takes to research all the things you should know - reading lens datasheets, history articles about optics, chemistry, understanding what exactly you need to get and how to construct and put it together.
Great content Nat! Really learned a lot about this medium and also picked up a thing or two about the development process of the photos. Photos came out great as well!
Yes, finally. I want a digital camera with that sensor size and 10,000 M pixel. Then I will be satisfied. Edit: I wish it was a little bit bigger though, like 25x25? Perfect.
RA4 reversal is certainly a unique one, especially when blown up to such sizes. Though consistent results are hard to maintain, and is rather complex compared to the likes of cibachrome
You know you're old when someone Natasha's age doesn't know who Farrah Fawcett is 😂 .. Lovely photos btw! You're one lucky human to have this kind of opportunity. You did great!
This took me way too long to finish, but this was wonderful! I'm so happy you got to do this and work with Ethan. The photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing the experience.
Wish I could conceptually grasp the reversal process. As far as I understand, he burns away the exposed silver, exposes the remaining silver, then develops whatever’s left? …how that becomes color is beyond my comprehension.
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After 45 years of film photography, I thought that I had seen it all, but alas I was wrong. Oustanding video. Thank you.
wow thank you very much!!
One of the best film photography videos on YT! Great watch and gorgeous results! 🙌🏾
oh wow thank you !!!
Really beautiful Nat you have such a grace and skill for the craft
that means so much. thank you!
this was so cool! Love how they came out. Thanks for making this BTS video and sharing the process
Magnificent. Kudos to all of you for sharing this process and the beautiful images. Love the jeans shot especially.
thank you very much!!
Wow!
I love instant photography, and I have read about the 20x24 Polaroids and seen photos of one of them, but this just brings it to another level.
I still love shooting with "regular" instant film and 35mm and medium format film cameras, but I'd love to have a go at shooting portraits on a 20x24 some day (if I won the lottery).
Thanks for creating an itch, I can't scratch ;-)
Im glad you enjoyed it !
I think it isn't that much about winning the lottery. More about the time and effort to put into it.
A ULF bellows that size like-new or made to order (specialized manufacturers in China) costs about 700-1000$. You can get cheaper when you get lucky with used.
Some simple woodworking power tools (jigsaw, router, drill), the wood, some metal parts and screws, another couple of hundred $ (only).
Aluminium Oxide powder in the right grits for the ground glass, some 50-100$. Two foldable heavy duty workbench stands to put the camera on, under 100$.
Some picture frame glass cut to 20x24, like 20$ a sheet. Fresnel lenses? That's tricky, these large sizes cost like 200$+ a sheet and are a pain to ship, no one stocks them.
Also tricky: lenses. Normal focal length for this format is 800mm, they are really rare and hard to find - with an image circle large enough to cover 20x24! Options are: the longer fast projector lenses from really big lecture hall episcopes (Leitz Epis, Beseler E.F., ...) - if you can find them, sometimes they pop on eBay, sometimes not. Here, a 600mm 3.6 or so should cover - but that already is hard to find. And they are triplets, so softer than a Tessar or Dialyte to the edge. Or: Reproduction lenses (Dialyte or Tessar types). Not as fast and literally quadruple the price of the projectors, but really sharp. Equally hard to find in these sizes, sometimes only like 10-100 have been made for the really large types (and you need 1000mm or at least 800mm to cover). So, depending on what and how many different lenses you want, you can spend between 300$ to some thousands on lenses.
A pack of 50 sheets Fuji Crystal Archive paper costs 200-300$. Developing chemicals, buckets and the like, maybe another 200$.
I think if you really want to pull through with it you can get by with a budget of 3000$ of material cost to build a 20x24 camera and use it.
More important is the countless hours it takes to research all the things you should know - reading lens datasheets, history articles about optics, chemistry, understanding what exactly you need to get and how to construct and put it together.
These are incredible, Natasha! You are amazing! ❤️
Thank you Michelle!!
6:41 That is incredible!
So sick !!! 6:30
thank you!!
All of the photos are so good.
thanks so much!
Great content Nat! Really learned a lot about this medium and also picked up a thing or two about the development process of the photos. Photos came out great as well!
thank you!! i’m glad it was informative (:
This is absolutely incredible and awesome !!
Well done !
thanks so much!
Such a good video. Haven't been inspired in a long time. thank you
i’m so glad to hear that! thank u sm (:
This is a great series of portraits!
Super cool! I love this video and dream of one day taking portraits with a 20X24 camera. The results look outstanding.
Thank you so much!
Yes, finally. I want a digital camera with that sensor size and 10,000 M pixel. Then I will be satisfied.
Edit: I wish it was a little bit bigger though, like 25x25? Perfect.
The amount of detail is amazing, good stuff
thank you!!
This is flipping amazing!!
thank you!!
How fun was that?! What an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing it with us. ✌️
🥰🥰
RA4 reversal is certainly a unique one, especially when blown up to such sizes.
Though consistent results are hard to maintain, and is rather complex compared to the likes of cibachrome
You know you're old when someone Natasha's age doesn't know who Farrah Fawcett is 😂 .. Lovely photos btw! You're one lucky human to have this kind of opportunity. You did great!
Hahahaha I will say Im real bad at remembering actresses names! But thanks so much (:
Wow
When 2 badasses collab. Shit goes down.
oh hell yeah
So, can the image also be used a negative and then scanned digitally if you door do not apply the colour developer on it?
I’ve never been more jealous in my life
😭❤️❤️
I loved getting to be in front of this camera. Love the video, love the shots, god I wish I owned one of these lmao
This is RAD
thank you!!
Epic 👌
thank you!
May I know what lens were you guys using
good vid do some more
This took me way too long to finish, but this was wonderful! I'm so happy you got to do this and work with Ethan. The photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing the experience.
thanks so much jaime !
very cool
Ilford can still make 20x24 film if you special order it from them
1200lbs camera that shoots 20x24 fp100c wow!
how much for each shot?
I see that Red Hat Linux ball cap behind you! Please tell me you use Linux too??
Wish I could conceptually grasp the reversal process. As far as I understand, he burns away the exposed silver, exposes the remaining silver, then develops whatever’s left? …how that becomes color is beyond my comprehension.
真棒！我也要做一台相机
pleas make tutorial chemical material
i love you ....