Those last two shots are absolutely stunning.

@thefilmlaundry

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, getting there slowly. Still a lot to learn

Fantastic absolutely fantastic. I commented on your last video and didn’t realise it was 5months old. The photos in this video are so inspiring I just wish I didn’t have to work today so I could take photos all day, thankyou for your contribution.

@thefilmlaundry

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, new video has been shot, just editing now

Great I’ve found your channel especially 6x17 as I’ve just got my 6x17 chroma,keep up the great videos.

@thefilmlaundry

5 ай бұрын

Good luck, you're gonna love the camera, lots of fun

Really nice. Loved the second scene especially - not making any criticism of the first tho!! And extra yay for multiple film backs; it’s the best “real life” examination I’ve seen of film grains in the field. Hope you enjoyed it enough to make more of these, really enjoyed it.

@thefilmlaundry

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, yeah the second scene surprised me. I'd love to do more comparisons, although shooting multiple rolls of 120 can get expensive 🤣 Definitely more videos planned.

Beautiful vistas and photos. Definitely need to visit Australia some day.

@thefilmlaundry

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, and yes, Australia is always worth a visit 👍🏻

I live in Coleraine Victoria and am starting to do some panoramas of the amazing red gums in the farms around here. In the foh they are incredible. I use leica and canon and am looking at the Chroma six 17. This has been very helpful and interesting. I want to thank you for taking the time and effort to share. Beautiful shots. Cheers Pete

@thefilmlaundry

9 ай бұрын

Beautiful area, did a few days camping near there a year or so ago. Glad you found it useful, definitely a fun format to shoot.

Nice! My dog and I are sold on the Chroma Six 17.

@thefilmlaundry

10 ай бұрын

🤣 listen to your dog, they are wise....and also require cheese

Another cracking outing. Love the shots, Ektar is my go too for colour work, the second shot looks awesome, maybe the framing at the bottom is off a bit but otherwise very very nice shot. cheers

@thefilmlaundry

7 ай бұрын

Ektar never gets the move it deserves, always people banging on about Portra, such a meh film stock

@paultaylorphotography9499

7 ай бұрын

Ektar all day for me mate love it.@@thefilmlaundry

Thanks for your great video. I have recently purchased the chroma 6x17 too but have only managed to get out with it twice so far. First time with tripod using focusing screen and yesterday using it hand held and zone focusing. I haven't developed yesterdays film yet but am interested to see how that comes out. As you said shooting 6x17 is very strange and will take some time to become familiar with it and be able to pre-visualise. One great thing I did learn from your video was not to actually remove the dark slide because its very awkward to re-insert. I have now marked my darkslide so that I know how high I can lift it up to clear the film area but keep it within the actual camera. Thanks again and I look forwards to seeing more of your images.

@patriciasawas1090

4 ай бұрын

Forgot to mention, I too use a 135mm lens because my large Schnieder Kreuschnach 90mm is not compatible. I also think I need something a little wider. What 135 are you using?

@thefilmlaundry

4 ай бұрын

That's great to hear, it's a fun camera. I definitely find using my phone with the viewfinder app set to 617 with my 135 is a great help, often when I'm just out and about inpull it out to see what things will look like. I haven't been brave enough to shoot handheld yet 🤯

@thefilmlaundry

4 ай бұрын

I have the Fujinon SW 135 it's a great lens, very sharp. I recently got the 90 Fujinon as well which I believe will fit with the proper lens cone, not as sharp as the 135 with a bot of distortion on the edges. I'm glad I got the 135 first as it has taught me a lot

@patriciasawas1090

4 ай бұрын

@@thefilmlaundry I bought one of the little Chroma cold shoe frame finders which is helpful

@patriciasawas1090

3 ай бұрын

👍

Really nice and relaxed videos you make. The 6 : 17 looks nice, but I cannot shake the feeling it would have been nice with a bit more vertical height to be able to frame more situations.

@thefilmlaundry

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree, the 617 frame is challenging, many compositions don't work for it. But it's a fun challenge

Just found your channel. Really like your laidback presentation. Could you tell me how you are scanning your film or do you send it out? Thanks

@thefilmlaundry

9 ай бұрын

Glad you like it. I scan using a Epson v750 and Silverfast. I've never had good results from having scans done locally, and especially with the size of the 6x17 negs, the cost to get hi rez scans would be extreme. So far, the quality of the scans from these begs is way higher than I can really use, so I'm happy.

I really like almost every aspect of the last image, its a beautiful scene to capture. I have to know why you chose to cut the truck out on the bottom though? There is a lot of extra space up top and from the B roll it looked like some nice grass for the foreground.

@thefilmlaundry

10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yeah, I was kicking myself about that too 🤦 I was rushing because the sun was just about to peak through the trees and cause massive flair. But there's no excuse, I just messed up. So many things to think about when shooting these cameras, fun but also so many chances to mess up.

@ZeLoShady

10 ай бұрын

@@thefilmlaundry I wouldn't really say it's a mess up, the final image is still great. Now you know for next time! I'm sure that place gets nice light more often than not.

@thefilmlaundry

10 ай бұрын

Haa, thanks. Yeah, I definitely will be back at some stage.

thanks for the review I was looking for a cheaper alternative to the mega expensive 6x17 Shen H

@thefilmlaundry

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the Shen Hao is nice, but expensive. If you can live without tilt shift, then the Chroma is a great option.

Just curious what dark cloth you're using.

@thefilmlaundry

10 ай бұрын

Actually made it myself, all the ones I could find for sale were designed for 4x5 and larger cameras, nothing really fit the odd shape of the 617, so I made up a pattern and used regular window blackout cloth, white side out to reflect heat (not that I have noticed it getting hot) it's got elastic at the front and also I added a small collar with Velcro which pretty much stops any light come from the tripod head area. Really happy with it, and considering it was my first time using a sewing machine it came out pretty good. All up 15 bucks in materials

Great images I don't get how you're calling a medium camera large format.

@thefilmlaundry

10 ай бұрын

I get your point, but I think the general consensus is a 6 by 17 frame is just so big you can't really call it medium format. I'm just going by what everyone else calls it, maybe it needs a new name, mediumly largish format 😂

@cyphermote6857

4 ай бұрын

The film used is medium format, the camera is technically large format. I believe the length of the image determines the classification.