An update to my work section with some unrelated subject matter (yes other than architecture). They were shot with 4×5 negatives in the outback near Chester on a cold misty winters morning.  Its nice to photograph other subjects sometimes so don’t get to restricted like I have been of late. Have a look http://jamieknop.com/workother.html

Hope everyone had a good new years eve and is looking forward to 2010!

I received the ShenHao TZ45-IIB a few days ago, it is well made and has great movements on it. How ever I have had two little things to pick on, first of all the ground glass is rather dim, so best to make sure you have a fast lens on the camera. Second of all is because I have a 90mm lens attached to the camera it has not got as much front rise as I’d of hoped. So this is my reason for bag bellows, a lot more freedom in the movements of the camera. I could have gone for a recessed lens board but I felt I should make sure that the movements are going to be available and went for the bag bellows.

Having some film developed from a shoot in Liverpool so I shall update with them when I have received and scanned them.

Well the Wista has been out of action for quite some time now with the bellows being fixed and in the mean time I have decided upon purchasing the ShenHao TZ45-IIB. Along with it comes a nice wide lens, the Fujinon SWD 90mm f/5.6 would should come in handy in them tight situations many architecture photographers find them self’s in. The cameras movements are as follows, front; rise: 23mm, fall: 43mm, shift: 12mm, Swing: 25°, Base tilt: 90°. Rear Movements; rise: 55mm, base tilt: 90°, back tilt: 22°, swing: 10°.

The camera is coming from France so it may take a little while to get here but as soon as it is I shall put it to the test and update with the results!