What's the process of using it?
So we're going to set aperture with this little lever.
Shutter with the dial.
Yeah...
And then uh biases with the film back.
Right?
And charge the shutter.
Um check that we're good.
You can click and then before shooting for real we pull out the dark slide.
(okay) Um charge the shutter and get ready and boom!
I just shot this one so to advance the film we're gonna push the manual release.
Umhm.
One crank and we're now on number two.
There are multiple exposures in one?
Yes, (okay) this one...
I thought it might be like a single...
No, we're not that big yet.
(okay) Um so this one is now on shot two of ten.
Oh, okay!
That makes sense.
There are four by five versions.
Uh, this guy makes one where it is one film per back.
(okay) Um so after I would shoot I'd pull out the back flip the side over to get the
second shot per film back.
Oh okay, makes sense.
Here's your tripod.
I need some image stabilization.
It's called a monopod!
Juuush.
Yeah, the monopod is called I'm using Carlos's shoulder.
The pocket tripod support.
It's the one with the three little folding legs that come in... (the Manfrotto?)
yeah
I have one of those too, yeah.
Like it's great for when I want a stand thing but I can't carry the... (yeah)
Group photo?
He only has one chance! he doesn't, it's not digital.
Two-week surprise!
Vince let's see how it is.
I know.
It's like loading a gun, putting the powder in it, chucking it...
So what's with the light meter?
I can vaguely, because I am not good with sunny sixteen.
Wouldn't you want to point it towards what you're going to shoot?
The dome points towards the light source so I want the light coming from behind me (okay)
so yeah.
So now we're gonna be here for a little bit...
A quarter of a second?
Do I have that?
I do!
Aperture.. shutters right.. charge the shutter!
Need a checklist.
Aaaaand...
All right, now we're good!
You said enjoy the dance?
It's the joy of the dance (okay), which is don't forget any steps in the dance.
Right..
Who actually made or designed the box?
Uh, so this body is designed by Ethan Moses.
It's called a...
Runs of shop called Cameradactyl.
Okay, nice!
Something new and different to mess around with at least.
Yeah, so he makes this one called a Homonculus 6x9.
So it can take up to a six by nine back.
(oh) This is a 6x7 back.
(okay)
Um he has another one that does a full 4x5 sheet film.
(okay, oh... right)
6 by 12 is the full length of 4x5 to begin with.
(yeah) So it's about a little bit less than double this one.
Yeah..
And forward about that much.
Yeah..
Um the lens is actually smaller because it does use 4x5 lenses (uhmm)
So the lens is probably not this whole mechanical contraption, but just the central shutter
mechanism.
And then it's the other one's focused with a helical mount.
Vague resemblance of the ground glass.
What's the focal length on there.
Uh, this is a 65 millimeter, which is roughly about 33 (yeah) in full frame terms.
What are you shooting at again?
Uhh, f/6.3 thirty of a second ISO 64.
Hold on a second, what's your f-stop?
Um f/6.3...
It's wide open on this lens. (okay)
And even though this is ISO 125 film I'm rating it for 64.
Vince, you want to try here?
For a shot.
He's already blasted a...
How many do you have left?
Do you have just one pack?
I just have one last one.
(okay, so ten) I ordered some more but they didn't come in.
Um you can plop it up here!
Pretty!
What is the maximum aperture on that?
f/6.3!
Oh...
Um and actually I did not actually check the focus whether Alex was in focus.
Oh!
BUT, ha ha
Thank God I'm looking at my thing and I'm like (okay) ten to or anywhere from seven
to fifteen feet and (right, that was probably)
I think that's probably about fifteen.
Yeah you were..
Yeah you were good.
That worked out in your favor.
I hope it's just slightly soft.
there you go
we're going to.. use.. set this to hyperfocal.
Hold that position down there with that much shake.
There you go!
So it will catch me if I don't wind all the way (oh) with a red window (okay)
Um so I need to wind it until the red window stops.
(yeah) and then three more frames... three more frames...
Well actually seven, eight, nine, ten.
Four frames.
(oh)
Ut-oh, aperture is stuck?
Hopefully I didn't...
No, no that that's supposed to happen.
It was more of like that the shutter release locked open or lock triggered. The shutter
release got stuck in the open position.
Like did I just jam my shutter?
No, I'm good!
Oh, I think I moved it a little bit.
Yeah, that...
That it felt like it moved.
(yeah)
Oh well!
That's the end of this guy.
I know all right time to open this bad boy up you.
You good Scott?
(Yeah)
All right dark slides back in.
We're done!
No more resistance left in here.
So.. pop!
Shell goes open.
This part comes out and...
You just throw that away? Just like...
ha ha
That comes back out.
It's all in the taking not the viewing?
And to keep it undone there's a little tab here.
He's out of memory!
And we are exposed!
That's how you roll?
Yep!
Hahaaar