Seagul TLR

sulhan · 25th April 2003

Hi All TLR (seagull) users out there....

Just To check out if there are any tips from experiences users....on the film ....focussing....utilization of this camera etc.

I'm not looking fro criticism on the image quality etc as this is a "underated" tool as what i can see.

As i'm new to this 120 film.....so i may need some tips also on the cost of the film/slides...and photo procesing shops reccommendation.

Well...looking forward to finish my first roll.....

TIll then,

regards,
Sulhan

e905591s · 25th April 2003

Hi Sulhan,

I have had some great fun using a Seagull TLR some weeks back. Shot my first roll of Ilford FP4+ in botanic garden. I developed that roll and the big negatives look appetizing. Can't comment on the picture quality though because I can't tell from the negatives alone. The film cost me $4 from Ruby.

I was using a digicam as lightmeter and this seems to work, albeit a bit troublesome. Focussing was a breeze as mine has a split image circle and not to mention a very bright view on the focussing screen.

It seems to be quite reliable mechanically too, contrary to many of the comments I read from the web where the camera could iterally fall apart from slight use.

e905591s

sulhan · 2nd May 2003

Hi All.....

Went to RGB today to develope my first medium format roll.......and I WAS SHOCK !!!!! to see the good image quality taken with the Seagul TLR.......

As i only have a scanner that accept 35mm film....trimmed off one frame off the film and scanned the image.......the image becomes like a panorama photo.....

The RAW file is 70 MB (this is the cropped negs..) at 2400dpi scan...........tweaking the colours in Adobe is soo fun as you have more gradation and tone of colors.

Printed on a colour printer and the image output is as true.....even better than .....my 5 Mpix photos......

Well....now then i get to see it for myself....the sharpness that you could get with the TLR.......The LARGE negatives......and all the details.......

The developing at RGB cost 4.50......a new roll about 4 to 5 bucks......just got two 100VS slide 120 film from Ruby today......wanna try out the slides..on this cam...

well.....All i can say.......if you have the chance......try this format out...!!!!

regards,
Sulhan

dreamseeker · 4th May 2003

Welcome Sulhan to TLRs.

Although I have never used the Seagulls before, I'm glad to hear that you are happy with the results. I'm more familiar with the Rolleiflexs and cords.

Anyway, if you are interested to find out more, check out the following site:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asiaTLRphotography/

regards.

sulhan · 4th May 2003

I have just joined the group.....

thanx...

regards,
me

Ansel · 5th May 2003

Just a little warning that the self timer can sometimes cause the shutter to jam up. It happened to me and I had to leave the camera alone for 10 years. Will cost you some money to un-jam it. Try to avoid using the self-timer if you can. use the cable release for long exponsures.

Ansel · 5th May 2003

Sorry I jumped the gun.

Welcome to the world of medium format. When you realise how sharp your images can be with MF, all the multi-megapixel digi cameras in the world will be nothing to you, they are still toys, albeit very expensive ones.

Just to give you an idea, the potential of a 35mm film image, if scanned properly, is about 14 megapixel. Multiply that by 3 for a 645 and multiply that by 6 for a 6x9. See what I mean?

If you are for art then a MF camera is the way to go for now. They are quite cheap second hand now because everybody is jumping onto the digital wagon, but they don't realise they are losing image quality, very aparent when you enlarge to 8x10 or bigger.

Enjoy your seagull TLR.

25th April 2003	#1
sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	Seagul TLR Hi All TLR (seagull) users out there.... Just To check out if there are any tips from experiences users....on the film ....focussing....utilization of this camera etc. I'm not looking fro criticism on the image quality etc as this is a "underated" tool as what i can see. As i'm new to this 120 film.....so i may need some tips also on the cost of the film/slides...and photo procesing shops reccommendation. Well...looking forward to finish my first roll..... TIll then, regards, Sulhan

2nd May 2003	#3
sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	Got my first 120 Roll back...Fuji NPC 120 Hi All..... Went to RGB today to develope my first medium format roll.......and I WAS SHOCK !!!!! to see the good image quality taken with the Seagul TLR....... As i only have a scanner that accept 35mm film....trimmed off one frame off the film and scanned the image.......the image becomes like a panorama photo..... The RAW file is 70 MB (this is the cropped negs..) at 2400dpi scan...........tweaking the colours in Adobe is soo fun as you have more gradation and tone of colors. Printed on a colour printer and the image output is as true.....even better than .....my 5 Mpix photos...... Well....now then i get to see it for myself....the sharpness that you could get with the TLR.......The LARGE negatives......and all the details....... The developing at RGB cost 4.50......a new roll about 4 to 5 bucks......just got two 100VS slide 120 film from Ruby today......wanna try out the slides..on this cam... well.....All i can say.......if you have the chance......try this format out...!!!! regards, Sulhan

4th May 2003	#5
sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	thanx mate....... I have just joined the group..... thanx... regards, me

25th April 2003	#2
e905591s Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 52	Hi Sulhan, I have had some great fun using a Seagull TLR some weeks back. Shot my first roll of Ilford FP4+ in botanic garden. I developed that roll and the big negatives look appetizing. Can't comment on the picture quality though because I can't tell from the negatives alone. The film cost me $4 from Ruby. I was using a digicam as lightmeter and this seems to work, albeit a bit troublesome. Focussing was a breeze as mine has a split image circle and not to mention a very bright view on the focussing screen. It seems to be quite reliable mechanically too, contrary to many of the comments I read from the web where the camera could iterally fall apart from slight use. e905591s

4th May 2003	#4
dreamseeker Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 354	Welcome Sulhan to TLRs. Although I have never used the Seagulls before, I'm glad to hear that you are happy with the results. I'm more familiar with the Rolleiflexs and cords. Anyway, if you are interested to find out more, check out the following site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asiaTLRphotography/ regards.

5th May 2003	#6
Ansel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Land Downunder Posts: 2,069	Just a little warning that the self timer can sometimes cause the shutter to jam up. It happened to me and I had to leave the camera alone for 10 years. Will cost you some money to un-jam it. Try to avoid using the self-timer if you can. use the cable release for long exponsures.