Gear Talk Archives - Luigi Barbano Photography

Jan 13

by Barbano Luigi in Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, Books, Film photography, FineArt, Gear Talk, meditations, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: film photography, fineart, New Year, new year resolutions, photography

Welcome to 2021

What a freaking year 2020 had been! Now we are 12 days into 2021 and it seems to suck even more… but I’m still optimist so I will focus on the positive I got from 2020 and tell you a little about my projects for 2021. If you prefer a video version, just watch it here, but if you prefer to read go on. I’m really glad in January 2020, before the shit hit the fan badly, I decided to start my Black and White Tales project. It was a great way to keep myself busy and stay in touch with the world and my creative mind while we entered the Covid jail we still have to leave! That project taught me a lot about myself and my photographic style and preferences. I got even more involved with film thanks to the images I found in my archive and really loved. If you followed the projects from the beginning I owe you a big thank you. If you did not just click here and enjoy it. If you do not click and check it out nothing will happen to you but you will make me sad and that will perhaps […]

Dec 07

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, Books, FineArt, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments

My New Book is Here, Ink-jet Fineart Printing

From my series The F Manual, another book is here: Ink-jet Fineart Printing. The book talks about all is essential to know to start to create fineart ink-jet prints. Content: Why to print Ink-jet technology and its history Different kind of inks and their specifics Paper, canvas, other substrates and their characteristics Consumer advice Color profiles, what they are and how they work A deeper look at ICC profiles How to practically use the ICC color profiles Optimize the workflow for printing How to set the options in the printer interface How to take care of your printer Beyond the “correct” print Ink-jet fine art printing in black and white An example of the journey from pixels to pigments Some general rules for retouching images Protect and presenting the prints Build the optimal lightroom Resources to learn more . You can buy the book on Amazon.

5 Steps to PROPERLY start with film photography

Lately I made many videos talking about film photography and equipment. Thanks to that I had been asked, mostly by millenials, how to start with film photography. Here my answer. It is a little provocation but is exactly what I think. . . Let me know what you think.

Gear Talk: Holga 120S

Sometime a cheap plastic camera can be a lot of fun. This camera has character created by all the defects of a cheap camera put together! . . Here some images taken with Ilford HP5 and developer in Ilfotec HC. Click on them to enlarge. . . See you next time… perhaps with a little more serious camera!

Sep 17

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: 35, Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, GT, Minox, Minox 35, Minox 35GT, sharp lens

Gear Talk: Minox 35GT

After my last video about the huge Pentax 67 I had some jokes, on social media, about the size of the camera and the probable need for compensation for other attributes. Being an Italian and having to defend an entire tradition and culture, I evaluated various options. At the end I decided to talk about another camera I use so I can recreate an equilibrium! Ok, just kidding but I decided to talk about the Minox 35GT because is a fantastic camera and has an opposite philosophy to the medium and large format cameras I mostly use. . . Here a couple of example of images enlarged from the original 21.6″x30.8″ at 360 DPI. Click on the details to see them at original size. . . . As you can see the sharpness is pretty impressive. In the last example is easy to read the incision on the statue also if the light condition is not the best, being the incision in the dark shadow. See you for the next review!

Aug 24

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, MZ-S, Pentax, Pentax MZ-S

Gear Talk: Pentax MZ-S

In my opinion one of the greatest camera of the autofocus era. I simply loved this camera and used it a lot professionally. . . More cameras to come, stay tuned!

Aug 24

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, Pentax, Pentax PZ-1p, Pentax Z-1p, PZ-1p, Z-1p

Gear Talk: Pentax PZ-1p & Z-1p

Another very good camera by Pentax. . . Stay tuned for more camera reviews!

Aug 23

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Camera review, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, K1000, Pentax, Pentax K1000

Gear Talk: Pentax K1000

Ok… I know… a lot of people will hate me for this… Pentax K1000, a great cheap camera at that times… a very overpriced camera on the used market! . . I promise, next time some camera I love more…

Aug 23

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: camera revie, Film camera, film photography, Filmcamera, filmisalive, Pentax, Pentax Spotmatic

Gear Talk: Pentax Spotmatic

One of the most classic and iconic Pentax cameras. This camera introduced the TTL integrated meter and was a revolutionary camera that changed SLRs. Beautiful lenses available with m42 screw mount. Watch the video to learn more. . . The camera in the video was part of my first Phoenix Photo Project that was recognized at the London International Creative Competition. . . Until the next camera!

Jun 15

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, Film photography, Gear Talk, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: camera, Camera review, flim camera, LX, Pentax, Pentax LX, photography, review

Gear Talk: Pentax LX

Pentax LX, for me, the best 35mm camera ever! I used that camera professionally for years and I had always been impressed by the construction quality and results. . . Until the next time…