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Dan,

I have friends and relatives who live near Lake Tahoe and they run studded tires all winter. The California Highway Patrol FAQ at www.chp.ca.gov/html/answers.html has the answer you're...

I had one for a while also. Sharpness (stopped down to F22) was good in the center, but mine was just a little soft in the corners. There are lots of subjects for which this doesn't matter, but if...

To me, the subject, composition, light, and capture workflow combine to make a photo what it is. What's wrong with tinkering with old capture workflow elements like tintypes, albumen, wet plate,...

I have a side grip like that shown attached to the Century Graphic in the auction. It engages with specific metal hardware on the side of the Century Graphic and might not be suited to doing what I...

Jorge,

Your intentional use of the term "poster" in reference to inkjet prints in posts above
and in other threads piqued my curiousity. To satisfy it, I did a little web research
and found...

Some of the lens test data available on the web indicates that older designs (like the 203mm F7.7 Ektar, which is a dyalite design that predates lens coatings) are really sharp within their coverage...

The topic of old lens coatings vs new ones came up recently in another thread. I'm curious--has anyone done an actual side by side comparison? You know, same camera pointing in the same direction,...

Based on some wall-sized Franz Lanting enlargements that I saw at Calypso Inc in Santa Clara, I have to agree with what Bruce said above: it really depends on the image. Images that rely on a crisp...

Regarding the lensboards, I had a similar experience with my Ikeda Anba field camera. I have purchased "no-name" lensboards from Midwest Photo and from Badger Graphic. The Midwest boards are...

Kevin,

I've been poking around on eBay and haven't seen a recessed board for sale--I must have missed your auction. Regarding making infinity, my Galvin is very clean and looks unmodified. When...

I just picked up a very nice Galvin view camera and have a Xenotar 80mm F2.8 lens that I'd like to use with it. Turns out that the camera and lens won't make infinity focus on a standard Galvin...

If we all thought that the photos and article content in VC were poor, this thread wouldn't exist. Does it really seem to be outrageous for some of us to ask that Steve hold his text and layout...

My 4x5 Ikeda Anba (purchased via eBay) came to me in almost-new condition. The ground glass is not ruled and does not include a fresnel lens. It could be a replacement, but I would guess that maybe...

Guys,

Thanks for the info. I am specifically interested in 6x9 applications of this lens. I've seen lots of general information written about convertible Symmars and some specific comments and...

Anyone have any experience with the Schneider Kreuznach 100mm Convertible Symmar? Sharp? Not so? How about when converted to 175mm?

Thanks....

Does the E3 have any specific collector value above and beyond being a Rolleiflex?

I really like Cali Color. They're fast, reliable, and nice folks. They do all of my medium and large format color stuff.

$400 for a carry-on sized bag? Great Caesar's Ghost! Those bags are expensive...

I find the output of my Epson 4870 to be significantly better than that from my old 2450, particularly in dynamic range (i.e., less shadow noise).

Here's a link to Charles Campbell's zone system for color:

http://www.charlescampbell.com/chromazone/index.html

I haven't used it, so I can't comment regarding its efficacy.

"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

(please forgive me, I just couldn't resist....)

I've been playing around a little in Photoshop with simulating conventional chemical methods for creating image effects. For example, sometimes I shoot color film and doing filtered black and white...

The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento is exhibiting 100 Edward Weston images starting Friday, November 5 and running through the beginning of January. Sounds like a nice retrospective spanning five...

From what I understand, the 105/3.7 was made for the high-end 2x3 graflex press cameras. The Kodak Medalist and Medalist II shipped with a 100/3.5 with a similar (if not the same) optical formula. ...

Charles Campbell has worked out a zone system for color. Here's a link to the description on his website:

http://www.photonaturalist.com/chromazone/intro.html

Just a quick note on Chris Perez' 105mm F3.7 Ektar test. According to an email from him to me, he tested the "edge" performance of the lens 2.25" from the center of the image circle. The corner of...

The prettiest way to stabilize such a crack that I've seen is via a "butterfly repair." I have a large Hawaiian Koa bowl (a wedding gift) whose workmanship includes several of these to stabilize...

Just a side note--Singh-Ray sells a number of very nice ND grad filters that they designed in collaboration with Galen Rowell. They're expensive, but are quite color-neutral (at least mine are). ...

I haven't tried it, but I believe that the Galvin View will take not only Graflex roll film holders (which are pretty flimsy), but also Mamiya RB67 holders. Early-model RB67 holders can be had for...

Best bang for your buck? Galvin View. They come up every so often on eBay and typically sell for a few hundred dollars (well under the $1000, anyway).

Here's a fun post for the Ektar afficionados among us. I picked up a Kodak Medalist with an Ektar made in 1945. This lens is a Heliar formula 100mm F3.5 and does not have a (L) mark on it. As I...

I'm looking to replace a failing Epson Perfection 2450 scanner, and a few 3200 scanners are still available at a discount. Internet rumors say that the Digital ICE implementation in the 4870 may not...

Here are a couple of ideas that elaborate on Gary DeWitt's experience:

1) Try a folding, press-style camera that can close up with the lens attached. Linhof Technika, Crown or Super Graphic...

This is probably irrelevant, but I've lurked in rec.photo.equipment.large-format recently and I've seen the publisher of View Camera get involved in some really ugly flame wars and come...

John,

The 203 really is a nice lens. I've gotten really clear, sharp results with mine. I'm still trying to work out a method to attach metric-thread filters to it, however.

Does anyone know...

My rose-tinted Maui Jim sunglasses aren't that different from the combination of a Tiffen 812 and a polarizer. Polarizing filters and warming filters (and combinations thereof) offer well-known ways...

Frank,

So if it's illegal in the city, where would it be written down besides the Santa Barbara City Municipal Code? It would be interesting to see such a restriction over an entire city in...

I just downloaded the Santa Barbara City Municipal Code (a 10 MByte Word file). The word "tripod" does not appear in the document. I did, however, find this tidbit:

Tax - Photographers -...

I haven't shot there a lot, but I lived there for many years. For architecture, the Santa Barbara County Courthouse is definitely worth visiting. Mission Santa Barbara is also a wonderful subject. ...

Just one more vote in favor of large format: there's nothing like a big chrome on a light table.