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I'm surprised you came up dry on Mcmaster. This page shows larger ones. The first number in the table is the thread size.

I agree with what has been said so far. If you do decide to get a table saw, be very careful as there are a lot of small parts in a camera...and small parts can be challenging on a table saw . ...

I have one that I occasionally use and I don't have a tripod block. I thought about making a sliding one, but instead I simply made a fixed tripod block and attached it between the extension rails....

I agree with Sandy and Brian....go with a basic field camera. You will enjoy life more as it is easier to carry and nice to look at.
If you expect to entirely work out of a car and are set on a...

Welcome from Highland Park

just curious....how much does it cost? I'm considering one for my Tachihara

Look at Alan Greene's book Primative pPhotography to see how to build a simple landscape lens, then go the Anchor Surplus or Surplus Shed and find the lens elements you want.....great fun! Even a...

If you don't want a backpack, I think that one of the big Domke shoulder bags would work. The other thing to consider is two bags. One carries only your camera and the other carries everything...

What Drew said.....I installed a Panasonic fan that is designed to be mounted remotely and installed it outside the darkroom with ducting blowing into the darkroom. I can hear it, but it is really...

I really like mine....the locks work well, it is light, it supports all my cameras (OK, the old Eastman 8x10 is shaky, but will be find once I make a tripod block for it). I'm using the smaller Kirk...

I have a Tachihara and settled on a 240mm f9 G-Claron in a copal 1. It is a little shorter than you mentioned, but I think it would serve you well. I like to do tight compositions of small stuff...

Seems like an easy choice....mahagony is lighter, plenty rigid, less expensive and also very dimensionally stable. Earlier someone mentioned that ebony is more stable. I'm not real familiar with...

One thing to consider is to have a cable release dedicated to each lens. Screwing and unscrewing a cable release is a pain (as Brian pointed out). I also tend to leave my camera mounted to the...

I work across the street from Leonard.....6 blocks from Blind Faith.....I'll definitely check it out.

Mark

I spent some time trying to chase down the gear track as I figured I could make the wood and attachment bits. Unfortunately, I could not locate the track from industrial sources (mcmaster carr,...

The best advice is to go and sit on a few. I had an Aeron at work and did not like it. Others love it...it probably depends on your anatomy. I'm sitting in a Steelcase Leap chair and I like it a...

I did exactly what you are thinking about. I used two 50mm diax500mm focal length positive miniscus lenses from:

www.anchoroptics.com

I think I spent about $15 including shipping. They are a...

The ones I've seen look an awful lot like Manfrotto tripods. I just looked at their site and the heads also seem like Manfrotto. I suspect they have others also, though.

Thanks for all the advice. It sounds like there are way more great places to go than I have time!

All the best -- Mark

I need to be in Boulder for work the Tuesday after next and decided to go out late on Friday to give myself a quick 3 day photography trip. I've heard that there are so many amazing places that I'm...

I just tried JandC 100 in 8x10 (all of two sheets of experience) and found that in full strength xtol it seemed to work out fairly close at EI100. One caveat is that I used the worst of the JandC...

Come on now, why not go as far away as you can from your Arca (-: I have a Tachihara which I think fits what you want very well, plus it is about as light as you will find in a modern field camera...

I use it a bit stonger to get the effects you are talking about...like 1:9...with MGWT for about 5-ish minutes (I tone by appearance so I don't know the exact time)

My experience with B&W says that 16bit is a must. Anything less won't let do much in the way of tonal adjustments without seeing some posterization. If you want 16x20 images, that makes for a...

If this is the same exhibit as the one that was at the Milwaukee Art Museum recently (and it sounds like it is), it is definitely worth the trip.

Might do a search for a zone plate. It is a set of concentric rings alternating clear and opaque

Funny, I just started getting back in the darkroom too. I'd been printing digitally and it was very cool at first when I saw how much control you could have, how I could fit in short sessions,...

I use a pop up for family camping and I'd discourage you from going that direction. The advantages of a pop up are cost/sq ft and towing weight. We have a small one and originally towed it with a...

I go to my local drug store and ask for brown glass bottles like they supply perscription cough syrup. I also get free syringes from them for measurement. My Walgreens gives away the syringes for...

I also have one of the metal paper safes that I'd be willing to part with (or trade for other darkroom stuff). I'm not nearly as nice as Ned, though, as I'd ask that it is only available for pick up...

I'll second or third the recommendation for film developer. I have a foamcore camera that is set up for paper negs and I found film developer best. I used HC110 in an open tray at the time, but I'm...

If you want a 4x5 enlarger, that may or may not be the best bet. The key is whether it has the 4x5 condenser or has the variable condenser. I am not real familiar with the non-variable condenser...

That is the same enlarger I have. It has the variable condenser design. Open the door on the head and you should see a movable condenser. You move the condenser to different positions for...

Having gone through this a few years ago, I'd suggest getting a camera that is easy to haul around and use if you plan to use it in the field. In reality, I could get along with front rise/fall and...

I simply pulled all mine out and use lens wraps with the camera wrapped in the darkcloth. The meter, holders, loupe are in the outside pocket. Everything fits nicely.

one more.........

I love my Tachihara for all the reasons above, but I'm pretty sure it does not have the Graflok back you are looking for. I'm surprised that the Ebony or the Shen Hao you own (owned?) don't fit fit...

I've built a number of things from plex and acrylic solvent is the way to go as long as your surfaces match up well. Is there a plan for such a thing on the web? I've thought about building one,...

I made an 8x10 camera from foam core as you described as a project with my 11 year old daughter. Black foamcore, hot melt glue, a metal 1/4 inch insert for the tripod, a wood tripod plate and a pop...

I've lurked around here thinking about doing the large format thing...figure I should contribute where I can.....

For the amount you need to do, you could use a jeweler's saw (sort of like a...