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Thanks for the feedback everyone. I got busy this week so I didn't check in to the forum that often. I ended up going to my local brick & mortar store and got a "friend of the store" deal on a new...

Not anymore! Well, unless they have more than one available. @adelorenzo thanks for the heads up about the Epson refurb/clearance store! I added on the fluid mount tray and a 1 year extended...

I'm looking for opinions on whether this seems like a reasonable, low cost solution to scanning B&W 4x5, as well as medium format (6x6 to 6x12, colour and B&W). The lab I take my colour film to rents...

As above, the only thread sizes I've ever seen are 1/4" - 20tpi and 3/8" - 16tpi. Metric never made any inroads in that area. The reason there are so many Arca compatible plates for different cameras...

No Induro ball head experience, but I've been using an Induro PHQ3 for a while:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/693291-REG/Induro_479_103_PHQ3_PHQ_Series_5_Way.html

It's not perfect but...

I ordered an SP-445 this morning. I have a MOD54 but never really got along with it. I could only load 4 sheets with any consistency, and occasionally one would pop out of the holder during...

Again, thanks to all for the information.

When I disassembled the GG and fresnel a few weeks ago the fresnel seemed to be softer and more flexible than fresnels that I've handled before like...

Thanks all. I was leaning toward the razor saw, and in light of the responses I think I'll go ahead with that plan. If I also have to cut back the GG protector (a much thinner piece of plastic), I...

Good, cheap older printers are often easy to find for very good prices. Last year I acquired two Epson Stylus Photo 2200's (10+ years since they were introduced), and about eight complete colour ink...

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When I ordered my Chamonix 045F-1, I added the fresnel lens to the package. The GG has clipped corners, but the fresnel has 90º corners, and when I check the corners for vignetting, I often don't see...

Viewfinder Pro is great, however, unless you use a wide angle lens attachment on the iPhone, you won't be able to see the full view of the 150mm lens on 8x10, as the iPhone has an angle of view...

Sekonic makes an all-in-one exposure meter (flash, ambient, reflected, incident and spot), the L-758, in a few variants. Previous models that do (mostly) the same stuff are the L-608 and L-508 and...

You mention "not breaking the bank", but that means something different to everybody. For what it's worth, I'm using an older Gitzo 1227 MkII for everything from 4x5 (Chamonix 045F-1, heaviest lens...

Badger has the wide angle bellows listed:

https://www.badgergraphic.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=134

It looks like you just need to select your camera model when you order, but maybe...

Ian, I've started looking for a Copal #1 shutter and in my Googlings I found this:

http://lensn2shutter.com/shutters.html

If you scroll to the chart at the bottom it says that the maximum iris...

I was wondering that myself, and found this:

http://terrywhite.com/5-myths-about-adobe-creative-cloud/

You do in fact download and install the application locally, and you can work offline. You...

That's my understanding as well. From the Ilford datasheet:

"The fixing agent in ILFORD RAPID FIXER is ammonium thiosulphate, it contains no sodium thiosulphate (hypo)."

That's what I do. I mix the stop slightly weaker than the directions, and then pitch it after a session which for me is 2 runs of 4 sheets per run. I do reuse fixer (Ilford Rapid), and keep track of...

After several months of research, reflection, hemming and hawing, I made the decision to order a Chamonix 045N-2. I contacted Hugo and found out that they were out of stock, and there was a waiting...

I haven't got any direct experience with XTOL yet, but a lot of folks recommend using distilled water to mix the stock, and the shelf life is 6+ months in a full container, 2 months or so in a...

My local brick and mortar store (Henry's on Queen St), doesn't stock the pint (473ml) bottles anymore, only the quart (946ml). Supply of anything darkroom or film related is getting spotty over...

To keep my chemicals from warming up too much in the summer, especially when doing more than one processing run in a session, I keep pre-measured plastic bottles of chemistry in a medium sized...

Peter, thanks for the information. It's been a while since I've done any wet printing, but I now recall that a lot of enlarging lenses had irises like this. The fact that it's a modern lens that...

Randy, I picked up the lens. Unfortunately it doesn't have a jam ring so I won't be able to do anything with it for a bit. I'm about to place an order with B&H so I'll add a jam ring to the list.
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I used to have a Color and was able to focus a 90mm to infinity. Looking at the picture it looks like there is an extension between the face of the lensboard and the rear of the shutter. I don't have...

Randy, I like the way you think. Even without a shutter I figure that once I'm ready to shoot I'd just cap the lens, pull the darkslide, turn off the modelling lamps, uncap the lens, trigger the...

Related to this, a 240mm G-Claron enlarging lens has popped up on my local Craigslist for $80. I'm tempted to grab it because I'm sure I could get it mounted on a board, but I'd really like to mount...

I can't say that the resin that Lee uses is as good optically as the Schott glass in a B+W filter, but a lot of people use Lee filters (and I sold a lot when I worked in retail), and nobody...

My first LF lens was an 8 1/2" Commercial Ektar, made in 1947.

Thanks Bob. The camera was in storage with the bellows compressed for several years. I'm wondering if they just got damp? I've got the camera set up with the bellows at full extension in an attempt...

Hello. I'm brand new to the forum, and I just picked up a Linhof Kardan Color 45S, a Sinar (Rodenstock) Sinaron S 150/5.6, two Kardan/Technika adapter boards, and a couple of Technika lens boards. My...

Kardan Color 45S, Serial #5751662.

Thanks in advance Bob.