The Lee WA hoods, like the standard types, don't have a "rear ring" - they have clips that fit into the front slot on Lee holders, including the push-on type you have. That WA hood looks very wide...
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The Lee WA hoods, like the standard types, don't have a "rear ring" - they have clips that fit into the front slot on Lee holders, including the push-on type you have. That WA hood looks very wide...
"the meter to believe" says someone, and therein lies the rub: I find your questions frankly unrealistic, and do not understand your quest for such an improbably high degree of metering veracity. The...
What remedies are there for the extremely dim ground-glass image on my Cambo Wid e with 65 S.Angulon? Shooting an interior recently, brightly lit with multiple o verhead mercury vapour lamps, I could...
Thanks very much for your prompt advice. Terry, I am no sort of machinist, and I take your point about the possible expense of getting a panel made up. But since Ren & Stimpy (two people? one?!) say...
What alternatives are there to buying the special lenses ready-mounted in focuss ing mounts, on a complete front panel, for the Cambo Wide (original type)? Is it possible to do it yourself, by...
It's a shame if Astia is going the same way as RMS, both of which not only give great skin tones but are my films of choice for shooting interiors. The suggestion that Provia F is "superior" is a...
When last I owned Lee items (they got stolen and I haven't replaced them yet) I was using them on Bronica ETRSi lenses, and the standard Lee hood that incorporates a single filter slot did not...
Congratulations Ellis, very superior-looking site and stylish images. I especially like "arch-b" in Buildings (wish I'd shot it myself), and "trav-03" in Faraway Places - re the latter, a major stock...
I would avoid a four-section legset on principle, since it offers too much potential for instability. Though I am cautious about centre columns they do come in handy sometimes, and if not extended...
Try Teamwork in Foley St, a few minutes' walk from Oxford St, tel 0207 323 6455, speak to Jenny. Can't remember if they stock Arca but if not they'll tell you who does.
Many thanks to Paul, Armin, Ellis and Renee for your help & advice. I got my Cambo from Robert White after inspecting that and other types (e.g. Silvestri) a few months ago when I called in. I'll be...
I will not cut corners in quality, but I wondered if there was any alternative t o the Schneider grad centre filter for the 65 Super Angulon worth considering. P ut two rolls of RMS through my newly...
Jean-Marie & Walter, thanks a lot - very helpful advice, just what I needed.
I'm finally getting a LF camera with which to shoot roll film (no, please don't advise me to use 5x4 sheet film) but lens choice is critical. I want to shoot up to 6x12, more often 6x9, on (very...
To make the most of my Arca I need a new meter. I've seen the new Sekonic L-608 and want one. Can anyone suggest a thoroughly reliable US Sekonic major dealer w ho will ship meters and accessories...
I'm glad this forum gives us an opportunity to convey our deepest sympathy for America and its people following the atrocities. I offer my personal condolences, for what they're worth, and only wish...
Congratulations Wilhelm - I hope you invested in something good. I have to say it's a continual source of surprise to see people, some of whom I know for a fact use very expensive cameras,...
Arca B1 - Manfrotto is comparatively crude, and the QR plates don't lock positively; Gitzo is ok but quirky (best legs in the business though); Arca plates are primitive but RRS make the world's...
Wayne, 35mm is great but using it for interiors highlights its limitations. Most editorial interiors photographers (as opposed to architectural photographers)use medium format, which gives plenty...
Hello again Paul. Presumably you know what you are doing, but in my unscientific way I think stability necessarily involves a certain amount of weight, as well as structural rigidity. Apart from...
Before I get an Arca, so highly recommended by many, can anyone relate their exp eriences of using the Arca rear-standard converter 5x4 to 6x9 and/or the Mamiya RZ filmback adaptor? I need to decide...
I'm tempted by the Schneider non-XL 47mm f5.6 S-Angulon, offered to me at a good price, as my first view-camera lens for interiors and architectural exteriors p rimarily. The Schneider site tells me...
I've often noticed a distinct bias toward the Pentax spotmeter, from US posters on this and other forums. They might be correct - I know little of the Pentax - but I've used the Minolta Spotmeter F...
Clearly, lots of people are thinking along similar lines here. I spoke very recently to a magazine editor with considerable experience of scanning transparencies, and he commented that Velvia...
My regular pro lab is South West Colour Labs, Paignton, Devon - I know they do mail order, and certainly process 5x4, so I imagine Fuji Quickload is no problem. Excellent quality, good service, tel...
I agree with those posters who say Herr Meincke's problems do not suggest anything fundamentally wrong with Arca cameras, terrific pieces of kit, beautifully made. I'm more concerned about those...
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the Minolta Spotmeter F, widely regarded as an industry standard. Several years ago I investigated the range available and went for the Minolta, and found it to...
I am likely to get a view camera, for studio tabletop (DoF control) and architec tural interiors (perspective control), and will use this with RF backs - quality is more than sufficient, and I'm...