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I've never mixed my own, might be a fun future project, but I think I'll stick to a "clone". Thanks for your responses :)

Given the current production issues with xtol what's a good alternative developer similar to xtol?

very nice website and work. I love that there's no flash or scripts!!!

Thanks everyone for their insight. I'm going to get a slower ISO film developed at the same place to see what happens. I'll let everyone know the results

fyi - Foto Greggor in Cologne has a very...

the film was in my carry on bag and has been through the x-ray three time. Kodak says it usually takes around 5 but this is iso 800 film.

thanks for the store recommendation in Cologne. I'll most...

thanks for the responses. Do you think ISO 100 and 400 will be effected as drastically as the 800? Logically this makes sense but I don't know.

Also, Do you think I should play it safe and buy...

I've been traveling throughout Germany and I recently got a chance to develope a roll of film. To my horror it appears as though the film was either effected from multiple (2) airport x-ray scans, or...

I found this interesting

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august31/levoy-opensource-camera-090109.html

I just got back from Prague....so close

I live in San Luis Obispo and love me Shen-Hao. I agree that it seems to have more movements which is why I got it....plus everyone is talking up the Chamonix so much lately you can find a very...

The barrel does say 6x7 and not 5x7. The focal length is close to 8in.

My first guess was 6x7 cm but I was hoping maybe it was inches. I'll still enjoy this little lens....maybe put it on my baby graflex.

yup it has no f11 on it. Thanks for the insight. Does anyone know the coverage for this lens?

wide open it's f4.

from a quick look there seems to be two reflections in the front and rear.

I picked up a Wollensak lens at a local camera store for cheap the other day. I don't know much about the lens so I thought I would start here. The front barrel of the lens says "6 x 7 sym....

Wow! thanks everyone for your input so far. I'll be doing my homework in the next couple weeks and let everyone know what I get. Keep the suggestions coming, the more opinions and recommendations the...

thanks for all the input....keep all the suggestions coming. Would you say the rotary tool and table saw would be a good way to start off. I don't have that much money to sink into this but really...

I'm looking into some DIY photo projects and need to invest in some wood working tools. Right now I'm going to be making some lens boards (wood) and housing for a packard shutter. Recommendations of...

RJ - thanks for the article. I've just 'upgraded' to a whole plate camera and have been wondering what lenses I need.

thanks for the input Ole. I know the owner was a collector and had this lens stored for decades...probably the reason for the sticky shutter. So while the lens was in a warmer climate, central coast...

My local camera store received an older angulon 90 in compur shutter and asked if I could help them price it. The shutter is sticky but the glass looks very nice. The serial number indicates the lens...

nice site. very clean and well done. Only issue I had was with the images that pop up on the side of the current image being displayed. They were only up for a short time and not long enough to click...

San Luis Obispo, ca
Cambo 4x5
Rodenstock 5.6 210mm
portra 160vc

thanks for the tips on the stores around my area. I might be in Santa Barbara this weekend.

I think the arca swiss over my budget but looks like a great outfit. Someday....

Ole - thanks for...

There are so many options out there, how am I ever going to decide on what to get. I seems like the Toho is going to meet my needs in terms of uber amounts of movements but there are some field...

I found an Bagger M1 on the auction site for $380. Am I missing something?
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Ritter's camera's look very nice. Quick questions, does he make a 4x5 or would I have to buy a reducing back? Also I didn't see and pricing on his website. Does any know what these are going for?

It seems like the top runners for me are the Toho, Gandolfi, Chomonix, shen and the Wista if the exchange rate was better. Anyone in the central coast area with any of these cameras that I can test...

what types of movements are people using out in the field. Granted I do a lot of selective focus stuff but I was just wondering what others are doing.

the Gandolfi seems like a really nice...

I think $1,400 is about the max for my budget. I really liked the pricing on the Shen and Chomonix but there are several other camera's that have gotten my attention. How much to TechniKardan's go...

Thanks for the pointer to the Toho, I didn't know they existed. What a great camera and It looks like a great candidate for my use. It's about double the expense of the Shen although I can see myself...

The 200 yard comment was just a joke. The really problem is that it's too cumbersome and awkward to hike with my monorail.

I love using camera movements so I've kept to using a monorail for everything but I really want to do some hiking with my camera. I've tried packing and hiking with my monorail equipment but I can't...

I have and enjoy a Caltar II N. It's a very nice lens and always produces sharp results.

If you want something in the 200 focal length that will allow your graflex to close I would recommend the...

that is the pricing that I've been seeing lately. I'll only heard great things about this lens so I guess it's probably worth it. Especially considering they seem to be hard to come by these days....

thanks for the replies everyone. It seems like 300 or 400 is way too much for these. I'm surprised that I've seen them go for that much.

I'll probably be looking to buy one soon (I'll probably...

What is a fair price for a good example (7/10 and above) Ektar 203/7.7 in compur? I'm interested in getting one but I haven't seen consistent pricing. Is there anything I should look out for when...

sorry about that.....it's just www.gregoryflanagan.com

I've totally overhauled it with the help of a friend who has a good eye in graphic design.

Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks for the tips everyone. Right now I'm just using info@gregflanagan.com. If I get to much spam then I might consider writing a php script. I know some PHP so that wouldn't be too much to handle....

I've created a new website but I'm not sure how to approach giving out my contact information. Do people use alias for the email accounts? If so how do you do it. Any ideas are helpful.

Here is...