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Thanks for the posts...that is why I come to this forum...great help. I am looking forward to using this lens and now I am sure it will be outstanding as a starter lens and probably my standard lens...

Thankyou everyone for the good advice. This lens will certainly be a keeper and well used. Because I am on a pretty short budget I am building my LF camera a piece at a time. I will be asking advice...

Thankyou Gem and Tim.....lots of good info for me. It appears that the Polaroid film holder is the plastic model 405 and I am hoping that will work well with the Fuji FP3000 B&W film pack. If it does...

While digging through boxes from a closed down Photography Studio today I came across this lens wrapped up in bubble wrap. It is a Caltar II-N 210mm f/5.6 lens in a Copal 1 shutter. It is all black...

Thankyou Tim for the good advice. I am hoping to use this camera for a vintage look portrait camera at a local museum. It has a Horseman PS 105cm f/3.5 lens on it currently and I am hoping that will...

Thankyou Robbie for your reply...it is most helpful. I hope to be able to obtain this wonderful camera and learn all of its' uses. I am retired and in no rush when I take images. The more I can find...

Thankyou Alan for your post...it is most helpful.There is not alot of info on these cameras on the net and I have yet to see anything specifically for the Horseman Press camera. I will continue my...

Hi Everybody,
A photography studio that was open from 1979 to 1994 in a nearby town is selling off the items they used then. I am looking at a Horseman Press camera # 403427 with a lens that reads...

Hi Everybody,
Thanks to all for the help. I used the hand tightening method..gently...and it worked just fine. That is why this forum is such an awesome asset to us first time LF users. I am looking...

Hi Everybody,
Thanks so much for your advice and help.The flat key wrench sounds like exactly what I need. I am looking forward to the photos I can make in this 4x5 format.
all my best,
Bob

Hi Everyone,
I am new to this forum and have loads of questions. I have a loose lens in a lens board and need to tighten it up.

What tool or tools do they make for this and where should I start...

Hi Everybody,
Thankyou all for your help in solving this lens identity. The photographer that passed this kit along to me never used the 500mm lens...only the two other lenses..210mm and 90mm...

Hello Frank and Bob,
Thanks so much for the information about Linhof. I am going to start looking around and see what I can round up. I like to gather up a library of useful books about each of the...

I would like to know if there are any books or manuals I should look for concerning this particular cameras and Linhof in general. I want to know all I can about this camera and the Linhof company....

Hi Paul,
Thankyou so much for your posting...it is most helpful. I will shoot some photos with it and we shall see.
thanks again,
Bob

Hi Bob,
This lens sits on a Copal #3 shutter, then on about a 1/2 inch wide aluminum collar and then onto a Linhof lens board. About 1 3/4 inches of the lens extends behind the lens board. Perhaps...

Hello Ernest,
Thankyou for your posting. I have been tracking this lens on the net and very little mention of it. I will have lots of opportunity to try it out as I live in a beautiful area of...

Thankyou so much for your post Bob.
Bob

Thankyou Bob,
I am going to Robi's Camera Store in Lakewood,Washington today to get a few items for this camera. They are one of the few left that still develop 4x5 film and they have a LF...

Thankyou aduncanson,
I really appreciate you lead about the Komura lenses. It is obscure but that is why forums like this are so great.
Bob

Thankyou Paul,
I mounted it on the Linhof today and it indeed focuses just fine. Does the catalog mention when they were made?

This kit was put together by a photographer the worked for the...

Hi Brian,
Thankyou so much for your post. I will indeed read up more on LF telephoto and see what it is all about. I had the Komura 500mm f7 on the Linhof today and it will focus just fine using the...

Hi John,
Thankyou for your post. I am now off to look for a tutorial on how to use the Polaroid 545i back. So much to learn but a lifetime to do it.
Bob

Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum and LF photography and have lots of questions. I have a Linhof Technika IV..1957..and a Komura 500mm f7 lens in a Copal #3 shutter was included in the kit with...

Thankyou Frank for your posting. It is most helpful . I have much learning to do and appreciate the help.
Bob

Hi Everyone,
Thankyou so much for your replys...they have been most helpful.

The roll film holder has a lever wind on it. #14428

I am really looking forward to learning as much as possible...

Hi Everybody,
I am new to this forum and after lurking about for months I decided to try my hand at LF photography. I have been using 35mm and 120 film for many years but this is my first time with...