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Hi Tuan,

And thanks. I've felt reticent about posting on photo.net ever since the lf forum moved from greenspun.com. Like others, I've noticed some threads become nasty, even vitriolic, in...

I'm 27 and have been shooting 4x5 for 3 years. Don't have much time for it now because of med school. Instead, I photograph my classmates with a Mamiya C330 and get dirty looks. They think I'm...

Shooting large format is superior to everthing else. What a load of crap. I have the same attitude towards those who expound 35mm or digital only. Elitism and dogma should never be encouraged.
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Kevin,

Thought provoking ideas. Don't tell that to many of the crowd at photo.net... they might try to tear you a new one. I've always used one film, one developer, and a 4x5 with three lenses....

I also use FP4+ and find it very peachy. However, I'm starting to use HP5+ because of the speed and I like it in the other formats. I'm trying to decide whether or not to ditch the FP4 for the...

You can actually extrapolate the rest of the times for the graph using a number of statistical software. Plug in the numbers from the Ilford chart and let the program graph it. The program can then...

This is Kodak's subtle way to get all their cusmtomers to buy Ilford films. Tri-X? Tri-X? We don't need no stinkin' Tri-X!

Cheerio

Yeah, HP5+ is pretty nice stuff. I used to be tempted by the slower finer grained film. I wonder why even with the use of a *tiny* 4x5 inch negative. If I want something finer, FP4+ fits the bill....

At the risk of getting flamed, I hate the look of Fuji Velvia. I've never been a fan of uber-saturated films. I can't stand the cotton candy, cartoonish look of Veliva, E100VS and others of that...

After several years of shooting 4x5 chromes, I've recently become interested in shooting B&W in this size and decided to purchase an enlarger. I've already narr owed it down to the Omega D series. My...

I concur with the two previous posters. Look is definitely more important than grain. I use HP5+ in 4x5 and enlarge to 16x20 with really no visible grain (not quite as pleasing compared to an 8x10 ...

Here's another vote for the Calumet NX. I got mine used for $500. I too was looking at the Cadet and the Toyo CX, but I like the NX because it has all the basic movements, and most importantly for...

Hmm. The resolution is nice, but so what? There are NO lenses currently made for everyday photgraphy that can resolve at this level. The only lenses that can resolve at this level or greater are ...