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Hi Charles

Thanks for the info.

I guess it's like my 240mm G-Claron. It's not as sharp as my Fujinon 210mm at f22, but still pretty good. It seems to be a characteristic of most of these...

Hi Wayne/Mike,

Well, I am thinking of buying the used #3s from Steve Grimes without any engraving work - I'll be making a simple aperture scale since I don't figure I will use this lens enough...

Hi

Is anyone here shooting regularly with one?

I have one in barrel that's been unused since I bought it some months ago. I had planned to put into a shutter for the longest time. I am just...

Paul

Ellis is right on IMO. A monorail is the way to go if you want to shoot architecture. Like Ellis, I do this for a living as well. I use a Sinar F. I usually use only half of the full...

I was interested in acquiring a Tessar once and asked around about f6.3 versions versus the 4.5 ones. FWIW, the f6.3 aperture Tessars are better than the 4.5 ones because they can be made to be...

Thanks for all your kind responses.

Jimmy, I am referring to the APO Gerogon - a fairly common graphic arts process lens. You are referring to something totally different - the Geronar triplet.

300mm is a focal length I rarely use hence I can't bring myself to buy a 'proper ' lens already in a shutter (I did buy a used Repro Claron but I was "had" if yo u know what I mean).

I have a size...

The thing about cold light heads is that Fred Picker used to recommend them to death and started a myth that they were miles superior to any other type of light source, in order to sell his brand....

Snowy

The people who cut up their 6x6 folders to make panoramic cameras use them to make 360 degree cameras that are (electric) motor driven. The above resources list a few links.

For a 6x17,...

Hi Don

I have had two B&J Press cameras.

One of the things that I liked about the cameras, apart from the very neat revolving back, is the fact that (unlike the Graphics) they take simple 4x4...

The 127mm Ektar is NOT a WF lens. It would just cover 4x5 at infinity, and you won't have much movements with it.

It's a very good lens otherwise, and you wouldn't do too badly with it for...

The Geronar 210mm is a triplet. Very contrasty lens - multicoated. But has inherent triplet limitations. If you're not using much movements, it should be fine. Priced good too in a modern Copal. I...

Same experience as Larry. My Horseman 6x9 is quite fine.

The Repro Claron series are similar to the Ronars in design (that said, there are at least two different designs with the "Ronar" designation; but only the ultralong ones - I have to consult other ...

The Ronar is probably your best bet for the best corrections. But the G-Clarons might just be cheaper and more available, AND, more readily found in standard sized barrels for a direct fit into...

According to Luong's website, Shenhao makes the Iston cameras. Maybe they improved their manufacturing process and designs?

You can use Rodinal like that to good effect. Agfa used to sell it as a dual purpose developer.

It's all a matter of testing and taste?

The solution of my choice is Windex, esp. the clear (non-blue) variety. Use wads/balls of cotton wool.

Finish up with warm breath, microfibre cloth, and a can of air. I have done this to more...

It's sodium sulPHITE not sulphide.

Hi

I am no expert on Goerz lenses, but try posting this to the USENET group, rec.photo.equipment.large-format if you don't get any useful responses here about this.

There are people there who...

William

I suppose you're looking for something relatively small and portable?

I am not sure if the Sunpak 622 Super will be sufficiently powerful for your needs. Could you give an indication...

Just a guess: Looks like Pyro was used, as well as a fair amount of retouching by hand probably with a pencil on the negs.

One aspect of Karsh's portrait of note is the emphasis on the lighting...

Hi Neil

Sorry to hear about your disillusionment with Ebay transactions. I have bought over 15 items on Ebay, and about ten from the rec.photo.marketplace ads.

I think I have had about just...

Albert,

I was also doing some digging up of info about cheap power solutions for the 285.

I found a source of very very cheap mil surplus 3V Lithium D sized cells. They are 7.5Ah capacity ea....

Coincidentally, I bought a Vivitar 285HV just yesterday (for use as a background light actually)

Sunpak makes the 383 http://www.tocad.com/383.html which is better than the Vivitar 283 and 285HV...

Oh, there was an Arca Swiss 4x5 somewhere in there.

In 35mm, Contax I and Contaflex (or was it a Contarex?)

Check out his book on the making of 40 images.

The man's 35mm work is pretty astounding too. His portrait of Stieglitz shot with a...

I'd say Xtol ;-) (seriously)

TMAX films are designed to be processed at up to 38 degrees C. The emulsion is really tough (a friend of mine actually processes TMX at C-41 settings with HC110 diluted 1:9 to 1:15 stock to water...

It does come down to negative size and reproduction quality. To get an approx 3:1 ratio shooting 6x12, you'd need to crop to 4x12. Which is not too bad depending on your size of enlargement.
...

But Dan, it all quite depends on what John means by 'going digital'. Sure you would get the maximum quality by drum scanning and archiving all your slides and negs onto CDROMs, but that could be...

Are you using a glass carrier? Sounds like Newton rings to me.

If so, you might want to get a sheet of anti-Newton glass installed as the top piece nearest the light source.

I just checked BUY.com for the Microtek Artixscan and the Agfa Duoscan HiD.

I suspect that they are basically the same scanner since the specs are so similar (Microtek has made many of Agfa's...

I'd imagine that if you find that you need to push Velvia on a regular basis, you might want to be using Provia F in the first place.

I like Howard's approach. One thing you should always ask yourself is "How much quality can I afford?" Going the flatbed scanner for LF scans is a fairly good idea, especially if you're thinking of...

Oh yeah, I understand that there *might* have been a few versions of the scanner with slightly different hardware specs. I think mine is the last model but the specifications I have noted could...

This is from my manual for the scanner:

Format/max. ppi/widthpixels/heightpixels/approx. file size ----------------------------------------------------------

35mm portrait/5080/5080/7400/113mb...

Oh BTW, you can Packards at good prices (new and used ones) at Equinox - http://www.pond.net/~equinox

The website of the manufacturer is http://www.hubphoto.com

You might want to consider making digital 'internegs' as well, a la Dan Burkholder. These days, you can even make largish internegs on a home PC using a good quality A3 sized inkjet printer and do...