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Lots of great responses, thanks all.

The camera is a Chamonix 045n-1. The lens is a Nikkor 135 f/5.6. The ground glass is as it was installed at the factory, which I'm fairly certain is the...

In some shots where I shoot wide open (f/5.6 on a 135 lens) I've noticed that the plane of focus on the negative/scanned image is consistently in front of where it was when I set the focus on the...

Carol's is cheap and SK Grimes seems in line with what my repair shop said. My repair shop's estimate was based on actually having the lens on their bench...

Here's who I've been using:...

I took it in to my local repair shop. I had them check the timings when they mounted it for me. It was slow all around and they quoted about $150 to have it overhauled.

Who is Carol Miller? I'm...

My preview lever no longer opens the shutter so I can focus. When I move it up and down, it doesn't move all the way and nothing happens. I think its behavior is similar to when you have the...

Agreed.

I disagree with this. It's true, you don't have control, but a well balanced image on a calibrated monitor will look better on more displays than one where you just don't care. A lot of my opinions...

I figured it out, I hadn't undone all the transportation locks. Whoops! I suppose I'll leave this here in case any other idiots have the same problem. :)

Tried to use my new Epson v700 today. I've tried with VueScan and the Epson software and get similar results. Any clues? This is a piece of stationary. Something is heinously wrong and I have no...

I tried VueScan's built in mask removal for my film (portra 400nc) and then tried removing it manually. The manual process yielded MUCH better color. And it was pretty easy once I had this:...

I had a roommate who would clean her scanner with windex and wadded up newspaper. I'm not recommending this, but I'm curious about the technique.

Nice.

My favorite internet-photo-satire is this: http://theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com/2006/06/great-photographers-on-internet.html

A classic indeed.

Frank - I've seen a ton of pictures of Sash, and those two are some of the nicest thus far. Thanks for sharing!

Ben - Love those shots. The one of (your dad?) in the kitchen is fabulous.

I don't know if Brian's planning on announcing this, but I thought I'd add it in: Mr. Ulrich has been named a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow. Hot damn!
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@Heroique - Your thinking is pretty much in line with mine. I would do what you outlined but the lab didn't seem to think that developing and inspecting sheets one by one was the best plan. If...

@Deane - I can say for sure that you started out smarter than I. I only have a dozen holders, but the principal is still the same.

@Heroique - I have no idea which one I used. Unfortunately...

I went out this morning to take my first shots with my new Chamonix. I hiked, set up my first shot, was very careful, took the shot, and was pleased. I went to location 2 and set it up, took a...

Any more options and I think I'm going to get stuck with decision paralysis. :)

The camera I borrowed last weekend had a 135mm with a recessed lensboard. It didn't seem to bother me at all.

That is a very good point. First off, thanks for looking. I think you are right in some ways. I have very few technical issues that will be solved by using a large format camera. Although there...

Clement - I'd love to put my hands on either of them, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

Have any Chamonix users had trouble with the lensboard locking mechanism? I thought I read...

Venchka - I've been checking keh for lenses. I forgot about mpex, I usually think of them as the flash guys, but I'll add them to the hunt.

Brian - Aha! Someone who's had both. Thanks for the...

Good to know Badger is a good dealer. That makes a difference. At this time I have no plans to use long focal lengths or shoot anything closer than 5 feet away, so I'm not sure limited bellows...

Hello, all. I've been recommended this forum from the flickr large format group.

I'm looking to buy my first 4x5 soon. I've been doing lots of research, asking a lot of people questions, and...