EEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. Don't do any of that! That is if you want those shutters to actually work!
Once lubricants have congealed and are mixed with dirt and dust, no amount of...
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EEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. Don't do any of that! That is if you want those shutters to actually work!
Once lubricants have congealed and are mixed with dirt and dust, no amount of...
IS the 8x10 Polaroid color film still available? I have the holder and the processor! I would do some testing with a reducing back (4X5) and do a few 8X10 to verify composition and lighting. If...
Oh- I forgot!
When purchasing used electronic flash gear, watch out for carbonized flash tubes. The symptoms are blackened glass near the electrodes. Tubes like that are not long for this world...
Yup! Some suggestions for a 5K Mole.
* Do not use this for photographing ice cream.
* On an early morning shoot, place a small chicken in the housing just behind the lamp- by lunch time it...
As mentioned by others in this thread- you ultimate choice will depend on your and requirements and applications. As a commercial photographer working with 8x10 equipment I approach it this way; I...
I do mostly TRADITIONAL portraiture both in color and black and white. This image is made with an Imagon 250mm lens mounted on an old Technika V. H/56 disk is in place at half open. Film: Portra...
In the good old days of the 4x5 Graphlex cameras there were a few notorious lenses and shutters. The was the RAPEX which was known to blow it's face plate and have all of its parts "explode" and...
Ask 100 Photographers about film or equipment choices and you will probably get 100 different answers. It comes down to artistic and technical choices which boils down to "different strokes for...
My best and most consistent results with T-Max 100 in HC-110 Dilution B. When using this combination, it is important to remember that overdevelopment is not advisable. Overdevelopment oftentimes...
When I first started as a wedding photographer in the late 50s all work was done with 4x5 press cameras. Most studios required that the candid photographer be equipped with enough standard film...
:) Call me old fashioned but I’m still a large tank guy. Yup, give me those old hard rubber or stainless steel 3 ½ gallon jobs with floating lids and a bunch of hangers and I am in heaven. I was...