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I've recently received my P3 with several lens cases and camera case, looks great! Hoping to give it a "test drive" this weekend. As for fitting it all together, I guess the idea is to use the...

Same here; washing in the expert drum. I then move the negatives into a Combi Plan to do the wetting agent (Photo Flo), although maybe I should get rid of the Combi Plan entirely and just float the...

My experiences pretty much match those of vdonovan2000; it's not super high quality but I've had no problems. And the arm elastic could do with being tighter, but that's easily fixed.

If I was to go for the Grimes tool, would it be better to go with the flat tips or the pointed tips? I'm guessing that either would be ok for my current problem, but which option is more useful...

Thanks for all the replies. The retaining ring seems to be on quite tight, so I'm not confident that I can unscrew it by hand from the front. I think I'll just buy one of the tools mentioned in the...

I've recently bought a nice 150mm Rodenstock, which I now want to mount on a Chamonix (Linhof-style) lens board.

The lens in question is already mounted on a small lensboard, 8cm x 8cm. So I want...

Yep, it looks to be complete as far as I can tell. It has a carrier (with handle on left & right) plus several masks/holders of different sizes. The condensers are also in nice condition. Once I...

I had a closer look just now and it turns out that what I originally thought was just a handle on the head (for tilting) is actually a filter drawer. It is a vertical drawer on the right side of the...

There is currently a bulb. I think it says that it is a 75W bulb, but it might say 175W (the possible leading '1' is either a very faded '1' or just a small mark). Although the advantage of a 75W...

I'll be using it only for 4x5. So as I read it, that means if I use my usual 135mm lens, then I need a 150w bulb plus the pair of 240mm condensors. I guess the bottom row is the recommended...

I'll try to attach some quick phone photos. It's possible I've mixed up my terminology in my original posting, so I'll let the photos describe it for me. I welcome any hints and tips and "gotchas"....

I've now gotten hold of a Durst 3S to join my other enlargers. It needs a bit of work to get it back to being a good healthy working enlarger, but it all looks fairly straightforward. It all is...

That sounds like an ideal solution, I'll definitely try it. Thanks!

Well, I've not been able to find anything that I could use to improvise a solution.

Does anyone know if I can buy an extra spacer ring somewhere or maybe a "thicker" lens board, or some other...

I've measured as accurately as I'm able, and the diameter does appear to be exactly 65mm, and the thickness is about 2mm.

Yes, when I tighten the retaining ring it does run out of threads and...

I tried that combination (ie, having the spacer on top of the lens board as I assemble it), but it ends up much the same. The spacer ring isn't falling through, but it's as if it is just isn't...

I've previously mounted several different lenses to Sinar lens boards as well as Linhof-compatible ones, but this particular one has me baffled.

The lens is a Nikkor-W 300mm 5.6 (copal 3 shutter),...

That's what I had suspected, thanks for the confirmation :)

I'm looking at buying some Shen Hao lens boards, like the ones in this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281363938484

But I notice that these particular lens boards...

I didn't think the difference was that large, at least in my very informal tests. I'll run some more careful tests soon.

I agree with Gary; colour LF *is* expensive if you have it done in a lab here in Australia. Maybe it's the same in other countries too?

I'm still looking for a decent Jobo system at a sane price,...

Thanks for the tip, I'll go with that option.

Strange, even if I do an eBay search selecting 'worldwide', that item doesn't come up for me, but if I use the item number it is all good. ...

I've got a Crown Graphic 4x5 with a few minor pinholes in the bellows. For now I'm going to patch them up using the bellows repair liquid from Equinox Photographic, but longer term I would prefer to...

Hello Wojtek,

Whilst I live on the opposite side of the world, I have family in Katowice, so I'm obliged to welcome you here :) This forum is a great place for finding and sharing LF information.

Thanks for the info. I think I'll go ahead and try to find a multipurpose standard (in good condition for a sane price, hopefully!) and additional bellows. Along with the extension that I already...

Currently I'm using focal lengths only up to 210mm, but I'm keen to do a bit of work with a 300mm lens, or possibly longer. I already have an extension rail, and I understand that I'll probably need...

Useful links! The service manual will come in handy this weekend when I try to work out how to replace the spirit levels on my F2 without resorting to brute force :)

Thanks for that. The service manual is interesting; whilst my Sinar is an F2 and as such isn't explicitly covered by the service manual, it still provides lots of useful info for me.

Looks like that's the same as the one I've already got. But thanks for the info, it shows that I'm not missing out on a different manual :)

I've got a PDF called "Sinar instruction manual", 14 pages long. Is that the same document?

I consider my Crown Graphic both as a large format RF (it's lighter than some MF gear!) as well as a LF view camera (albeit with limited movements).

If it helps, you're welcome to have a play with my Crown Graphic to see if the form-factor suits you. I'm in Adelaide CBD so we could work out something. I know it's not the same as a Super Graphic...

I'm glad I asked my original question, this thread has been fascinating and very informative for me. Anyway, I've taken all the advice on board and have ended up buying a Sinar F2. I think on...

I'm still wavering between the Linhof Color and a Sinar F2; how would you compare the workmanship of these two? (The Color is local to me so I've seen it first-hand, but if I buy an F2 it will...

Wow, I'm really impressed with the great feedback I've received to my question. Thanks, all!

I have seen the camera in person but when I did I didn't really know what to check for other than the...

The Linhof Color that I'm considering includes a 135/235 convertible lens plus a 210 lens (can't remember more details, sorry) and the reflex viewer. The condition looks very good including the...

The current belows look to be quite good, but I didn't realise that a replacement was so expensive! Thanks to both of you for your help. I'll continue with my searching and pondering :)

I've already got a Crown Graphic 4x5 but I'm looking to buy either a monorail or a field camera, for use both in the studio and occasionally for landscapes. The Crown is nice but not flexible...

Well, I did recently sell an old Honda (CB750K4) to someone interstate, but I was never game to carry my LF setup on it, so I'm impressed that you can manage it :)

Finally got around to joining this forum after ages of just reading it.

I'm in Adelaide, Australia. Most of my photography is MF (usually 6x7, occasionally others). My LF photography is...