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My personal feeling with photography is that cost is an important component of the aesthetic.

I got into 4x5 by shooting with pinhole cameras for 2 years, my complete outfit was less than $200.
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Austin, I examined both the domke f2 and the lowepro protrekker for my needs which are 4-5 mile hikes combined with 2-3 hour rambles through downtown Chicago with a non-folding Ebony, 8 film holders,...

Steve,

I don't know of any prison locations, but I've got some varied city shots (including Baha'i Temple and Frank Lloyd Wright) at www.tedfullerton.com. Check under the "Urban Landscape" and...

I'm wondering if there would be significant advantage to trying to match the spectrum of the flash powder used in historic tintypes... Not to use powder, but maybe to gel a strobe or hotlight to...

AJ,

What are you looking for? Someone to do work, someone to work with, location info?

I'm usually checking 5-6 days a week a couple time per day.

Specifically on the how-to question, I'd like to see details on large-print mounting techniques. I've seen some mention in the forums on mounting to plexiglass and metal, as well as various...

Ellen, For storage of PrintFile pages, I use the following :

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Thanks for the kind words...

All of the Black & White pinholes on my website were taken with Ilford Delta 100 sheet film. The color shots on the Zero Image gallery page are Kodak Portra VC 160...

I forgot to mention in my previous post, "Pinhole Photography" by Eric Renner is an excellent resource. I think it's now in it's 3rd edition, published by Focal Press.

The book provides an...

I've been shooting pinhole for 3 years or so. My initial exposure to large format was shooting pinhole with a <a href=http://www.zeroimage.com>Zero Image</a> 4x5 variable length camera. These are...

Ellen,

Is the root of your consideration of LF the film size and qualities, the camera movements, or both?

Is there a specific problem you're trying to solve with your product/advertising...

I'm hoping the Espon 4000 inkjet users on the forum can comment on the following:

- What's your experience with the life of the ultrachrome inks once installed in the printer? I've heard...

I've got 2 tents which both appear to use standard zippers, but the zippers open and close in opposing directions. Also, behind each zipper, on the interior side, there's light baffle made of fabric...

Calamity,

I second Bob Salomon on this one. You mentioned that you back the valve off to prevent the glug-glug effect, but maybe there's a problem with the valve itself. Have you tried unscrewing...

... And winter average is 5-10 minutes.

Here in Illinois, I find that my times vary by season, with the longest in Sping and Fall, and the shortest times in Summer and Winter

In Winter, I find that my times are in direct proportion to...

James,

I've been very happy with my 4870 for color transparency and B&W and color negative scans. I've printed at 8x10 with scans originating at 600 dpi with great results. I've scanned several...

I have a mixed collection of lensed and pinhole work shot in and around Chicago, the majority of which is large format at:

www.tedfullerton.com

Please feel free to mail me with comments or...

I'll second the recommendation of the Rodenstock DOF/Schempflug calculator for the following reasons:

1. Cheap, ~$25 USD.

2. It does both DOF and tilt calculations (in combination) with a...

I have an opportunity where I'll be working with an architect to do a day-long shoot in an apartment-residence that he designed for the purpose of creating photographs for his firm's portfolio. My...

Joe,

I currently use the Calumet 7x loupe on a Bossscreen, which has a finer "grain" that the stock screen that came with my camera, and I'm happy with it. I found that the 4x did not allow me to...

To further comment on the Microtek 5900, it can be a good deal (mine was $150 US) and I've used it to get excellent results from B&W and color negatives at 4x5 as well as prints.

You mentioned...

I've been following the i900 comments with interest as I've just started shooting color transparencies again and after a week of trying many techniques, I've to get any decent scans from Velvia with...