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Surely Bob you have it the wrong way round. The geared back is for the Press 70?

I have a DeVere 10x8 with a multigrade head and a Durst Pictograph (1200 chassis and closed loop multigrade head). I had to get the DeVere for 10x8 and it is ok. The Durst is the finest instrument...

There was a review of the Commercial Ektar a while back in Photo Techniques. The basic conclusion was that it was a good lens for its time but prone to flare by comparison with modern lenses: half...

Hate to say it but the modified Zone VI meter really does let you meter accurately through the filter....

This is an alignment screw. For the seriously anal, you drill a small depression (but not a hole) in your lensboard, just deep enough to accomadate the screw head. This stops any slippage even if...

Dont be lazy -try it. Convenient doesnt mean bad. I produce fine art black and white prints - call me old-fashioned but I believe it is the final result that counts not how much effort you had to...

I made the switch to chromogenic film a few years ago after using silver for 20 years. My reasons were (1) processing convenience (2) fine grain (better than 100 asa films)(3) tonal range esp. the...

Look, this really does not yield to "right" and "wrong". First, the point about one lens (which is really a tangent) goes like this: you can walk around, look at the world and come up with the...

Interesting comments. To take the physics analogy a little bit further: all Newtonian mechanics is wrong; Einstein proved that. Still if you build a bridge using Newtonian mechanics, you are ...

Well, I feel moved to comment. For the past five years I have been pursuing the technique of putting the highlights (eg clouds in full sun) on zone VIII and letting the shadows fall where they...

Well, I do know what you mean. Having used 4x5 for a while, I ended up using roll film in roll film cameras. My reasons were two fold: firstly, the quality of a 16x20 black and white print from a...