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I managed to obtain a copy of the Gandolfi film, if anyone is interested contact Mic Dixon at info@gandolfi-film.co.uk they're in VHS pal format. After watching the film I thought it was a shame the...

I like the look of wet plate images, especially their limited depth it gives the image a melted look with the centre being very sharp and concentrated. I've always wanted to try them, but there's no...

I'm currently building a folding wooden field camera and everyone keeps asking me why bother, but for me it's the fun in building it. If your wanting to build a very basic camera, you could possibly...

I too had a Calumet C2N, if the 6x12 is anything like the 6x7 stay clear of it. It was badly made, bad spacing, bad mechanics, bad rollers, bad film flatness, bad everything.

Thanks for everyone's help in discovering how to make a Polaroid chocolate, hope to give it a try soon. Wonder if Polaroid ever thought of actually producing a ready to use Pol choc.

So let me see if this is right, I contact a sheet of black and white positive film onto Polaroid colour 809 and then run it through the processor, which will give me a type of mono toned print?

Let me see if I've got the basic idea right, a black and white positive is projected onto colour polaroid through a Polaroid processor, would a Polaroid 10x8 model 81-02 do the job ?

I've recently seen some wonderful prints with a strange tonal quality, I tracked it down to a process called Polaroid Chocolate. Does anyone know how the technique is done, all I can find it bits of...

Epson and Canon are very close, some test report state Epson is slightly better, but I've used both and there's little in it. It's possible to print Black and white with just black ink, but the...

I had this problem too, a camera technician told me the spots were the beginning of mould or fungus which eats into the grass if not caught in its early stages. He told me it's possible to clean the...

Eric I know what you mean, burn out can make photography lifeless, then something can spark it off and the obsession starts all over again.

I lost interest in photography a few years ago and didn't touch a camera for over a year. At the time it was nice to pursue other interests, but later I saw some photographic work which inspiration...

Sounds like a Tachihara or possibly a Wista, I think Zone VI contracted the Japanese companies Tachihara and Wista to supply them with cameras, these were cherry wood double extension cameras...

Nice to see some quality large format work out there, very inspiring.

Haven't been in a hospital for 20 year, I guess things have moved on greatly, all high tech now. No need to enlighten me about x-rays, I've already been told. Don't understand the bit about "film is...

Does anyone stock Wisner cameras in the UK, it's a camera I really feel comfortable with. I can't even find any second-hand, apart from the United states, but the import duty over here is ridicules.

David Luttmann, here he goes again defending digital, no wonder film is disappearing.

J.L, I think we've misunderstood each other, I was trying to say that film is needed all over the place so there's no need for anyone to worry about it disappearing.

Handmade digital prints, what a load of rubbish. It takes great skill to produce prints in a darkroom, hardly the same sitting there with a cup of tea while a few buttons are pressed. A traditional...

J.L.Kennedy, If this is an open forum I'm aloud my say, I've noticed a few like you on this forum who really get on my nerves.

I'm also bored with the "film is dead" thing, film should be around for as long as we are because it's used in many other specialist fields and not just photography. I've yet to see an x-ray machine...

I think Fuji and Kodak may slow down their film manufacturing due to them
having their fingers in too many pies, but that will leave a gap in the
market for smaller companies who only make film...

I think Fuji and Kodak may slow down their film manufacturing due to them having their fingers in too many pies, but that will leave a gap in the market for smaller companies who only make film and...

I get all my anti newton glass from picture frame suppliers, they call it anti reflective glass which is the same stuff.

The problem with digital records apart from the problem with corrupt data is things are changing so fast a system is becoming out dated before it's began. I found some old glass plates in a antique...

Does anyone know where I can find brass rack and pinion gearing in the UK, I would like to have a go at building a field camera.

I get all my anti newton glass from picture frame suppliers, they call it anti reflective glass which is the same stuff. If you get the glass from a photographic supplier it'll cost a lot more than a...

I don't get jagged portraits from my film cameras either, how can a sensor the size of a postage stamp record as much detail as larger formats, and if a digital sensor is so good why do users have to...

I saw a large promotional print from a Canon 1Ds and I wasn't impressed, on closer inspection the girls eye was all jagged from pixels. how can such a small sensor compete with large formats.

I have the heavier brass and mahogany Zone VI which is basically the same camera, Wisner 4x4 lens boards fit perfect.

I've become interested in the history of the late Gandolfi brothers who produced the classic Gandolfi cameras. While searching the net I discovered www.gandolfi-film.co.uk a documentary was once made...

when I was recently selling a view camera on ebay I constantly got asked the weight of the camera, and nothing of movement. I also got asked how long it took to set up, like I was in a race or...

I'm a huge fan of Polaroid 55 and would be interested in seeing people work, especially portraits shot on this film. I love the distinct fingerfrint border of Pola 55 were there's never two alike....

I work exclusively with Polaroid 55 film, and although I prefer traditional darkroom printing of this film, when ever I wanted to make a scan, I simply lay the film on my flat bed scanner, reduced...

I'm happy to see people using large format photography for any subject they choose. I do see JJ's point of view, and if I hadn't known they were taken on a 8x10 view camera I would have looked at...

I've been a large format user for a while now and apart from the sheer build and beauty of a wood view camera I enjoy the whole considered process of taking a picture with this format. I'm so use to...

Thanks for the info on the 10x8 Nesbitt camera Tony and Barry, I'll contact Mr CAD for more info, I've never seen a Nesbitt 10x8 before.

Hi Evan, I looked at the Walker cameras some time ago and they had a similar look to a Wista. My problem with Walker cameras is they're constructed from plastic, a material which I really can't...

Hi Paul,
With all their problems I still can't help but like them. They're quite heavy but substancial, I do like a large solid view camera. I'm currantly using a Wisner which really suits me, I...

I once saw a John Nesbitt camera which I really liked, but can't find anything on him or his cameras. His he still alive and kicking and does anyone out there have a Nesbitt camera they want to part...