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To solve the problem of the negaflat scratching the edges of your negatives, tape some 3M premium scotch tape (the white "magic" stuff) to both sides of the gripping metal pieces. You'll have to cut...

TMax 100 has the finest grain of any film in its speed class. In T-Max RS developer it also has a straight line curve that goes on forever, which is excellent for photographs of architecture and...

There are a number of accomplished large format artists in Montreal. Gabor Szilasi (483 Grosvenor Ave, Westmount, Quebec H3Y 2S5 Bus: (514) 932-6688, Home: (514) 932-6688) is one. David miller is...

The best artifical light source for judging colour and black and white prints' tone are Solux 4700K bulbs. They are a bit warm compared to some types of daylight but colours are perceived accurately....

I have used T-Max 100 for years. It is an excellent, extremely fine grain film (nothing at 100 EI is finer) with good reciprocity characteristics. If you run careful calibrations, and pay close...

I own an Epson 3200, and have run some tests using 4 x 5 colour negatives on it and an Epson 4870 as well as an on Imacon 848, which only scans 4 x 5 at 2000 dpi. The Imacon gives the best scan but...

I am using an Epson 3200 to scan 4 x 5 originals, mostly colour negative. File sizes for 24-bit scans approach 500 megabytes in size and 48-bit scans are nearly double that. You will require at least...

There are significant differences between brands of enlarging lens and within brands. For 4x5, the 135 Rodagon is excellent and will cover fully and evenly. Other brands of 135 are not quite as good...

The film speed is not the important issue--colour negative has enough latitude to accodomodate shooters at both 160 and 100. The real issue is adequate exposure for shadow values. Colour negative...

I have done a large number of weddings and bar-mitzvahs and do all my own colour printing. The best films in my opinion, for flesh tones, response to varied light conditions, and grain, are in...

I also have a Sekonic L-778 which I purchased for its flash spot ability. But I have tested it against a Zone VI modified Pentax digital meter, which I also own, and the Sekonic is far less linear...

Enrique is completely wrong. For colour negative you also must expose for the shadows and let the highlights fall where they may. This will give you a good rich negative with lots of choice for...

I photograph urban architecture most of the time. I use a 90 f/4.5 Rodenstock Grandagon with a Sinar F and bag bellows. You definitely need a bag bellows to get full use out of the image circle of...

Hi Tim! I am a Toronto based large-format (4 x 5) fine art photographer specializing in architecture and urban landscape. I actually think there are quite a few of us around Toronto including ...

Sorry to be contrary here, but I strongly recommend you do not buy the MXT. For a few hundred dollars more you can get the Beseler V-XL which is a far superior machine. The problem with the MXT is...

I recently replaced my flourescents in my darkroom with new flourescent bulbs with a high CRI of 98. After loading osme film holders one day, I was alarmed to notice the afterglow others have ...

This is a problem that has been well-documented by people like Ctein and one with which I have had direct personal experience. The problem cannot be corrected. It occurs with RC papers that have...

I own a Sinar F and have never used a dark cloth. Instead I use a spare wide angle bellows which clips securely onto the back of the Sinar and is an ample viewing hood. I also have a Sinar...

Thank you all for your replies.

I am heading off to Berlin for two weeks and may want to buy a new Schneider len s. Does anyone know a good store for large format equipment in Berlin?

Simple answer. Purchase the recent Schneider 110XL. Outstanding sharpness and excellent coverage. Order from Badger Graphics in Wisconsin. Super service, great price.

I just got a 110XL as well and found the same "problem." But so far, in my early shooting tests, it does not seem to have any effect on the photos. The lens seems to be wonderful!

In terms of printed tones on the paper, there is very little difference between diffused cold-light sources and diffused tunsten light sources, as long as both are really diffused. The problems...

Does anyone know of a source of larger--24" x 30" or bigger--colour print proces sing drums? Or does anyone know how to make them? Also, in regard to 20" x 24" drums: Has anyone used and can comment...

There are two large format photographers of note who, I believe, have not been profiled in View Camera. One of them is the American-Israeli photographer, Neil Folberg, who has produced stunning...

What no one has mentioned so far in reply to the original query is that no black and white RC paper can be sold as a permanent image. I had the unfortunate experience of printing a commission of 20...

What no one has mentioned so far in reply to the original query is that no black and white RC paper can be sold as a permanent image. I had the unfortunate experience of printing a commission of 20...

I have owned both enlarger chassis. The 45-VXL is a much better enlarger than the MXT in many respects. The most important is that you can align both the negative stage and the lens stage properly....

Panatomic-X film used to be Kodak's finest grain conventional black and white film and responds well to standard D-76 or D-76 1:1 treatment. It is not as fine-grained as "technipan" (?) but it does...

To Steve's question: When I say I sometimes have to "undo" movements temporarily to be able to focus through the centre of the image circle, I mean lowering a rise or raising a fall or reversing a...

I beg to differ with almost all the replies to this question. I use a relatively inexpensive but quite sharp 8x loupe--perhaps forty or fifty dollars-- marketed under the Nikon name. You learn to...