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Feb 25 to May 6 is quite a difference. Maybe mine will arrive by next March. I'm not giving them anymore money. I go to store read it and put it back on the shelf, just like the masses. It's the only...

I agree. The only time I've seen anything close to this is from someone like Robert Gendler, who uses a remotely controlled 20inch reflector telescope and stacks images taken from an SBOG camera.

Send it to Rochester! I haven't used them for scanning but if their scanning is half as good as their development skills, it will be fantastic.

I know it sounds like we're pimping Praus, but his...

Still waiting for my first copy. Subscribed in late Jan. I don't accept that it takes 3 months to get a copy to a new subscriber. Simply unacceptable service from a publication that relies on a niche...

Yup. That's exactly the problem. Lever moves but clips dont

The "clips" on the front standard that hold the lens board in place on my Sinar F are worn..for lack of a better term. When I activate the lever to raise them to insert the board, they do not retract...

Welcome Alicia,

I've been on the same hunt since last year. ICP has courses but they consume an entire semester, I think. The folks at CAP told me they'd be running an intro to LF class in the...

Sometimes I think we photographers spend too much time worrying about how to lug our crap around and not enough time using it. There is no perfect camera or camera bag.

I have a Sinar F and the...

I use Praus and think their contact sheets are very good. Excellent service and reasonable turn-arond time.

http://4photolab.com/index.html

Do you mean View Camera Magazine? Their subscription performance is awful at best in my experience. I subscribed years ago and stopped because I received about 2 issues a year in my mailbox. The rest...

Not to answer for Noah, but I think asking for hand inspection invites problems. Somewhere in this thread or an older one on the same subject, someone related a story about hand inspection. The TSA...

The search feature will reveal about a dozen threads on this. Here's one I started a short time ago:

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=72253

I have only used mine...

Nice work, Bradley.

Definitely not pretty, but makes one think that there's plenty of opportunities even in an "ugly" urban environment.

http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/

Some of the videos on the site show him at...

I don't know of any shop in NYC that specializes in LF anymore. Lens and Repro used to, but when I last visited in Oct it looked like slim pickings.

I love brick and mortar shops but for LF I've...

Since I posted the original question, my situation has changed. I now have a Sinar monorail sitting atop the very excellent Sinar pan-tilt head, a former demo model bought from Sinar. The pan tilt...

I seem to recall renting 4x5 gear from Fotocare several years ago and the last time I looked it was still in their rental catalog.

Rather than treat it as a hypothetical, can you take your camera and actually do it?
Some of this stuff only begins to make sense by seeing it on the ground glass.

Yes and maybe. In another thread, you asked about Fotocare. They have a decent selection of Paramount cords, which will help you make the connect from your shutters to the PW or lights.

As for the...

I'm using them regularly now, David. Their website is useless but the shop is nicely stocked and the staff helpful. I haven't studied their LF offerings, but the last time I was in the shop ( 2 weeks...

These are scanned negatives.

Thanks Thomas. I read that pdf from Kodak. And in principle I agree that keeping it simple would have been to get the chemicals mentioned in the Kodak tech specs. But....

I'm trying to be frugal...

Thanks Peter. Although this is my first time developing LF film, I've been shooting for a few months now and producing acceptable stuff. I had the film in the holders properly. It looks like I...

I was under one second. 1/60th is the lowest I try with kids. That I'm certain about. One thing that I can't recall...and now it's seeming to be the culprit-- is bellows factor. I was using a 210mm...

The attached thumbnails are the results of my first LF processing session yesterday. Obviously I screwed something up. I've processed B&W film before (35mm) and--I must be lucky--haven't produced...

Are you buying the Ebony new?

I'm not going to try to talk you out of it. But I would suggest that for that price, you should not buy sight-unseen. Find someone near you who has one and road test...

Yes, I believe so.

For anyone tracking this thread, here's an update:

I visited Print Space and would have to say the environment is nice. Nicer than Camera Club in the sense that there were actually people in the...

I skipped the pre-soak on my first batch. No amount of pre-soaking would have fixed whatever I fouled up in the process.

An update

I'd have to agree with other posters. It leaks and it uses a lot of chemistry. I ran my first set of negatives through this morning. I have other issues which I'll ask for help in...

Ok. Seems like a pre soak could be helpful. Since it's not mentioned in the data sheets, I'll ask: how long should I pre soak for? 5 minutes?

I'm about to develop my first sheets of Tri-X in a CombiPlan tank. I've read the Kodak information sheet on the film and the only reference to pre-wetting the film is for sheets in trays. Admittedly...

Good question Sam.

Funny: last month I was wondering whether to get a freezer to store film and sort of got talked out of it (people suggested freezing causes the emulsion to separate). Portra 160...

Interesting. He's 30 and has quite an impressive resume on his website. Is it me, or are more "young" people taking LF cameras into the world and using them in photojournalistic applications?

This...

Yes but I failed to check one corner of the GG and landed up with a darn tree branch intruding into the frame. Justin nailed it.

Thank you. I've seen Print Space's webpage but never saw anything about classes. When it comes to enlarging and printing, I know I'll progress faster with a bit of coaching. I'll give them a call and...

Is that how the Combi Plan should be used?

Perhaps Bob from HP can answer. Or I'll find out in a few days when it arrives. I went with the Combi Plan, after all, since it's available locally with...

I visited the place yesterday. It's basically an office/loft that's been divided into studio and darkroom space. Nice enough physical plant and convenient to Penn Station for commuters like me. My...

Another vote for LTI. If you'll be shipping anyway, also consider Praus in Rochester NY. Excellent workmanship and quick turn around.

I wasn't too impressed by the color pieces. They looked "colorized" compared to the B&W pieces.

I was surprised by the price the pictures were fetching. I went in thinking " ok, I'd be willing to...