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    Re: Bumping in the Classifieds

    I am not impressed.... I bumped my ad sunday night the 22nd at 1900 hours approx..... and at 2300 hours, Ken Lee instituted this ban. And removed my "bump". My previous comment was on the 15th in the...
  2. Removing 14' Ektar from big deardorff board

    Hi everyone.... does anyone know how to remove a commercial ektar 14' lens from a deardorff board. I bought it like that and used it on a deardorff. Sold it to someone in Ottaws and he can't seem...
  3. Re: Recommandations for a 6x17 roll film back for 5x7 camera

    My experience was that with the canham, the 9V battery doesn't last long and the motor seemed to drag even with a fresh battery as if the motor did not have enough juice to keep tension as well as...
  4. Re: Recommandations for a 6x17 roll film back for 5x7 camera

    The canham back is twice the dollars and a serious pain in the ass. Don't know the dayi...... but have a shen hao 617 camera and the back looks great. I think it is your best bet .
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    86237HO, HO AND HO.... almost forgot to wish happy holidays to all the gang on large format forum.... thank you all for inspiration and humour..... cheers from the cold white north .... Richard.
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    Re: The "New" Deardorffs

    I bought a new back for my 50 year old Deardorff and the folks in tennessee were great.... there was a slight delay because I wanted splitters and they had to modify
    the back.... beautiful work and...
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    Re: iCloud Personal Finance

    Gesundheit!!!!!
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    Re: Kudos To Jim at Midwest Photo

    Hey everyone.....I am so tired of everybody praising this guy..... whatever happened to acknowledging crappy service????? what about those folks who ignore inquiries, are rude and condescending????...
  9. Re: Where on earth do I get 8x10 color printed?

    The Lab Works...Winnipeg and ABC Photo in Vancouver...
    ABC still has an 8x10 enlarger and wet prints and so does lab works i think....
    Best prices for processing are still toronto image works.
    No...
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    Re: BetterScanning holder owners: opinions?

    A question for Robert and his 6x17 holder.... are you referring to the anti newton glass for the medium format holders or that variable height holder where you have to cut out
    the masks? I have used...
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    Re: struggling with wide angle on 617

    I used a fujinon 90 f8 lens on an art panoramic 617 metal camera... the edges were mush and the same with an f8 super angulon.... changed to a nikon 90mm f8 and edges
    were sharp. The art pan is...
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    Re: Camera cases for 4x5 body / Ebony 45S

    I have the ebony 45s and use Bruce's case... it doesn't have thick padding but has been safe dragging it through France and up here in the mountains. I use a gg protector like
    the Canham, leave the...
  13. Re: A dream 8x10" LF camera setup for environmental portraiture

    If you don't necessarily want a folder but rather a very sturdy monorail.... might I make a suggestion. I posted my Fatif 8x10 camera here... and was asking $700. Since there are members here that...
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    Re: Ebony RSW45 as first LF?

    I gather that the Shen has improved its product quality and it does get good reviews. I have a toyo 45A and as Frank says,it is a great metal (yet fairly light) field camera which I have always found...
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    Re: Best 90mm lens...

    Fascinating that so many people have so many favourites. At one point, I had three 90mm f8 lenses and I was trying to see which one was the best (re: image circle) on an art pan 6x17 camera. The...
  16. Re: Ebony 45S(U) questions re:6x17 and Ebony 617S

    I have an ebony 45S for sale on the forum if you decide to get a shen hao back. I have seen the shen hao cameras and really prefer the ebony's quality which you do pay for.
    I also have a Canham 5x7...
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    Re: What to do in Edmonton

    leave.......
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    Re: Shen Hao XPO45 experiences?

    Oh Lachlan..... if only I had known that you had commissioned and, it would seem, designed the shen hao..... well I would never have considered suggesting that the ebony was a great camera... what an...
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    Re: Shen Hao XPO45 experiences?

    I would recommend you get the extra $$$ together for an ebony 45S... took mine to france this spring and loved using it as usual. Just bought a deardorff 8x10 and a canham 5x7(for its panoramic back)...
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    Re: Yoho/Banff area. Best time to visit?

    hey pete.... let us, the locals, know when you are coming to visit and maybe we can break bread or share a brown pop! Or take you to a couple of great places for autumn
    splendor in the rockies.......
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    Re: Yousuf Karsh's Heir

    Beat me to it.... Tony Hauser is not only an excellent portraitist but a gentleman and a humanitarian deeply involved in our world. If you are ever in Toronto, Ontario be sure to stop into his...
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    Re: 6x17 camera reflections

    Better yet, buy a Canham 5x7 with his motorized 6x17 back and then you can shoot those big 5x7 images AND have all those lenses to use on 617 as well. I did it and love the combo but use the 4x5...
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    Re: What was your first lens?

    About 25 years ago, I had a chance to buy a lovely toyo 45A camera and funded it by selling my practically new nikon F3.... I was so excited to call my friends in Canmore Alberta to tell them I had...
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    Re: 90mm for 6x17

    Back to the original poster.... so glad to hear you bought the nikon f8 90mm.... i have a couple of 617 cameras and the fuji 90 had the optical characteristics of toilet paper out at the edges and...
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    Re: CT to where for 2 weeks ?

    Hi Ron Miller.... here is an offer... there are a few mad-about-film large format shooters up here in the Canmore/Banff area right smack dab in the Canadian Rockies an hour west of Calgary, Alberta. ...
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    Re: Another from Calgary

    hi craig and welcome to the madness..... i live in canmore and there is quite an interesting group out here that loves film and shoots mainly large format... just had a great show here in town in...
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    Re: To LF or not to LF on vacation

    I am exhausted.... sitting in the south of france near aix en provence with a ton of gear or at least 50+lbs..... and loving it. Using my D700 digital most of the time but last night there was this...
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    Re: Great Deal. NOT.

    Have to say that I have bought from this seller and he is great. We should all take lessons from this gentleman. And not be so silly. Happy Valentines Day you little sweeties!!!
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    big photography celebration

    http://www.exposurephotofestival.com/

    Hey everybody... if anyone is in the vicinity of southern Alberta Canada, please check out this amazing month long celebration of photography. I organized...
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    Re: Toronto Area gathering Sat. Jan 29th

    Hi Rob.... wish you could have this out here by Banff.... on Jan 28th we are having an opening in Canmore (at the local public art gallery) for a show dedicated to the use of film. This is part of...
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    Re: Please show your 6x17 pictures

    I can't believe that i just blew away half an hour of my life reading these dumb posts...
    and now i have to waste more time trying to figure out which negs were done with an
    artpan617, which with...
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    Re: Petronio in VC Magazine

    Who the hell is this frank guy????
    I look forward to getting a copy up here in western Canada and have to thank Frank
    and the folks like him that encourage me to enjoy large format photography......
  33. Re: Woodman 45 w/ Schneider 150 for first LF

    Hi Ornate.... and enjoy the large format world.
    That price is way too much... the woodman i sold for $500 was in nice shape but i found it too wobbly... didn't lock down that well but an okay...
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    Re: 67 or 69 back on Toyo

    I have a Toyo 45A that i got 20+ years ago and at that time, i was fortunate to find the toyo sliding back for roll films... two models were made, one taking mamiya press backs and the other graphic...
  35. Re: ABL out, where to get 4x5 processed in Calgary?

    For large format C41, there is no place in alberta.. try ABC in vancouver or ColourGenics in toronto.....
    But E6 is still being processed at Vistek in Calgary.. 35mm to 8x10 last i heard from Sam...
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    Re: Toyo 45A vs Zone VI/Wista

    I got my 45A over 23 years ago and it has travelled through italy, mexico, guatemala and around north america.... best basic camera and tough! Still use it but tried a calumet woodfield which wasn't...
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    Re: Banff/Jasper: 4x5 or 6x17?

    sorry for the late post but just back from vancouver island..... I live in Canmore which is 20km from the Banff townsite. There are a bunch of us large format and film fans here and if you let me...
  38. Re: What is the quality of the Nikkor-W 135 f/5.6 ?

    i have a copy of this lens and so does my buddy Peter.... he tested both copies with a lens resolution chart and both were the sharpest lenses he has tested. in fact, sharper and better contrast than...
  39. Re: Advice needed: Focus 617 Back & Toyo 45A

    when i bought a horseman 6x12 roll film back for my older toyo 45A, i encountered the same problem. the early toyos sometimes came with a standard non graphlok back so i had to hunt around and find...
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    Re: 5x7 Kodak Portra 160 NC

    hi and question for dave, what was the name of the lab that stopped processing 5x7 C41???? Here in alberta, there is no large format C41 processing, period. Please dont tell me ABC lab in...
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