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Wow. Thank you for posting this info, Geary. I would love to build one of these for my own use.

LOL.

The four Fs. Frame, Focus, Filter, Fstop.

I use the Fuji Acros with Fuji's QL holder. I actually burned a sheet of the film while looking into the exposed area of the holder to see if it held the film flat and it does a very good job of...

No reason to get so worked up as to threaten anyone. Fry 'em like bacon.

LOL. That's what I'm talking 'bout. Just do it.

One vote for the Rodenstock. Extra light to focus by on wide angle lenses can be crucial, IMO. I had the f6.8 version and wound up with the 4.5 due to the difficulty seeing all the way out to the...

One should also consider how all of these frozen films are going to be stored after they are shot, developed, and filed...Ooooooops, yeah, that's right, Print File probably won't issue a press...

OMG. I would have to stop drinking altogether to live in that maze of crap. Nah, I think l'll just muddle along and kick the bucket when it's my time.

Wear from abrasion behaves in a way that is counterintuitive to what you would expect to happen. I build machinery for a living and wear from sliding surfaces is always a source of concern especially...

I have the Sinar F2 and like it a lot. It is still portable enough for field use and I find the focusing aids that Sinar incorporates to be useful. The other thing about Sinar is that their system is...

Is that a tripod or an endtable? LOL.

Probably the dumbest that I've ever felt with a large format camera was one time after I'd finally gotten a decent lens, a Rodenstock 135mm. I was really excited to go out and use it for the first...

You don't actually "have" to have a dedicated spot meter. (I use the Gossen UltraSpot, but there are plenty of others that will do the job fine.) I bought one because it's convenient and lighter than...

Believe it or not, I got mine on B&H's used section. They are usually expensive for used items, but sometimes not. I got out for 150.00. Not too bad. I missed on a bunch of them on ebay first, got...

That well could be the case. However, I am hoping that with consolidation that comes from Kodak dropping out of the field, Fuji gains market share of the quickload style product. I dunno. There will...

I'm thankful that I went with Quickloads instead of Readyloads, but of course, that could change in the not so distant future too.

Now that they killed HIE, Kodak is dead to me forever. Bastards. I really like Ilford, and I think that they will be around in film as long or longer than anyone else. I have no concrete evidence to...

Three disturbing observations:

1. Judging from the obscurity of the 50 worst album covers, we can hardly be sure that there aren't 100 or so real howlers out there that are even worse than these....

That little hole is infuriating. I like the film very much otherwise, including the quickload feature which is a lifesaver for me considering the problems that I have keeping dust out of the darkroom.

Probably just your garden variety head scratching type situation. Nothing to see here. Please move along.

No. You must keep them both. Always go into any situation with proper "backup".:) :)

Wow. Thanks. You learn something new every day. I don't have a camera stuck screw problem, but food machinery frozen bolts are very common headache for our company.

^Yeah, but unfortunately, I had to buy a boat to keep the wifer "on board" so to speak.

The vast majority of posters here are extremely well behaved in comparison to other forums. I hope that the for sale section will remain, and that posters will behave themselves. I think that they...

I bought a Toyo to Sinar lensboard adaptor from the seller listed at the top of the thread so that I can swap back and forth from my sinar f2 to the 110mm size toyo without remounting lenses. It...

I'm stunned to hear this. I am extremely sorry for your loss.

LOL. That sounds about right. Oh, and you may want a second hand police scanner.

90, 135, 180, 210. Thinking hard about adding one more to the gaggle.

DeLorme Atlases. Best out there, IMO.
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I have the fuji GX617 and have been happy with it. However, if I had my druthers and more money at the time that I bought it, I would go with a 6 x 17 camera that has shift capability. Shift can be...

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, the GnassGear online store has been temporarily suspended."

Something is afoot. Dunno.

Does anyone here have any experience with the Rollei infrared sheet film? What are your impressions, etc. In 35mm, I use my dwindling supply of Kodak HIE out of the freezer. Obviously, HIE is no...

I've used baby wipes to clean bellows on the outside, very gently, very carefully. Works great and I have seen no ill effects after several years.

Thank you for all of your responses. They have been very helpful.

Anyone ever use one of these. If so, what was your experience with it. The manufacturer claims that it takes a lot of the guesswork out of printing, really speeds things along, wastes less paper,...

This is some of the most depressing news that I have seen in some time as HIE is one of my favorite films. I am going to miss it badly. Nothing else has the same look, and it is fun to shoot. I knew...

304 is fine. We build food grade washdown st. st. machinery at the company that I work at, and it holds up for years and years. 316L is really only necessary in the most demanding circumstances, and...

I really like your stuff. I wish that I could do that, but I suck at dealing with strangers.

Keep trying even when things are going badly. Disappointment is part of photography, even when you get better at it. Like baseball, if you are really cooking, your success rate is still a fairly low...