hi Alex,
I use a 90mm Super angulon on my Gandolfi Variant 3 and I need bag bellows, I guess you will really need one with a 110XL. On gandolfi cameras, bellows are pretty rigid and even with 20mm...
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hi Alex,
I use a 90mm Super angulon on my Gandolfi Variant 3 and I need bag bellows, I guess you will really need one with a 110XL. On gandolfi cameras, bellows are pretty rigid and even with 20mm...
hi Cindy,
I purchased a Variant III 3 years ago and use it for landscape and portraiture.
If you want to do studio work, you could find a view camera for far less money and buy a good lens with...
Hi Paul, my two cents: I have an Agfa/Ansco 8x10 for two years now, it is a very versatile camera, I suppose the 5x7 is the same built. very well built compared to other cameras of its age.Bulky and...
I have just something to add to my previous post. Brian, you are living in Florida and I think almost everybody in the US has Air conditionned so that humidity and storage are not problems. In...
Hello, In The 70s, I was living in Ivory Coast(for ten years), I was too young to shoot in LF, but I remember humidity was incredible. I think the wood of your camera should not be damaged but my...
Hi, I have a 240G-Claron in barrel, I think it's a process lens and I've not used it yet since I haven't any shutter. Answering a previous post, many users said it could directly fit in a copal 1...
Thank you for your contribution, as usual, this forum is very helpful for any concern one may have! Regards.
Hi All, For quite a long time, I was looking for a brown toner that could provide the sa me tone as very olds albumen prints, unsuccessfully! Yesterday, I tried Tea...and it works great! The border...
Thank you for your help, I'm going to look for one one Ebay.
Hi all, Does anybody know which size of Packard shutter is needed for a G-Claron 240/f9? Is it the best choice? I think get it mounted on a modern shutter would be very expensive.Thank's for your...
Hi Bruce, I agree with Dean and James, you must keep your sheets in your carry on bag, since carry-on X-rays machines will not fog them(<5 runs, according to Kodak recommendation)( and probably...
Hi all, Anybody knows if 11X14" and 16X20" B&W films are available in Europe? Thank's for your help.
Hi John, With glass negative carrier you may have Newton circles on your prints, you can avoid that by using an anti-newton glass which is setup above the neg. I have a Durst 138 S and it works...
Hi Rob, I'm very happy to read your post! it seems to be the difference between a negative and digital shot! You'd probably have cancelled the second and loose it forever, so, long life to the...
Hi Matt, Your'e right, there is a couple of different models. The Quickload model is like the readyload holder from Kodak, and Fuji has now a new quickchange film holder which is a kind of modern...
Thank's to all of you for your posts, they are very helpfull! It seems both increase the light for two stops. I think I'll purchase the fresnel since it is easier to fit on the camera. Good luck...
Hi, All I've no more sharp eyes and my GG seems very dark, so I plan on to change it for a Bosscreen, or add a Fresnel. I'd like to have feedback from the community on the best choice. I use a...
Hi, You can purchase that film at Prophot shop in Paris, their website is: http://www.prophot.com best regards
I shoot both MF and LF,IMHO, they are differents tools, it depends on what kind of photo you plan to shoot, and LF is not better than MF. I think sharpness is not all, when I look to a photo from a...
Hi all, No, It's not an assertion, just a joke and a question! I would like to know the opinion of this community. Do you think jumping from 35mm to large format really makes your photos better?...
hi, Donald I have a Gandolfi Variant III, It's a great camera, although it's my first one. The drawback is the weight, anyway, the part of the camera itself in the backpack is not so important,...
Hi Steve, I don't know anything about the Zone VI but I have a Durst 138S and it's a GREAT enlarger! Sturdy, bulky and haevy but you won't need anything else more. With two 240 condensers, one 200...
I think your LF camera is a folding one, the Lowepro is really the best, but it's too expensive fo a rucksack. I have done one by myself, it's a Jansport, made originally for a portable...
Hi, I also use the combi tank for a few weeks, I also have the same problems. Despite I'm loading the films very carefully, I already had two sheets in the same slot at the end of the process. I...
Hi Ted, You should have a look on Michele Vacchiano Website (www.michelevacchiano.com, he is Italian and has experience about shooting in LF in the Alps, he has a dark cloth made by Lotus view ...
Hi David, As Matthew, I just rose to LF a few weeks ago, if you are on a budget,you must buy a used camera, since there is nothing on a LF camera that could be damaged and invisible, except holes...
hi, Enrique The camera doesn't make the picture, I'm a beginner in LF an d I'd never used neither a Technika nor a Shen Hao, but if you grow weary in shooting with your Linhof, I'm sure you will...
Hi, David I already have that kind of problem, with my first set of TMX 100. The splotches are mallow-blue aren't they? I think it's the tanning mask which is incompletely remove. Your fixing time...
Hi, David I'm not a Technika user, but, as I was looking for informations before purchasing a LF camera, I found a good review about those cameras. Just have a look on www.cameraquest.com, it's a...
Hi Tim, Bergger silver supreme FAP is a great paper, i'm enlarging on it since two years; Depending on your enlarger light type, it's grade two or three. You can modulate the grade by two-bath...
Hi, I'm concern, as a beginner, about vignetting. Whith a sunshade on my lens, does vignetting occur sooner when you apply swings, tilts or shifts? How to avoid it? Should I stop down, until I could...
It's almost 12pm in Paris, France, so Merry Christmas to all of you!! With my best wishes for a very Happy, sunny, healthy new year. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge with the LF beginners....
Hi, David, Bergger is a french manufacturer, they are known for their pretty good darkroom products. The phone number is (in France): 02 47 57 65 06. Bergger papers are very rich in silver, often...
Hello! I have just bought a Gandolfi Variant III today, I think it's a great purchase f or a first LF camera! Would any Gandolfi user tell me which lens could fit on it , and in the same time allowed...