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  1. bag bellows needed with Schneider 110 xl ?

    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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    Gandolfi 4x5 Variant

    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...
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    Agfa Ansco 5x7

    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...
  4. Wood field cameras and long-term effects of humidity

    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...
  5. Wood field cameras and long-term effects of humidity

    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...
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    How Do You Like Your G-Clarons?

    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...
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    Toning with tea

    Thank you for your contribution, as usual, this forum is very helpful for any concern one may have! Regards.
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    Toning with tea

    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...
  9. Schneider G-Claron 240/f9 in barrel, Packard shutter?

    Thank you for your help, I'm going to look for one one Ebay.
  10. Schneider G-Claron 240/f9 in barrel, Packard shutter?

    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...
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    Latest on traveling by plane?

    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...
  12. source for B&W 11X14 and larger in Europe

    Hi all, Anybody knows if 11X14" and 16X20" B&W films are available in Europe? Thank's for your help.
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    Flat 4x5 neg during enlargement

    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...
  14. Old Negatives That Never Got Printed

    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...
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    Quickload Models?

    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...
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    Bosscreen or Fresnel?

    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...
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    Bosscreen or Fresnel?

    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...
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    Fuji Velvia QuickLoad in Europe

    Hi, You can purchase that film at Prophot shop in Paris, their website is: http://www.prophot.com best regards
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    MF same as LF? Really?

    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...
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    Large Format increases our talent

    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?...
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    Gandolfi Variant Question

    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,...
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    Used Durst 138S or a New Zone VI

    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...
  23. The most comfortable backpacks for LF

    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...
  24. Combi Plan dev tank teething problems

    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...
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    Dark cloth recommendations?

    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 ...
  26. Amateur landscape photographer wanting to try large format

    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...
  27. How Much Movement On Field Cameras?

    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...
  28. Blue splotches on TMX100 after development

    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...
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    Linhof

    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...
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    Bergger Silver Supreme

    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...
  31. Vignetting due to the sunshade,tilts,shifts and swings

    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...
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    Holiday Greetings

    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....
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    Berger Films

    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...
  34. longest lens on a Gandolfi Variant III

    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...
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