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    advice on camera for daughter for college

    all this palaver is entertaining, but I suspect you should just contact the instructor. At my school, we were required to have a 35mm camera and a tripod was a good idea. The rest was availible...
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    Modern Camera Prices

    I heard that Linhofs were actually made by Burke and James --- never mind that BJ went out of business years ago -- theyve got millions of 'em stored in caves in Thuringen! The Pope is responsible...
  3. How To Set Infinity Stops For Different Lenses (Graphic)

    Also - use a carpenter's square (I like the kind with the adjustable squaring arm) to make sure that BOTH stops are the same distance from the ground glass so that you front standard stays square...
  4. Are"Old" Ilex and Acme Lens Shutters Reliable and Accurate After Many Many Years of Use?

    I don't worry about the "absolute" accuracy of my leaf shutters since I almost always use Polaroid. In many cases I have shot 2 sheets film - develop 1 and then develop the second, adjusting...
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    Zoom lens for 4x5 or other large formats?

    Voigtlander's "Zoomar" lens was the first zoom for 35mm camera, not LF; 35-70mm or something like that. Incidentally, I think it was not even made by Voigtander but by an American optical firm.
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    Kalart Rangefinder question

    I have a Crown Graphic 2x3 with side mounted Kalart rangefinder. I have the ins tructions for adjusting the rangefinder to different lenses - I would like to us e it with wider angles. Does anyone...
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