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I have a Durst labelled Componon 1:5.6/240mm enlarging lens, of course without the mounting flange. Does anybody know what the thread is on this?

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See the blog post.

This was my first family portrait. Carl Meyer 12" Apo-Process on 320TXP shot at 1250. Developed in xtol, then contact printed...

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Chris Tong, Designer & Front End Engineer for Pivotal Labs.

Gundlach Rapid Rectigraphic, shot on 8x10 320TXP at iso 1250. Developed in XTOL...

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I use this for portraits on 8x10. It's a Gundlach Rapid Rectigraphic. It's a triple convertible made for 5x8, patent date of Dec 9 1890. In the...

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taken by my friend john agoncillo.

this is a burke & james 8x10 i use for portraits. on the back of that compur there's a gundlach...

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The first is The Falco, my youngest step-brother. The second is a filmmaker friend, Chris...

I have two of these. They don't feel super solid but they are pretty sturdy. I know what you mean, they are not cheap and don't "feel" expensive.

On my first one, I found one of the screw-in...

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Larger versions are on my blog. Expired Fuji 160NPS, shot with a Nikkor 210/5,6. Taken last Monday. Negative scan.

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See my blog post.

This guy named Horace walked out of Rasputin's in San Francisco and I stopped him to take a portrait. Nice guy, he...

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Julius and his dog Leica. See my blog post.

Taken with a Crown Graphic. HP5+ at iso 1600, Adonal 1+50 for 25 minutes.

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Michela, a fellow film shooter in San Francisco. Taken at Market/Powell with a Crown Graphic. HP5+ at 1600, souped in Adonal 1+50.

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Another street portrait from last weekend. In front of Glide Memorial, San Francisco.
(blog post)

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Winly, the bartender at Cinnabar in San Francisco. Wide and slow with the Crown Graphic, HP5+ at iso 1600.

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One of the last shots after being out all day shooting with two friends in San Francisco.
HP5+, ISO 1600, in Adonal 1+50.

super. thanks for the information everybody. i will shoot a couple tests and find out.

Is this a legit method of determining if a lens covers at a given aperture: Stop down to say f/22 then look through the open back of the camera from each corner. If I can see the entire aperture...

I have the Kenro K, 8.25" f/6.8 dagor but I can't seem to find hard stats about it. Does anybody know the image circle?

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Negative scan. Ilford HP5+ at ISO 1600. Taken with a Crown Graphic, Xenar 1:4,7/135. Developed in Adonal 1+50 for 25 minutes....

I'm @filmcamera and shooting much more LF these days

I've also been seeking film users so I can curate lists, like @filmcamera/users, @filmcamera/websites etc etc. I'll add you add to the /users...

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this was maybe one of my first/few images of grass as a subject. taken with a jamin-darlot lens, hp5+ pulled to 160 and...

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this is my 'party camera' kit. crown graphic, 4 grafmatics, sunpak 444d, bogen bracket. it *barely* fits in this domke bag.

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gundlach rapid rectigraphic on 8x10 320txp / shot at iso 2500 / souped in stock xtol.
(blog post)

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My brother and his wife. HP5+ souped in the new Adox Adonal 1+50. Taken with a Aero Ektar 178 on a Speed Graphic (tripod).

See the blog...

I am willing to stand up and being counted as a LF shooter.

I use nearly discontinued film and ancient glass so I don't think I'm aiding any modern manufacturer. I'm urging other LF shooters to...

Sorry, straying off topic a little. I've lived in the Misison for almost two years now and already have seen it change quite a bit. I heard the big Giant Value building was about to fold so I did a...

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Two more portraits on 320TXP in Xtol. I wrote two blog posts, the first for Jeremy and the second...

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320TXP at ISO 640, Gundlach Rapic Rectigraphic. Taken in San Francisco.

See my blog post for larger versions.

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8x10 320TXP taken with a Gundlach Rapid Rectigraphic on a Burke & James camera. Printed in Ilford Glossy RC.

see the blog post.

that's true.. the even less formal learning: where in the bay area are you? you could probably find someone or two willing to meet up for coffee or beer to answer your initial questions and give you...

If you want something less formal, Rayko in SOMA (SF) has one day LF intro classes.

my portraits were taken in august. it was just last week!

Noah, Alec, and Julian
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Nathan
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8x10 portraits. Film is 320TXP at box speed,...

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400NC shot through a voigtlander heliar 210/4.5

I'm happy to discover this. I live in San Francisco and would like to attend a local LF meet-up. Lately vie been working on a series of 8x10 portrait of photographers I know, and taking my Crown...

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TXP 320, taken with a Gundlach 5x8 triple convertible

welcome! there is a wealth of information on the front page. i'm in SF as well, though i have been shooting more MF and mini format. i rendez-vous'd with a bunch of street shooters at the Carnaval...

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shot hand-held on fuji portra 400NC with a crown graphic, 1:4.7/135 xenar. something weird going on in the lower right corner, not sure yet.

yup, that's a flatbed scan of a polaroid 54.

i setup a shot to expose a sheet of kodak 320TXP. i wanted to test what the right timing is for 1:25 rodinal souping. ended up doing rodinal 1:25 for 16 minutes, frequent agitation.

this shot...

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carl meyer 12" at f/16, burke&james 8x10 racked way out to 2', speedotron 202vf head at 50w-s, two novatron heads at 120w-s each on background.