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Elastic or rubber bands work pretty well. Put one on when first exposed, second when both.

Yes, Eddie is a top guy, bought a 10x8 Plaubel with loads of bits, really excellent sale. Camera was as described and well packed.

I am looking for a cheapish barrel lens that will fit into a copal 3 shutter without modification. Needs to be useable on 10x8. I currently have a 480mm Nikkor with a front fitted Luc shutter but it...

It looks like the same model as mine without base tilts on the carriers. Mine has a small sticker with Oschwald on the front of the rail. This link is in French but there us a catalog link which...

Thanks Arne, slightly relieved as I was worried about the differences esp as it looked the same as the picture in your paper.

Thanks Joe, I can t find any reference either. It was from Mr Cad originally from when the factory closed down.

I have bought a 240mm F9 APO Germinar lens marked Docter Wetzlar. It is not the W version. Done the internet searches and the filter thread is not that indicated in the reference articles on these...

Thanks John, good tip - I will look at that.

Evan, many thanks - good news. My later rails have some teeth missing where the join is and I wondered whether that was significant.

I have a 45cm rail which for packing purposes I would like to split into a 15cm and a 30cm rail. Apart from ensuring absolute accuracy in the cut will this give any problems ? Alternative is to find...

Turned out to be a whole plate.... with newish bellows. Back and holders are whole plate (different size) from a Kodak camera.

Thanks for that, I did correspond on the other one he sold but lost the auction race ! If its Ok then the price is good, my initial thought was 5x7 but the proportions didnt look quite right, looks a...

I did manage to buy one yesterday on fleabay which I suspect is whole plate or 10x8 but not advertised as such. Just looking at the scale next to bricks it isnt a 5x4.
Should get it tomorrow so...

Wouldnt have been the one in Portsmouth by any chance - I nearly tried to buy that !

I'll put in a good view on Feisol tripods. I have gitzo 3 & 5 series CF but a traveller Feisol. A friend has the largest Feisol & ball head which he has used for several years with a 45SU. Good...

Thks Rod, no 'N' and 2 pieces so I think I am OK. It looked like only one but now I get a screwdriver on it there are rwo.

Thks

Dave

I have just acquired a s/h AS 6x9. The back doesnt have a fresnel and I understood that all recent AS had one factory fitted. Its a later model black version with fully interchangeable parts with the...

Thanks Rod, yes it is a little white dot

Thank you for the comprehensive answer. I am so happy to be back with an Arca again, feels so right in the hand.

What you identified on alignment at the front was my problem. I hadnt moved the...

Answered one of my dumb questions. I had the camera set up slightly offset in the carriers so it looked like I need to lateral shift to center.

Question I still have is - how much rise is needed...

Could someone tell me the precise offset for the front standard on a 141mm metric 5x4 rear please ? Both axis - looks to be 5mm on the lateral and 3 notches on the rise !

Many thanks

Dave

Thanks Bob, thats brilliant information and so quick. The 53mm & 180mm match the cam serial numbers. Sadly the 53mm lens has balsam separation in the rear element group otherwise would be a gem and...

Bob, I am trying to identify some old Linhof 6x9 equipment for a friend who inherited it. Outside my comfort zone being metal rather than wood :-) Its a cream folder, 6x9 with Linhof Technika stamped...

I grapple with this myself at the moment. I am committed to 5X4 but increasingly find that I use a D2X for all sorts of reasons (mainly flexibility and weight). Up to 20X16 and there is almost no...

Paul, I recently bought a holder from Badger in the US via their website. It was delivered within a week and cost about #80ukp all in. I couldnt get one from any supplier in the UK at that time...

Ditto experience - TMax 100 is very nice in Pyro. Good tonality and more forgiving than other developers I have tried.

Ed, last week I had my first hand printed 20X16 cibachromes back from a pro lab and I was bowled over by the quality, colour etc. It was like you could walk into the picture. A handprint 20X16 ciba...

Paul, a Kodak single sheet holder doesnt restrict you to using Kodak slide film. I bought one primarily for use with TMAX 100 but do shoot slides too and use exclusively Fuji quickloads. I have had...

I buy my TMAX 100 readyloads from Teamwork in the UK (www.teamworkphoto.co.uk). Last box of 20 that I bought was #26 ukp. They can get them almost next day.

Dave

Teamwork in London, Silverprint also in London and Robert White (poole) all are very quick and also stock quickload/readyload. Silverprint have good supplies of more unusual films (Bergger, Tech ...

Not an industrial strength test but... I predominantly take B & W TMAX100 Readyloads but like to carry some colour film around with me for occasional use. Over the last few weeks I have now put 20...

Sorry for my mind being in a muddle.... I always expose 2 quickloads identically of each scene in case of disasters. In this case I have had one set developed and they are a little too light. I...

A FYI, rather than a question. I use a Leica Rangefinder as a 'portable' camera and recently bought one of the Voigtlander 21mm lenses which came with the detac hable viewfinder. I also have a 65mm...

Paul, I have found that I can fit the Ebony in either a trim trekker or an orion trekker. In the latter case the camera plus attached lens, darkcloth will fit in the rucksack part and the...

I have been using a 65mm F5.6 Nikkor and havent found the need to use a centre filter with B&W or Colour which has surprised me. I expected to have to buy one but has proved to not be the case. I...

Thanks for the response - I have 2 passions in photography - 35mm based natural history work (particularly butterflies and dragonflies) and LF B & W landscape type work. Carrying both sets of gear...

I have booked a week vacation in the French Alps near Morzine in the Summer and cant decide whether to take by LF gear or not. Are there any good photo guides t o the region or portfolios/websites...

A Paterson Orbital processor will do 8x10 in about 55ml of solution and can be found really cheap with a bit of hunting around s/h. If they appear on ebay they tend to cost #20-30ukp but phot...

I have had the opportunity to get out this weekend with my new Spotmeter V - fir st weekend without gales and rain for weeks ! I have used the meter in the stand ard way by setting the needle value...

A quick question - I ought to be able to find the answer easily but have so far been frustrated. What battery should I replace the G13 batteries in a Spotmeter V with ?

Thanks

Dave