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I think this discussion bypasses one very convenient way of scanning with X1 and X5. It is the method of scanning to FFF. This will automatically scan in RGB and will give you the maximum resolution...

"Variations" is nice, but it works only in 8bits.

Isn't Photoshop Elements only an 8 bit operator? I would prefer a 16 bit operator that would allow me to make substantive changes in contrast etc. without losing to much information. This means Adobe...

I will be visiting the Bay Area in April/May to take some pictures. But I will still have some time to spare to participate in workshops. I plan to produce a book with about 40 pages text and 80...

David,

I would recommend you to try to hold the camera without a grip. I hold mine with the left hand wrapped around the rim and the right hand supporting the front from below. I also hold the...

Marco!

I use an old Technika III camera with 90 mm Angulon as a cheap and very useful 6x12 camera. For both vertical and horizontal pictures I can use the old style wire frame finder, which works...

Ron,

Just a short follow-up question:

Which dilution of Rodinal did you use, and which quantity of that diluted developer for 8 4x5 sheets or 2 8x10 sheets?

Thanks a lot Barry for the information received so far. It is very comforting to know that you use the printer right up against a wall.

Just two additional questions:

1 I gather when you talk...

Hi to you all!

I am in the process of buying a new apartment and want to remodel the wardrobe into a small digital "darkroom". It is very small and I have to plan carefully so that both the...

Being an old-fashioned European, I don't own a car and have to rely on my 2 apostle's horses or my bike for transport. All my large format prints (about 100 masterprints by now taken during 35 active...

I will be moving to Stockholm, Sweden in about a year's time and am planning to have a "digital darkroom" in my flat. Since high quality scanners are expensive, I could be interested in renting an...

Robert,

Good idea with the slip-on series 6 adapter. However, I tried that with my 90 mm Angulon some years ago and, as I remember, there was vignetting with using that outfit even for only...

Andrew,

If you look at the archives, we had a discussion about this some years ago. My conclusion at that time was, based on my own experience with light leaks, the following:

Since this...

JNight
If you make an incident reading while standing in a shadowed area, the meter will indicate exposure for Zone 5. If you make a spot reading on a gray card in the same area, the meter should...

Key,

As for the GEPE extention, they do not sell it in Europe. B+W carries them as well as some other (cheaper?) sources in the US. Google after it! You will not find it on GEPE's website though....

Ed,

I use Linhof round filters of sizes 80mm, 100 mm and 105 mm which can be put on the front of the lens. They are very practical to use, but somewhat "thick". I just keep them in the original...

Bob is right! The European Gepe sight does not list this highly useful gadget and there is no distributor for it in Europe. About a year ago I sent an e-mail to Robert White in the UK, suggesting he...

Could anyone in this thread please explain to me what would be the advantage of this positive processing method? In particular, when scanning the film and processing it further digitally?

I have...

Jonny,

I am using the Rodenstock 65 mm with a Horseman 6x12 rollholder and I am quite pleased with the lens. Just remember never to use it below f 16 (edge resolution gets successively worse below...

Don,

the back in your picture would not fit your Technika III. It fits only Technika's IV and upwards. There is, however, a late version of the Technika III (almost a Technika IV) which has an...

Vick and Jerome,

I also had the same problem and taped a dipter eyepiece to the finder eyepiece. However, I now notice, with increasing age, that the problem has not gone away. I think Vick has a...

Ishmael,

Welcome to the club of Technika III users. I hope you will have great fun using it. I bought my own version back in 1991 and have not looked back. Used it during the first 10 years with...

Ishmael,

I own a Technika III just like the one you described and I have converted its back to a Graflok version. This can be done easily, without any machining involved.

You just have to...

Patrick,

I also own a Linhof Technika III and have used it for hand held pictures off and on during 10 years time. I also own the original left and right hand side handgrips. In addition I use a...

Shtativ,

I would not know about the Planar existing also in 150 mm, I have only my Xenotar in that size. Just to let you know that my Xenotar 2.8 150 mm is rather hefty. I would not recommend it...

Shtativ,

Please take care to realise that the Schneider Xenotar and the Schneider Xenar are two very different lenses. The Xenar is MUCH cheaper and is of the traditional Tessar design (thus...

Thanks to you all for your kind suggestions. In the mean-time I found out that I was wrong in my initial assessment of the VHR groundglass. It appears that the Fresnel is not placed before the...

I recently acquired a Bosscreen for my Horseman VHR on ebay. The screen is clearly designated for that Horseman, as specified in the package.

However, the instruction sheet does not go into detail...

Ten,

The right answer depends on the film you are using. I find that T-Max is pretty much more panchromatic than, for instance, HP5. That notwithstanding, T-Max appears to need stronger filters...

For my "window project", mentioned in an earlier thread, where I will be taking a lot of pictures of a building site with my Toyo MII over the coming months, I am at present looking for a normal 8x10...

A great thanks to all my web friends here. You have provided me with a lot of hints of where to buy.

Following Antonio's and Richard's suggestion I have already been in contact with Robert White...

Recent threads have touched upon the availability and cost of large format film in the US. I would just like to chime in with recent experience from Europe.

I am about to embark on a major project...

I would like to support Tor's view that you really do not need a factory installed rangefinder for hand held view camera work.

In that context I recall that some weeks ago, either on this forum or...

Bob,

With due respect for your huge amount of knowledge about Linhof cameras I beg to disagree with your above comments on the front tilt of the Technika III. As I said before, lowering the front...

Simon,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linhof!!! The Technika III was the first LF camera I bought (with hard earned money in the early 'eighties). I never regretted this acquisition.

The...

Adrian,

The modern finder is a true zoom finder insofar as the view remains the same in size as you zoom in and out. With the older finders, the view gets progressively smaller as you zoom out to...

Don,

I use a very convenient practical tool I made myself for my Toyo View. From an old Linhof depth-of-field calculator I copied the intervals, measured in mm, within which I would find...

Jim,

Your method sounds interesting to me. Please tell me what you mean by "a wrap of TP". Living in Europe, I am not familiar with that term.

Ronald,

Why not buy the original telescoping viewfinder for the Teknika III on e-bay? This older version should be quite cheap. I use mine on the Teknika III together with a 90 mm Angulon and have...

My vote goes to the Technika III, the version with one focusing wheel. It weighs less than subsequent models. Furthermore, it is perfect for hand held shooting with the 90 mm wideangle lens (Angulon,...