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I was one of those guys who bought an Intrepid 4x5 and an 8x10 at the same time. Frankly, I dislike the 8x10 as much as I like the 4x5, which is a keeper. The 8x10 is flimsy and has soured me on my...

Thank you. I will do that.

I'd say I agree . . . first shot though. Much better negative than digitizations as well. I'll post some more 8x10s when I shoot them. I'm a professional violinist and conduct a big amateur orchestra...

It's okay. It needs the same kind of upgrade as their 4x5 which is now in the 3rd generation. I have both. and the 4x5 is great. The 8x10 still needs work but it is serviceable, and the cheapest...

Okay . . . I'll clean and vacuum my holders thoroughly and try again. :D

Unfortunately not. New and fresh. :(

I don't use stop bath . . . just plain water. I don't think I'm dealing with dust but I'll check them out . . . . this also happens when I'm doing several sheets in my 4x5 tank that are different...

We all get pinholes on our LF negs on occasion, but I'm getting many more on TMax 400 in both 4x5 and 5x7 than in the other films I use, mostly Foma 400, HP5+ and Foma 100. (I don't have the problem,...

Thank you!

That is stunning. I have an old unopened 4x5 box of Tech Pan. What is your ASA rating and development times? Gotta try this. :D I have a lot of old film . . . I went digital for 10 years, found it...

I will most certainly try that!! I have one sheet left in the holder with a duplicate exposure, and lots of HC110! Image was a bit fogged, and certainly lacked contrast. I did a yeoman's job in GIMP,...

Now here is a surprising image. I was given a half full box of Kodak Royal X Pan, a 50+ year old film, long discontinued (c.1970), that was in essence a roll film and large format version of the...

Thanks to one and all!

I have a 250 Fuji L, this lens, and a Nikkor 180-W so looks like I've got it all!

Caltar - S II 8 1/4" (210mm) lens . . . . coming soon from Ebay at a bargoon price. Will this lens cover 5x7? Anybody own one? Comments?

Hoping to use it as a semi-wide on my Gowland 5x7 Pocket...

I have a large stock of Foma 320 in 4x5 ie 3 unopened boxes of 50. Haven't really swooned over this emulsion like I have HP5 or Foma 400, my "go to" films in LF.

But I don't want to waste it . . ....

So much help!!! Thanks to one and all. I really don't know much about vintage LF lenses . . . . I'm a user, not a tinkerer, and this problem has interfered with the use and enjoyment of my 8x10...

Thanks. I'll order one in as soon as next month's pension cheques come in. B&H has them, and they also have free shipping to Canada on orders over $100 so I'll go hogwild and order some chemicals too!

Yes . . . I've heard of wet scanning, too, and I do have a scanner. But as I said above, I use my lightbox system for online posting, not usually for printing. I still have a darkroom, and a number...

Lots of information to deal with . . . . I'll repost once I have the connecting chords. (PS Dr. Tang . . . I've tried the pointer on, inbetween and around . . . not the problem. Thanks)

Oh I don't need to hear that, Roger!! :D

Took this Saturday. Having my house painted which it badly needs, and need to clear out some old nostalgia, like my van which hasn't been driven in years. I've left it where it was because it...

beautiful shot!

thanks to one and all for your replies!

My max print I've made at home is 16x20, which is as large an easel as I have. I outsource anything larger.

To answer the question, it looks very good at 16x20, so I can only imagine anything...

Actually, Pere, I have a 4x5 enlarger and I do a lot of printing. I devised this way of doing things for posting online. Even a high res monitor cannot exceed about 3mp or (3000dpi) of information,...

Thanks to you all . . . I'll do some legwork and repost when I have some results.

Thanks. I'll track down an extension as you suggested, and repost when I've gotten some results. Can you suggest a source?
Thanks again.

Another one of my shots with Kodak 2475 Recording Film, this time with my preferred camera for such stuff, the Olympus Pen F crowd. It's always seemed a bit of an anomoly to me to try to emulate...

The very opposite of what we try to accomplish in Large Format. I enjoy experimenting with coarse grain and small negatives. A foil to the LF cult.

Some palettes outside of a now gone lumber kiln...

I recently received, after a long wait, my 4x5 and 8x10 field cameras from Intrepid. The 4x5 is a delight, far lighter than packing around my Linhof, but like any light woodie it has its quirks. The...

Just for interest sake, this is how I digitize all of my negatives. I gave up on scanning because its really, at least to me, a pain. Id rather print. But as we all know, the computer screen, even a...

Thanks guys! My dictum is large film and small flies! :cool:

Good start with good tools!

Great to have you . . . LF is certainly an international affair!

I just joined so thought a post was in order. This shot was an assignment for the Facebook "Fans of Large Format Still Life Photography".

"Hardy Magic" was taken with a Toyo G57, HP5 5x7 sheet...

I experimented a bit with LF photography back in the 1980s, graduating from class Nikon to medium format (C330), then trying LF with a venerable Calumet 4x5, and later that year a Toyo 45 field...

Hi folks. Here are the pictures of the lens for your analysis:

1. Lens overview

http://www.pbase.com/moltogordo/image/168032672.jpg


2. The offending "gap"
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I'll put up a picture of the lens and it's problems tonight.

I have just purchased a Cambo 8x10. It came with a 14" Kodak Commercial Ektar, in an Ilex #5 shutter. Problem: the two front lens element rings are a tiny bit apart due to the threads being stripped....