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Graeme, I have owned one of those boats (same brand) and they puncture with a sidways glance. It just might let you down so to speak.

The garbage bag idea has been used successfully for many...

I don't know if you have canoeing suppliers down there but in the U.S. there are lots of suppliers with things like waterproof drybag backpacks that are used to portage from lake to lake. Both...

"Sheesh. Why do scientific illiterates feel they have something to offer on a thread like this?"

Speaking of scientific illiterates, does anyone remember the Newsweek cover of about 20 years ago...

I have two which I selected in large part because they fold up into a IV.

Fuji W f5.6 125mm fits but only with the cap off, and a Caltar II-E f6.8 210mm. I believe the Caltar is a renamed...

The 90mm Super Angulon rear element is larger than the opening in the front standard of a Busch Pressman. Actually it is the folds of the bellows that interfers and you could install it by twisting...

Paul, I have made just what you are looking for out of some thin poly type slotted plastic that I found at a electronics salvage store. It is a perfect size for Linhof boards and a 12" box holds 5...

Thank you Robert and I apologize for not paying attention the first time. I have been on Kerry's site so often I thought I knew it by heart but that chart is new to me. I still don't know how to get...

I have a Fuji 125 W f5.6 that has 55mm filter size despite all the listings that say it also wasn't made. Yes, I am sure it is 55mm, it is multicoated and very similiar to a CMW. Glad to hear of...

I have had fogging down through the cutout in all the septums but it didn't extend more than a quarter inch. Top septum/film was focused properly. Bob

Brian - I have the same ridiculously expensive lensboard with same hole and it is covered with very cheap electrical tape. Tacky but effective. Some year I WILL fix it right.

I bought a NEW w/nicad 45 CL-4 not 3 months ago for $300. I know you can get them at KEH new for 325. Keep in mind that the battery pack on a 60 is an expensive item if it needs to be replaced....

I'm no expert but I have three lenses on the same shutter and all three have a funky system for holding shutter open. There is a small knurled button at the speed pointer position that will hold...

Sorry that's Nikkor 300M f9. Too many f# for such a small brain.

I just bought a Fujinon A 300mm f9 EBC(not the AS). I already have a an excellen t Nikkor 300M f8 which I love for 4x5. Before I decide which to sell I wonder w hat the forum might have to say about...

Phil - Your comment about cropping leads me to believe that you don't yet understand the need for "coverage" in LF. When using the versatility of LF tilts, shifts, rise and fall, the amount of ...

You are probably looking at a 75mm that will cover 4x5 with some movements and a 65mm that will only cover 2x3 and is unusable for 4x5.

Yes that will work and baltic birch is excellent for this. Just don't route it too thin. I have used baltic birch in 1/8" and glued extra strips on in the mounting areas for the needed thickness.

I just use a couple of sizes of rubber lense shades on my Linhof IV and help them along with my hat or hand or body etc. They aren't perfect and don't often work well with much rise or shift but...

Check out salvage yards and sometimes restaurant supply for used S.S. sinks. Most are 24x whatever but some are wider. I recently picked up a 3" deep by 30 x 80 stainless steel tray with drain...

Don't know about the rest of the country but around here some micro- breweries sell take home brew in refillable gallon jugs. Good beer, good bottle and won't give as bad a head ache as cheap vino.

When I made my darkcloth I used fishing lead that comes in rolled strips of various thickness. It is soft lead used to twist around the fishing line and is easily found at Walmart etc. I have...

Do you have to drill a hole in the glass. Couldn't you just scrape a little hole in the silvering on the back. If you can see thru isn't that all that is needed? I haven't tried it, has anyone?

Bob - Sorry I didn't go into more detail about my cheap aluminium boards but I have made two such boards for my IV and four for an old III. The boards for the three had no light trap and I never...

One more idea. I have made several boards for a Linhof using an old scrap highway sign of aluminium alloy that can be cut with woodworking tools. The thickness is perfect for Linhof. It takes a ...

I use Sean's method but have put three sizes of pinholes in the same piece of shim stock for different focal lengths. Two holes are covered with electrical tape while exposing. 1/2" off center...

Scott - I started 4x5 with a Tech III with the same problem. I spent months (like 18) trying to stiffen the front standard with various adjustments shims etc. and finally decided it was a general...

Roger - I looked at the site you mentioned (nice site) and I too was troubled by the front tilt used in "The Ruby Range" image. It seems counter productive considering the tree on the right side...

Bob - The graphmatic measures 7/8" thick. I just tried it on a model D that I have and it does fit but just barely. I would be concerned that it would stretch the springs over time. It is so...

I use a cheap $12.00 a pair truck sunshade. It is built like the photoflex (fabric on wire hoop that can be folded for transport) but is a silver grey material on one side that is not as...

A search function would be welcome and I lurk in Photo Net almost as much as I do here, but I would hate to see this site intigrated just for that. Large Format has a unique character to it...

And the answer is - they work and they don't. I bought two Wista boards for my Tech IV and one fit and one didn't. After careful measurements I found that the square notch at bottom corners was a...

Front lens tilt forward and back, front lens shift, no swings, rotating non-grafloc back, 12" of bellows. Well built and solid camera but limited in movements and lens board size.

I just got back from the 4corners area and was reading all the good advise. I got to the last comment about antivenom and I must second it. I just had my first close encounter with a rattler in 40...

There is a definite theme of slow-demanding-heavy and of course the always mentioned "contemplative" nature of large format. I am a recent convert who found all of the above to be true and...

I have an RH8 on Grafloc 4x5 which has the knob winder instead of the lever wind er. I have been reading that the knob winder type does not hold the film as fla t as the newer lever wind types. ...

Does anybody have or know where I can get lens boards for the Busch Pressman 4x5 ? They are more diffucult to build then most as they have to have a special hol ding tab. Why is this beautifully...