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Hi, Just to add to the 'Home Made' debate: My neighbour makes my lens boards out of scrap metal (he is a metalurgist) and they are light tight without the ring.

Also, I agree with the the...

Thanks folks, but I would need sandals and a crucifix to get slow speeds from this shutter. It does'nt have any!

The shutter has a maximum slow speed of 1/25 which, as you will appreciate, is...

Hi, I am having trouble locating a shutter for my Schneider Super Angulon 90mm f8 (smaller type). The one I have no low end speeds beyond 1/25 and I have been tr ying to obtain a S/H replacement. I...

Hi Tony, You will not need a recessed board for a 90mm lens. If you go to 75mm or below then a recessed board is a must in order to keep the front standard far enough out to permit movements as the...

Thanks Folks, Looks like I need a long prime lens - 240mm should do it.

Clive

Hello Folks, I have a Symmar 150 / 265mm lens that does not appear to conform to the expected specifications.

With both lens elements attached the lens will focus on infinity at 150mm from t he...

Hi Folks, I am tone deaf and can?t speak Brazilian, but I want to put my two penneth anyway.

In my opinion Chris is partially correct in what he says ? although every image is unique there is...

Kevin, As you have probably gathered by now prices of LF or any photographic gear for that matter is not a reliable indicator. It all depends on what the buyer is prepared to pay, what type of gear...

Hi Jon, I don't use glass over the film but place a piece of plastic corrugated mailing stiffener card over it. The card is cut out slightly larger than the film being used and holds the film flat....

Ken is nearly right - my older Angulon is actually f 6.8 not f8 as originally stated.

My mistake.

Clive

Hi Folks, I have a question that may not have a definitive answer, but here goe s anyway.

I will shortly have a choice of two Schneider 65mm f 8 optics - a Super Angulon and a 'regular' Angulon....

Well, you colonials certainly suffer for your art and I thought that America was the land of the free? My advice is to pack everything up and come over to England where apart from railway stations,...

Hailu, I would go with the previous posting and recommend scanning the negs into your computer and either cropping them using a photo program like Adobe or printing them full size and drawing your...

Hi Rodrigo, I cannot answer your question directly, but should you have to consider new bellows then I can put you in touch with a firm in the UK who will make them up and mail them to you.

Clive

Well, that's me done folks. I supplied the idea - it's up to you now!

Clive

Paul, I take your point - but if you can project light through a negative to give sharp results on an enlarger, then why will it not work on a camera?

Answers on a postcard please.

Clive

Thanks for the advice.

I can't turn the 'baby' Linhof on its side without losing the front movements so I am going to take a hacksaw to the Cokin.....

Clive

Hey, I'm new here so don't laugh!

Would it be possible to make a center spot filter on a glass negative in the old fashioned way by photographing a grad' grey circle on a black background?
...

I can personally corroberate the earlier postings about eBay - there are some great bargains, but you have to do your homework to avoid disappointment.

In over 100 eBay deals I have had only...

I have been scanning 35mm and medium format 645's on an Epson 610 flatbed which gives 1200 x 2400 ppi. Most images are fine however a few just will not work out (usually predominantly deep blues...

Well folks, I am truly humbled at your mastery of the English language. Who was it said we are a nation divided by a common language?

Anyway, in Yorkshire bulls bellow and cows low! 'Bovine' is...

Hi folks, Nothing to do with darkcloths this time - I was overwhelmed with reque sts for the DIY pattern.

I am having difficulty fixing gradient filters on my Linhof Technika. The Cokin grey grad...

I instigated a thread about the new fangled dark cloth last month after joining the view camera fraternity (albeit with a 'Baby' Linhof). Anyway, like many I came to conclusion that the old...

Gary, I have experienced similar problems when scanning 35mm and 120 images even at 2400 x 1200 ppi on an Epson 610 flatbed scanner with a lightbox for illumination. The problem lies in the...

Thank you everybody. I now know where to look and what to look for.

Clive

Hi, Right! I've got the camera, got the lens, got the film backs. Sorted!

Except I can't find any references to the sale of a black cloth in any on line s tore that I have visited on the web so...

Hello Karl, Try the following site: http://www.abebooks.com/ for your needs. type 'Large format photography' in the search box and away you go - over 100 titles.

Clive

Hello, I am brand new to large format having dabbled in 35mm for over twenty year s and latterly owned an ETRS. My interests include scenics and natural history, colour and mono as you will see on my...

Thanks folks!

Clive

Hi folks, I cannot answer this question directly, but I have an interactive Hyperfocal Table program on MS Excel if anyone wants one. You enter the crucial data - circle of confusion, apertures,...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this game so please don't be too hard on me. Question is: Do Graflex and Singer backs fit on a Linhof Super Technika Mk4 6x9 format?

Thank you,

Clive