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  1. spam, are members of this forum getting an inordinate amount?

    I had noticed an interesting thing with my hotmail account If you go to Options-personl profile, you will see, down near the bottom of the page three boxes. Somehow these were changed as I did not...
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    5x7 Ground Glass

    That should be shop, not shot....
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    5x7 Ground Glass

    I found that I got better ground glass by going to my local glass shot and showing them a ground glass from an old Korona view camera. They cut me three of them. Cost, $3.00 and better than the...
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    Persistant problem with Polaroid 195

    I would second Yves. Pull out in a smooth slow fashion. Check the rollers after each pack and clean if needed. This is a good camera.
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    Best B & W Paper ?

    I like this paper and use it for contact sheets. It is good paper and cheap. I think that I read somewhere that they do sell a fiber paper, although I have not seen this and I can't remember where...
  6. SENATE DEFEATS EFFORT TO OPEN THE ARCTIC REFUGE TO OIL DRILLING

    I is always funny how many of the people who demonize oil and SUVs, are still driving vehicles with internal combustion engines. If you really feel that strongly about oil and the environment, why...
  7. Joel Sternfeld--Street photography with 8x10"

    Anyone know if there is a Sternfeld show right now?
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    Shadow Mystery

    Last Summer I went to the Getty Museum in L.A.for the Walker Evans show. I noticed a panorama, don't recall who did it but it was a picture of a town. On the left it looked from the shadows that...
  9. Joel Sternfeld--Street photography with 8x10"

    I know this thread is a little dated, but have to write about my expirience at SFMOMA. I went specificaly to see the "Adams at 100" show, being an Adams fan I found it enjoyable, but have to admitt...
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    Ansel Adams at 100 - NYTimes article

    Mark,

    I have seen the new book and I have to tell you I was surprised at the look of the photographs in this book. To my eye many of the photographs look green and many are not as sharp as the...
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    A couple of old lenses

    I aquired a couple of old lenses and wonder if anyone knows anything about them. The first: "The Ideal Series B, 6 1/2 X 8 1/2, Burke+James Chicago"

    The second has some missing shutter blades it...
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    Image circle for Xenar 135mm

    Anyone have any expirience with a 4.7, 135 Xenar? What do you think of this lens? Thanks
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    Suggestions for large format demo

    I would like to thank you all for your suggestions. This is an assignment for an English class. I am sure that the students in my class have never seen or heard of a view camera. The polaroid ...
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    Suggestions for large format demo

    I Looking for some suggestions on how some of you would demonstrate a large form at camera to a class of college age students, most having little or no interest in photography. If I decide to do...
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    omega view 450 lens range

    I am new to Lf and have picked up an Omega 450 view camera. I would like to know what focal lengths can be used with it. I would like to go from 90mm to 300mm. Eric Williams
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