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Hi all.
Just as a point of reference, does anyone know how many megapixels an 11x14 BW negative might be? Thanks
Eric Lohse

A change to my previous post. Apertures were between 1/36nd and 1/72nd of the focal length. FWIW.
eric

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I acquired one of the wide angle hemispherical Darlots with a whole plate camera from Maine (R.O.C) I was curious about the numbers on the lens stop levers, 3, 5, 7. A few years back, my...

I've had good luck with a relatively concentrated dilution of selenium toner on Multigrade Warmtone paper. Try 1:4 or 1:9. Good luck

Hi everyone, Just my 2 cents worth. I am an amateur large format photographer and have enjoyed several visits to the beautiful spots in our west. I have my techique down pretty well as well as my...

Hi Stephen, I don't know if it will work on the Calumet, but with an old Merdian Press camera I owned a few years ago, I solved the Grafmatic back problem by removing the screws holding the back...

Hi Stephen, I don't know if it will work on the Calumet, but with an old Merdian Press camera i owned af ew years ago, I solved the Grafmatic back problem by remoing the screws holding the back...

Hi Richard, I've been using the Adorama for quite a while, mostly for contact prints and for getting the various exposure and contrast filter selection correct. I've found the paper to be very fast...

Martin, I looked at one of these about 7-8 mos. ago. Very Heavy duty machine. Great for studio/indoor use. Neat feature was a built-in focal plane shutter in the front standard. Speeds up to 1/125...

Hi Dan, While I haven't adapted any backs to metal cameras, I have done several on wooden cameras. They require usually nothing more than some common sense and careful work. You might look for a n...

Still interested in attending. Have been unable to access your web site. Please advise. Thanks Eric lohse

Regardless of the format, the depth of field is the same at the same size reprod uction. 1/2" reproduced at 1:1 on 35mm or 4x5 will have the depth of field at th e same f-stop. If you want large...

Re: tessar . The Tessar is a 4 element formula in three groups. Acoording to Rog er Hicks in a recent View Camera article the Tessars with f6.3 max aperture are fine lenses. If uncoated it will be...