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    Re: Bogdan Karasek +1

    Agree - +1 buyer.
  2. Re: Getting North from Toronto - best bang for buck?

    Don't go north - go east to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton and Newfoundland and enjoy the beauty of the Maritimes. The north is for the people who were born there - it is a harsh place.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Lovely shot Nathan and I hope you had some oysters from the area. I was just in Charlottetown, PEI visiting one of my daughters and it was very cold and windy. I am going back in the summer to spend...
  4. Re: Why Fujinon lenses are cheap compare to others?

    <Quote> e: Why Fujinon lenses are cheap compare to others?

    Originally Posted by John NYC

    Fujinons can get little white dots around where the lenses elements meet the housing.

    Ken Lee ...
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    Re: What is your favorite Kodak glass?

    203mm f7.7 Ektar and 135mm wide field Ektar.
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    Re: 9in f4 Verito element spacing

    If you have an Alphax 4 shutter see if the cells fit into it. I had two 9 inch Veritos and one fitted perfectly and the other had different male/female thread configurations and did not fit. The one...
  7. Sinar Copal Shutter Cable Release part number

    I need a cable release for my Sinar Copal shutter. Can anyone let me know what the Sinar part number is? And if you have one for sale please let me know.
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    Re: Fujinon filter size?

    All you ever need to know here.
    http://www.subclub.org/fujinon/byfl.htm
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    Misty afternoon on the beach. Super D with 8 inch Lancaster meniscus 1/200 at approx f16 on expired APX400 in 2x3 roll film holder. APX400 is the most grainy film I have ever used!

    87871
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    Re: Using Cedar wood for building a camera

    [QUOTE=Steven Tribe;980190]I could give you some names, but I doubt they would make much sense to your supplier! The knowledge of the average timber stockist has fallen by huge amounts in the last 30...
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    Re: Using Cedar wood for building a camera

    Cherry is one of the best woods for cameras. Strong, stable and not too heavy.
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    Building a light box

    Does anyone have any suggestions for building a light box for up to 8X10 negatives and slides. I have the opal glass but am unclear on what the correct lighting source should be especially as regards...
  13. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

    God's country.
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    Re: Biggest "steal" you ever made...

    JOBO CPE2 for $20 on Kijiji including tanks and reels for 120 and 4X5. Clearout of an estate and certainly pays to keep track of Kijiji ads.
  15. Re: Rittreck 5 x 7 technical View- 8 X 10 back ?

    I have the whole plate back and as Chauncey says it works perfectly. I am making an 8X10 back using a parts whole plate back I picked up on ebay for a few dollars. When it is finished I will report...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Lovely! Brings back memories from my younger years visiting an aunt in the Lake District
  17. Re: Info. on 300mm F5.6 Fujinon W in Copal 3

    Thank you all who replied. My distance is 95mm which agrees with the specs from Oren. Image on ground glass is very sharp so hopefully I have the correct spacing.
  18. Info. on 300mm F5.6 Fujinon W in Copal 3

    I have just received a 300mm f5.6 Fujinon W in Copal 3 with the lettering on the filter ring. Can anyone who has the same lens let me know the spacing from the outer edge of the front barrel and the...
  19. good enlarging lens for 6X9 B&W negatives

    I have just obtained a Beseler 23C enlarger and want to print some of my 6X9 negatives taken on my old Graflex Super D. Can anyone recommend a good enlarging lens together with the optimum focal...
  20. Turner Reich Convertible 11X14 shutter question

    Does anyone know if the 11X14 f7.5 Series II Turner Reich convertible lens cells fit into a Betax 4 shutter?
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    Re: Zeiss S-Planar 1:5,6 f=120mm

    Wow. Haven't seen a threepenny piece for fifty years!
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    Re: Zeiss S-Planar 1:5,6 f=120mm

    This is the only lens I use on my old Hasselblad - wonderful lens at all distances.
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Yes Mark - I am trying to work up the courage to do this!
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Just obtained a 9 1/2 inch Diffused Velostigmat in good shape for $191.00. Looking forward to comparing it to my 9 inch Verito.
  25. 9 1/2 inch series II Velostigmat with diffuser ring - fit in Alphax 4 shutter?

    Does anyone know if the 9 1/2 inch Ser II Velostigmat in barrel with diffuser ring will fit into an Alphax 4 shutter? I managed to buy one on the auction site and have not yet received the lens. My...
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    Re: Advice bellows for WistDX

    I used one of the 50 euro bellows on my Wista and in my experience they worked just fine.
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    Re: December 2011 portraits

    Great photograph Ari.
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    Re: Cambo 8X10 Bellows size

    Thanks for the reply Erie. I have looked at pictures showing the front of Sinar 8X10 bellows but I could not see the circular groove present on the four inner edges of the one I have. Am I missing...
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    Re: Cambo 8X10 Bellows size

    It is NOT a Cambo bellows. Front metal plate measures 5 7/16 in square and back metal frame measures 12 3/16 in. Bellows extends to around 26 inches. Photos below.
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    Cambo 8X10 Bellows size

    I bought some bulk photo gear recently and included was a new set of bellows for a large format camera. The seller told me he thought it was for an 8X10 Cambo. The back and front of the bellows are...
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    Re: Fujinon 150mm for full length portrait?

    Remembering my schooldays way way back in London, England it is a very "English" expression.
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    Re: Pentax Spotmeter problem

    Both batteries are new and delivering full voltage according to my meter. Needle jumps to end of scale ar high speed and stays there.
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    Pentax Spotmeter problem

    I have a Honeywell Pentax 1/21 analog spotmeter (with the light switch to illuminate the screen) that is not working properly. In normal light the needle always jumps immediately to the end of the...
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    Re: Photographing in Nova Scotia

    Cape Breton is a lovely place to visit - Nathan described a great route around the island. Definitely visit Meat Cove and have a beer and appetizer in the Red Shoe which is owned and run by the...
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    Re: What to do with Alphax # 4 Shutter ?

    If you have an 8 3/4 inch Verito in a Studio shutter the lens elements should screw directly into the Aphax 4 with correct spacing. Mine does.
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    Re: Is this a meniscus lens?

    Thank you all for the replies. I am looking forward to receiving the lens and trying it out.
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    Is this a meniscus lens?

    I noticed this lens on the auction site and thought it might be an old meniscus lens. I won the auction for a very low price so even if it is worthless I have not lost much. Was I correct in thinking...
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    Re: Biggest "steal" you ever made...

    8 3/4 inch Verito on an old beat up Graflex 4X5 SLR RB from ebay - no description of lens but the picture was just clear enough to see that it looked like a Verito. Gambled $35 + $25 shipping for a...
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    Re: New Orleans, LA

    New Orleans is a great city with great character, vibrancy and history. So much to see and photograph whatever the weather. Make sure you sample the grilled/baked oysters in one of the many pubs in...
  40. Re: Darlot No. 4 Hemispherique Rapide Mystery

    I also bought a lens from ebey4sale that looked like it was a meniscus landscape lens - had an authentic barrel with revolving stops. It turned out that the lens was actually the rear element from a...
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