Surely that is light leaking/piping around the edge of the film? You might have a 8x10 film frame thing that covers the scanning bed except for the film - or at least my old 4990 has one. Otherwise...
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Surely that is light leaking/piping around the edge of the film? You might have a 8x10 film frame thing that covers the scanning bed except for the film - or at least my old 4990 has one. Otherwise...
Owning a camera with no lens will just be the most frustrating and infuriating situation IMHO. Like owning a car with no wheels. I'd just save up until you can get a camera, a lens, and a couple of...
New bellows. If you're thinking "that looks a lot like the Novoflex bellows colour" that's because it is - Custom Bellows make all the Novoflex stuff too and this is the same material. Might have to...
With the obvious caveat that all relatively modern biogon-type lenses will be great, I've used both the 65/8 Super Angulon (oddly mounted in Copal 0 rather than 00) and the Nikkor SW 65/4, the latter...
Been using their 6-bath E6 kit for a while, and their Ornano Gradual ST20 developer - all good.
There is a UK retailer who imports GP3 into the UK. On their site they say:
"Shanghai GP3 Large Format Sheet Films are a truly lovely black and white film that come to us at a superb price these...
Thanks Mark! Actually managed to shoehorn a few 5x4" images in my book, including one action shot! Was half planning to maybe climb in North wales next week although looking at the forecast I may...
My Foma200 aways ends up coming out pink, even with a pre-wash before the dev, even with fresh Hypam fixer, fixing with two baths, and lots of washing.
However, I did notice on negs that I go on...
There's a lot to see in Wales, and a lot of variety, might be worth narrowing down a bit. North Wales has some spectacular mountain scenery, epic coastlines (Great Orme, Lleyn Peninsular, Anglesea...
From the old Kodak brochures:
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I've used the Fuji 240/9 and 300/8.5, the 210 G Claron and the 110SSXL on both. Just from a logistical standpoint a lens tends to live in either the 5x4" bag or the 10x8" bag though. It's just easier...
What looks like an unfortunate Royal mis-step is still all good as at least it keeps Prince Andrew off the front pages for a few days. As you were.
I used the Catlabs 8x10 reel when it first came out and I hated it because it heavily scratched the film (completely removing the emulsion), a fact Catlabs didn't seem overly concerned with. I got a...
I've been metering the RC MGIV as ISO 6, or ISO 3 if used with a yellow filter, overcast light. The negs aren't the densest though even then. This matches with the Ilford documentation as they...
Great - post up on here if you get any good 'uns! Best of luck.
Thanks Ned!
I'm sure I've seen reference to the earlier (dagor type) 150mm G Claron covering 8x10", which makes sense since the plasmat type *almost* covers, and the dagor types are reputed to have a little more...
Thanks - I was struggling with the paper negs a first but I think the yellow filter has helped a lot.
Thanks Martin!
A paper negative from yesterday. MGIV RC 10x8”, Deardorff, TTH Cooke Apotal 18”. F/64, 4mins with a yellow filter. Developed in Ilford PQ Universal. Spotmetered at iso 3 with the filter. No shutter...
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If you look at Foma’s published datasheet for the 400 emulsion you’ll see there’s only one developer where the film gets anywhere near 400 speed in, and that’s Microphen (a...
Cheers - yeah it's a handy feature, especially in situations like this where the bellows are backed up to the max. Surprised more cameras don't have it to be honest.
Quick phone shot of the ‘Dorff set up this morning, photographing a certain 1980s urban climbing training spot on 10x8” with a half darkslide as a 4x10”. Lens is the 110mm SSXL with a 0.45 (1.5 stop)...
For a 6x17 back you'll have to get one of the Chinese 6x17 backs or similar. They are a bit agricultural in build but they work. They limit lens choices in two ways; firstly they extend the focus...
I wouldn’t worry about the rain so much, because if you’re on the west coast and it rains it’s either gonna be so windy that youre going to want to bail to the nearest pub/cafe, OR if it’s raining...
Yep - on most if not all centre filters for LF use* the filter has a rear male thread corresponding to the filter thread of the lens (obviously) and then a front thread on the CF itself is much...
I've been using a Paterson Orbital. Works fine, although some people report being able to use as little developer as 150ml for me this lead to underdeveloped centre on the negs. So I've upped it to...
Apologies for chiming in on this unannounced, but I bought (and then sent back) the latest Intrepid 10x8 last autumn, so this info may be useful to you.
Firstly the good stuff; the weight is good...
Coincidentally I made one of these just this last week. The connector is a IEC-320-c1 female, in my case harvested from an ebay cable designed as a charging cable for a Karcher window vac. Cut and...
The intrepid fresnel is terrible, or is somehow designed for only super wide lenses, that’s the problem here. I had the same thing with one recently and sent the whole camera back for other reasons,...
Speaking as someone who owns and uses both the Chamonix models with rear asymmetric tilt (045F and 045H) and have used similar cameras that don't (Shen Hao, and Ebony RSW45), honestly the rear...
Good point, thanks! I have some distilled water in so I will start with that and see how it goes.
Hi all, in a local charity shop I recently stumbled upon a large Cibachrome print from 20yrs ago by one of my favourite landscape photographers. I have a bit of work to do remounting it properly, and...
Basically Ilford has to price heir film very aggressively in the US to compete with the patriotic US kodak market. Fuji price their slide film extortionately because they seem desperate to kill...
I have had a 6x17 and an xpan custom holder from the ebay guy - good quality, basically no real difference to the official holders. Don't particularly remember them taking too long to arrive either....
Not guilty on the tilt charge your honour, that camera doesn't even have any tilt! Just a slight breeze and a few seconds of exposure.
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Velvia 6x12, shot with a Horseman 6x12 back on a Gaoersi wideangle 5x4" camera with a Nikkor 65/4 lens in helical. Can't remember whether forum...
There's not really any appreciable sag when the standards extend. Certainly not at 180mm. Compared to a normal chamonix N or F model there is more general flex in the rear standard if you push or...
Possibly, I've never handled a Canham so I'll have to take your word on that.
It's definitely a rack and pinion like any other similar camera (Ebony, Walker, ShenHao etc). The toothed track is on the underside of each standard carrier, and geared axle is inlaid into the base...
Ah, nice, that looks like the Burren, I've climbed on those crags.