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I misunderstood your idea at first but yes, I see what you mean. It could work. But I don't have the necessary wood, nails or tools and getting this kind of stuff is a bit tricky at the moment with...

Ok, I will look into that. Thanks for your help!

I'm using one of these adjustable spanner wrenches made of metal. I don't think wood and nails would do the job. It's really unfortunate and completely unnecessary that they would tighten it to this...

For the past week I've been trying to remove a Compur 0 shutter from a Linhof recessed lens board it's attached to and for the life of me I can't get the ring open. I'm using a spanner wrench but all...

Thanks everyone for the reply! You actually convinced me to just stick with the lens I have and skip the other one. I've never actually had any issues with it quality-wise so there's no reason to...

Sorry, I might have been a bit unclear. I do have a 210mm lens, too, which I use for portraits a lot. I don't primarily use the 135mm for portraits. I use it mostly for landscape, still life,...

Thanks, but I do know what the 135 focal length will give me as far as the perspective is concerned. I use it mainly for environmental portraits when I photograph people. What I'm not sure about is...

I currently own a Schneider Symmar-S MC 135mm lens that I've had for ages and it's the lens I use most on my 4x5. Even though it was very cheap, it's served me well and I have never had any issues...

Thanks for the tip! The 6x9 Horseman cameras do indeed seem to have nearly the same front standard so now I'm hunting for a cheap Horseman VH-R :)

I'm looking for a Horseman 45 HF camera for parts as I broke off a piece of plastic on the front standard. This is a long shot but does anyone happen to have or know where to find a beat up Horseman...

I'm working with a Durst Laborator 1200 with a CLS 501 head and recently the magenta filter broke. Does anyone know where to get a replacement? What are the specs of the filter I'm looking for?

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Forgot to add my response to this. I'm not trying to knock David Hobby or people trying to get the best out of small strobes. If you already have the small flashes you might aswell experiment with...

I like Sugimoto's work a lot but I think his architectural work is among his weakest and while his statements concerning his art are always quite entertaining there is often a good portion of BS in...

You're right, of course, it needn't be expensive Profotos or Broncolors when it comes to buying lights. What I'm saying is that if you're new to using strobes you can rent a very good one for a day...

I generally don't believe rumors and even if Fuji 4x5 is going to be discontinued, it's still available now.

I'm not saying using a DSLR as a proof method is a bad idea. I do it myself all the...

I don't know what you are talking about regarding ISO and film size. You can get Fuji 4x5 film with ISO100 and then use Portra 160 (which I would expose at ISO100 anyways).
There's nothing wrong...

The reason both Noah and I recommended at least 1200J is that it's better to have more power than you need (i.e. if you're not sure how much you need). And as I said, unless it's absolutely...

Hmm...is bellows compensation really an issue at body length portrait distances?

From a purely technical standpoint this is quite a simple setup and shouldn't be too hard to replicate. One proper strobe with an umbrella is all you need.

Contrary to what others here suggested I...

A somewhat easier solution would've been to just switch to 4x5.

Who said I'm having any issues? My lenses have plenty of coverage and I'm using center drilled boards. The point is that when I want to zero out the camera then obviously I don't want 8mm fall. I...

That's still about 8mm off from zero position which is not really close in my opinion.

One thing I did in order to facilitate setting up was to add pencil markings on the side of the front rise/fall rail at the height of the tilt interlocks in zero position. That way I can quickly set...

Jon, I made two long strips of cardboard that I use to bridge the gap and it works very well. If I ever stumble upon a cheap back from a different brand I'll consider buying that one and selling the...

Hi Jon,
good to see that I'm not the only one! Rick also sent me some images of his back and it looks like he's using the back the other way around. It does indeed lock in tightly this way but then...

There's no way the back fits under the ground glass and if it did I wouldn't know how to operate the winding lever.

In any case, I still don't understand how the back can be seated any better than...

What do you mean by ''slip into place''? There's not really any room for the back to slip anywhere. It just wobbles back and forth because there's a gap between the locks on the camera and the edge...

Anyone?

I just received my Chamonix 045-N2 yesterday (yay!) and so far everything's looking very good!

The only small problem I'm having is with the Wista 6x7 N roll film back I bought a while ago (in...

I'd add that just because you're using HTML5 doesn't mean you should go to town with it and make your site more annoying than most Flash sites.

Also, I think it somewhat depends on what your...

Thanks! I should've also clarified, it's for a Chamonix 45N-2.

I'm ordering a Chamonix 4x5 in April and have already acquired most of what I need for shooting including a lens. All that's missing now (other than the camera) is a lensboard. I have read that there...

Well, if you think your 35mm DSLR comes anywhere near 6x7 film you're terribly mistaken. I use both a Canon 5DII and 6x7 film and, believe me, the 6x7 is much better. It's not only the resolution but...

Get a medium format camera. I'd go for a Mamiya RZII set up.

Let me tell you why you should go MF instead of LF. Firstly, you might be mislead a bit about the advantage of the large ground glass....

Yeah, the basic shipping cost on orders from B&H is pretty high. The German sellers are a bit better in this regard, generally between €10-20. Also, keep in mind that you don't pay German VAT when...

Ha, funny. I'm also in Zurich ("born and raised" as they say ;) ) and am also on the waiting list for a Chamonix 045N-2. The waiting time is a bit annoying but I'm pretty low on cash at the moment...

So would $550 be too much for a used 45D in good working condition??

What's a reasonalbe price for a 45D?

I did but there's surprisingly little information about them. Most of what I see is about the wooden Wista cameras. Anyways, I was just curious if anyone could tell me a little about it. I'm actually...

I'm thinking of buying a Wista 45D as my first LF camera. What can you tell me about this camera? Any drawbacks or peculiarities I should know about? I know it doesn't have front swing, but has rear...