I've done a DIY swap of all the caps and the battery on the board for one of these before. it also cured the issues it had as well. The battery is usually part of the problem, definitely worth...
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I've done a DIY swap of all the caps and the battery on the board for one of these before. it also cured the issues it had as well. The battery is usually part of the problem, definitely worth...
So sad to hear this. I had never met him in person but had talked and corresponded with him, and traded equipment and images. RIP Will.
I have both the Arca 4x5 SLR and a few Graflex SLRs. The Arca is a unique piece no doubt, but it can be finicky as diameter of the curtain rollers are small, and it's a dual-curtain instead of the...
Agreed!
a 135mm xenotar will fold up inside a crown graphic too, so any fuji 150 should be no issue, as mentioned. Another note: a 150 Xenotar will fold up inside a speed graphic, on a recessed board.
I've used the Nikkor-T 360/500/720 wide open. They work well at that aperture, quite sharp. I like the 360 for half-length portraits and head shots too. They are sharper than all the 360 tele artons...
meh. it's the over-designed answer to the question no one is asking. Terrible ergonomics, overly heavy (machined billet? WTF), too big, expensive, etc. There's plenty of better/cheaper choices...
Agreed with Bryan. Just use the flange like a retaining ring. Retaining rings in this size (50x0.9mm or something like that) are hard to come by.
Lens looks good, those 3 spots of separation won't...
Nikkor-T 360mm , and maybe if you want it, the extra 500mm rear group (convertible) would be the best choice in that focal length range.
Nikkor-T 270/6.3 or the NIkkor-T 360/8 would be good choices for both portrait and landscape. Both would work with the limited bellows length, no problem.
There's at least 2 types of AV-xenotar 150/2.8s, one that covers medium format, and one that will cover 4x5. It looks like you have the latter type hopefully. Indeed it is a bit like a sonnar...
I have one of these new-in-box (For sale if anyone wants it!), I believe there are some limit screws in the aperture ring, that can be removed to reach full aperture options, from the last time I...
looking good!
You can get to 16x20 with a 45vxl using normal counter height (30"?) so I'd just go with whatever is comfortable to use, height-wise. Agreed it wouldn't hurt to mock something up in the meantime. ...
I think a rangefinder on a 4x5 is a very good thing to have. I shoot handheld 4x5 all the time, with the usual graphics, also with TLRs, SLRs and polaroid conversions as well. Any of the press...
Hold Still is a great book. I agree with Corran that her Family pictures and At Twelve stuff are her best, at least to my taste. Frankly, everything else she has done since then has been not as good,...
Not worth bothering to try and clean it, if it's dirty just get a replacement first-surface mirror. They are not expensive, and are readily available, custom-cut to size.
Neat camera, will be...
Thanks for the update. Jerry is the man on these, no doubt!
Chamonix Saber with 120mm apo-symmar is another option.
The Nikkor 90mm f/8 is *the* 90mm 4x5 lens. All else are not as good.
Soapstone doesn't need sealing, that's one of the benefits of it. https://www.soapstonecompany.com/soapstone-faq/
Nice, RA4 is a great process, relatively easy and fun. The paper base does eventually yellow a bit with time (expired paper that is) but often you can't tell in the print, so I'd say use up what you...
minnicks does nice work, as he should considering the high prices ($5-6k). You can DIY one of these yourself for far less. I've built 2, both for well under $600-1k including all parts, etc.
Thanks for the backstory!
" a box of about 30 of the 10" versions"
there must be a story behind that... the 10" ones are a lot less common (and larger!)
240mm f/9 Fuji will certainly fold up inside, easily.
I'd look at the G-claron or Fuji 240/9. The Tele-arton 240 normally comes in a Compur 1 or 2 shutter, I am surprised it is in a copal 0 - someone must have adapted it. be aware it won't be f/5.5 in...
Camera Commons is a great place, I have been there many times (also was in a group show at one point). The darkrooms and facility quality are quite high. Hopefully they set up the 8x10 enlarger again.
I have the set, it's great, easily the best tele(s) for 4x5, better contrast and resolution than the fuji or schneider options. Even wide open they are great, the 360 makes a super nice portrait...
Agreed, looks like a coating issue. Should probably not affect images at all. Does not look like fungus.
As mentioned, there's a lot of choices, depending on whether you need a shutter or not. Still, with still-life, some tilt/swing and shooting f/5.6 wide open will still result in pretty shallow DOF. ...
It could be... (rangefinder that is). Nicely done!
Not a technika, but:
Crown Graphic - closes with a 135/3.5 Xenotar no problem.
Speed Graphic - closes with a 150/2.8 Xenotar in barrel on a custom recessed lensboard.
nice aerochrome. I have a grafmatic loaded up with 6 sheets of it, may shoot them this week up in the mountains.
hi Laurent -
nicely done. Images of the cams have been posted before. I will see if I can find some copies of them to post. The lensboard should really have a ring on the back as a light trap /...
I shoot the saber handheld all the time with 100-speed film. f/11 - f/16 @ 1/125 or 1/60 is easily doable in good light.
I have a Saber. I'll weigh it and let you know. nice DIY effort!
hi Laurent -
those are nice fabrications, whomever made those was doing some nice work. If you can find the original piece, that will be your best bet, since it allows all film holders to fit...
The original film holder piece is a spring-loaded clamp that can allow basically any holder to fit, including grafmatics. Sadly, they are not easy to come by, you would likely have to fabricate...
Hugo, very nice. Charles, love the 2nd one!