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  1. Re: large prints, viewing distance, and screen preview

    There is some basic math here (you can find this in literature) that states the human eye at MFD (Minimum Focal Distance) -- about 10-12 inches can resolved 5 lp/mm over an area of an 8x10. This...
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    Re: My v750 pro won't Windows 7

    Make sure you are not using too long a usb cable or that you are not going through an external usb hub -- both caused me some grief when setting up my v700 with win7x64.

    After I removed the hub...
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    Re: Colour Management – Aaarrgghh pt2

    Steve,
    Your setup is virtually the same as mine (I have cs5 and a 4880). I do not set any profiles on the printer rather in the print dialog from PS I select my printer and go to printer...
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    Re: Colour Management – Aaarrgghh pt2

    Steve,
    Going to need a bit more information on you setup to be of help.

    In my experience you can setup all of your devices to either sRGB and run independently or you can center on one...
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    Re: offset lens boards

    although they are linhoff style lense boards the ones I purchased are made by shen hao. More curious is that Badger does not offer different styles, as in offset or not. They simply offer the lens...
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    Re: offset lens boards

    neither did I. However they do seem to work well with the larger shutters as I have a bit more room for the controls on the top of the board. Just wondering if that is the reason folks make offset...
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    Re: View Camera Journal

    Seems others are having the same issue I just went through. In addition to ordering the magazine I also ordered the articles on CD. It took a couple of emails to Andrea -- each of which were...
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    offset lens boards

    I needed three lens boards for my shen hao 4x5 and found the best price at badger graphics -- the place I originally purchased my camera. They arrive on Friday and all three are offset drilled. Is...
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    lens for flowers

    I'll caveat my question with "newbie here"

    I am trying to figure out what lens will let me take a 1/2 to full frame shot of a flower (say a 3" rose) on a 4x5 camera. Using the standard lens...
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    Re: first lens purchase advice needed

    Thanks all for your input. I went with
    the 90mm F5.6 Super Angulon and the 135, F5.6 APO-SYMMAR MC. Should ahve them by the weekend. I guess I'll findout how much bigger the 5.6 is over the f8 ;)
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    Re: first lens purchase advice needed

    Thanks for the input. I do landscape and architectural photography so the 90 looks to be my primary lens. Much of my architectural work is at night thus I am looking for a fast 90. I plan to use...
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    first lens purchase advice needed

    newbie here

    looking to buy first two lenses to get my 4x5 LF addiction started ;)

    scrounging the used market -- key decision point is resolution and coverage. I found a couple of 90's and a...
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    Re: Scrapbooking Scanner

    are you looking for a 12"x12" scanner ? Most are 8.5 x 11 or there abouts.
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    Re: Did something go wrong ?

    yes -- both of these are from the same negative. No the negative is not 4x5 rather 35mm. Since the is no exposed film in the 35mm case (when loading) I am suspecting the lab for the dust. Since...
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    Did something go wrong ?

    Newbie here -- getting started in LF I ran some 100Tmax thru a Speed Graph camera and was only somewhat happy with the results. At the same I shot the LF I also shot some medium format and small...
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    Re: Matting and Bagging

    Only thing to add is buying form fitted clear bags from (your guessed it) clearbags.com. This is what most galleries use and it gives you a real professional looking product. I find that if you...
  17. Thread: Hello

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    Re: Hello

    thanks folks -- just tried a sharpie and it seems to work. Only real thing I am looking to do is add some sort of serial number to point back to my notebook. Otherwise I think I'll loose the rest...
  18. Thread: Hello

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    Hello

    Hi All,

    Newbie to LFF here getting started with an old Speed Graph Camera. Just got back my first set of 4 negs today that I used as a test run. The exposures look good so it seems the...
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