Thanks everyone. Actually I got confused about this because somewhere on this forum I read that you cant use a slide viewing loupe for focussing a groundglass.
My pictures are very sharp - I got a...
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Thanks everyone. Actually I got confused about this because somewhere on this forum I read that you cant use a slide viewing loupe for focussing a groundglass.
My pictures are very sharp - I got a...
Hi, I have a flatbed 5x4 with a regular ground glass. For fine focusing I use a 4x slide loupe. But I think this is not going to give me correct focus since the image is formed on the other side of...
Would anyone be able to give me the precise size in mm of a Copal 'O' shutter. I need to cut a lensboard to that size but I dont have the shutter with me. Thanks Dileep
Folks: I've bumped upon an Eastman Plate camera Series 3, type D, in quarter size. It i s a hundred years old, possibly manufactured sometime between 1901-1904!! but it is in shambles. Being located...
If these films can be exposed using an enlarger then they may be worth a try when doing cyanotypes. Any suggestions.
HI: I've been wondering if we can expose sheets of film used for X Ray or Ultrasound with normal daylight and get a picture. Or can these films be used for making l arge format negatives under an...
Photographs are happening all the time (at least in India where I live). The main thing is to have your gear with you all the time - thats the diffculty. To overcome this I have a small 4x5 flat...
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It seems that if the output from the Power Supply is tested with a voltmeter it shows 110v. But when a 82v lamp is put and switched on it comes down to 82. While the supply for the fan...
I have built a 220 to 110 step down transformer and adapted my 220 volt timer also. But the output I am getting from the Power Supply is 110 volt for the lamp - this should be 82 volts since the...
Folks: I have a LPL 4500II enlarger from the US which is 110 volts. In India we get 220 volts. I need to adapt the power supply. Would anyone have a circuit diagram of the "Saunders LPL 4500 DMA...
The different mixing chambers that go with a LPL 4x5 only help in reducing exposure time. Do they in any effect the quality of light falling thru the negative.
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I have finally decided to buy a 4x5 enlarger. Saunders LPL 4500 with a dichro co lor head. But I live in India and they are not available here. The only place I have somebody who can buy it,...
I've got a Linhof parallel alignment mirror. Does anyone know what it can be use d for and how. Thanks Dileep
There is a lot of dope out there about getting archival quality b&w negatives. D oes anyone know how to get archival colour negatives and transparencies?
I have a 135mm Rodenstock Omeragon from which I tried some prints from my 4x5 b& w negs. However, I feel that the edges remained underexposed and the image seeme d rounded at the edges.
Is the 135...
Kevin: Have you thought of using a Mercury Argon grid like Ansel Adam's. I too am planning to build a 4x5 enlarger with cold-light (and using my 4x5 field camera in front of the light box). Mercury...
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I want to make my own black & white enlarger for 4x5 negs. What is a good source of light for a diffuser type enlarger. Is the Mercury-Argon grid (suggested by Ansel Adams)a good light source...
hi. I've got a Schneider 135 4.7 which has some spots of dust which seem to be insid e the first element from the back. Can anybody suggest what I can do to get rid of them.
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Does anyone have a simplified way of understanding and using Ansel Adam's zone s ystem. And do you know about the Normal minus/normal plus processing techniques. The exact time differences in...
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i am buying a Schneider Xenar 135 mm f4.7 with Synchro Compur shutter for my 4x5 wood field camera. I basically do outdoor, landscapes. How good is the lens and what do you feel about it.
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How good is the Kodak 127mm f/4.7 Ektar lens with the EK Supermatic shutter w/ flash sych, coated, circa 1946 for a 4x5 camera?
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How good is the 90mm Schneider Keruznach Angulon f6.8? Is it advisable to use it on a 4x5? What are the limitations of the lens?
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I have a 5x4 Rajah wooden field camera. How do I go about setting the normals (t he parallels and the right angles on it. thanks
I have a Rajah wood field 5x4 camera with a lensboard 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. I wa nt to buy a wide lens - about 90 mm f4.5 or 5.6 for it. What cheap and good lens can I buy. Can you suggest some...