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    Re: My first attempt at LF

    I know the night shots are a little harder than needed, but in some ways, it's easier. I think the shutter on my lens is quite slow. I haven't carefully measured it, but 1/4 sec sounds a lot more...
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    Re: My first attempt at LF

    Thanks Lanactoor,

    Yes I still need to learn a lot. I think I'll try to keep up some kind of schedule, and getting more into the feel. You made some interesting philosophical points.

    I'm not a...
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    My first attempt at LF

    I'd firstly like to thank the people on here who've helped me over the last few weeks wrt to issue with my camera, which it turns out, there were none.

    I've just developed my first few photos from...
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    Re: Advice on possible light leak issue.

    Thanks, that's great news. Just to clarify, my issue was with the band of fuzzy whitness across the width of the images, not the sharp curves where the development hasn't occurred. Looking back, it...
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    Advice on possible light leak issue.

    Hi, sorry if this isn't the right sub. I couldn't think which would be more on topic.

    I bought a camera and took some photos on some old (expired 2006) polaroid film. I've now got some film, but...
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    Re: Mystery Schneider lens

    Thank you all. I measured the focus at infinity and I make it 95mm, however, I'm not exactly sure that that is perfectly accurate so 90mm seems spot on. It is shorter than the 120mm. Thanks very much.
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    Mystery Schneider lens

    Hi, I recently acquired a large format camera and it came with several Schneider lenses. On one of them, the markings have come off. I don't know if anyone can

    The front cell diameter is 8.5cm,...
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    Re: Corroded early Ross Xpres 7 1/4 f/4.5

    Thanks for your advice RJ. I know it isn't very valuable, so I probably shouldn't spend a huge amount of time or money on restoring it, but for some reason I like it. I if I can't clean the front...
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    Re: Shoot Macro on 8x10 like Karl Blossfeldt

    True, but older lenses won't be sharp wide open. All lenses will be softened at smaller apertures, but for many, they'll get to their sharpest at f/16 or so. If the lens is sharpest at f/2.8 then...
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    Corroded early Ross Xpres 7 1/4 f/4.5

    Hi,

    I recently became the proud owner of a lens which is more than four times my age, a 1918 Ross xpres 7 1/4inch f/4.5. I expected that it might not have been in the best condition, from the...
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    Re: DIY dark-tent

    Thanks guys. I didn't think to look for those. That might be an easier solution.
  12. Thread: DIY dark-tent

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    DIY dark-tent

    I was planning on making a developing/darkroom out of a small tent. My specific thought was to get an inexpensive 3 person tent and line it with a few additional layers of thick black fabric and add...
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    Poll: Re: Is 4x5 big enough?

    Obviously cropping is more of an option too, so I could shoot a bit wide if I needed....hmm . Yes, I think the long size is probably the best size to work from as that's the determining length factor...
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    Poll: Re: Is 4x5 big enough?

    Wow. Even more responses! Thanks. There seem to be two groups of camera suggested, inexpensive monorail cameras and slightly more expensive press cameras. My initial, ideal, thought was for something...
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    Poll: Re: Is 4x5 big enough?

    Thank you all. I read all your comments a long time ago and just came back to read through them all again. I've shot a lot more, both film and digital, and I've realised how much I value portability....
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    Poll: Re: Is 4x5 big enough?

    Thanks so much, all of you. Before I was really edging towards 8x10, but now I think I'll go for 4x5. I like the flexibility of being able to use colour film if I want. And due to the learning curve...
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    Poll: Re: Is 4x5 big enough?

    Thanks, that sounds like a really good idea. I had this plan of getting a camera that I'd keep for decades, but I see that that's not really possible. Your Italy trip sound fantastic.
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    Poll: Re: Is 4x5 big enough?

    I was thinking more on the order of hundreds of pounds, as apposed to thousands of pounds for the camera, and slowly investing in lenses when I can. I didn't think too much about the price of film,...
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    Poll: Is 4x5 big enough?

    Hi I'm really interested in getting into LF, partly for the quality, and partly for the control. It seems that most people advise that 4x5 is the most obvious choice for people who're moving from...
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