I've been very happy with mine for many years: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/century/century_universal_8x10.html
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I've been very happy with mine for many years: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/century/century_universal_8x10.html
On my first African trip way back when, I had 4 film cameras. Primary were 2 Nikons (never travel without a backup! and shooting frame 36 on one is always seconds before a decisive moment!) and...
Robbie, are the lens diaphragm markings actually in modern f/stops (16, 22, 32, 45, 64) or say in the Uniform Standard system (16, 32, 64, 128, 256)?
That's all mine covers. Gets pretty nasty after that.
I wouldn't take a 4x5 on your first trip (it's easy to go back). I took a good digi with a wide/tele zoom and for a film camera an Ikonta 6x4.5. I'm not sure I recall needing a wider lens than the...
Like Mark Sawyer: see lens, like lens, buy lens.
"If you use a tripod or monopod you really won’t need to “upgrade” the Rollei." Agreed. It's hard to beat a good Tessar (or Xenar). I've had many through the years. That said, I have a 3.5F Planar...
I started to add "where's Dan?" to my post. I knew he would have the answer.
Sounds about right for a Tessar formula lens.
Drew, there are lots of new brass screws available along with the appropriate taps to thread a hole. Someone in the future might thank you for replacing the remaining screw and taping all 4 holes to...
And you want to take it apart because???
Andrew, did you mix a new batch of Part A for each negative or were you able to use the original batch multiple times? Was your X-ray film single sided?
In regards to Kinematics, the answer is yes. At one time I had 3 (all I had ever come across) but a good friend talked me out of one. I also have 6 or 8 Grafmatics but only 1 two sided filmholder...
And then there are the 10 shot Kinematics;-)
Just a hint, Joho, PMK stands for Pyro Metol Kodalk, a formula devleoped by Gordon Hutchings. It is available everywhere on this side of the pond as Photographers' Formulary PMK Formula Film...
What developer, how large a tray and does the tray have a flat bottom or?
You ought to see Michael's 8x20s in person.
If the lens is as sharp as my two 240 f/4.5 Xenars, the haze might be desirable for portraits;-)
Austin, a beauty!
Sorry, wrong length.
Vroom! Vroooom!234594
Yes the board was wide enough for 2 lenses which in that case wouldn't need to slide.That would have been possible had there been a board (or two or an accordion bellows to allow for various lens...
My first Kodak 2D (not an Eastman View) was a 7x11. It had a horizontally sliding lens board and grooved back for a sliding divider to make two 5x7 negatives on 7x11 film. I used 8x10 wooden holders...
Here's what you need:233989
Interesting, RE would be 1954 in the Kodak world. I had a 300 Radar on an 8x10 back in the dark ages (well, maybe the early 80s) and I had no gripes with it.
If you are going to be in SW Colorado for Mesa Verde I would recommend you stop at Hovenweep first, especially if you like isolated and dramatic. Chaco is an incredible place and you can hike up onto...
Partial blocking of the light path by the sides/corners/ends of the cone will give the appearance of a hot spot when it is really a "cool" edge. Remove just the lens from the lens board and put a...
Here's what I did on mine to avoid a hot bulb. The lamp housing is replaced by a 6x7 VC head using a simple 2 part adapter (the lower part sits over the lamp house base and the 6x7 head sits in the...
Does here.
If you would be so kind, what is the full marking on the lens?
Of course, this is assuming that the camera body has a groove and not a ridge. Old can be ridge on camera and groove on film holder and new is groove on camera and ridge on holder. Two grooves or two...
You want to use a standard 50mm enlarging lens for a 4x5 negative???
Thanks for that link, Rod. I have both the Ektar and uncoated "pre Ektar" versions and both are favorites and tack sharp.
I believe the British lenses were compatible with common shutters but the US ones were supplied with Kodak ones. Seems like the Brit ones were marked in some way. Anyone know for sure?
Chris, when you dry your wet prints on a screen do you dry them face down or up?
Works fine with my Firefox.
At one time Goerz had their own scale. Look at the chart in this thread (note that modern f/stops are in the 1st column):...
Neat! With a little addition I suppose you could call it "Life in the Balance".
Tom, frankly, I find the rails more of a hindrance than a help. I'm always switching lenses around and I just raise or lower the carriage while changing focus until I get what I want. I usually do...
When I got my E-5, besides the condenser head there was a homemade cold light head with a circline lamp. I use a medium format cold light head as my light source for the condenser head so never used...