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I also posted this under the "homemade camera" thread, but here is a video of the homemade 16x20 out in the field:

http://www.vimeo.com/25990755

Rose of Sharon
4x5
SB900

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/roseofsharon-1.jpg

Thanks!

I ordered the Efke 25 16x20 from B&H. Here's the Link:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/748431-REG/Efke_14916_16_x_20_Black.html

They say that it ships in 6-10 weeks. I...

Shot the 16x20 with Efke 25 this weekend. Made a short video about shooting the camera:

http://www.vimeo.com/25990755

Tried to take a picture of the 16x20 contact print, but got some glare...

I was thinking of doing this the other day. It's on my list of things to try

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/img3462.jpg

Ash stump & Axe

Thanks! Here's another shot I took yesterday with the same camera:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/devilsholeAerostigmat-1.jpg

12 second exposure at f/32.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/BreakTime-1.jpg

"Break Time"

FP4+ Kodak Aerostigmat 12"
f/8 for 15 seconds
DD-X

Finally got a chance to try out the Frankencamera:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/DSC_1483.jpg

Took it out early this morning. Slight breeze. Had to wait for the hat...

Not sure yet. We'll see. I have solved the shutter problem though:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/DSC_1480.jpg

The investment for me is $0. Someone found this Kodak Aerostigmat 12" f/5 with cone at a garage sale and gave it to me for free.

I taped it with an old 5x7 back that I made with some homemade...

Amazon has it:

http://www.amazon.com/Sashco-13013-5oz-Sealants-Adhesive/dp/B0012DIUYW

For a 4x5 bellows for a 150mm lens, I'll use about one of these. For an 8x10 for a 300mm lens, I'll use...

I've used it on 8x10 for portraits. On my 16x20, it is good for photographing people, cars, and medium sized houses. It does not cover the 16x20 format to infinity. The lens does not have a hard...

The 16x20 was kind of a rush job to see if I could get it to work before the Ilford ULF order closed for the year (which I think was three days ago).

When I got the long lens, I knew it would at...

It is a Calumet 20" in an Ilex #5 (huge) shutter.

I haven't noticed any, hence why I keep using them in making cameras. I have switched to Home Depot Husky brand bags (they are darker) and I always have at least 1" of wood painted black before the...

Got my hands on a longer lens (around 500mm) and decided to build a couple of cameras that it could be used in. The first is a 16x20:
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Wow, that is incredible!

Iris 4x5. Ektar 100
4 second exposure. Waited a LONG time for the wind to stop

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/Thornbird4x5.jpg

Me and my homemade 16x20. Under $100 including filmholder that I also made, but not including lens. Tried it out with a paper negative and it worked great. Waiting for film from the ULF Ilford...

Wanted a super wide angle and didn't feel like buying a lens, so I used my 90mm and built a 5x7 around it (w bag bellows):

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/DSC_0571.jpg
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Wide angle shot. f/32 for 4 seconds. Front tilt. Caltar 90mm.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/KipsWideAngle.jpg

Ditto. If it wasn't for Ken Rockwell waxing eloquent about his 4x5, I doubt I ever would have tried it. (or knew it still existed)

Great images. I tried to go back there when the passaic river flooded a month ago but couldn't even get near it because the streets of Paterson were flooded.

Has anyone come up with a reciprocity failure chart for Ilford variable contrast paper? I tried the chart for delta 100 and the negatives came out overexposed.

Old condemned firehouse.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/FirehouseOverbrook3.jpg

Schneider 135mm, front rise, N-1. 1 second at f/32. Delta 100

The only color I have shot with 4x5 has been Ektar 100. I like it alot. Here are some shots I took with it this year:
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I've had shutter repairs done by S.K. Grimes and was very satisfied with their services.

Best of luck

If you were to use a lens that had too small of an image circle for a particular format, would the corners be blurry, darker, or black? (or a combination)

Kip's Castle, Montclair NJ

Homemade 8x10, 300mm, f/32, 2 seconds

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/KipsCastleMorning2.jpg

Finally finished my 8x10, took it out this morning to try it out. Had to use some significant front rise to get the top of the building. 300mm, f/32, 2 seconds
...

Thanks,

It's a tank. I tried looking it up, and I'm not sure what type it is. A half-track would make a cool picture though.

Set up this shot in my darkroom. Turned off the lights. Opened the shutter on the 4x5 manually, fired off the remote flash [sb600] using a DSLR in commander mode, and then closed the shutter on the...

Found out two of my lenses could cover 5x7, so I bought some filmholders on ebay & some FP4. Made two 5x7 cameras, one for wide angle (w bag bellows), and one for regular. Love the format.
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Made a rail camera out of stuff mostly in the garage:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/IMG_6262.jpg

It has rise/fall, swing, tilt, etc...

Here's the camera set up for...

Took a picture of the flatiron building a while back and didn't like the converging lines from tilting the camera up. Built a camera with massive front rise to re-take the picture without tilting at...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/ng.jpg

Norvin Green State Forest, Bloomingdale, NJ

Hi all,

After seeing some of the amazing examples on this website, I would love to get into wet plate photography. I don't mind the dangers for myself - I work with some pretty nasty...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/img254-2.jpg

Had an extra lens , ground glass, wood, a vice, and some spare time...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/PolarBear1973/HomemadeCameraFront.jpg
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