Similar story to Dave...I just rang around. I paid similar money with the motorised base.
Matt
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Similar story to Dave...I just rang around. I paid similar money with the motorised base.
Matt
A while ago I bought a Paterson Orbital processor with a view to processing 4x10 and 5x4 sheet film in it. I've finally gotten around to trying it but before I start on the inevitable testing I...
It has always been my understanding that short lenses mean very shallow depth of focus at the film plane. This leads to the rationale behind the Silvestri and Ebony non folding ...
Is there anyone else out there who does their photography in their spare time and who sees the darkroom as a break from staring at a computer? I guess it depend what you do for a living but if you...
Bruce is absolutely right. Have a look at the Ebony RSW45 with only front rise and front tilt.... all the movements you will need for the majority of the situations you describe.....more than...
Perhaps I'm being a little unfair on the Sinars, but if you ever get a chance to do a side by side comparison of a Sinar F1 for example and an Ebony you will see where I'm coming from. That said I...
David I have a 90XL..buy one...you won't look back or be dissapointed. As for centre filters on BW with 5x4 you can probably live without it, but with all the shift available to you, on trannies...
Sandy Do you mean the sticky gunk that covers one side of the neg. If so a solution of Sodium Sulphite will do theh job. I think Polaroid recommend a 12 or 18% solution but in my experience a few...
The suggestions that you buy a monorail to solve your problems are sound as far as they go but unless you get lucky a cheap monorail will wobble around all over the place withouit alot of...
I've been lead to believe in the past, and it makes sense, that taking lenses aren't keen on the kind of heat that could come out of your englarger...damage to coatings and balsam etc. Your 90...
I agree with the previous writer...why bother, you may as well buy a Horseman back. Anyway how are you going to wind the film on?
Luis You have discocvered the truth early on. Most field situations can be handled with minimal movements. To many overspecified cameras get lugged around the countryside wasting expense, time,...
Bear in mind that you only have the manufacturers claim for the size of the image circle. Is the point at which the quality of the image drops off arrived at using a calculation common to all...
Dear Herr Meincke My experience, through working in photographic retail supplying among other things Arca cameras, leads me to be able to say, beyond a shadow of a doubt that you were sold,...
Theres not much left to say. I would agree with the philosophy of whatever makes you happy. However go to some exhibitions find a print that knocks you out and see what sort of paper it is...
Matt I would agree with most of the positive comments above. The Tachihara got me started in 5X4 and produced some excellent photographs for me. You will learn alot about 5x4 and where you want ...
Yes it is a minature view camera I had one on loan and loved it, didn't want to give it back. It really works. You can't hand hold but why would you want to? all the movements you need are...
Malcolm When I started in large format film processenig was a major bugbear of mine. I eventually came up with a minature deep tank line made from Tupperware cereal containers using a Kodak hanger...