Canham is the first name that comes to mind, their 8x10", both the woodden than the metal ones, accept Sinar lensboards...
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Marco
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Canham is the first name that comes to mind, their 8x10", both the woodden than the metal ones, accept Sinar lensboards...
Ciao
Marco
Thanks everybody, lots of useful advices here!!!!
Martin, yes, one of the things tha makes me think about the Sinar system is the tilt/swing calculator, that's definitely a plus expecially for our...
Hello again!!
For our next project we need an 8x10" monorail, because we need much more precision and control than our Calumet C1 (this is a GREAT camera but is not the right tool for what we have...
I have to disagree with percy, I use my C1 with a wodden Berlebach 9043 and never had any problems with stability...
I'm with John, with the C1 is not a matter of tripod (even if it's an heavy...
Thanks for all the useful answers, lots of stuff to think about, thank you!!
Ok, so the main "problem" with the Howtek is that I could buy a "poor" fine tuned unit due to the "poor" quality...
Hi everybody from a cold and rainy Italy! ;))))
I've been offered an Howtek 4000 by my lab to scan my 8x10" trannies, but I have some thouhgts/doubts...
Based on what I see on the web,...
Ciao Emre
here you can find refurbished drum and high end flatbed scanners:
www.genesis-equipment.com
Btw, I was offered by the owner of "my" lab his Howtek 4000D, I found few informations on...
Roger, yes, a 4x enlargement is a 32x40" prints.
At this enlargement ratio I'm very happy with the 4990, I find the prints excellent: nose sharp, no visible digital artifacts or colour/tonal...
We (we're an husband and wife team) shoot with 8x10" slides, Velvia 100F or Astia 100F.
We scan the images with an Epson 4990 and never enlarge more than 4x.
If we have the intention of...
You can, no problem, but campfires are prohibited:
http://www.nm.blm.gov/wilderness/bisti_wilderness.htm
This is an interesting website with a virtual reality tour, it can help planning your...
I usually use transparent ones you view the prints through and this way it's ok with every gallery curators I showed my works to...sometimes somenone ask me if it's possible to remove the print and I...
Usually 11x14"...I submit "loose" prints (not mounted on passepartout) in a plastic sleeve, no problem with anyone, and I can say that in my experience maybe the gallery curators prefer examining...
Frank, Scott, I scan my 8x10" with an Epson 4990.
I place the film emulsion side up and tape it to the glass plate, just to avoid bending.
I occasionally have some Newton Rings in very small area...
Frank, I've never been to Barberino Val D'Elsa but in Tuscany you really can't gro wrong, just travel around following your instinct and you'll find amazing pictures everywhere!! ;))))
Daniele...
Frank, thank you!!, we're so honoured by your appreciation, we're blushing!! ;)))))...
Brian, I know that it sounds strange, but the smallest format we have at home right now is a 4x5", no 35mm,...
You're not restricted to Tachihara, the advice to look at the used market is a good one, you may be able to find some bargains out there...yesterday I saw a Canham DLC on Ebay Germany, the price...
Frank, congratulations for your Fatif, it's an excellent camera!!!
As you know Fatif is an italian firm and it's still in business.
It's located in Milan and very close to where I live, if you...
Uh, I forgot: when I scan with a "cheap" flatbed like the 4990 my maximum enlarging factor is 4x/5x, both with 4x5" and 8x10", when I enlarge more the quality of the prints is not up to my standard,...
I shoot with 8x10", scan with an Epson 4990 and print on my 9600, and if the 8x10" original has no "main" problem (i.e. focusing issues and diffractions) my 32x40" and 40x50" prints are tack sharp,...
Luca, I shoot 8x10" and I've just sold my Nikkor 300M because I find it very soft at the edges, even when moderate tilt/shift were involved.
I was advised by the great members of this forum to...
First of all I'd like to thank you all for the useful advices!!!!
Antonio, I was referring to Sironar S and yes Ted, I know that I'm mixing different things, but I don't want to wait too much...
Hi guys!!
I've just switched to 8x10" and I've been shooting with a Nikkor 300M (my "long" lens with the 4x5") for a couple of months.
I'm not satisfied with the results, I use a lot of...
Ted, here's an interesting blog, wit "real world" experience.
Take it for what it is, i.e. personal impressions of a guy who's using the 4800...this guy thinks that the major improvement of the new...
Fuji Astia 8x10"
Fuji Velvia (100? since the 50 is soon to be discontinued...) 8x10"
Ciao Victoria (it's great to hear from you and not always from the same "old" Chris ;))))) )
I have always x rayed film whenever I came to Usa and I never had a single problem.
I x rayed Astia...
You can try with this guy, he's considered one of the dye transfer "guru", maybe he can help:
http://ctein.com/
Ciao
Marco
Hi everybody
I need some advices from this wonderful community!
I have to replace the ground glass of a Calumet C1 8x10".
At the moment I have 3 options and my main doubts are about thickness,...
The only way is to upgrade your SE version to the AI version of Silverfast, sadly SE is only in 8 bit mode...
Ciao
Marco
Massimo, I've been asked once...what I've done was to take off my Gandolfi 4x5" from the LowePro and pass the camera to my wife who put it in her almost empty bag (well, the camera didn't fit...
Ciao Rainer I'm from Italy...I use a pro lab in Monza and for one 4x5" sheet film E6 processing I'm charged 3 euros...in Milan the price are slighty better, usually in the 2,00/2,30 euros...
In these days I'm using Polaroid print as a final fine art "product", mainly Type 52 and Type 54, I really like the idea that the print is unique, that there'll never be another one on the planet...
Thank you guys, thank you very much for your advices!! It seems that Pictureline is the way to go, I checked their website and the prices are really good...btw, I'll process the films in Las Vegas...
Ciao!! I'll be in Salt Lake in august and I'd like to purchase my LF films there...apart from the "obvious", but usually more expensive, Calumet choiche, can you suggest some other retailers where I...
Domenico, great, I'm very happy for you!!
Tu non sai quanto mi farebbe piacere partecipare, purtroppo sarò qui a Milano, speriamo che prima o poi riuscirò finalmente ad ammirare le tue magnifiche...
Ciao Jako...here in Italy, sadly!!, the large format market is very very limited and there are not the kind of shops you're looking at...anyway there are some pro shops that sell used equipment,...
This is the "non commercial" version of the same site: articles, reviews, interviews with large format photographers and a lot more...unfortunately it's in french too...
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When I bought my first LF camera about two years ago, I was advised by the useful and generous members of this forum to purchase a "normal" lens as my first lens, mainly because every "normal" lens...
I second the Epson 4870 suggestion...here you can find an interesting review:
http://www.photo-i.co.uk/
Ciao
Marco
Thank you guys, thank you very much!!!! Wow, I have a lot of stuff to think about but I think that now I have all the informations I needed...the main problem here in Italy is that it's very...
Eugene yesterday, after reading your post, I immediately checked the Ebony website just to have a look at the extension lensboard you mentioned, and I have to admit that at this moment is the...