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Thanks for the reply, I guess I should be more clear, is there anyone here actually doing the things I mentioned and have any thoughts to share or advice?

Hi all.

I am back to large format photography after several years away. I sold off my monorail camera as I just didn't use it enough, but recently got a great deal on a Speed Graphic in good...

I don't know if anyone cares anymore but I have successfully used a 545 holder to process fuji instax instant film.

The instax film is relatively cheap and offers good color at a high ISO.

I'm...

you won't find a tachihara for 500$, sorry. not going to happen. maybe for 800 or 900.

i doubt you will be able to find a field camera of any kind for 500$ in japan.

you may be better off...

what kind of lf camera are you looking for? i bought a big monorail camera for the equivalent of 200$ including a 150mm f5.6 fujinon lens all in new condition at fujiya camera. at the time i bought...

just fyi it's a waste of money to upgrade the hardware beyond what you feel you really need. there's no solid definition for what you feel you need, if it's fast enough to let you get your work done...

the IPF's are a pain in the ass for consuming a lot of ink as cleaning fluid if you don't print a lot. also i'm not sure if anyone has developed a bulk ink system for them or not, but if you do use...

i never use high shutter speeds for large format, i've got some 35mm stuff for that. the slow speeds are way off though and i spend all my time down in that range so i thought i should check it out....

I have a nice fujinon 150mm lens mounted in a copal shutter. I'm pretty sure the slow speeds are way way off but would like to test it.

Has anyone ever tested a shutter's accuracy by using audio...

Don't forget that he mentioned he thought some of his photographs would look better in color..

I think everyone can agree he wanted the best images possible in his mind, and whatever process it...

how large is the area you're photographing? if you're photographing a medium sized room why not use some strobes? expose for the outside light (so you can see what's outside the windows) and use...

try this : put some loc-tite on the end of a finishing nail that is small enough not to touch the threads of the cable release clip thing. connect the end of the nail to whatever's remaining of the...

simplicity always does well

a nice, smooth layout, with 2 - 4 basic colors, uncluttered design, and fast loading pages always does well.

if i were to design a website for a photographer (and i...

this is exactly what i'm worried about.

carrying it around on your shoulder puts strong loads on a very small part of the bolt over and over and over again. eventually it stretches then...

Hate to drag up an old argument but I bought my 4x5 with a 150mm lens and 3 holders, and a big giant metal case for about $190 (Actually in yen but nobody here's in Japan but me I guess)

I saw...

Thanks for the posts.

I can read/write Japanese, unfortunately that shop doesn't have C41 or E6 chemicals. They have paper developing chemicals but I don't think those could be used to do film...

Anyone here living in Japan and develop their own C41 or E6?

I'm having a real hard time finding somewhere within Tokyo that supplies the chemicals. There is the Naniwa color kit N which is...

Howdy all. I just got my first large format camera yesterday and it's a lovely unit. It's a big Wista M450 monorail view camera. It's heavy, at least 10 or so lbs (5kg), maybe a little more.

I...

one thing you could try is making sure you are using the correct paper profile in your software or rip when sending the job to print. this will make sure the right amount of ink goes down and also...

no pigment printer can sit for weeks and still be ok. the canons are better than the epsons in that respect but they waste a lot of ink on cleaning cycles if you let them sit.

the solution to your...

i'm a printer tech and would not recommend windex on the pad. there are a few reasons. number one, the windex could get partially sucked into the nozzles through capillary action (one of nature's...

a simple info@domain.com is the best way
php scripts are also acceptable but you will find some people are so bad with computers that they can't figure out how to include their email in your form...

Most likely it just needed to be unplugged, turned off then plugged back in and turned on again.

In my tech support days I could have just recorded the following "Have you tried turning it off...

The actual cause of the problem is that the pinch rollers of the printer are imprinting the paper before the ink sprays onto it, which changes the way the ink hits it and also the way light reflects...

I'm by no means an epson technician but I've never heard of a head "blowing" from having the power plug left in the wall.

My guess is that you may have electro statically damaged something while...