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Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go.

On closer examination it seems it's only the outer part of the bellows that is torn, the inside is still good, but how to patch this tear?
I'm thinking getting some electrical tape to patch it up,...

I've recently discovered that there's a big tear in the bellows on my Super Graphic. It hasn't seemed to affect any of my photos yet (I usually shoot in a studio environment), but I want to get it...

About $600.

I think there's one little spot.

I was wandering around Tokyo and saw this lens. The camera shop guys don't know much about it. I know about commercial ektars, but the condition of this lens? Slow shutter speeds seem accurate, there...

Yeah Ilex #4 IIRC.
I might contact this place I was told about near Tokyo and find out how much it'd cost to repair and service it.

EDIT On checking it's a No 3 Acme Synchro Shutter.

I live in Tokyo.
I asked around the local camera shops and got pointed to a place called Kanto Camera

I got a Kodak Commercial Ektar 8.5" last year. Serial number starts with RO so a 1956 vintage.

At first it was working fine, but as time went by it started to develop problems.
The shutter...

I've been composing almost exclusively through the ground glass on my Super Graphic so I figure the principle should be similar on a 8x10. It's always been mounted on a tripod and I rather liked the...

Thanks for the replies, the other motivations for shooting 8x10 were simply to try the bigger negative, and also alternate processes, as well as trying out Impossible in 8x10. I haven't done any...

I've had a Super Graphic for a few months, and with all of the ups and downs that go with going up to a newer format, I've decided I really like it even though I have to steam up my bathroom and put...

Thanks for that, I'll be sure to keep that in mind when I get it in and test it ... hopefully it only takes a week and a half to ship from USA to Australia and not over two weeks.

Thanks for the replies. I ended up biting the bullet and buying one from CatLabs - I'll post back here with impressions.
I bought a couple of Grafmatic holders from another member here too, which...

What films are usually considered thicker films? I've been shooting mostly with Fomapan 200, and also have a lot of Fomapan 100 as well.



Haven't had much problem with them slipping out? Also,...

I've been doing tray developing in my little bathroom/darkroom for the past few months since I started LF, and while I get good results, it's not the most time efficient way of doing it since I do it...

I'll definitely check out the Angulons, though I was kind of leery because I heard prices were going up due to the Travelwide getting off the ground and therefore resulting in lots of people snapping...

I picked up a Super Graphic awhile ago, and am looking to expand the range of lenses I have for it.
At the moment, I have a 127mm f4.5 Polaroid lens (I think it's actually a Rodenstock Ysaron), and...

I'll have to look into some of them Feisol ones then, I've been hearing good things about them and if I can find one that's easier to carry around but still able to hold a 4x5 or a medium format...

I'm looking for a lightweight tripod that can support a Super Graphic or a Mamiya RB67 (I have both).
In the past, I was using a Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 carbon fibre tripod, which has served me well in...

All right, thanks.

How do you hang it with a clothes pin? I always end up with some of it on the image area and leaving marks - maybe because my clothes pins are too fat or something, I don't...

I do tray developing, but I have a 2L tank that I've started using as a final wash with photo-flo before I hang my sheets up to dry, using film clips to hold up the the hangers the film are in.
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On further reading, it seems that the ones marked 'Lumeinzied' with the circled L on the lens meant that it was hard-coated and therefore a lot less susceptible to the coating coming off from...

Yeah it is a lot harder when all you have to go on are images on a website and whatever the seller happens to describe.

I'm actually in Adelaide ... and congrats, Welly!

Thanks for all the replies, so it definitely seems like the Commercial Ektar is the way to go judging from all the rounding praise for it.



Thanks for the distinction and advice. I'll...

Hello, I've been spending the last couple of weeks researching the Kodak Commercial Ektars, specifically the 8.5" f6.3 one, to use as a portrait lens.

I've got a few of questions:

1) I COULD...

Hello everyone, I thought I'd stop lurking and start participating.

I've been shooting film ever since I started doing photography, which was a few years ago. While I did jump onto the digital...