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The thread has elicited some interesting replies. To be clear - my photographic mojo is certainly working. Just not in LF right now. LF has clicked for me in the past. In 2010 I made street portraits...

The thread has elicited some interesting replies. To be clear - my photographic mojo is certainly working. Just not in LF right now. LF has clicked for me in the past. In 2010 I made street portraits...

As an employee I wish I could justwork my contracthours but (groan) thenature of my work won't let me get away with that. If I tried itI'd be out of a job quickly.

Cheers paul. when i made that shot i knew it would have been great in LF. But the shot was taken first thing. The morning after walking 8 miles the previous day to get to the little hut bottom...

Lol! I should wear my photo backpack during my morning pull ups routine to keep up with Drew!

I certainly enjoy shooting 35mm above all. For me a keeper is a keeper whatever the format. Below are...

Since September I've managed to expose only 6 sheets of LF film. Work is killing things. Constant 10 to 12 hour days leave me so tired and with so little time for photography. What little time i do...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. This afternoon I pulled myself out of the rut and decided to explore what was on my doorstep in East London. I ended up shooting a couple of portraits of some...

Does anyone else find that shooting large format colour brings with it a particular challenge? I've been musing on this lately. I recently arrived back from my 2 years in the US with a bunch of 5x7...

Thanks Gem. V.helpful. After unscrewing everything this afternoon I realised that the source of the problem are the two small Allen set screws. (My lever handle is loose from the two allen screws)...

I have a metal Canham 5x7. Today I noticed a problem with the front standard locking mechanism when setting up for a shot.

In normal operation, when the locking lever is not applied, you can move...

Thanks so much for these helpful replies. What did newbies do in the pre Internet age? This board is extremely valuable.

Would anyone happen to know what size screwdriver I need to unscrew this screw (very small I'm guessing)?

Thanks Brian. Very helpful.

I have a Fujinon 300mm f8.5 lens in Copal 1 shutter that I am trying to mount in a Canham board.

When trying to mount the lens today I noticed that a small screw was sticking up and preventing the...

Nice work

Well folks. The big day has (nearly) arrived. Tomorrow I head for Anchorage and then Friday into Denali for 8 days.

In the end I decided against hauling any large format on this trip. Instead I'm...

Sounds like a great trip. As a Tab man myself I'd encourage you to visit Cambridge over Oxford ;-) Far, far prettier and only 45 minutes from Central London by train from Kings Cross. A walk along...

One of these

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This adapter doesn't alter voltage though. That should not be a problem for camera/laptop/phone batteries etc where the recharging unit...

The guides will be armed (shotgun or magnum I am told)!

That's for sure Greg. I am certain I will be impressed by Alaska enough to want to return there. So this first time round I think I'll travel light camera-wise (Mamiya or Nikon) and not necessarily...

The advice to physically prepare is definitely well taken. I'm planning some training hikes in July while over the last couple of months I've stepped up my exercise regime a gear or two. I fully...

The trip has not been planned with LF specifically in mind and the group definitely does have a targeted itinerary to accomplish each day. (We will cover about 50 miles during the 8 days across quite...

Thanks Jerold for the helpful advice. The more I think about it, the more I'm tempted to just run with my Mamiya. I really want to be able to shoot while I'm hiking and the LF set up really doesn't...

Another option I am thinking about is to go with my Mamiya 6 and just leave the 4x5 at home for this trip. Given that I have practically zero experience of multi-day backpacking I wonder whether...

At the start of September I'm making an 8 day trip to Denali NP. I'll be backpacking and camping with a small group, including two guides.

I have decided to take my 4x5 - as I'm sure I would...

Thanks Gary - an interesting idea that I hadn't previously considered. Is there a leveling tripod that you would recommend?

I need to find a light and compact tripod suitable for an 8 night backpacking trip later in the year. It will support an Acratech ballhead and a Chamonix 4x5 with either a 135mm (Rodenstock Sironar N...

It feels that way the last few days given the temperature. But seriously... can anyone recommend me a good framer in DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia or NY who regularly works with photographs? There are...

I'm in DC

Please can anyone recommend a good quality framing service somewhere on the East Coast?

I want to give a photograph as a wedding present for some friends of mine who are about to tie the knot in...

Yay! My Delta 5x7 arrived today. Happy Days.

They are taking another order in 5x7. I just put my name down for a box.

I think I've found my problem: I think that the darkslide was not pushed all the way in behind the ground glass and that a small light leak was the result. I'll have to shoot a couple more sheets to...

Cheers Dan. I'll check the bellows but I don't think it's that. The day before I shot the above image I shot several sheets of C41 with the same lens/camera and sent my C41 to the same lab at the...

Last weekend I shot four sheets of Provia 100 in 5x7. The film has come back from the lab with some weird banding at the bottom left of the frame. See attached pictures. I am trying to work out...

What's the problem with the shutter?

Thanks Keith. It seems like the best bet for gentle wide with decent coverage for 5x7.

I have picked up a Schneider Angulon 165mm f6.8 to serve as a moderate wide angle on my Canham MQC57. The lens is mounted in a Compur shutter which - judging from the info on SKGrimes' site - is a...

Wel... if it ever did hit the shelves I'd be in for 200 sheets or so.

WoW! - John - I love these two shots.