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Tyler:

I can agree with most of the above. I have the original wooden tripod for my 8 x 10 deardorff. It works well.

Still, even with a complete woodworking shop [which I have], I would only...

<b< Obviously, if money is not a serious concern ($1K-2K), a high quality stainless steel sink is the way to go,</b>

Wow, I sure haven't kept up with the prices. I bought an 8 ft SS sink about...

To come full circle: When I was young, I packed an 8 x 10. The main weight wasn't the camera; it was the lenses. Now I haven't used all of the models listed above [and I am sure they are good];...

Chris:

I bought a Super Chromega C decades ago. It has always worked well and, indeed, still does. Filtration has always been fine. I'm sure that there are more automated systems on the market...

Pete:

I have always used the press itself to tack. I've never had any problem with this approach.

Art

Dave:

R & J Beck is an old optical company. They were one of the early companies making microscopes [19 th century]. I don't know about your lens but you can read an intro to the company here
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Jan:

I use large format but I have a Universal that I bought new in the early 70's. The thing works well and is very sturdy. I backpacked it through the mountains for years of my mispent youth....

Yaakov:

An old site is: Film Holders

If you do a google search you find more than you want to know on ANSI.

Art

Bill:

Lens fungus as i undersutand comes form bacteria eating the cement in between the element groups, as the earlier cement was sap from cedar trees, the fungus can be killed by exposure to...