And so you should be, Ash. Very nice rendering that old Ernon gives! These old objectives have so much *character*. Have fun with it!
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And so you should be, Ash. Very nice rendering that old Ernon gives! These old objectives have so much *character*. Have fun with it!
Really, guys... photographers are supposed to have *eyes* I thought, generally speaking! The "Speed" is clearly visible on the front standard in Michael's photo. :p It's even more visible than the...
Andrew, where are you getting your xray film in Canada that makes it "heaps heaps cheaper"? I'm still dubious about the scratching problems with the double-sided emulsion and not sure that I'm ready...
8 x 10 film hangers are readily available on eBay. Also 5x7, 4x5, even 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. Kodak and Carr were the two major manufacturers. And they are not that tricky to use when you follow Kodak's...
I'm no digital whiz, so this may be a stupid question; nevertheless I'll stick my neck out and ask it. Given that a digital sensor is totally a different matter from a piece of film, and is a static,...
Whole plate film is a special order item. Ilford does an annual run of ULF and uncommon sizes, the deadline for which is about two weeks away. Contact an Ilford dealer and get your order in pronto!
Thanks for the welcome, gang!
Vick Vickery, surely you should be from Vicksburg -- how'd you wind up in Gulfport? ;)
I cut my LF photographic teeth humping a heavy B&J wooden folder over hill and...
Ben, don't you have a paper cutter? You're likely to do yourself a mischief fooling around in dim light with Xacto knives. Find yourself a guillotine or roller type paper cutter, preferably at least...
Randy, 'tisn't a case of "can't" but rather that in primitive and adverse circumstances, it's going to be cheaper and easier to get the bugs worked out using PN -- and why not, since it's an...
Ouch... over a hundred and fifty bucks for the Mortensen booklet with shipping. Guess I'll wait and look around for the "1987 reprint"; the first edition's too rich for my blood. Nice to be reminded...
This is a perennial problem and there are a few chemical remedies for serious fog. Kodak at one time had no fewer than four different "Kodak Anti-Fog" formulae. You might look around for some of the...
This is helping a lot already! I'm pleasantly surprised at some of the ISO figures quoted; having seen only 3 to 6 hitherto, discovering that some emulsions are capable of 10 to 20 is nice to learn....
I'm trying to break back into LF analogue photography after a very long time away from it. Five years ago I *thought* I was bound for an easier lifestyle in which I'd be able to pursue the LF...
This is a belated introduction, in a way. I was active here three or four years back under a different handle. I'm back again under my real name for another try. I see what folks mean when they refer...
Why don't we put this thread between yellow and black covers and call it "Lens Coverage for Dummies"!!! ;)
Erm... uh... Daniel, I throw you roses for trying this, but I have to say you just dissuaded me from acquiring or attempting to use any longer lenses than the 530mm Cooke Process Anastigmat Vb I...
Sorry, I just spotted an inadvertent typo in my previous message: should have written "though some were 127 mm." -- not 137mm. Jim is quite correct about the two different models of Crown Graphic....
Rain Dance, if I may just offer an opinion -- as someone who once upon a time spent a lot of time using a Crown Graphic 4x5 -- what you should start out with here is a standard Crown Graphic 4x5 (not...