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Keep in mind that you can set the aperture of a large format lens to anything you want. There is nothing stopping you from adjusting your aperture by a fraction of a stop to compensate for the...

You learn something everyday! I too have one of these lenses - it was part of a government auction lot I purchased a few years back. Mine is in barrel, but has a Graphic "direct mount" (I wouldn't...

"Wide open... nothing like a Noctilux f:1, but then that's not LF"

While obviously the Noctilux is very fast, from the standpoint of depth-of-field, that f1.0 Noctilux will still have more depth...

Dan -

I have not looked at revere osmosis units, but am open to the idea if others have had good success with them. I was operating under the impression that these units do not completely remove...

Hi,

Since moving earlier this year, I have found that the municipal water coming into my house is terrible. Does anyone have any experience with small water distillation units that would would...

Hi Ramin,

I use a 65mm SA on my 45AII with the (no longer manufactured) 30mm deep recess board, which I believe would also be the ideal choice for the 72 SA. It works very well from the...

One of my favorite contemporaries is Linda Butler (which no one yet has mentioned) - she shoots a "Paul Strand-ish" mixture of images in black&white in (mostly) large format. I don't hear her name...

Like Barry, I am using the recommended RRS plate on my 45AII (used with an Arca Swiss B1) - works well. About the only complaint I have with it is that the plate is very small and does not allow you...

Hi David,

Did you look in the "Vintage Lens Data" section on the Schneider website? --> Here

Thanks for the very informative post Michael.

I took a look at the film under magnification, and you are correct - what I was seeing was not grain but reticulation. The effect seems more...

Last night I was developing some sheet film and had a very strange occurance. I have been developing all my sheet film (generally TMY, PL100 and FP4+) with Pyrocat-HD and Formulary TF4 Fix in Jobo...

Having owned both a Calumet C1 and a Ries Jr. Tripod I can comment here - the tripod will handle the load fine - no issue there. The problem you may have is that the top of your Gitzo tripod head...

While, not specific to Venice, Linda Butler's "Italy - in the Shadow of Time" is a gorgeous book of black & white images shot on a large format camera. I own three of Linda's books (with her fourth...

Mark,

You may also consider changing your film for these long exposure shots. T-Max has excellent reciprocity characteristics as films go - "older" style films like Tri-X or FP4+ require a lot...

Does anyone have information on C-Claron copy lenses? Is this a similiar formula to the classic G-Claron? Comparible coverage?

Regards,
Jeff

There are some numbers here from Clay Harmon for developing TMY in Pyrocat-HD to capture ranges of up to 13 stops (and a suggestion in the article of getting 18 stops (!) out of Fortepan 400). His...

Hi Jeremy,

I am using a Toyo 810M (pretty much the same as the current 810MII), and have always been satisfied with the stability it provides with big lenses (I have a 360mm f6.8 Symmar-S and a...

Hi Steve,

Just came across the board you are looking for (a blank deep recessed toyo field board) on "that auction site" - try searching for item 3856370683. Good Luck.

Jeff

Hi Steve,

A few years back I purchased a blank recessed Toyo field board through my local shop to mount my 65mm SA in 00 shutter - I don't see the sizes listed for recessed boards in the current...

Thanks Peter,

The link you posted shows just what I am thinking of doing.

I want to get some clarification on "you can't connect your lensboard directly to the shutter" --> Do you mean that I...

I do not own a Sinar camera, but there seem to be many Sinar Auto-Aperture / behind-the-lens type shutters showing up on eBay lately at reasonable prices. I currently have a few large format / ULF...

Janko,

These come up on eBay with some frequency - here are a few recent auction numbers that include pictures -

3831580867 3832018197 3830710878

Now - if anyone has a much harder to find...

Eight Elm Photo in Toronto carries Forte and Bergger sheet films, and would likely stock something in 5x7 --> (416) 597-6638

A few months ago I purchased an 11x14 field camera - it works fine, but I want to know a bit more about it. The previous owner purchased it refurbished from a shop, but did not know the history of...

I think John must have been a bit excited when he was typing - try this

I recently obtained a pair of 12" f6.8 Goerz Dagor (Ser. III No. 6) cells. They are threaded and look ready to mount to a shutter, but which one!? I would really prefer to find an old shutter that...

Calumet still has them! Thanks.

Jeff

Hi,

I am looking for some lensboards for a Calumet C1. The widely available "Cambo / Calumet" boards seem to be too big for the C1. Is anyone still making compatible boards? Are "standard"...

There is a seller on eBay (mrfoto1) selling bulk Kodak "Panchromatic Aerographic Film", advertised as like "Plus-X". The price is definitely right. Does anyone have any experiences to share using...

I recently obtained a (really huge) B&L 14x17 Tessar - unfortunately, the lens did not come with lens caps. Does anyone know where I can obtain really large lens caps? (or some ideas for rigging /...

I recently prurchased an old 8x10 camera and it came with a "14x17 Tessar Series" Bausch & Lomb lense (mounted in a Ilex #5) - I have been mostly unsuccessful in finding any information about this...

I was at the local art supply shop earlier this week and was was looking at some interesting picture frames which, instead of having a backing board, sandwich your photo between two panes of glass. ...

I too opted for the Photo Trekker model for travel (over the Nature Trekker) and have carried it on the plane several times (most recently a month ago) without any problems. Inside I carry my camera...

I use a 65mm Super-Angulon mounted on a 25mm recessed board on my 45AII and it works OK, but I really have my doubts about your ability to focus a 38mm at infinity with a 12.5mm board. The...

I have to second Edward's comments - it completely puzzles me as to why periodicals like View Camera and B&W (among others) make it completely unattractive to purchase subscriptions in Canada. The...

Hi Steve,

On a tangent --> I have most of the issues of View Camera published over the past 5 or 6 years, but I don't have access to the aforementioned online content on your site. Why? Because I...

I am in the process of changing out a shutter on one of my lenses I have found that the threads in the new shutter are "dry" and as I try screwing the lens element in, I here lots of little squeeks. ...

Oops - please forgive the typo in the title!

I recently purchased a "new old-stock" compur-rapid #00 shutter to replace an older problematic synchro-compur #00 I had a 65mm Super-Angulon mounted upon. The new shutter does not have a scale on...