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    Re: Switching to 2X3 - Need Your Input

    After my Rollei TLR froze up during sea-side shooting I decided to bite the bullet for 4x5 entry.
    I miss the Planar lens.
    I have outstanding enlargements using the 2.25 x 2.25 in format.
    Thus 2 x...
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    Re: Building a REALLY large format camera.

    The 4x5" format is baby steps to say the least...
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    Re: Choosing my first 4x5: please help!

    The genius of Petrino does in press as to what we aspire to do in most any format...
    Humble,... yet tack on.

    Check out the suggestions and make a stab at it.
    All things considered, you can't go...
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    Re: Choosing my first 4x5: please help!

    Yep, I forgot two of the most important tools,...

    (1) A magnifying loupe!
    New $70 at 1/2 price?
    I am using a Pentax aspherical 5.5X photo loupe made for med format film inspection.
    Bulky but...
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    Re: Choosing my first 4x5: please help!

    We own a Chamonix 045N-1 for a little over a year now. We started with, and typically use a 6x12 cm roll back most of the time. This is a transition from med format to large format for us. The...
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    Re: I'm building a LF SCANNER camera

    Nice!
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    Re: Chamonix 45N-1 Question

    I'll try it out and then compare it to just GG.
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    Re: I'm building a LF SCANNER camera

    There's an old saying...
    "You can hit a nail with a sledgehammer..."

    And another...
    "There's no free lunch..."

    Maybe Project ESE is entirely on-track and satisfied with the results? Not sure?...
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    Re: I'm building a LF SCANNER camera

    Please don't take this the wrong way... But while you find the lamp useful to manipulate light levels it just didn't make sense to me...
    In my mind I would probably modify the circuit to change...
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    Re: Focusing Loupe: Recomendations

    I purchased a Pentax 5.5x photo loupe for use with a 4x5 view camera.
    NOT the ZOOM version....
    Incredible planar FOV, generous eye relief, diopter adjustment.
    It lacks strap connections for the...
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    Re: Chamonix 45N-1 Question

    I love my 045N and have not seen any gross focus problem.
    It is a beautiful and well constructed camera.

    The Schneider 210mm lens produces incredible work... But, I sense some error between...
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    Re: I'm building a LF SCANNER camera

    Why can't you remove the light entirely?
    All non-value added components should be eliminated if possible.

    I realize all of this has been accomplished before...
    But I wonder what result would be...
  13. Thread: Loupes

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    Re: Loupes

    I guess it's very boring or beat to death like a horse going to the glue factory...


    Thanks anyway,...
    Bill
    :confused:
  14. Re: HELP: Which Shen Hao Acc. Fit Chamonix 45N-1??

    The 6x12?

    Sounds familiar...
    Going to the jungle Tomorrow with that specific setup in mind.

    Ciao,

    Bill

    :cool:
  15. Thread: Loupes

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    Loupes

    I read many comments on Loupes/ Lupes,... and I needed one badly.
    Especially one with generous eye relief.
    I wandered to several shops and tried out several manufacturers but did not have a chance...
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    Re: Experience with 4lbs Zone VI 4x5 camera

    IT LIVES!!!!:eek:
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    Re: Looking for a light weight LF camera

    I recently put together a fairly light weight 6x12cm/ 4x5in package using the following major items:
    1) 3.1 lbs - Chamonix 045N
    2) 0.7 lbs - PhotoClam 33NS ball head
    3) 2.2 lbs - Feisol CT-3341S...
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    Re: Check your Chamonix

    Jeezzz... DejaVu...
    You guys are saying just about the same thing in different verbage.
    The GG = the film plane 4-ever and a day when you view the image with only the GG.
    Using a screen...
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    Re: MPP as a first camera?

    Here's a few examples of decent 4x5" starter cameras (approx $300 to $425, press, mono-rail, and wooden field) all purchased on Ebay:
    The possibilites are really endless BTW...:)
    ...
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    Re: MPP as a first camera?

    IMHO there are better deals on the LF forum classifieds than this Ebay auction described in the thread.
    Even if you paid $300, you might find it was $300 too much.
    The seller description of lenses...
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    Re: Best Solvent To Remove Film Holder Tape ?

    Great thread!

    Turns out that Bestine solvent & thinner is actually Heptane.
    Heptane is widely recognized as a great tape cement solvent, AKA Bestine...
    Naptha (lighter fluid) contains various...
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    Re: Best Solvent To Remove Film Holder Tape ?

    Hey I found a great link to an industry standard for cleaning plastic windows:
    http://www.parkut.com/specs/specs-plastic.php

    Clearly supports use of Naptha (lighter fluid)...

    See following:
    ...
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    Re: Best Solvent To Remove Film Holder Tape ?

    There are so many possibilities of what "plastic" was used for the sheet film holders.
    Especially considering the age of the holders.
    Modern holders might be made of ABS.
    See this link for...
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    Re: Opinion: Photo Clam Ball heads

    All,
    Thanks for the advice/ feedback.
    IMHO, one ball head and tripod cannot cover all use cases, and I wanted to go minimalist field 4x5,... I ordered a Feisol CT-3441S Traveler series tripod and...
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    Re: What I Wanted vs What I Got for Christmas

    I didn't get new underwear,... I'm jealous.
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    Re: Opinion: Photo Clam Ball heads

    Bob,
    The points about working in the cold/ rain/ sandy-windy, positional shift, lubrication, etc,... are good. I've looked at the design characteristics and pondered these items...
    Especially since...
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    Opinion: Photo Clam Ball heads

    Anyone have comments on the Photo Clam ball head products compared to Acratech, Feisol, RRS, Arca B1/Z1, etc...

    Why is it that the Photo Clam PC33-NS has a payload rated at 66 lbs versus 25 lbs...
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    Re: Fitting a Maxwell screen to a Chamonix 045N-1

    The Chamonix Fresnel situation is about beaten to death. The stock screen has worked satisfactorily for me so far, but I don't use a lens shorter than 150 mm at the moment...

    All "great to know"...
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    Re: Big Xerox Plate Camera - Help?

    First off, the bellows will have to be drawn almost completely together at infinity.
    For a macro shot, like a "copy" Xerographic shot, the bellows will be extended a bi.
    Furthermore,... as other...
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    Re: Chamonix camera 45N-1 focusing error

    Must be a hell of a lotta people interested or using the Chamonix 045N to get all of this attention?

    I'll agree to disagree with the shortcomings....
    Mine is working fine so far.
    Keep the...
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    Re: Chamonix camera 45N-1 focusing error

    Michael Rosenberg wrote: "You can remove the fresnel in this camera and it does not affect the position of the gg. At All. Notta..."

    Thanks!!
    Mike,... finally someone who gets it.

    I imagine...
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    Re: Chamonix camera 45N-1 focusing error

    A large format short focal length lens is generally "wide" so that it can take advantage of the film real estate available. Having said that, the fresnel lens thickness and angular aperture of the...
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    Re: leave Wista 45SP for Chamonix 45N-1?

    Wow!
    Lots of positive comments on the Chamonix 045.
    And it's great to know that at least some of us are not so wrapped up in the shortcomings of the Fresnel provided on that camera.
    I knew it...
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    Re: help in making complete set of 4 X 5 camera

    I'll agree with the 210 mm.
    I'm new to LF and in the short time spent experimenting the Schneider Symmar S MC was wonderful to use and a great purchase ($250 in EX+ condition).
    The Chamonix 4x5 is...
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    Re: help in making complete set of 4 X 5 camera

    Seems you are new to 4x5,... but it seems you have already determined what you "want" with that specialized system.
    That could be good...
    If you are unsure, then do the diligence and explore.
    If...
  36. Re: Can Someone Clarify the Scheimpflug Rule for me?

    Got all the files from the website, THANKS!:) :) :)
  37. Re: Can Someone Clarify the Scheimpflug Rule for me?

    Any ideas where the movie files are?

    Thx.
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    Re: My New Maxwell Screen

    It's interesting that here, in this thread, people took a pretty open look at improving performance on the Sinar screen by installing a 3rd party screen intensifier (Maxwell). If I understood the...
  39. Re: Focusing problems with the fresnel groundglass on the Chamonix 45N-1?

    GPS, my apologies for not taking the time understand all the details...
    I purchased the camera second hand and thought the screen intensifier was an accessory/add-on for the Chamonix camera GG.
    ...
  40. Re: Focusing problems with the fresnel groundglass on the Chamonix 45N-1?

    GPS: We're both responding but don't seem to hear each other?:(

    The whole thread started as a problem solving issue. Correct?

    To that end,... I thought the gross erorr reported had more to do...
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