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Thanks for the answers. I checked with Calumet, and they're out of stock for at least 60 days. According to customer service, "not too many people are shooting 4x5 and 8x10 anymore."

I just moved up from 4x5 to 8x10 by purchasing a Zone VI field camera. Unfortunately, the camera didn't come with a lens board, and I haven't been able to find a Zone VI lensboard anywhere. This...

Thanks for all the helpful responses. I don't know which cold light tube I have; I'm away for the holidays but will check when I return home. (Although I find it's a real pain in the neck to get...

After acquiring an Omega D5 XL enlarger a few months ago, I've finally been able to put together a makeshift darkroom and have started printing a few 4x5 b&w ne gs that I developed. I've outfitted...

Has anyone purchased or seen in person the book Ansel Adams At 100? If so, can you provide your thoughts or a review?

Thanks.

Dan

Asman Photo on Pennsylvania Ave. SE on Capitol Hill is a pro lab that does b&w, e6 and digital scanning. They have a website, although the url escapes me. Chrome in Georgetown is another lab you...

I would greatly appreciate information on developing Arista 125 sheet film in bo th D-76 and HC-110. I'm using hangars and tanks, so I'm looking for ballpark ti me, temperature and agitation figures...

A couple of months ago I purchased a used Omega D-5 enlarger. I haven't had a l ot of time to play with it yet, and I'm still accumulating the necessary accesso ries to begin printing with it. ...

Thanks Louis. I was so close, yet couldn't quite get it all together. Everything seems fine now, but I'm sure I'll have more questions later.

Thanks again.

I recently bought a used Omega D5 XL enlarger and a used Zone VI cold light that is supposed to fit all Omega D models. I bought them from two different source s, and I am now trying to figure out...

Friends:

First, let me state that my intention was not to flame anyone on arithmetic technicalities. As was stated above, a few "vocal dissidents" raise this issue from time to time, although I...

Unfortunately, I have to disagree with Mr. Strack's contention that a 4x5 negative enlarged 2x will yield an 8x10. Actually, an 8x10 is 4x the size of 4x5 in terms of surface area, assuming the...

I recently bought a batch of used 4x5 developing hangers for b&w tank processing , but a few of them are missing the closing gate at the top where the film is in serted. Can these hangers still be...

My parents moved to Albuquerque about a year and a half ago, and when I go to vi sit them the first week of October, 2000, it will be the first opportunity I wil l have had to really spend time...

I'd like to start developing 4x5 b&w film on my own. Can anyone who has experie nce in this area provide me with the pro's and con's of tray vs. tank developmen t with hangers? Is one method...

Up until now, I've always shot 4x5 transparencies, with acceptable results, simp ly because I don't have the space for a darkroom to do black and white. I recen tly started taking an introductory...

While taking some photos over the weekend with my 4x5, I made an exposure in the usual manner, but when I went to reinsert the darkslide into the holder, it onl y went in about 1/8 of an inch, then...

I recently purchased a Minolta Spotmeter F, and am a little confused about how t o use it properly. I don't know whether the manual is poorly written or whether I'm reading it poorly. I would...

I presently have a Wisner tech. field, but am worried about its durability while backpacking and am considering an all metal field. Does anyone own or use the Toyo 45 AII/AX? Can a wide angle 90 be...

I'm new to LF and am slowly building an outfit as funding becomes available. (I have yet to expose a single sheet.) I'm at the point now where I'd like to cons ider purchasing a meter. I've been...