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I have the Rembrant 12" f/4.5. It is a soft wide open and sharp closed down lens. It is very much like the Kodak Portrait lens. I presumed it to be a knock-off of that lens design-wise. It...

Hello Guy, I am currently using the Maco 820 in 8x10 size and have had no problems with fingerprints on the film. I hope you solve the problem as this is a good film, result-wise. Peter

Hi Michael, I have owned this lens for a number of years and am quite pleased with it. Like yours mine is mounted in a #5 shutter. I use it on my 8x10 camera as that focal length pretty much...

I'll miss it. The only problem I have had with it in twenty years of shooting it involved streaking with the 120 size. A pre-developer water bath cured that. I love the film. I have never understood...

Hello Rabbi, I have developed the Maco 820 Infrared in Rodinal 1:12 for 9 minutes at 68* F and have gotten excellent results. I cannot comment on enlarging results as I have only contact-printed...

I have the 240mm f/9 that I use on my 8x10. It covers with a little to spare and is very sharp and snappy. Steve Grimes front-mounted onto a #3Melles Griot shutter. Works fine. Peter

I used to shoot a Kodak Spectroscopic film that was based on glass plates. It had an iso of .ooo2. Nothing on a film base even came close. Check with Kodak Professional to see what they offer on...

Same here, nothing but good experiences

Hi Christian, I have been using Soccorro paper from Bostick&Sullivan with great results. I find that living at sea -level where the humidity is often 80-100%, I need a paper that is a little harder...

This is a new soft-focus optic from Cooke. It is a copy of the formula that Pinkham-Smith used in their lenses around the turn of the 19th century. At the larger aperatures the softening is ...

I consider myself lucky. I haven't had any of the problems listed above. My only word of advice is to pre-wet, especially for the 120. I use mostly technidol developer. I tried pyro and got too...

Hi Matthew, I work with ebony wood. It is an oily wood that, in my experience, can be difficult where waxing is involved. There are some waxes that complement it and others that merely stay a...

As to using a close-up meniscus lens for soft-focus , I get much better coverage by mounting the filter behind the shutter rather than in front. The front of the filter thus facing the film.

My first 8x10 lens was a 14 3/4 " Ilex Caltar in an Ilex #5 shutter. The lens really suprised me. It is extremely sharp and very snappy. I have no complaints.