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I have a kodak 405 portrait lens I need to shutter up.It looks like a packard is the way to go.The lens is on a 6 inch
board.Is there anyone out there with any experience in shuttering up one of...

If I inhaled befor a shoot I don't think I could muster up the motivation to gather up my sixty some pounds
of equipment besides there is no better high than a good shoot.How about you Dan?

I use a Jobo for 8x10. You can develop 5 sheets at a time.It does a fine job.If you only want to do one sheet
at a time a paterson multi reel 8 tank works great I use it for 8x10 and 11x14. You...

Try Rollo Pyro , have you considsred drums? Bostick & Sullivan carry it. It works like a charm with
Tri-X
Robert Musgjerd

I decided to try my hand at portraiture,now which film to use? I use bergger developed in pyro and print
in platinum and palladium for my landscapes and still life work.Will the Bergger do?or is...

Go Canaham I have owned both in 8x10and 11x14 quite frankly the Canham is better built and his service is outstanding.
I have another Canham being built right now. You need to have good service...

I owned aWista and could never get the RF to work.I even called H P Marketing and they were of no help and they import it.
I ended up with a Speed Graphic which worked great It's always nice to...

300 nikor m less than $ 700 new will give you lots of room to move and sharp as a tack

Does anyone know if a 6x6 Deardorff lens board will fit a calumet c-1 green monster
thanks in advance.
Robert

APR. FOOLS? You did have me though.

Does anyone know if a Kodak portrait 405mm will cover 14x17? Thanks in advance. Robert

Howdy I have a red dot 24 inch and a coated artar 24 inch. Will the artar front elemant work with the red dot rear element?
The red dot front element is trashed so I would like to use the artar...

BPF 200 developed in rollo pyro great for pt &pd printing

Help . Once again I'm heading into uncharted water.at least for me. What is available in a good quality soft focus lens capable of covering 14 x 17 format. Im not too worried about price although I...

As far as advice all I have to share is my own experence,so here it is Buy yourself Steves book, an ebay 4x5.a Polaroid back
tons of film and have it.And most of all ask tons of questions. Good...

If the weather Gods are with I shoot Monday thru Thursday .Friday and part of Sat. I run my negs I usually do this for
several weeks befor I do any printing.I do this all year. I do however take a...

Join the crowd I quit waiting for a part for my bellows months ago. I also just ordered my 14x17 from canham.
as a pro I can't afford down time and lord knows his camera has cost me plenty

Don't send it to grimes.They wanted to charge me fourty dollars just to tell me they couldn't fix it. I had the same problem.

The last time I took a trip the TSA broke the ground glass on my 8x10. They put a film holder on the glass and closed the case
on it.Good luck with your note.My hunch is they really don't give a...

Thanks for sharing.Quite moving I love the light in these images

I have been using a Patterson 8 reel tank for my 11x14 negs I spin it on a unacolour roller works like a charm and easy
to load

Howdy again The cable release connection on the outside of a compound shutter was broken off .I should have included
this info with my first posting

Several weeks ago I sent a shutter in need of repair to S K Grimes. I was informed by them that my repair had been farmed
out to a second party for the repair . Today they called me and stated ,...

Try Bergger cot 320 quite strong great wet strength acid free satiney smooth white surface.I use it for platinum
& palladium printing . Bostick & Sullivan sell it along with other papers for...

Go with the Canham or Philips save yourself a lot of problems I will be ordering a 14x17 canaham from Jim at midwest
when he gets back Fri no more Wisner B.S for me.Good luck with whatever...

I have been looking high and low for a #5 compound shutter and can't seem to locate one anywhere
any ideas? Thanks

Follow the chart that comes with the film. I have been using BPF200 for about 2 years with rollo
pyro and jobo drums I shoot 8x10 7x17 and 11x14 and can't remember when I have had an exposure ...

A little boy crying

Domenico you couldn't have said it better. Like many other things in life I have stopped looking for a
purpose . I create pictures because down dee p where it really counts down where I'm shure...

what cable release is best to use with compound shutters ? The releases I have don't seem to be long
enough to trip the shutter Thanks

In a world of lousy service,lies from camera builders and broken promises from dealers its nice to find a place like Midwest Photo Exchange. They seem to still believe in honisty and good service....

On my way to Hilton Head SC for a little R&R but of course will be bringing the lf equipment. Does anyone know of any interesting places to photograph?

Has anyone ever heard of a Sterling Improved? I got one with a 7x17 F&S I bought on epay. Its quite sharp Thanks

anyone use beseler drums for developing sheet film if so did you have any problems and what did they look like thanks

Has anyone out there been using classic 200 or 400 for pt and pd printing If so what have you been using as a developer and what speed have you shooting the film at thanks

For 8x10 you really don't need a print frame. The glass does need to be heavy and larger than 8x10 11x14 would be fine also make shure the surface you are placing the paper on is smooth Good luck

It would be interesting to see how much experience Bond has in using pyro

I too photograph in very low light most of my exposures are in the 15sec to 3min range I shoot 11x15 and print in platinum I try to keep things simple I shoot Bergger and develop in rollo pyro I...

any ul shooters out there have any experience using dagors? Iwould like to purchase one for my 11x14 but am confused as to which size will offer me good coverage with room for movements.Ido lots of...

Can you tell by the sn if an apo artar lens is coated or not. The lens in question is a 24" apo artar sn 778466. Thanks