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I just measured my router, knee-high would be about 3/8"!

$750 to a $1000?????

Hell, I make them for $150 to $250 (depoending on how they have to be set up) plus cost of shutter...

I posted the page to help the DIY'ers, but have since started custom...

I posted this web page a couple of years ago. It describes how to make a box lensboard for your Packard shutter so you don't have to make permanent alterations to your camera. You can see it here:
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I went to a show this past weekend (a potter friend was showing) and wound up buying a print from a local photographer. She told me that I was her second sale of the show (this was about an hour...

Melles Griot still makes #4 ans #5 electronic shutters and controllers. Picey, yes, but available new.

"At great risk of getting slammed, I might suggest leaving your equipment at home and enjoying the Island with your wife. Unless of course you need to make money (but there are a lot of pictures of...

Alan - glad to hear the design (more or less) is working for you.

Ernest - I make bulkhead fittings out of brass tube and 1/4"X20 Tee-nuts. I use the type of Tee nut that has 3 small screw holes...

Don is right, Bogen has a top notch support system (at least here in the US). I needed replacement leg locks for a 20+ year old tripod and had them the next day.

I have a page here:

http://mysite.verizon.net/fowler/photo/hc110.htm

which has dilution tables for both the US and European versions of HC-110. Look on the left side of the table for the...

"it’s funny how some photographers can take a college girl and make her look all glamorous and sexy… and how I can take a college girl and make it look like she’s standing around in her underwear."
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I'd do a box or two as well!

A couple of times, when loading holders I've missed the "interleaf" sheet and loaded a piece of black paper in front of the film: that sucks.

Fumbled a roll or two (or three) of 120 film before...

Thanks Mike, I think I have a handle on it now.

Reading through Jay Allen's book "Pictorial and Soft Focus Lenses of the Past", I noticed that in the section on the Wollensak Veritar (pg 47) it says "The Portrait Veritar differs from an ordinary...

Hmmm... I kinda like my process lenses. 12" and 14" Apo Artars for 5X7, and 305mm f/9 Apo Nikkor and 17" f/10 Ektanon for 8X10. Then again, I also like Rapid Rectilinears. Truth be told, my lens...

Joe's answer of projection lens makes sense. The lack of a slot for waterhouse stops reinforces that...

Another vote for Carol at Flutot's. She does all of my LF shutter CLA's. Her work is excellent, service is quick, and you can't beat the price. The web page is http://www.flutotscamerarepair.com

I keep an assortment of small sized pieces of foam-core in my case to prop up the bellows when using long extensions. I also keep a 1" wide roll of white waterproof first-aid tape to hold them...

"When I told them about the concerns on this bulletin board they both laughed. They said there is lots of humors going on out there, but the fact is color film is here to stay for a long time.
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I also have a 17" Ektanon, but mine is on my 8X10. I haven't had it run out of movements yet...

"... You just don't see many wedding oil painters, or magazine watercolor editors."

Now there is an untapped market if I ever saw one! But would the B&G expect the painting to be done by the end...

I think someone is yankin' yer chain...

I have a spare 5X7 back that I believe is for a Korona, but I could be wrong. I can measure it this evening when I get home. Drop me an email if you're interested.

My roller sits in a 16X20 tray, just to catch the occasional drips. :-)

Fuji NPS is my first choice.

As has already been said, "best" is a relative and quite personal term.

I have a boat load, but here are some of my favorites - or at least most often used:

14" Red Dot Artar for 5X7, 210mm...

"I think most are Prontar single action shutters that were on Poloroid copy cameras. They are just fine, unless you drop them or hit em with a hammer or something."

For what it's worth... Self...

I have a 12" APO Artar which I use on 5X7 and a 305mm APO Nikkor which I use for 4X5. Both are very good lenses, but the Nikkor has the edge only because of it's coating.

I also have a Wollensak Triple in a Regno. Mine is 8" US4, 13" US16 and 14" US16.

From looking at the photos, my guess is that it's a lens from a video projection system of some sort.

Yeah, it works pretty well on the 5X7.

I just got a 17" f/10 Ektanon that I'm going to use on my 8X10 Century 4a studio camera. Trouble is, I only have about 18 inches of bellows draw, so I'll be...

I find that 120 reels, be they stainless steel or plastic, are far easier to load than 35mm.

Maybe it's just because I really don't like shooting in 35...

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A couple of questions and comments:

Can you post a picture of this beast somewhere so we can have a look at it?

Was the image you were projecting on the wall something that was at what one...

Hey John, OK, a 7" packard won't fit behind a 6" lensboard. ou want to use a Lee shade, so mounting the Packard in front isn't an option. What to do?

Build a box lensboard. It's basically a larger...

I solved the filter thread (or lack thereof) problem on my Ilex-Calumet 90mm f/8 Wide Field Caltar with a series 8 retaining ring and some black electrical tape. Works like a charm and 67mm filters...

Call me "Mr. Overkill", I have a 6HP 60 gallon compressor in my shop which, in addition to other things, I use to clean my holders.

FWIW, I have a regulator on the air gun and dial it down to...

"And then there is the really important thing, when your out shooting and someone of the desireable persuasion approaches you as your under the dark cloth, asking "is that a 4x5?", you come out from...

Jon, you have a Sironar. If it was an S or N or whatever, it would be marked as such. If it's any consolation, I have the 180mm Sironar and it's a dynamite lens. It was probably made in the 1970's.
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I'm a little late in checking in, but I like my Berlebach 2042 for 5X7 (Eastman View #2).

I have a 90mm f/8 Ilex-Calumet Wide Field Caltar in a Seikosha shutter. It will cover 5X7, so it has plenty of room for movements on 4X5. Damn nice lens too...