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Well, Jon Gilchrist of Packard says, "...There are no good records of all the 3rd party buyers of Packard shutters. The lever on the left side is similar to some that I have found in boxes of old...

I posted that and truth be told, I felt bad stripping those items off the camera, but it was going to scrap.

My location is less than 100 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, so I doubt the trip would...

I totally forgot they are still in business. I will do that!

Thank you. I can say with certainty the lens is a Plasmat, as I took it apart to try to clean the light haze; it only helped marginally.

My favorite vintage/junk store was getting ready to scrap out a NuArc copy camera after being unable to sell it for several years, so I talked them out of the lens and shutter.

Yes, I wanted the...

I had one a long time ago; it was accidentally dropped while moving.

A sad day...

From experience, I would use your "waiting time" to research lenses. Grab a used copy of "A User's Guide to the View Camera" by Jim Stone or "Using the View Camera" by Steve Simmons and start down...

Mark,

Thank you for that explanation.

While the lens elements are kind of rough, I'll be interested to see how it performs once I get the bellows patched and repair the film back.

The longer...

I have a 6 inch, f9 CP Goerz Apochromatic Red Dot Artar lens in a Prontor Press Shutter that came with a B&J 4x5 flat bed camera.

Found an original Goerz pamphlet that states this lens covers...

Hats off to those who hiked with this camera into the Wilderness!

Starting late at 63, I doubt I will be doing much of that but we will see.

Maybe if I don't get too far off the road on the...

I think I finally overstepped my abilities. I bought a "Black Beast" a week ago and it arrived today.

It's the first camera that actually made me a bit apprehensive when I unwrapped it and...

Depending upon in which part of the World you reside, a trip to the local cheap goods store (dollar store, etc.) will provide a bonanza of utensils, graduates and trays that can be repurposed for...

Very cool! Great progress! Keep us updated!

Cut down my first Whole Plate from 8x10 sheet film just now using the Nightfox Red goggles. I could not comfortably wear the correction lenses inside the mask, so I lived with the slight blur and it...

Very hansom camera!

Thanks! I really like these Korona cameras. Simple and sturdy; easy to work on...

Gunlach Korona 5x7 view camera with new bellows and Velostigmat Wide Angle Series III 121mm lens.

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How did your lens adaptation go? Have you used your vision correcting lenses in the Nightfox?

I found the same model used on Ebay and bought it. Went to the local Dollar store and bought the...

Isn't the prevailing wisdom that you can simply, "print through the fog"?

Thank you younghoon Kil for the detailed responses.

With a bit of research to insure purity, you can find Sodium Thiosulphate from a swimming pool supply company.

It is used, among other things, to reduce chlorine levels in pool water. You might...

I need something to cut large format film down and not lose a finger in the process.

How is the working distance? What do you think is the minimum focus distance and is the field of view wide...

Kowa 6 w/55mm, Tri-X 400, D76 1:1.

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Edit #2: Wait, is this an enlarging lens? Forget what I formerly said, return it!

Oh, that's gotta be disappointing!

Camped at Tally Point about 20 years ago and the scenery driving to that point was amazing. You could spend the rest of your life in the Big Bend Park and never...

James, I purchased this red LED rope and agree; they work great with absolutely no fog for Fuji HR-U.

Now if I can only get the scratching under control. Using a Pyrex caserole dish because 6.5 x...

I concur with the above; seems you might have got a cutting too close to the head or tail of the master roll (just a guess).

Depending upon where you purchased it, they should be willing to...

Will these be mounted in the night vision unit or be a separate pair of glasses?

I assume you can physically see this on the negative, right?

And, when you say "fresh batch" of D76, how long before you mix it do you use it?

Prepackaged D76 or scratch mixed?

Looks like...

Did you tray develop this?

What's your opinion of using 2 bath developers in Jobo processors?

Beautiful!

Let me know what how it goes; I am exploring NV goggles myself and am reluctant to purchase if I cannot get some correction for my ageing eyes.

I wonder if you could squeeze in a pair of nearsighted swimming goggles.

There are also VR2 Myopia Lenses on Ebay that might be pressed into service.

If you can find a good condition, folding rangefinder Moskva 5 you could have 6x6 and 6x9 with a 105mm lens. Fairly compact, but the 6x6 mask might be inconvenient to haul around in case you wanted...

Let us know your experience with these; the toy versions are just too cumbersome and view limited.

Yes, I wasn't thinking too clear there. Anyway, be interested in hearing the final verdict.

Lots of factors to determine the issue; What camera? What lens? How extended are your bellows (lens standard to film plane)?

Maybe you have a lens that will just cover 4x5 at typical focal...

I agree; the typeface is identical.

Well, I have on my list to fab up a lens board and report back focal length.

To be continued...

This has been residing in my junk drawer/spare parts cache for years, but I have never been able to ID what it came from.

Does it ring a bell for anyone out there?

One reflection and focal...

I'll shoot out of date stock, cut aerial film, X-ray, paper negatives and will eventually learn to hand coat glass plates; whatever it takes to keep going.

It's all good. I'm not making my living...