Hi Alec,
and welcome to a great hobby.
What format (film size)?
Do you have film holders? (or plate holders if appropriate)?
A good source for large-format film is B&H Photo at www.bhphotovideo.com
B&H carries used LF camera lenses and accessories, but the selection varies.
You can also try KEH for such (but probably not film): www.keh.com
- Leigh
If you believe you can, or you believe you can't... you're right.
I bet the lens works but not the shutter. Many use a lens cap as shutter.
Have fun!
Hi Leigh.
It's a 5x7 and it came with three wood film holders so I'm good there.
Just picked up a Caltar II-N 210mm f/5.6 Lens from eBay.
Now I just have to find some place that will develop the film for me!
Randy - never thought about the lens cap as a shutter. Hmmm. I'll probably get it looked at some point in the future. Might be fun to get working and try to make images with it just for some historical fun.
I'm thinking this is going to be a rabbit hole like my DSLR was.
Hi Alec,
I can highly recommend Dodge Chrome. They've developed sheet film for me for years.
They do B&W, C-41, and E-6, in all sizes from 35mm to 8x10.
They're located in Silver Spring, Md. They have a place at 1347 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Va.
https://www.dodgechrome.com/services...lm-processing/
They also accept mail-in if that's more convenient.
- Leigh
Last edited by Leigh; 31-Dec-2017 at 21:14.
If you believe you can, or you believe you can't... you're right.
Alec, I am about 2 hours from you (Martinsville). I suggest getting some 8X10 trays and process your own...if you are going to shoot B&W. I shoot 4X5, 5X7, and 8X10 and have been processing in trays in the bathtub for many years.
Hope you show us your results once you get up and running.
So, the original comment about the lens cap makes more sense with additional context. It's possible that if you are shooting, say, still life indoors with bellows extended long relative to the lens focal length, that your calculated exposure time will be measured in seconds (e.g, 20 seconds). In that case, you can use the lens cap as a "shutter."
Obviously, you're not going to be using it when exposure requires shorter times like 1/50 of a second.
Great for portraits too. Just get a proper posing stand!
http://www.antiquephotoalbum.nl/bloq...ds/stand04.jpg
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