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Hi All, Have a borosilicate gg Steve made for my Ebony 4x5 - it's the bee's knees and now I'm spoiled. Recently I bought a 5x7 Chamonix that I'd...

I thought there would be a thread on doors but didn't find one. How about seeing some nice doors.

I bought 5 boxes of Ilford HP5 5x7 film from B&H shipped to California for a road trip and while packing my gear noticed one of the boxes did not...

I could not find a topic for such a subject, but it seems fitting to have one. I'll start it off with a photograph I made in 2017 in Albany County,...

Rather than hijack the other thread (since I'm after different results,) I'll start my own. I've been shooting a Kodak 2D 8x10 for a month now and...

Hello, I am confused about these chemicals. Is Kodak Hypo Clearing Agent the same as Ilford Washaid? Or Ilford Washaid is the same as Kodak Photo...

Greetings all! I'm new to large format photography as well as this forum. I'm planning to get into LF, specifically shooting 5x7 as well as 6x17...

Looking to get busy with 8x10 Intrepid. Hoping mostly landscape, outdoor. Thinking 240 to 300 range. Size is a consideration. On a budget for this....

Assuming I want to be able to utilize Grad ND filters, what benefit is there to carrying lenses with the same filter size? I just read some folks...

Apparently Tom just updated us to a new version of vBulletin. As a desktop computer user, I'm suspicious that it's designed for phone users, not me....

I'm doing some high resolution scanning of 4x5 and 8x10 film. At times it's almost like using a point source enlarger when it comes to showing micro...

I purchased one of those Linhoff technika upgrade kit wide angle strut kits for my tech v. The seller was vague about whether the rangefinder had to...

I see Lee has one. $200 bucks and it only holds one filter? Any personal experience with these things would be great. I figure a square filter setup...

We finally a clear night here in Northern Colorado, so I was able to use my new scope again! I decided to shoot the Horsehead and Flame. As I...

I did not catch this the first time it aired, so it may be old news....

I am thinking about buying a LF-lens from the beginning of the 20th century. However, the seller says that there a some haze inside the lens. Is it...

I'm trying to find the crank handle for the gear drive on a Linhof heavy duty tripod. The column is shown on the B&H website...

Hello everyone, I have a simple design in my head but I feel it is a bit silly and way more complicated that it seemed. So I have a Goerz Celor...

Recent discussion about making color with B&W film made me think of trying Chroma Key with LF B&W film Seems it has a long history...

Hi, I have quite a few PN55 negs on file from years gone by. Some of them now have what appears to be a precipitate on the back of the neg. Before I...

As you may have seen elsewhere, I've just received one of Steve Lloyd's new Chroma 4x5 and a comment was made that a review would be appreciated: so...

I have been developing my own film for over 10 years and never had any problems. But since I started out with large format about a year ago, it's...

I thought I fixed my Kodak Supermatic (x) shutter, but apparently not. I am DONE with it! The shutter goes with a 127mm Ektar. I will probably not...

I am trying to determine the proper chemical formula for the Palladium # 3 sensitizer solution that is found in the Bostick and Sullivan Platinum and...