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The Cullin, Skye, Scotland We were very lucky to spend a week on Skye back in October last year. Lucky because it's a beautiful place to visit...

I have been patiently waiting for more contributions for many years - in vain! Even D’Agostini’s very long list of identified Voigtlanders up to...

Huh? The Darkroom still does C41 and E6 in the LA area, clear up to 8x10 film size, that is, in San Clemente nearby, and offers printing too. There...

Post 1993.

There were no Rodenstock 35, 45 or 55mm Grandagon lenses. Those were the Apo Grandagon series. Proper names are always more useful if one was to look...

On a side note, the longer the lens focal length, the larger the glass surface area must be to give the same f/stop. The diameter of the aperture on...

As Havoc notes, f/# values change by the area size. As such, the numbers change by the square root if 2.

I have spare 11x14 camera that would be fun to set up for that. Not the most stable thing for long exposures though. It won't be anywhere near the...

Nikkor, Rodenstock, Fuji, and Schneider would be consider modern as they made LF lenses for a long time and continued making them until the market...

and a different approach; also portrait. using ciba.

The unopened box of Ciba paper left in my freezer has probably developed too much crossover for reliable results; but someone wants it anyway for fun...

It's too bad that Cibachrome is gone. It had a look that I liked. What products and processes and labs are people using to try to come close to...

Sutro Baths (Ruins) and Seal Rocks - San Francisco Contact print from 8x10 negative.

It's not anxiety, but concern. As I approach 92 years in the next month, I find it harder to carry the equipment and get it on a tripod. I also don't...

Something else worth mentioning that Kerry Thalmann observed in his comments on the topic. . . The Nikon 90mm f8 lens has eight elements, whereas...

Colfax, Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr

+1 for The Icon in LA. I have used them for years and never been disappointed. There used to be 15 labs that did LF C41 & E6 in LA. They are the last...

Making this a LOT more complex than it needs to be. IMO, better to not try making focal length equivalent between various formats be it film or...

Hello, Could you please give me information about C541839 ? Thanks

Good point. To be considered, but not an end-all, be-all. I've sold lenses because of their high contrast. That said, I gathered that high...

In an Abandoned Farmhouse, Eastern Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr

The camera is long gone. Pringle cans aren't the most durable camera bodies! A tripod socket was mounted in the bottom of the can. In this picture,...

I think this makes a difference when making focal length comparisons between different formats. But for me, it wouldn't make a difference when...

Good idea David! I am looking for my thin teflon tape, a roll I tested on Instron 52 years ago, it is the best Teflon tape I ever used I have...

My biggest anxiety when shooting film is that something will happen and I'll not get a usable shot, whether due to a light leak, a shutter mishap, or...

The original bellows fot the Phillips cameras were made by Custom Bellows in the UK.