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Don’t be shy – tell us what you believe about LF that’s bound to raise the eyebrows of your peers. You know, the kind of opinion that provokes...

This video I made covers more than one area, so I wasn't quite sure which thread to put it in. I'm out with my 14x17, shooting XRAY film, developing...

I feel a bit silly posting this, given that the closest forum members are probably Vaughn and a few Portlanders, all five hours away, but what the...

Two of my 8x10" Kodak film holders have an arc on each side of the centre. I have bought quite some film holders, with most faults: extremely...

Hi everyone. I have a Sinar Norma in its case that I need to ship. It has the 2 "eyes" that you run whatever you're using around the body and...

Man Ray’s Famed Photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse Sells for Record $12.4 M. Is it ART

I happened to run across some Youtube videos of watercolorists who use float frames to display their work, and they began by using an adhesive to...

I just acquired a Linhof heavy duty leveling tripod head #003668/90 off the auction site. This is the head that is made to grip the dovetail on...

Just got this pillbox lens in the mail; not signed from the outside but nice as addition to my little collection of landscape lenses.... However...

I just purchased some Linhof 18mm size crests to replace some that fell off my lens boards. These are new and came from a highly rated seller on that...

My 305 G-Claron works wonderfully with 11x14, and I find that if I need axial moments in the field working near or at infinity, I can usually...

I recently purchased a used Gitzo GT3541LS tripod and want to place the Ries J-200 (or J-250) head on it. Will this be possible without any...

Looking at Petzval lenses, how do you tell the size in mm. If the lens is physically 6 1/2" long.

As I've been dabbling with handmade emulsions and alt processes, I have recently been longing for standardized exposure for my plates as I test...

My c-41 kit from FPP has a five part developer, two part bleach, but is missing the fixer listed in the instructions. FPP has been unresponsive to...

Hey everyone, I've come into a Canham DLC45 with some damaged bellows. Apparently the previous, and now deceased owned, didn't fold it up correctly. ...

I have a Schneider Xenar 15cm f/3.5 dated to 1929. I would like to use filters on it and as far as I have been able to determine the filter thread is...

To all Linhof Kardan GT 8x10 owners: Do you use the camera in the field? How do you pack up? Are the approx. 7 kg basis weight "unbearable"? ...

This is one probably of the older-timers. Having recently purchased a set of Wratten gels, I took the #38 blue out to see what it might do for our...

Hi folks Can anyone shed some light on this question, please? I note that most people make up a working solution of Pyrocat using equal...

I just returned from a trip to Washington state with some days at Olympic NP. Weather was very nice with ni rain-I'm told this is their "dry"...

Wanted! I am considering making the film plane 1/2 circle, perhaps 1 MM pinhole Chime in please

Good morning. I have two brand new light-tight funnels going into two separate JOBO cog tanks. Neither will snap into place. Is there a special...