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Thanks for the information, this sounds quite logical indeed. I had already assumed that the front element was not officially part of it and that it...

Yes, there are front cell focusing Heliars. The Heliar is a modified triplet after all. You can also find it on the Voigtländer Brillant. Cameras...

The mk iv is quite a bit improved, the focusing is done via a threaded rod, so doesn’t suffer from the issue he mentions, and also the controls for...

Indeed in Europe too, Velvia 50 has already been unavailable for a long time in all formats. Lucky me I prefer both the returned Ektachrome 100 and...

Might any of these work? https://www.mcmaster.com/racks-and-pinions/

Maybe rack & pinion not needed??? I made a camera that standards just slid on smooth metal to teflon to wood surfaces with a precision T-slot...

I extensively use the 35mm Leitz enlargers for smaller format work, and the uncut film supports have come in very handy!!! When...

Jon, I especially like the middle two.

But I did have a pro photo friend (recently passed) who would have went ga-ga over this camera... He loved Italian design, bought Italian sports cars...

Something like this, ebay item 333941702654 W. M. BERG HEAVY SOLID BRASS SPUR GEAR 20 PITCH 24 TEETH PINION FOR MOTOR SHAFT And this 294228484531...

Why spend 20K on an unreliable camera when for the same amount you can buy an unreliable car?

I don't know if that's the case, especially when people can shoot almost anything and these days saturated it to hell after the fact in PS or some...

Paper negative by T. Chabry, on Flickr - Camera: 8x10 Kodak Rochester Empire State - Photo paper used as a negative: Kodak Polycontrast Rapid II RC...

270mm is nice.

I heard thru a dealer that one of his customers had some issues w/that 20K cam that took forever to fix.. Something about a defective part.. I'm...

Merg, I like your image of the pond. There is a pond a few miles from my home that I've stopped at many times over the years but the lighting and...

The velvia 'look' really isn't fashionable these days, especially in sheet formats (and arguably hasn't been for some time) - and I think people...

I figured it out....100 ft of film is 19 36 exposure rolls full frame-you would get 1368 exposures. that ought to keep you busy!

John and Adolph were good friends, I always enjoyed calling on them. You have to remember the Schneider of today was bought out of bankruptcy by...

The print itself is the easy part, financially. The cost of mounting and framing supplies worthy of a big full gloss print are the real bear you...

I have a couple of the Polar Pro filters, a 3 stop ND polarizer and a 6-stop. Both are very high quality. I use one of Tiffen's softFX filters when...

This chart shows current U.S. availability of Fuji and Kodak colour film for 4x5 and 8x10. I haven't updated the prices since August. The second...

They will have it on their You Tube channel in a day or two.

Here around the same era Bob, you probably know of Adoph Gasser and might even have known their pro desk salesmen, who swore by Fuji over either...

Cost of a GOOD 30"x40" ciba print can exceed $500 1990's U$D. Been there done this more than a few times making ciba prints from 5x7 ( ~28" x 40" )or...

Good on the history Bob, regardless of the history, "So Rodenstock and Schneider were the market. Nikon and Fuji were the off brand lenses." Yes-No...