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Welcome Jez. Good luck in your research and shopping. I'm new here too, but don't have any wet-plate experience to share. You're sure to find many...

For the sake of the database, here’s an 11,000,000 version on eBay:

I like the shot too lenicolas Some old pictures getting a workflow update. I had recently acquired this lens and was giving it a go while...

That's a good one, Scott!

Grand Canyon from Lipon PT. Tmax100, red 25A, 75mm Nikkor f4.5@f/32. Rescanned using Howtek Epson V850 Scan. Some of the differences are in...

I have Lowell lights that I've used over the years: three DP Lights, and a couple of Tota Lights. Unlike other Lowell lights, DP's are versatile. ...

Galaxy S10 Bristlecone

Hello Karl: When I restored the camera I removed every screw and plugged all the holes with a mixture of epoxy and sawdust before refinishing. Each...

Hey Tin Can: I cannot see the stabilizers, but will look through the images I have saved of similar Korona's and Gundlach Manhattan's to see if I...

Hi Greg: That definitely is my plan. I have a complete wood shop and machine shop, so I can definitely handle these brackets. I appreciate the...

Thank you Keith. I had one of those which I made on a Gundlach camera. It was more inconvenient to use than it looks. I think I still have a dent in...

With in large part the help of this thread and other sources these are the notes I have about the Perka camera company. If anyone can add to the info...

Geez I wasn't anxious, but now I'm feeling guilty for not getting more done. This Covid 19 thing has stopped me from working with my younger,...

Thanks! That band is rain clouds. You get the these vertical winds out of the canyon that can cause vertical separation of clouds and rains. I...

I recently had an 8x20 Korona. It wasn't the tracks on the focus rail as opposed to how loose the screws holding the front standard in place were. ...

Yeah I lucked out on that Saltzman. I've never seen one of the studio stands. Just pictures. And yes great movie!

Great shot Steve. The scan looks pretty good. One thing. There's a vertical dark band on the right side just to the left of a lighter band along...

Dust, light leaks.

This Korona is also missing the 2 bottom stabilisers which can be barely seen here on page 28. My Konona came with them, they make the front AND...

...especially the latter!

There are all kinds of different paths to optical design. But in our mortal realm, cost efficiency is always a factor in manufacture. We aren't the...

As I get older, the more peace, quiet and zen I want. My bedroom in the 'burbs of SoCal Chamonix 4x5, Arista 100, HC110B, 6min. I forgot the...

Auto Maki no 2 150 2.8 Xenotar HRU 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr Automatic Makiflex #2 150mm F2.8 Xenotar wide-open 1/15 Fuji 8x10 XRay HRU cut down to...

Auto Maki no 2 150 2.8 Xenotar HRU 5 by Nokton48, on Flickr Automatic Makiflex #2 150mm F2.8 Xenotar wide-open 1/15 Fuji 8x10 XRay HRU cut down to...

How much image information is contained in the original sheet of film -vs- what can be recored by any image digitalizing device? Once the film...

This discussion has come up before.. To even begin to achieve good performance from the lens, film flatness is a MUST. This is one of the...

159mm F2 B&L Super Cinephor Test by Nokton48, on Flickr Plaubel Makiflex Standard, Bausch & Lomb 159mm F2 Theatrical Cinema Projection Lens,...

This discussion is starting to make me wish that glass plates would make a comeback. Hmmm...maybe I need to connect with Jason? Panchro at ISO-2...