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I also leave mine in and rotate it when changing print orientation from landscape to portrait. However, care needs to be taken that your masking...

1. The back in the original post is a lo-end kardan type and lacks the circular plate that the rotating backs have. You can get an adapter so the...

Very nice balancing of the highlights

Actually the V and even the early Master Technikas did not have the clips and the Fresnel was mounted on the other side of the ground glass. Slightly...

Kodak Commercial Ektar, also, was a tessar design. https://www.surpluscameragear.com/kodak-commercial-ektar-lenses-free-download/ ...

I've made adapters like that totally out of wood - actually built a box extender once - I used it on my Agfa - Ansco 5 x 7 which is pretty sturdy as...

A 240cm Tessar would be 2400mm and the largest Tessar I know was the 1200mm f15... The 240mm 1:9 Zeiss Jena Tessar is likely the APO Tessar and...

This isn't a very sharp shot but that's okay, I like the feel of it. I shot it with my Verito because I was doing a soft-focus image, and then wanted...

I have an Arca-Swiss with extension rail, standard bellows is I think 40cm and I can pick up a longer one at around 60cm. Also have a APO...

I've been shooting wet plate for three years now, and honestly haven't seen much if any difference between using coated lenses and uncoated. I am...

Just to elaborate, Wollensak Velostigmat Series II (f/4.5) and Series IV (f/6.3) were Tessar designs.

Is there a cooling fan that's not turning? Go slow, that sure is pretty. I have Zone VI and Beseler stuff, all works well. Still I would find room...

@marcookie is a citizen of Italy who was working in the US but returned to Italy several months ago. Before the move, he sold most, if not all, of...

Very informative Bernice. Thanks to all for the warnings about manufacturers coating old lenses as a service. I need for the lens to be uncoated...

My suggestion is to find a Wollensak Velostigmat over 8 inch FL. I believe these are tessar formula and make lovely portraits (I use a 300mm om...

Air bag? Maybe get some cheapo air shocks. Then there's the problem of where do you get air. CO2 cylinders??? Not much help here

Francis, great. Please email MichaelMarks as he is our founder. Thanks.

Sneaker Wave Somewhere on the CA coast Hasselblad / 40mm / R25 I got pretty wet from this one :). I was waiting for the wave to crash onto...

For people who live in "the south", those hours are likely to be a bit of a shock. If my own experiences in the far north are anything to go by,...

The first important thing is your maximum extension of your camera... A 300mm lens requires 300mm (about 12") between iris in lens to film plane to...

Gabe, these are very nice. It would be interesting to see a larger series of head-on, very symmetrical church interior images like that. I know it...

Saint John, NB, Canada by T. Chabry, on Flickr

20220628-IMG_20220628_0001 by T. Chabry, on Flickr 20220628-IMG_20220628_0002 by T. Chabry, on Flickr

A car I have found while walking in the woods. Classic muscle car by T. Chabry, on Flickr Classic muscle car by T. Chabry, on Flickr

I wonder if Eastman Kodak sent that 14 inch Commercial Ektar to Edward Weston when he was shooting their 8 x 10 Ektachrome and Kodachrome, not...

It worked!!! The light came on, thank you!! I read that in the manual but didn't think about just removing the plug from the cable. The only...