Although I think Griptac is pretty cool stuff, I can imagine that the vast expanses of it on a Crown Graphic would make it awkward to take in and out of a bag, since it's pretty grabby stuff. And...
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Although I think Griptac is pretty cool stuff, I can imagine that the vast expanses of it on a Crown Graphic would make it awkward to take in and out of a bag, since it's pretty grabby stuff. And...
The Wonderland of Rocks is likely an area you'd like to explore.
Driving in from CO, you might want to take the back way in from Vegas and see the Kelso Dunes, the ghost town nearby (Kelso, I...
Wish I'd have been able to help while you were in Hyderabad, but my stuff including my 4x5 is still on a slow boat over here! Could've lent you my Rolleiflex, though...
Take the batteries out...
KEH is overpriced? Compared to whom? The other used-camera superstores with a vast inventory and great customer service, who will return/exchange with no questions asked and generally help you out...
Toyo field is a great all-purpose camera. Pretty precise, rugged, not too terribly heavy...not too expensive if you find a good deal. I'm guessing a Wista metal field is similar. Bellows...
www.strapworks.com
For cameras, tripods, bags, whatever. Super-cheap and can be made to your spec.
Chrome is a great place in my last experience (6 years ago...) Wasn't cheap, though, IIRC.
If you're going to head to the desert, I have to say I like Joshua Tree over Anza-Borrego.
Lots has already been said, but the Laguna mountains offer some nice views (I-8 to Sunrise Highway near Pine Valley) and the Cabrillo National Monument is awesome. Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach/Point...
Any way to do this would likely be more expensive and troublesome than buying a nice Crown Graphic...
Dammit, I bought from Ocean_image and got destroyed.
I bought a 135mm heliar from him that came in a compur shutter missing an aperture blade. He sent another shutter, but this shutter couldn't...
I wouldn't pass up a trip to Zion or Bryce any time of the year...
This was the slosher tray I was considering...
For rollfilm, I've been doing 1 min agitation followed by 10 sec every 3 min per Sandy King's instructions for Pyrocat HD; I used to do 10 sec/min...
So in the past, I've only developed sheet film in trays with constant shuffling.
I've been working in rollfilm mostly as of late, and am now using Pyrocat HD with a minimal agitation scheme.
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Um, I never said large format photographers were involved in any terrorist attacks.
Agree totally that a terrorist is likely to use a camera phone or P&S than even a DSLR. A video camera is even...
Never seen it in the Patriot Act. Sure have seen it in al-Queada manuals, though.
(Along with many other forms of surveillance and related activity that the security sector in the US generally...
Good-looking lens, condition-wise. Fits pretty well inside a copal-drilled board by the way--had to screw the flange on backwards, instead of putting the shoulder of it inside the lensboard hole,...
Incorrect.
WTC 1993, Kenya, Tanzania...the list goes on and on, up to and likely including (based on the method of attack) the recent attack on the consulate in Pakistan. 9/11 is the only one...
You're either the slowest handheld MF shooter on the planet or the fastest LF handheld shooter...
Personally, if I was moving up in size from 35mm, I'd have to consider a few things:
If I was...
Check with Courierware.
www.courierwareusa.com
They can make whatever you like to suit your purposes.
(Link shows a 4x5 outfit as well as a Mamiya 6...)
cool; thanks!
While I have many issues with the way the concerns with terrorism vis-a-vis surveillance are handled by many, many authorities (and non-authorities), this is a common misconception.
Surveillance,...
Thanks all for the input. I have several metal lensboards laying around with holes pre-drilled; maybe I can press something into service, or one will be too small and I can have it re-bored for use...
Whole plate film isn't the easiest to find, and whole plate holders are very expensive, whether used or new (from Chamonix or a few other manufacturers.) Also heard tales of some whole plate holders...
I've been looking for a 203mm Ektar for some time. Came across the coated 203mm 7.5 Optar for cheap on the auction site...quick research indicated it was a symmetrical Dialyte design and not a...
Are you looking for something that can hold your outdoor equipment for a hike, plus the camera? Are you looking for something to carry just your photo equipment, maybe with a little room for a...
Just had the exact same problem with a 3047! Couldn't find a fix, myself.
Silver-plated Calumet cc400--only $1100!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Calumet-CC-400-View-Camera-/350390759415?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item5194eaaff7
Lenses on large format cameras like this are mounted to boards, which you can change out to use different lenses, each mounted on its own board. They're mounted to the board via nuts that screw on...
To hijack for a second, as someone heading to India for a few years, I've seen a bit of old photo equipment coming from India on ebay--field cameras, hand-and-stands, Rolleiflexes, etc. Is it easy...
There are other 4x5 Polaroid conversion cameras out there...Razzledog, Alpenhaus, etc., but they seem to have waiting lists too...
Schadenfreude, thy name is LFF.
Hey!!! I called dibs last week!
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showpost.php?p=622312&postcount=9
Just need to sell some prize collectibles to afford it...I have a Magic 8...
As a general light meter, a digicam works fine. But use them to read a particular scene/zone in terms of exposure value/camera settings; your histogram won't factor in development of your film (for...
I think the value of one-stop shopping shouldn't be overrated, and that price for the camera with two lenses plus the accessories seems great to me...
I'd do it.
Why not get an old Calumet (C400 series, I believe) for $100-200 on Ebay? Or an Orbit or Graphic View?
bombproof, heavy, lots of movements if not as refined as a more expensive modern...
That's it! Thanks!!!
A few days ago, I found a link to a manufacturer's site; wooden field cameras, European I believe. Not a name I'd heard before. This guy was making, among other (fairly conventional, nice-looking)...
I don't know if they're wirklich shoen or vraiment beau...