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Went to Paris 17 year ago and will go to Paris again this summer! Could you suggest some photogenic sites for large format photography? I plan to bring my 4x5 camera with two lenses (80mm and 150mm)...

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All 8x10, 5x7 and 4x5 backs from different brands look very similar, no much difference. Make sure the “T distance” on your film holders is the same on your camera backs, meaning the image on the...

Reduced backs from Kodak/Graflex/Century would fit in your camera better. The reduced backs from Burke & James, Deardorff may also fit in your camera with or without any modifications.

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Here is one I found on eBay. I have one, exactly like it. Make sure all pins are there....

You may buy any kinds of 5x7 and 4x5 reduced backs to use on your camera with little modification or without any modifications. Probably the reduced backs from Kodak/Graflex would fit your camera...

I have this camera too. There are wood frames that connect bellows to front and rear camera standards. It should be easy to take off the bellows by simply unscrewing off those wood screws on the...

Thank you all for your kind words and comments!

Cooke portrait lens IIa, 320mm/12.5”, F3.5
5x7 Arista Edu 400 film
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I could not find a correct film holder when I got my Folmer-Schwing 12x20 camera, I contacted and asked Firestudio to make a couple of film holders according to the camera back measurements.

Stephen Dirado have done a lot of nice 8x10 portraits using a 250mm lens. You may find his work on face book or his website
Stephendirado.com

His 16x20 deardorff is the same to my deardorff 11x14 besides his rear back is 16x20.

How many 16x20 Deardorff cameras have been made and who has used it before?


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Please see the link below, I have used this method to unscrew a lens before. This method is very effective!
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My widest 8x10 lens is Nikkor SW 120mm too. I use it on my Deardorff V8. This lens just barely covers 8x10, almost no movement. If you use screw-in round filters and they may cause dark corners due...

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I bought my used LF lenses from many places such as eBay, forums, Craigslist, KEH, auction sites, antique stores, etc. I only owe one brand new lens Cooke XVa that I bought from Badger Graphics. I...

Thanks for your input! Watched Greg’s review and this film is not that good. Looked at images from this 8x10 film on Flickr before purchasing, the images are pretty good.

Wonderful!

Thanks for the info! Have never used this film before, couldn’t resist the price and purchased 2 boxes. How good is this film?

Vaughn, the redwood image is gorgeous, thanks for sharing it!

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Great, silk smooth!

Sorry, I couldn’t link this image from Flickr.

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Lily Pool in Chicago
Camera: Seneca 11x14
Lens: 15” Ilex...

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Split Oak Forest in Florida
Camera: Deardorff V11
Lens: Cooke XVa, 311mm
Film: Ilford HP5+

I use dH2O for mixing chemicals and last 2 washes. It was 88 cents a gallon before pandemic and now is $1.20 a gallon in Walmart. There are a lot of minerals in our tap water.

Kodak wide field 250mm covers 11x14 without movement. Cooke XV and XVa also cover 11x14 with 3 focal lengths, 12.25, 19 and 25.5 inches. Nikon-M 450mm is a nice lens in normal focal length for 11x14,...

I used to have a Seneca 11x14 camera that is very similar to Century camera. In that video, various kinds of film such as Kodak Tmax 100/400, Ilford FP4plus and HP5+ were used, developer was HC-110.

You may measure your 11x14 camera back and see if it matches the standard 11x14 film holder (ANSI standard).

Dimensions: (ANSI in parenthesis)
Depth to fim surface: 0.330" (0.332"+/-0.016")...

Thanks, Randy!

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This protective glass is not a special glass, just a piece of glass to protect the fresnel glass. You can go to any window glass stores near you and they will find a piece of matched glass for you,...

Ideally bring Bach developed film, but it is hard to find a local shop to develop sheet film nowadays.

Reddesert: Thanks! I was there in early morning, around sunrise time. There are A LOT OF tourists during daytime. It is wise for airports to keep an old, film-safe x-ray machine for checking film.

Thanks, Randy!

It seems some airports still have film-safe X-ray machines to be used for checking film and carry-on baggage. It is nice to buy film locally when you travel or are on vacation, but it is hard to find...