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Ain't that the truth! Well said.

Well, I took the plunge on a Canham 7x17. I'm not looking forward to completely changing my development and contact printing process but hopefully it will be worth it. The slightly lower weight and...

For someone based in the U.S. that's true but if importing the film (like me), can be cheaper, e.g. there is ADOX CHS at 6.50 euro per sheet.



Yes it was a gross generalisation but the point I...

Yes that's indeed a big consideration, e.g. the Chamonix 7x17 is exactly the same width as my 8x10 Mark II. But then I think about the added complexity of developing 7x17 and that seems to balance...

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Does anyone have experience with both of these formats? I'm looking at the next step beyond 8x10" and having trouble choosing between these 2 - camera cost, film cost/availability and weight...

Will these ever be manufactured again?

I just shot a box of 2012 HP5+ in 8x10. I gave it an extra stop of light and that was it.

Just buy an Intrepid and put the money you saved into glass.

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HP5+
Tachihara 8x10
Fujinon W 250 6.7
contact print on Foma FB multigrade

Still working...

The HP5+ expired in 2012 that I have seems to scratch more than fresh. It's a single box that I bought used.

The fact that you are still sharing images 67 years later is an inspiration - thank you!

Excellent capture! Where does one get 11x14" Provia from these days and how expired is it?

I was wondering what everone's opinion was on this - just having started wet contact printing 8x10 again I realised don't like the black notches left by the film holders to I get out my Dahle and cut...

Dahle rotary cutter + film changing tent for me. I originally bought the tent to load 8x10 holders but I'm discovering more and more uses for it: cutting film, cutting paper, loading development...

I've been happy with the results from my Fujinon 210 (latest multicoated version). The results are as good as at infinity to my eye.

Yes but the look on a light table is not even half as satisfying :)

Looking at the GG, sure. Once the dark slide is pulled - not so much. I like poker and sometimes you just have to play it with your Tachihara! I lose more often than not but I don't mind that.

Nope. The 4x5 version of Fuji packfilm FP100B45, FP100C45) has not been in production for approx. 10 years.

I just shot some FP4 (non-plus) in 35mm at 25 ISO and pushed it 1 stop in Rodinal 1+25 - the results look the same as fresh film (to me). This stuff expired some time in the 80s so similar to yours...

Well, the 27th has passed. I'll re-place my order and see what happens.

First result in 1+25 Rodinal. I was hoping to use 1+50 but the Ilford Color drum I use doesn't have enough capacity for developer as dilute as that. I had 3 negatives but the first 2 were clear...

That red filter really pops, well done!

Yes, thanks to the tips in this thread I've confirmed focus at 1:1 on my 180 and 250mm lenses. Now that I've done it it's easy, reminds me of working distance on small format macro lenses.

Both excellent images, thanks for sharing!

Wow! Well done.

Excellent stuff!

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I haven't done any closeup work since I had a 4x5" Sinar about 7 years ago. What I did then was add an intermediate standard and second bellows to ensure I had double the bellows draw. It was...

Interesting, how do you package your film? I tend to freeze in double plastic bags (with film inside a triple box inside of that), feels safer and less likely to have humidity problems than the...

Yes, chest freezers are much more energy efficient and will do nicely for film.

What's that wide film in the middle, 8x20"? Looks absolutely massive compared ot the (I presume) 8x10" below it.

I'd like to see some images made with film pushed above 400 ISO! I'm thinking mostly B&W but of course if anyone pushes their colour film that high then that's welcome too :)

Excellent capture, well done!

I'm thinking 1:50, anything above that is a bit long considering I'm hand-rolling a Cibachrome tube and developing 1 sheet at a time! I'm not much of an experimenter when it comes to chemistry, don't...

Thanks for all the tips folks, I ended up going for Rodinal as it comes in a really small bottle and is cheap. I'm glad I opened this thread because I wasn't thinking of the non-Kodak / non-Ilford...

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I mostly shoot colour in 8x10 and in smaller formats I just get my B&W developed along with my colour to save time but lab doesn't offer this for 8x10. I did some B&W home development years...

Excellent! How are you liking the Shen Hao?

Like I said at the beginning, I've not gotten any reply to my inquiry from Steve.

Calm down folks. This is not as straightforward of a question as you might think - both 4x5 and 8x10 have dead areas on the borders due to how film holders work, this could easily change the aspect...

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I'm just about to get back into 8x10 with my Tachihara field and the original ground glass is starting to get on a bit. There are lots of references online but many of them seem dead - e.g. I...

Thanks for posting this, very interesting.