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Hello - the Defender website is live.

defenderphotographic.com

I'm still working out refinements so if you need some shipping costs or other...

Listen - is this worth calling me out? Are you the police of this forum, is this the biggest problem you have to solve in your life: what category I'm writing under? For God's sake, I'm disgusted...

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Look man, if you use film and a view camera and concentrate happily in lovely spaces, God bless you. However you wish to work is fine - and none of my business. There aren't any rules...

You guys will think I'm nuts. My 4x5 preferance is the old Kodak Master View - the gray Calumet. I just trust it. It's rugged and durable, and parts can be replaced easily if need be. I can adjust it...

Plaubel 5x7, 300mm lens; 210mm for a wider view in a cramped forest for example. That's my go to I guess. . . . 8x10? 250 wide field and a 360mm. Use that less. 4x5 calumet mostly use the 210, also...

I love that picture . . . just beautiful. Marvelous. Fix the technical problem but don't change anything else! Anyway, the spots don't ruin the picture. Only a deadened sensibility does that. Ja?
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For view camera work - unless depth of field is severely limited (8x10 with a long lens) it's always best to minimize the use of movements. It can get very confusing initially. Of course for...

Hello Everybody,

I've finally joined your forum, though I've been reading it pretty regularly. There's a lot of good information on here and - most importantly - everyone is very polite. There...