Any info helps. Thanks.
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Any info helps. Thanks.
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This week I shoot my first 8x10 sheet film. I am going to shoot Arista EDU Ultra 400 and develop it with Rodinal. Any thoughts on what speed I should shoot it at and what dilution and time I...
Hi everyone,
Thanks for all the help. I am writing notes on my lens board and light meter based on peoples advice. I just want to confirm the strategies I can take with this lens. The strategies...
I bought this bag for my Intrepid 8x10. I saw that many large format photographers used it. But I do not see a place for a tripod. What do most people do when it comes to hiking with it? I am not...
Hi Everyone,
This was really helpful. I guess the take away is that the shutter is a half-stop slow and the 400 should be rewritten to 250. Some of the information was a little more complex and I...
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I just got this shutter tested but I don’t understand the results. Obviously I need to change the scale on the shutter to get the images to come out correctly but I am not sure how to do this...
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It should be public now.
https://youtube.com/shorts/lF2Bz806LDI
Thank you Tin Can,
I have a retaining ring I just don't know what is going on with it. I might need a larger ring or I might need to twist the back and front together harder so it locks down. Or I...
So right now this is a little bit beyond my expertise. I tried to put it on a lens board. I tightened it with my hands and I could not get it to work. Right now the lens is just flopping around on...
Why can't I just count from the largest opening. So if the lens in front says 6.8 and the shutter says 5.6 then the lens is just constantly one half stop off, correct. If 5.6 is really 6.8 I think...
So what do we think the image circle is about? I assume it is ok for 8x10?
Also, what do we think about the mismatch between the fstops on the lens and the fstops on the shutter? Does it matter?...
Mark, the goal is to use it for 8x10 film. My guess is that the shutter was replaced because the widest f-stop on the barrel ( 6,8 ) does not line up with the widest f-stop on the shutter....
I bought my first 8x10 lens. Well at least I think it did. Not exactly what I was looking for and could not find much info on it but the price was right and I needed to make a quick decision on it....
Has anyone ever carried a bottle of TF-4 or TF-5 on a plane before?
Other possibility is to order from amazon international but that will cost me $50 for only one small package of fixer.
i was thinking I can just mix the fixer up into individually small bags and...
I am going to be traveling for a few months. I looked into leaving the fixer behind and just buy sodium thiosulfate from pool cleaning stores as I travel but I don't see them being available to me. ...
I would like to use TF-2 for all of my films. I know it is not recommended for modern T-grain films but is that only because of the time it takes to fix those films. Also, how long should you fix...
The other thing I keep thinking about is what people are saying about buying a single lens. Maybe i am thinking too much like a 35mm shooter. I am looking at taking pictures of people living and...
Big thanks to everyone particularly Vaughn for the help. I am trying to process what people are talking about. There is a bit of a learning curve here.
1) What is the plasmat 300mm f5.6? Is it...
Yes. Good point.
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Thanks again everyone for the input. This is really helping me narrow down what I think I need to do. Ideally I would like to travel with at least two lenses. What Vaughan said about the...
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I think I am going to buy an Intrepid 8x10. I need some advice on choosing my first two large format lenses. Someone in this forum suggested a 12-inch Ektar. That looks like good advice but...
I think mark is definitely correct about swapping out the ground glass.
Hi Mark,
I can not find the Wehman 8x10 at all on the web. It looks really interesting though. I will keep an eye out for it.
I did get lucky and recently found two old film holders in an...
Hi Everyone,
I would like to thank everyone on the site for their help. In particular I would like to thank both Dave and Paul for their help and insights. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I...
Hi Tin Can,
I would love to see your DIY cameras.
-Andrew
Hi Paul,
First, I would like to say your images are F###ING AMAZING! Second, I am so glad you wrote me back. I could not find anything but complaints about the intrepid. I tried to do some...
Mark,
Thanks for the help with the lens. I will research them tonight.
-Andrew
My Calumet C-1 is 19 lbs. I decided to take a walk with it. If it is a short walk it is ok but going a long way with 19 lbs is really hard. The Intrepid Black is really light but all I can find is...
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I am having a hard time making a decision about buying my first 8x10 camera. I am not a wealthy person. I got lucky and found a really good Calumet C-1 for free but it turned out to be way too...
Hi Scott,
Thank you so much for the information it was helpful.
-Andrew
I am sorry guys. I am giving a hard no to the caffenol suggestion. It is just as easy to mix a simple developer like Thordons two-bath and I kind of trust that a lot more.
The superfix taps look interesting. Are the superfix tabs safe with a pyro developer? Don't you need to develop everything in an alkiline for pyro?
Hi Jantz,
Definitely a good question. Chemicals can be nasty stuff so I plan on doing the same thing with the chemicals while traveling as I do while I am at home in the United States. At times ...
Hi Everyone,
I am gearing up for a 6 month long photographic trip in the Andes. I will be taking an 8x10 camera. I want to develop the film as I travel. Any ideas? I think I will take a highly...
Ok Thom. Now that makes sense.
You used a monopod with an 8x10? I never heard of that before. Isn't that a recipe for a disaster.
Hi Thom,
Thanks for the advice. What about the weight of the Master View as compared to the Deardorff. I assume the Master View is much lighter. This could be good because heavier means more...
Thanks Gypsydog. You are making a real interesting argument.
I like the idea of bringing grit incase the ground glass breaks but what do you mean "that ship has sailed" when you are talking about a fresnel glass back?