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For just a few sheets, I use a Beseler Unicolor drum (intended for processing colour prints). It's completely manual but doesn't need a lot of chemistry (less than 500ml to do an 8x10 negative or...

I've used both films in 4x5 and they are both produce excellent results. I prefer 100 Delta as it seems to be less finicky than Tmax to develop. As for resolving power, you are not going to notice...

CJ, I purchase my 8x10 100 Delta mail order from Vistek.ca in Toronto. Takes 3-4 weeks to get it if they don't have it in stock.

Kodak made many, many different models of Brownie Box cameras for many years. They were low cost cameras to begin with and generally not worth a great deal. You're best bet is to visit a few...

Hey, the big auction site has a 4ft x 4ft x 5ft camera listed for the next 3 days. Imagine the folks you could impress with a contact print out of that baby. And it's cheap too. Search for "Old...

I've tried exposures with barrel lenses using slip on lens caps as a "shutter" (100 speed film & ND filters to try and keep exposure times >2 seconds) and have had some success. In the end I bought...

Agfa holders that work nice too.

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Vistek in TO (www.vistek.ca) has B&W, colour negative & colour positive in 8x10. Whatever they don't have in stock they seem to get in 2-3 weeks. Cheers,

I can vouch for Satin Snow, nice product and they even include templates for marking (with a pencil on the ground side) their ground glass with grids/sighting frames. Cheers,

I started in LF using homemade pinhole cameras 8+ years ago. If you do not already have a 4x5/5x7/8x10 camera, you can build/buy dedicated pinhole cameras easy enough, or as Nick mentioned, make a...

Polaroid Type 72 works well for me, ~400 speed, and coaterless. Scan the developed print as soon as you can and keep the prints sealed in sandwich bags in a dark place to reduce fading. Regards,

Doug, your images are stunningly beautiful and your website is great. Cheers,

I think Polaroids are a better way to go. Unless you buy a high end digital camera that gives you complete manual control, display of the shutter speed and aperture, and a histogram display of scene...

Gfen, there is absolutely no practical reason for having a 2x3 Graphic. But, being a very impractical person I do own a 2x3 Speed Graphic which spends most of it's time sitting on a shelf. I do...

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The graphic spring back on Speed Graphics will hold just about all "spring back" accessories including the Kodak Readyload holder (which you will need if you want to shoot Readyloads), Polaroid 545...

Steve, Try shooting a couple of sheets of film with the damaged lens as-is. I've seen some ugly roughed up lenses (and own one or two) that can still produce a good image. You can also try filling...

Although it is a little outside the scope of what you are looking for, a 203mm f7.7 Kodak Ektar will easily fit and they are fairly inexpensive as well. Whether a Kalart will work well enough with...

Trial packages (10 sheets or so) of 4x5 or 8x10 film or film+paper would be wonderful, and not just for students. A 10+10+10 package of Efke PL25, PL100 and J&C 400; or a 10+10 of Maco IR820c...

I have no experience with a meniscus lens at 8x10; but I can tell you that from using both meniscus and pinhole at 6x7, a meniscus lens is capable of surprising detail/sharpness using black and white...

I agree with Eugene. I prefer 72 over 52. Type 72 is a little grainier than 52, but I like the "look" of 72 (portraits or otherwise) and it does not require coating. Regards,

I should have put in a little more detail in first response. To set up for a 105mm lens (for example), I focus by ground glass at infinity, then measure from the film plane forward 105mm, and use...

When setting up the Kalart on my Speed Graphic, I measure distances to the front of the lensboard. You do have to work through the adjustments a few times until all are okay (or as near okay as you...

Don't be anxious, you have not made a ghastly mistake. If you are not regularly printing larger than 11 x 14, you probably would not notice any appreciable difference between a 6x9 negative and a...

If you know someone who works with stained glass, they should have the correct tool (a wet-bit diamond router) to do the job properly. You run the risk of chipping the edges of the glass if you use...

Is it just this particular lens that does this or do you have the same problem with other focal lengths as well?

Field cameras are much easier to use on (and carry to) location than monorails. Fewer movements (or less range in movements) than a monorail, but very similar in operation (ie. the book will be...

Greg, it sounds like you will have the send the shutter to a repair shop such as S.K. Grimes for a quote/repair to get B to work properly. As a low cost bandaid, you could always buy a short...

If it is a rim-set Compur Rapid (where you turn the outer ring around the shutter housing to set the speed), the little button centered on the top is a delay timer, there is no way to hold the...

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Tim, if you strike out with other suppliers, you may want to try contacting your nearest 3M sales office and ask if they have something that meets your requirements. If they do, ask them for a free...

Ken, the shallow depth of field of the 300mm lens on 8x10 would make most of the picket fence out of focus, which on a contact print would look far far worse than the loss of sharpness by enlarging a...

Depth of field is a brain bender for me, so whenever I am trying to figure out which format/lens combination to use when I want to maintain or maximize depth of field, I run calculations with online...

Edward, I have a 1946 4x5 Anniversary Speed (24 speed rear shutter), judging by your photo, yours is a few years older but the lensboards are the same. When mounted, the face of the lensboard is...

The Speed Graphic is a robust piece of equipment to learn on and use, limited by movements but built like a brick outhouse. See www.graflex.org for more information and to narrow down the model and...

With roughly double the negative available, yes you will see the difference. Whether it is "worth" it or not is purely subjective. A view camera is a totally different beast than your typical...

Foolish - no, but I think you will get more for your dollar (in terms of versatility) if you buy a 4x5 camera and suitable rollfilm back. Being much more common, a 4x5 setup would likely be less...

Yes, it is available in 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10.

Shilesh, may I suggest you invest in a large film changing bag or tent. I have a midsize one (27"x30" ~$27) which I use for loading and unloading cameras/film tanks/film holders from 16mm to 8x10. ...