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Thanks. Looking at the lens, it wasn't as clean as I'd like, so that may have contributed. I'll keep testing.

Hi,

This snapshot was taken with a (new to me) Linhof Technika on HP5+ developed in D76 1+1 for 11:45 at 21c. Lens was a Rodenstock APO-Sironar-S 135mm. The sun was hitting the decking and rear of...

Wow, thanks for that. So fast!

I'm curious about mfg year of my new-to-me Master Technika S/N 6415187

Any guidance would be appreciated.

This may be the least interesting portrait you'll see all day, but I've recently started shooting 4x5 with an old Crown Graphic and processing the negatives myself, so to me this is pretty cool. Lots...

I really like the carpenter belt idea. I'm (so far) not trekking far from my car, so that seems handy enough. Thanks! I'd even have room for ROL's giraffe.

Thanks all for sharing. It helps to hear how others do things and you've given me some ideas. Fun, isn't it!?

I'm new to large format (4x5). I recently purchased a nice old Crown Graphic and have exposed maybe 25 negatives so far, mostly environmental portraits. Of all the things I'm finding challenging (and...

I'm beginning to understand that. With large format, the path to a successful image is long and littered with any number of ways to fail. If it were easy it wouldn't be nearly as fun! :)

Thank you all for the comments. I inspected the bellows as suggested with a flashlight and didn't see any light leaks. Then I thought I'd look for leaks when the film holder was inserted. Turns out I...

I recently bough a new (to me) Burke & James Speed Press so that I could give 4x5 a shot. The attached photo shows 3 of the exposures (out of 8 or so) and demonstrates that I have work to do.

All...