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    Any LF Photographers in San Diego, CA?

    Carl,

    My name is John Clark, and I live in North County (Oceanside), and have been doing large format black & white photography for about six years. I know of another photographer in Carlsbad...
  2. Optical conundrum for advanced puzzlers

    Ghost images like this are almost always due to a pinhole somewhere in the camera -- so you have two images forming, one from the lens, and one from the inadvertant pinhole camera. I suspect that...
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    8x10 film development

    Joel, I develop 8x10s exactly the same way as 4x5s with one possible exception -- I usually develop just one negative at a time. I haven't gotten to the point where I can do more than one at a...
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    Wrong shutterspeeds with Copal/Sinar

    I have the Calumet shutter tester like Neil -- it's a great deal at about $75. Almost all large format shutters are somewhat inaccurate (but precise) at long and short speeds. I keep tables of ...
  5. Pro labs for E-6 in San Diego and Tucson?

    Another shop for 4x5 E-6 is North County Camera in Escondido. Have had many sheets done there.
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    Long Focal Length Landscape Lens

    I find that I use my Schneider 210 APO Symmar-S and 90mm Super Angulon, and my 14 inch (355mm) Red Dot Artar the most in the field for landscapes. The reputation the Red Dot Artars have for ...
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    Film Testing

    Calumet also offers the service of determining your film speed for about $15 or $20, as I recall. Go to their site, and search for film speed test. I've used it several times.
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    My work vs Atget's

    When I am feeling like you are describing, I recall this quote, attributed to Robert Hughes: "The greater the artist, the greater the doubt; perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a...
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    Pentax Spot Meter Mod

    Both of those procedures are offered through Calumet's Service department. I was told to their contact Service M-F at 800-462-2550, ext 2258 for full details.
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    Modified by Zone VI?

    Al, If you aren't sure whether it's been modified, you might also want to have it calibrated -- in other words, Calumet ought to be able to tell you, and at the same time calibrate it. I have a ...
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