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THE 90MM XL will cover the whole plate format. I have shot a negative on 8x10 with it at infinity and f22, and the lens cast an image measuring 280mm across.

Thank you Bob and Dan, appreciated!

Nicely done! This is what I always wanted to do!

Dear all, Rodenstock APO Ronar lenses have these designations, cl，a，s，sl. Does anyone knows what these means? Thanks! jim

11x14 is not hard to get into, but almost impossible to backpack. I use a roller cart to move it from my car to a location, and hiking is out of the question. With a 8x10, I could hike for hours in...

HI Blue4130, sorry for the late reply. Frica is quite well designed and very compact. I brought one of their original version and took the back to do the conversion. The front standard of their...

Very beautiful camera indeed!

After trying various solutions, I finally settled down on an 11x14 conversion back attached to an Arca Swiss. The 11x14 back was from a Frica 11x14. I brought a whole camera and took the back, added...

Beautiful Camera! Jesse. I am the 坏孩子 on the QQ forum.

I have made side by side comparisons of scanned images (using Fuji finescan 2750 from 8x10 color transparencies) and a Nikon D800E (stitched shots of the same 8x10). The DSLR images are much better,...

Thanks for the responses! I have several modern lenses that cover at least 11x14 or both formats, 300 Nikkor M, 305 G-Claron, 355 G-Claron, but local large format friends extoll the Dagors so it...

Dear folks, I am venturing into 11x14 and 12x20 formats and have a coverage question on the Goerz Dagor lenses. I know these would cover 11x14 and 12x20 format respectively, but how much shift do we...

I am setting up my 11x14 and went through a few lenses at the wider end, and found this: 240 Rodenstock Graphigon f11 just covers; 305 G-Claron and Fujinon 300 W S both cover with 5cm of verticals...

Hi Ritchie, all extension was done with the Arca rails. However, an additional vertical support becomes necessary at longer extensions. The elevated ARCA rail does not block the bellows, but act as a...

Hi Ritchie, once the standard is centered and locked down, it is not a problem. The whole thing disassembles and remounts easily, without disrupting the previous settings. The set up allows using...

148029148030Just put together a 11x14 using Arca Swiss front (141), rails and a metal back removed from a Frica 11x14 camera (a little known new all metal camera company located near Hangzhou,...

Thank you! Peter. jim.

Thanks! Gene. I thought about a scan back as well. Jim

Hi I am thinking of buying a used Hassel digital back, but I don't know much about medium digital camera backs. I know that they can be used with 4x5, but how is exposure controlled? Is it in the...

I asked for hand-check in the last two years, and they seemed to be ok and nice enough to do it. The only problem I encountered was a recent trip. When the inspector who was hand checking my two...

Thanks for the advice! I will be well prepared! jim

I took a small hand bag full of mixed films, 120, 4x5 to China last year and asked for hand check. There were three change overs, and each time, they were kind enough to do this. I think if you pack...

I am am going on a trip near Yellowstone for a conference and would like to visit the park for two to three days if possible. I have never been there in the winter. After checking their sites and...

Thank you, John, Don and Rob! jim

I visited the SS Holder site, but would like to know the measurement of different brand 11x14, 12x20 and 16x20 holders. I am sure they are somewhere. Thanks in advance. jim

I had used a D300 as a light meter and test shot to analyze the scene, while setting up my 8x10. I later looked at scans from 8x10 provia and some D300 shots of part of the scene. I think the 8x10...

210mm Schneider Super Symmar HM f5.6, heavy but very sharp. You get the best result at f16! allows over 4cm of shift. It's like a 28mm in 35mm format

This could be due to the fact that you see relatively a larger part of a medium format slide compared to that of a 4x5 or 8x10. I have compared all sorts of negatives and transparencies under a...

Thanks! I need some rest!

Anyone using a Fine Scan 2750? I recently brought one and would like to fine out others who use it or the 5000 so we can share our knowledge on issues. Thanks! Jim

Jerry,

I have been looking for a LF scanner for 5 years, I first brought the Microtek f1800 that scans 8x10. It has a few problems. First, it has a glass, which the negative sits on, that gives...

I doubt it. The rear element of this lens seems to be over 83mm, more like 90mm, so it won't fit. plus the lens is over kill.

This happened to me as well, no injury, but I learned to cover the lid with one hand while using the other to hold the pump nozzle.

Beautiful camera! I noticed that the back is hold by a thin spring rod. I wonder if it is strong enough to hold film holder tightly. I have a 5x12 back made by Shenhao of similar construction, and...

I have two 355mm G-Clarons, one (11401032) fit into a Copal 3, but the other (11932973) won't. Be specific, the front does, but the rear element is a bit smaller and won't go into Copal 3. Looking at...

Kerry,

your camera is simply beautiful!!! It's so compact that you can travel by air with it!

James

yes

Originally I thought of using three rails, one to focus, and the two side rails to stabilize. It tried two and found it to be rock solid! Using this camera gives me the feel of using an 8x10! You can...

Trace,

It's 45 degrees.

james

Kerry,

Where are the pictures of your Arca conversion posted? I would love to see it to get ideas to improve mine, make it easier to pack etc.

James