So I just got an Anniversary SG 45. The shutter runs fine at high tension (probably needs adjusted, I haven't put film through it) but at low tension (just on "1" and "2") it doesn't want to fire on...
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So I just got an Anniversary SG 45. The shutter runs fine at high tension (probably needs adjusted, I haven't put film through it) but at low tension (just on "1" and "2") it doesn't want to fire on...
So I just managed to snag a working Anniversary Speed Graphic 45. The only thing wrong with it, other than the fact that the rear bed racks had jumped their grooves and were flopping about in the...
I have never seen an Omega, but looking at my Beseler it seems possible on this model. I would even consider it possible on mine to replace the bayonet socket inside the top cap with an LED array....
Yeah, I mean producing a 9x12 image on 4x5, since the film gate on the normal holder is narrower than a 4x5 sheet, but somewhat longer (to accommodate the springloaded clips that hold either a plate...
Yeah, I was being dumb for a second. 120 has a typical frame height of 2 1/4, not 3 1/4".
Can you cut 120 into 3 1/4 X 4 1 / 4? If so that might be of use...
Yes, see, that's exactly what I want. It would be such a compact and efficient little 4x5 handheld, but with the awkward, hard-to-slide holders and GG , it'd be literally impossible to use handheld...
So I have a Recomar 33 in great shape. It has perfect bellows and a fully working Compur shutter with Xenar 135mm. It's great but nearly unusable to me since I have to cut 4x5 film down for it in the...
I bet I use the same lens as my loupe! MC Rokkor X 45/2?
Post script to this thread:
I went back and it was a 23C II (not XL), which is not a true large format enlarger, so I won't discuss it at any length here. I did manage to secure a discount,...
I'd assume with the age of the format that it would vary from camera to camera. Hell, the precise dimensions of the film gate might actually vary within the same model of camera. I'm assuming you...
It's a Soviet Industar 135mm... I forget the exact name of the lens but it was the most common enlarger lens in Russia and Ukraine back in the day... or so I've been told. It's in mint condition and...
I mean, that's really my business.
Anyways, the Xenar/Compur I have is unsychronized, so I would need to to do solenoid to synch an electronic flash too.
Also, as few flash pictures as I take...
Wait, so what about the stock shutter on the Super Speed Graphic?
No lens, but somebody threw in an enlarger lens (LTM) with a camera I bought. The enlarger appears to take an LTM lens.
Ah, well, I have poor eyes for my age (astigmatism with double vision) and I am terminally clumsy. You know how on 35mm you're not supposed to shoot handheld below, say, 1/60th for a 50mm lens,...
The only one in my city is about 85 and is essentially retired. She's nice but she's probably forgotten how to do it. Sending it away looks like my only option.
It does perilously approach minimum wage, doesn't it? Eh, maybe I can save up for a couple of months and go higher. Do you have someone you use regularly?
I've looked into it, but I... I can't. I've ruined a shutter before. Thankfully it was just a little tiny Compur on a Certo Dollina 2 35mm folding rangefinder, but I don't think I will trust myself...
Hey, so I've mentioned in the past that the front shutter (standard Wollensak-made "Graphex" in an Optar 135mm) on my Pacemaker Speed Graphic is gummy--as in, the slow speeds don't work at all, the...
Oh, I'll certainly get around to it. A working front shutter will probably be the prerequisite... I come to realize that this is going to take more precise exposures than I can manage using the time...
Guys, I'm sorry I started this. Obviously whether done hybrid or not, it's a difficult process to pull off that requires thoughtful preparation as well as some real time spent experimenting with...
No, I hadn't. Thanks for the link!
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This is me with my '47 Pacemaker Speed 45, a mere 51 years older than me. If you zoom in you can even see that the price sticker from the antique store is still on it (permanently) and no,...
I definitely think it can do 4x5"--while it doesn't have a carrier for 4x5" the opening is definitely large enough.
Pics probably Monday.
Well, thank you for the advice. I haven't used TMX100 in 4x5" size yet. Certainly I won't try this with Shanghai 100!
Oh, I certainly wasn't drawing any inference that you were discouraging me! What you said is definitely a good idea for anyone looking to try it who has a DSLR.
I looked those up and they show similarities but look much newer. This is definitively a solidly antique piece of hardware.
For me personally, I don't own a DSLR or really any digital camera except my phone. I don't mind devoting a few B/W sheets and the chemicals to develop them, though. From everything I've seen I...
I have the Cokin holder, but did they even make a mount that'll attach the holder to the Optar's (*googles it frantically*) 38mm filter threads?
Oh, yes, unless I decide to invest in that enlarger, I am pretty much just hybrid.
Yes, I wouldn't want to get my portrait taken with a Dag!
He has an Etsy store and he communicates very cordially and informatively on there...
Yes, but I would worry about scratching. I wonder how it would work in practice...
Yeah, I just saw an Adapt-A-Roll 620 back on eBay where the seller through in some of those. They didn't look like they were the same size or in good shape, but it was interesting to see.
I've looked at them for the general convenience of shooting faster, and I don't think I'll go that route. First off, they're very expensive (for my budget) on the used market in good shape, and...
I need to just get one. I've wondered if I can very indirectly light my darkroom with an old "infrared" heater floodlamp I used for a lizard cage back in the day... I'd worry about it having blue or...
So I know the whereabouts of a big Beseler enlarger for sale. I don't know the model number, or even if the wiring is sound (but I am good at rewiring things.)
It's big, probably weighs...
When you solve Sunny Sixteen for a given film speed, it remains accurate down to ASA 1 and below. (With the exception of Doremus Scudder's post above, I've never actually seen speeds below ASA 1...
Vance: very nicely done!