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    Re: Macro lens set

    From what I have read, the latest 120 was optimized for 1:1 - 5:1, though I generally used it at 1:1. I agree that it would be hard to tell images from either lens apart. From this series I had a 4x6...
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    Re: Macro lens set

    I did some medical some micro surgical instrument photos for a text book. The lens I used was a 120mm Macro-Nikkor AM-ED, just a phenomenal lens. Covers 4x5 at 1:1 mag. I beleive it was a newer...
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    Re: Images of mistakes - good or bad..

    Too much swings, Toughahannock Falls
    Linhof Technika 90 f8 super Angulon, I do like this image in its faulty state
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    Re: 90mm Lens Choice Paralysis

    I have a Linhof Technika IV and it came with a Schneider 90 f8 Super Angulon, Linhoff branded, with a 00 shutter in a recessed board. The lens is quite good, but has a lot of vignetting and you have...
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    Re: Tripod heads

    If I want a more solid tripod, I have a Davis and Sanford A series, which is where the Gitzo Rationale 5 head goes, good for a studio but not good for carrying around. The Gitzo Explorer is good with...
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    Re: Nikor 4x5 Tank developing issue

    Learning how to use the Nikor bird cage can be frustrating. I had the same problem when I first had the tank. It is the emulsion touching the divider strips. If you load the cage with the base up you...
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    Re: Post Your Photos Made At Close Distance

    A warty squash
    Linhof Technika IV 150 Apo Lanthar, Ilford HP5+
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    Re: post your trees!

    Pine tree roots
    Linhof Technika IV, 150 Apo Lanthar, HP5+
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    Re: Tripod heads

    I maybe OK for now, I tightened the tensioning screw on the Gitzo R3 head and it seems much better. I also found the Gitzo off center ball head I have had for years also works. If I need rock solid I...
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    Re: Tripod heads

    I do prefer 3 way tilt heads for a 4x5, I may try out the R4, but it weighs as much as the tripod and puts a lot of weight on the tripod. I used the R4 for a short time with a B&J Grover 8x10,mostly...
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    Tripod heads

    I just picked up a Gitzo Explorer G2257, it came with a Rationalle 3 head. The tripod seems solid enough for my Linhof Technika IV, but the head is a little light. I have a Rationalle IV head, but...
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    Re: Does a 240 cover 8x10?

    When I had an 8x10 years ago my favorite lens was a 10 inch Commercial Ektar, very close to 240.
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    Re: Cell Phone Images

    Close encounter with my dog, the porcupine just climbed the tree and posed.
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  14. Re: 120mm Makro-Symmar lens, information needed

    Just checked my late 1980s vintage Nikon 120mm Macro AM-ED on my Linhof IV, I have done some macro with this set but haven't tried the lens at infinity. Just did, lots of vignetting at f5.6 and...
  15. Thread: Digital IR

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    Re: Digital IR

    Flood waters behind a local dam, normally a field with a narrow river flowing through.
    Leica M8 Canon 25mm f3.5 850nm filter
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    Re: Post Your Waterfalls

    A small waterfall, but nice to visit.
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    Re: Images of mistakes - good or bad..

    Pushed the swings and tilt too much, to pul all the image into focus. I still like the image, the river out from Toughahannock Falls.
    Linhof IV 90 f8 Super Angulon

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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Sculptured Rocks a small park in New Hampshire.
    Linhof IV 120 Angulon
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    Re: Low 90mm budget

    I like my 90 f8 SA but it vignettes. Still a nice lens. Some corner editing on this image.
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  20. Thread: Digital IR

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    Re: Digital IR

    More conventional, about 1/4 mile down river facing the other direction.
    Ompompanoosuc Rapids
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  21. Thread: Digital IR

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    Re: Digital IR

    Ompompanoosuc River
    Leica M8 35mm Zeiss Biogon B+W 092 filter
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    Re: post your trees!

    Solitary Tree onthe Blue Ridge Parkway
    Speed Graphic with 60mm Yashinon

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    Re: Bag for field camera?

    I am using an old LowePro video bag from the 1990s, My Linhof Technika IV fits nicely in the compartment for the recorder, plenty of extra room. Comfortable to carry. I also just bought a Zone VI...
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    Re: Pre-wash of film - good or bad???

    In my early years of large format photography, I never presoaked film and I would occasionally get air bells, what ever you call clear spots on the film. I started prewashing at the suggestion from a...
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    Re: Post Your Photos Made At Close Distance

    Amaryllis
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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Grant Brook Lyme NH
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  27. Re: What 4x5 camera has the best built in rangefinder? I'm just curious.

    I have a Linhof IV loned it to a friend and he lost a cam, bought me a used one, bit it is not as good. The Horseman 985 had a great cammed range finder, covered 3 lenses and you could set it for the...
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    Re: Where to find a shutter

    I was looking for a #1 shutter for a 240 G-Claron, I had several Prontor and Copal Press shutters for an MP3 purchase a while a go. I didn't like them, you either had to have 2 cable releases or set...
  29. Re: Linhof Technika IV and its younger siblings ...

    I have a Technika IV and I am just getting back to using it after several years off. I bought it with a 150 Apo Lanthar and a 90 f8 Super Angulon in the late 1980s. It is a little funky to use with...
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    Re: Post Your Photos Made At Close Distance

    Cristmas Cactus
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    Re: Around the house?

    An antique clock ans family photos, testing out a 240 G-Claron on its new shutter and a Christmas Cactus with my 150 Apo Lanthar
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    Reviving a 210 Sironar, is it Worth it

    I was looking for a shutter for a 240 G Claron, I found one at Roberts Camera with a 210 f5.6 Sironar on it that has definite lens separation in the front element, maybe some in the rear element. Is...
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    Re: Mount a 240 G Claron in a Shutter

    Did the math and the measurements, not hard to do.
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    Re: Mount a 240 G Claron in a Shutter

    Sounds like a decent idea, I was hoping I could just use a Prontor f4.7 scale as a model. But the Copal has a an equal distance between fstops the Prontor doesn't. Just looking it seems possible. I...
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    Re: Mount a 240 G Claron in a Shutter

    I found a damaged lens in a Copal #1. Now how do I find fstop/shutter speed scales for the Copal shutter. Should I contact camera repair places or is there a way to contact Copal directly? I have...
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    Re: Mount a 240 G Claron in a Shutter

    I got a whole batch of Polaroid MP3 lenses when I bought an MP3 stand form a hospital lab. They had made a standard camera adapter for the stand, but replaced it all with a new MP4 (new in the mid...
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    Mount a 240 G Claron in a Shutter

    I came across a 240 G Claron when a photolab was closing down. I have tried to mount it in a Polaroid Prontor #1 but there seems to be a ridge behind the aperture blades that is preventing the rear...
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    Re: 4x5 B&W development - no processor

    I have been using a Nikor cage tank for years, can take up to 12 sheets in 1200cc of liquid. Thich is pushing most developers capacity, so I generally use 8 sheets. I have a thin pipe that keeps the...
  39. Re: new Burke and James commercial view 810 owner

    I looked at one in pieces last summer, it had the front and rear standard but the bellow was separated, probably a new bellows but the wrong size. It had a 4x5 and 8x10 looked like B&J backs. I past...
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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    I have been considering getting back into 4x5, haven't used my Linhof IV in 10 years. Bought a lens to get me going but also put my 120 Nikon Macro AmED on a Linhof board.
    I think daturas are a...
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