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I have. It works. Be sure to add 1/3 stop since the B&W film's ASA is for daylight & is 1/3 stop slower for Tungsten.

Jim, good to see you're keeping busy. We all benefit from your work. I hope you & June are doing well in these tumultuous times.

You can always use a diopter on your lens.

I'd look into the Imagons. I have two of them, a 200mm & a 300mm. The amount of diffusion depends on the disk that is used. Love them!

Be careful. Not all film slides fit all holders, even from the same manufacturer.

Having taught color theory at the American Film Institute Conservatory, I can accurately say that green and red are not complimentary colors. Green's complimentary is magenta, and red's...

Meter a gray card through the filters to get your compensation. If you have a meter on the 67, put the filters on and meter through the lens. When I was shooting cinema, I stacked as many as 9...

I have a 200 Imagon that covers 8x10 wide open. I know it isn't supposed to cover it, but it does. There may be other lenses out there that are wider.

I've shot a lot with my Imagons and really like the quality. That said, I shoot them wide open with no holy slide.

You can use any head to do this. You need to find the nodal point of the lens (it's not always in the center of the barrel). Then you need to get that point over the center of the rotation point. ...

You can use aluminum pipe with Speed Rail fittings and make almost anything. This is extensively used in the motion picture industry.

Also, you could use a diopter.

I stay in motels and usually load/unload film in a closet (bathroom) at night. I wouldn't worry about image loss, & if you are, give the film an added density of 1/3 stop.

Get a small dehumidifier and keep it in the breathable hood. I have one in my darkroom and it works great.

Yes

Umm, the bellows are used for focusing the lens. This is focusing the lens. If one moves the camera closer to a subject, the bellows are extended & the image is larger -- not because the bellows...

Nice shot! Nice format!

Because you can!

Nice. How about the photo of yourself from the LF camera?

Having shot quite a bit on the water with motion picture cameras, a pontoon boat is much more stable than a single keel boat. It's probably not practical for you, but it's much more stable. Also,...

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Beautiful Tri!

I agree with Mark. I have an 8x10 Deardorff & love it. It was a working camera and shows it. But it can do whatever I want. BTW I do have an 8x10 enlarger & the difference in quality is minimal on...

Love the V8!

Hey Randy, I'm sure you look forward to the new lens "cleaning." I hope all is well. :-)

The flashlight advice is pretty standard focusing procedure in the film industry for Asst. Cameramen. It works!

Better get new glasses. ;-) I have pin hole lens glasses. ;-)

Randy, that's a bummer. I love the Pictorialist style of images.

I have to respectfully disagree with Bob. I have the 300 Imagon & a 200 Imagon and have made photographs in flat light. I think what Bob was referring to is not the light so much as the contrast of...

Congratulations Jim. Contact me off line about pricing.

Thanks!

When I stayed at Wild Cat Hill and spoke with Kim Weston, he said that a lot of those images were made over the course of a day long exposure. He didn't mention anything about pin hole lenses. ...

I determined the focal length of my pinhole lenses, compose with a "normal" lens of the same focal length, then swap it out for the pinhole lens. Works great.

Depending on the lens design, your 5 1/4" could be accurate. And, like you said, I'd base my bellows factor on the 5 1/4" base.

Enjoy your shooting.

Mark

My Sinar came with a Sinar case that has two boxes with slots that fit the lens boards. The boxes fit in the designed case one on top of the other. The camera hangs inside. It's a bit heavy, but...

You're going to make it wonderful! Just a lot of BST!

Way to go Jim!!

Been there done that during the last eclipse of the sun. But I'm in SoCal most of the time.

I keep a tank of Nitrogen in my darkroom for both lenses & negs (pressure set at 90 psi). Works great, never had a problem.

I was in the the SE UK & Paris to Burgundy France in Nov. & Dec. and loved the overcast. We went there with that in mind. And I love the images I was able to make. Here in SoCal it's sunny most of...

As an owner of one of your prints, I totally agree that they must be seen to be fully appreciated! Can't make it this time, but will see you soon.

All the best,

Mark