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I have some LF lenses with ACTUAL FL hand written on barrel which varies by sample

Obviously done on optical bench as somebody thought it important

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As a kid I took the stairs, met parents on top

Thanks Greg, I suspected the swing was disabled, the camera seemed a Bitza, the price was right, only 2 bidders, I beat the other guy by $5, and got a great value

I will fix it

I quickly moved to 8X10 X-Ray film when I started here as it was cheap to learn on

Find our X-Ray threads

The really good X-Ray film is gone, but plenty of cheap 8X10 remains, I suggest this...

All good info guys, thanks!

The bare wood stripped by somebody prior, is dense, fine straight grain but hard to drill, screws don't hold well second use

for now I will stain the bare wood, not...

This winter I bought both. The 5X7 came with 3 backs ready to go

The 8X10 may be from a member, but IDK, both cameras and parts came from eBay

I have taken the 8X10 as far apart as I need to...

am I missing the posts that speak of angle of view differences from various lens design with same focal lengths

and what is minimum focus, vs 'normal' which is...

then we have various format...

Cool....good plan!

Somebody will be happy

but I am far from LA

Switch to best available Digi with wide lenses

Most Pros have, some here too

Looks custom

but your image is already on this page
...

I first looked on iPhone and image was too small

Now on big monitor

not Schneideritis

It always helps to give more info in the first post than later

Good fortune to you

Not on glass

Black paint failure
Usually a German lens

Don’t worry

No doubt it is heavier and better paper

The big change is the filter grades, which won't require double times

but do we need new filters?

I use them handheld under lens

do we now use 1/2...

I seem to be specializing in old film, old paper and old everything else

I even have old Rodinol, a full case, several gallons of old TF5

old distilled water too

and my eyes are aging...

Ilford Multigrade IV RC Portfolio Paper (Glossy, 4 x 6", 100 Sheets)

B&H thinks they are getting more
...

Don't worry Oren, I will be buying the paper as well

ASAP

Agree

I got almost the last of NOS Postcard size 4X6

AMAZON had 20 boxes on the Ilford store, but it was on a closed LA Dealer eBay

then 13. minutes ago and 11 now as I bought 2 more
...

LOL Ilford includes a POSTCARD template in the release

They watch us carefully!

Tim Rudman's Newsletter
January 2021

I got by email today, he tested the new paper

but his site is down

A very real problem is many seem unable to pack delicate things carefully

I have received a fair share of heavily damaged cameras and lenses

If you have ever seen how I pack, you know how to...

Thanks John!

Here is open box LODIMA, I think I bought it on this forum

No dates on boxes

almost full 8X10 and 1/4 full 7.5 X 10

Peter and I saw Michael and Paula exhibition in Highland...

As aid to my AZO Paper exploration, I must thank Bernice Loui for a large box of Amidol about 5 years ago

I have not opened it, yet...

Thank you, Bernice Loui!

Yes

Here is my 'new' AZO, 1971, 1980, nearly full 8X10 boxes

I tried it when I started here in my bathroom darkroom

I was having many difficulties, some health, some beginner issues as I was last...

Very good answer!

Thank you

I do the same

my iPhone gets the most action

Congratulations!

Do only collect and restore or do you use them as well?

Just curious

Good idea David!

I am looking for my thin teflon tape, a roll I tested on Instron 52 years ago, it is the best Teflon tape I ever used

I have many others

Once used to tighten I hope to...

I have the opposite problem

Let's use one thread

Mine is too loose and needs something

Thanks guys, the SF image was conceived as homage of Josephine Baker

She often wore real pearls, I bought fakes just for this shoot

Too bad she had to go to Paris...

The sitter is an...

Really old art gets stolen for ransom

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/arts/design/frans-hals-stolen-painting.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

I vastly prefer to shoot people in any format, not easy at all

I try to set stage ahead of time

My model is no longer available, ever again

Here are my 2 best, one 11X14 and the other D750,...

John,

I was unaware of Lina until your comment

For the last hour been on her site, I won't go on any unsocial media

https://www.linabessonova.photography/

is her big enlarger a Calumet...

Good points Rick, may our fathers rest in peace

and a good use of a thread

Here is a 1938 pro shot of my father and my first ever 4X5 shot handheld Speed Graphic 1998, borrowed camera, next LF...

I will commit a LFPF crime and post my second LF image I ever made, a DIY 5X7 Oatmeal Box round tube with DIY pinhole

1998 as first assignment in my only photography class ever, first and all...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50845083611_c35f4ed6be_z.jpgPinhole selfie 1998 by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

Nope, but you could copy it with LF then post

However I have no way of stopping any post

Image moved internally to 2021 Selfies

Thanks John, here is her website https://www.linabessonova.photography/

Maybe LFPF becomes a place to link to outside experts

Go watch Tim's latest video today, 'Wild Horses'

I also put a lip on front, I will add a chain (good idea) soon but my lid stops when tilted onto the Elwood

Nice Mike

A member here is using that exact design to make and offer prints from 1k to 5K