I'd owned two different 210XL's at some point (long story), and both of them were super sharp in the center at f8, and across 8x10 frame at f16. The sharpness did drop slightly with the unobtanium...
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I'd owned two different 210XL's at some point (long story), and both of them were super sharp in the center at f8, and across 8x10 frame at f16. The sharpness did drop slightly with the unobtanium...
First I thought "this would use a lot of developer"
Then I looked at some math - using a 2 1/2" pipe to fit comfortably a 120mm roll, with a length of 35" yields a volume of about 172in3, or 2.8...
Welcome, quite a few of us here.
Do check out https://www.5x4.co.uk/ as well.
Hey Ravi, good to see you here too!
It's a fun project indeed. However have you considered the archival qualities of your A4 sleeves? If your sleeve contains PVC it will yellow, gas out and potentially destroy the negatives. In my...
For powder C41 or E6, don't think they exist. For economy however you should try Rollei Digibase C41, which has separate bleach and fix, and the concentrate stores a long time in the fridge (not the...
It's quite rare indeed. Here's a similar lens (Sinar branded) https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEAR-MINT-Sinar-Sinaron-WS-80-300mm-F5-6-Apo-Sironar-W-80-300-5-6-JAPAN-/164181568298, relisted here...
I have the Intrepid enlarger. While it's small, setting it up to print is a massive hassle, especially if you don't have a good copy stand or a geared head to align the enlarger parallel with your...
I think Rod made a typo, he meant one should not add a filter to the rear of the lens after focusing.
This is the same issue as putting a Fresnel lens between the ground glass and the lens, it...
This might sound like a ridiculous idea, but I'm wondering why can't centre filters be made for the rear elements? Lenses like the Super Symmar XL 110mm has a 52mm thread on the rear vs 67mm on the...
Don't have a Tech III anymore but if you peel back the leatherette covering the rangefinder part you'll see a couple fo screws to adjust the mirrors and to remove the housing. Watch out for the...
Mounted a 600mm Nikkor-T for kicks and giggles and the camera bowed a bit. That's about 3.5 lbs on the camera at near full extension. If I can find the photos I'll post.
Thank you gentlemen for the suggestions, I'll explore some DIY options now that I know 115mm press-on holder is a thing.
If I want to use square 100mm filter on those lenses, what options do I have? Lee only makes filter adapter in 95mm and 105mm diameter, not 100mm. Trying to search for 100mm filter adapter is just...
I shall be there as well, likely will hang around at Kosmo Foto's booth.
The 5-degree attachment can only read as low as EV3. Just use the incident meter normally, or start at EV2 and bracket away.
It will fit fine, I have the same camera & similar back.
The only problem I have is that the DaYi back is slightly too thick, so I have to loosen the two screws that hold the Graflok spring down a...
Probably because Hugo doesn't sell through eBay and people like eBay for the "buyer protection". And the eBay store must have sold quite a lot (based on their 1000+ feedbacks), it's not nice but not...
The new website looks quite good, visually more impactful and loads better on my phone. Very nice work!
Jason, do you have any recommendation for bonding agents for multi-coated elements that laypeople can buy?
Check what I wrote more closely. If you rotate the back to the opposite side, you will always frame and shoot the upper half of your 8x10.
Saw one in the camera shop by the Dom in Cologne. Looks exactly like a Tech III on steroid. The shop wanted €2000 for it, IIRC.
Intrepid's bellows material is quite thick and "industrial" so if they make the universal front it wouldn't have helped much. A replaceable bellows adds cost and complexity to the camera. You'll be...
Did you actually get great results with the taco method? I couldn't. Yes you can dev with coffee and vitamin C for pennies, but how about colour?
AA would think rubber band's ghetto too. That's...
Can't wait for this thread to spawn into 10s of pages with the OP no where to be found after.
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I can see at least 3:
- Less developer required.
- Repeatable result. Sliding a hair band down some film neither secure nor repeatable.
- Doesn't look ghetto.
That metrics is super inflated, no one should take it seriously.
Joining a FB group is super easy - almost as easy as creating an account here. Takes no effort at all.
What fraction of them...
If you ignore gimmicks and lo-fis, only 1/5 of that list is worth mentioning. Only a fraction of that is available in sheets. That means fewer than half a dozen colour films (+ and -) and about a...
If reflection is your concern, look up "Benro Light Tent Hood Cover". A focusing cloth covering the back of the camera and the bellows is also prudent to protect against light leak entering the dark...
Wouldn't it be too dark in the corners to actually make sense of the coverage though? Also OP's Nikkor has a larger than 8x10 circle of illumination but much less useful sharpness, so checking the...
Looking good! How are you gluing the wood to the glass piece to make your ground-glass grinding tool?
The problem is you used a Benro gear head instead of the elegant Arca Swiss Cube :p
Kidding aside, you can use something like this clamp+plate in between your Benro plate and camera bottom:
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Provia 100f is available in 35mm format, maybe you can pick up a roll and play with bracketing first? ProcessUK always has some in stock for about £12/roll.
To answer your question I rate mine at...
Can't you just turn the camera 90 degree using the top panning of the head? Can you maybe take a photo of your current set up?
If you have only those few lenses and movements in mind, then get a shift-only camera like the Silvestri T30. They're a bit rare but is within your budget.
Just browsing Badger and found they have this new Shen-Hao HZX45-F - looks near identical to the HZX45 iiA, but with asym back. The bak design is very similar to Ebony's, from which many Shen Hao...
More info can be found in this thread:
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?149499
works fine on your CPE2. If you feel like supporting the eBay seller instead of...
Wet plate supplies in the UK stocks all the chems required to make anything homemade formulas imaginable, from pan-sensitized dry plates to home made developers. There are many pre-diluted solutions...
Quite tight, but most 300mm lenses have a flange-focal distance of less than 300mm, so you'll have a centimeter or two of wiggling room by default, which means you can focus as close as ~6 meters. A...
Was there last year, it's extremely focused in digital though. I have a promo discount if anyone interested in saving a few £££, PM me.