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For the sake of discussion and comparison, here is a pinhole photograph shot with a Zero 4x5--set to 50mm and the .28mm pinhole (the middle size of three pinhole choices on its rotating aperture...

I recently purchase two folder cameras from sellers in England. Delivery was slow, but there were no custom problems or fees--they were simply straight forward purchases using PayPal. No...

Just for the record, the Nettar rear element is not the problem--it is seated in the barrel and all I was doing was raising the retainer ring. The problem may instead be that the middle element was...

I haven't got my courage up yet to dremel the ring, but that is probably what I will do--very carefully. Will probably isolate the drill field from the rest of the interior bellows and element glass...

Thank you for the responses. By "monkeying" with the ring, I meant I was using a spanner wrench--as carefully and as forcefully as I dared. The term "cross threaded" does seem to apply. The jammed...

This pertains to a 6x6 camera--but perhaps the problem could be shared with bigger lenses. I have a Franka Solida folding camera with an Ennagon 75mm lens (nice glass)--which is not flush with the...

corgan,

I would suggest looking for a excellent condition Crown Graphic on Ebay--they are relatively cheap, beautifully engineered, keep a lens in place when clamped shut and are very fast to set...

Andrew,

I would suggest not focusing at infinity and instead focus on the tree or more mid-ground. A 135mm lens on a 4x5 focused on mid-ground out to 80 feet or so ought to sharply focus (perhaps...

Domaz,

I have an old Graphic 5x7. The bottom tripod mounting socket is 1/4 inch. Beyond this info, I can't really suggest how to go about with any replacement of the socket--it is buried beneath...

I have a lens very much like this, picked up from a Shuttterbug ad back in the 90's. Indeed, it is heavy. I estimated the focal length as around 210mm. My father-in-law mounted it to a lensboard...

Jackpie,

The leather sides of the glass cover were old and stiff, the cover shaft and glass frame metal were rusty and the springs looked questionable. And it was heavy. The actual GG steel...

Here are more images, maybe. I found this Toyo on Ebay late last year--it came with a lovely 4x5 rotating back with a grid GG. But I'm partial to my Crown Graphic, especially since a number of my...

Agfa Pan 100 in 4x5.

Another photo. Note the space for the back-swing camera part on this side of the camera breeches the ramp for the CFH--but it doesn't effect the light trap. A thicker back or a 1/2 inch wood spacer...

Here are some photos of the B&J/Deardorff GG frame back for the Toyo Field.

Hmmm, seems I can only load one image at a time. So this is it, unless anyone wants more from the dozen shots I took.
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Jackpie.

I'll take a few photos of the modification I did with the B&J 5x7 back. I'd originally had a 5x7 back made by someone, but it simply had a plastic/metal 5x7 back screwed into a well-made...

Kerry,

Thank you for your post. I just picked up some series 7 push on filters for a Ektar 210mm. I'd been wondering how to get a filter on this lens. Also found some modern filter adapters...

Thierry,

An Ebay seller in Japan sells replacement bellows for this camera for $100.00 (and perhaps big shipping expenses). I'm not sure if this is an old factory item or a good aftermarket...

I'm inclined to try and attach a new bellows to an 8x10 Deardorff I picked up on Ebay sometime back. There are a few sources for new bellows. From experience, can anyone comment on the relative...

John,

Maybe this isn't the camera you mean, but I have a near mint Toyo Field 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 which I picked up on Ebay with only a 4x5 rotating back. The 5x7 back is a rare item and I had one...

stephen,

My wife and I acquired some young goats with this camera-hauling idea in mind (that was her rationalization to get me to go along with taking in goats). Out of love and optimism, she...

I used to think nothing of hauling a Crown Graphic 4x5 with a half-dozen cut film holders, 2 or 3 lenses, a 398 deluxe light meter, a cheap focusing loupe, a 5lb tripod and food and water enough to...

I found the old Kodak paper envelopes deteriorate with use and start shedding white flakes. If I want to continue using the envelopes for loading exposed film, I put black photo tape over the torn...

I have a Benro C-157 M8 (earlier than current model) carbon tripod with a Vanguard SBH-250 ball head. The tripod is adequate for 4x5 and 5x7 cameras if you aren't fighting a wind. Last I looked,...

Took a day trip to Yellowstone on Saturday, the first nice day here in a long time. Took along a flotilla of pinhole cameras, a digital Sigma DP1s and my 4x5 Crown Graphic. Got lucky with last...

"Vibration resonance" seems to be related to the weight of the camera and its own vibration frequency relative to the tripod. I've found aluminum tripods designed for 30+ lb capacity work fine for 4...

I pull it out and either use it to block direct light entering the holder slit or use it to shade the lens. And you need to flip it to indicate the film has been exposed. A few double exposures...

This is in regards to the old Compur shutters dating back to the 1930's or so, the ones with the iris functions and shutter speeds determined by separate little wheels. The aperture scale lever is...

My first 4x5 was a Crown graphic in near mint condition. It is the only 4x5 I've ever used in the field and I have hauled it all around--backpacking in the Sierra Neveda, Beartooths, Yellowstone and...

I've always put exposed film back into separate, empty, saved boxes of film. My most recent problem has been not having any extra 5x7 boxes and so exposed film has been stored in the film holders in...

Well, just to ask, I have film dating to the early 1980's (4x5 Ilford FP4 and HP5) and mid 1990's (5x7 T-max 100, 400 and Plus-x--100 sheet boxes). All has been stored in the fridge.

I've gotten...

Just a few years ago, used Jobo gear on Ebay was cheap. It discouraged me from selling my CPP2 and the large-format film drums. How times seem to have changed.

How long before Beseler 45...

xdesign,

For starters, look for a clean 135mm or 150mm lens--Schneider, Caltar, Rodenstock, Fuijinon, etc.--modern or older versions Good ones turn up on Ebay all the time for modest prices...

I had much the same thing happen when buying a Toyo 810M earlier this year. The right back standard travel knob, while showing some problem in the auction photo, was simply disintegrating when I...

There is a nice looking Butcher half-plate camera on Ebay at the moment that looks as if it would be a relatively easy project to convert to 5x7. I have enough new cameras to keep me busy and so...

I mistakenly identified Slideprinter as DDGC. Actually, it is DDIC--Denver Digital Image Center. I got back the B&W test shots done 2 weeks ago just today--both 4x5 and 8x10. Very nice processing.

Sometimes an Ebay purchase delivers an item to me that doesn't match the physical description to a standard I hold to myself. I've not experienced a grievous discrepancy. If something isn't "as...

I use Slideprinter (DDGI) in Denver for my E-6 now. Their turn around time for E-6 is just a day or so and they are happy to both receive and send work back by Priority US Mail. Most of the recent...

I've looked over the Deardorff bellows mounting (the rear bellows frame has screws on the outside of the back standard) and determined I could probably attach a new bellows myself. Has anyone any...

Yes, I've been touring the Deardorff related web sites and visiting the Ebay store showing remaining Deardorff parts. I picked up two new splitters (4x10 & 5X8) just the other day from there--with...