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Should've thought to check the vintage lens list found on this very site! Looks like they are fairly equivalent lenses... similar price range, and the Symmar has a slightly larger cover circle.

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Thanks all, that confirms my suspicions!... I like my Symmar and am happy with it! The devil you know, etc. etc. :D

I have an old Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar 210mm (the one that's convertible to a 370mm by removing the front element), and I could trade it in for a Rodenstock Sironar 210mm. Note: This is *not* the...

Yeah it's definitely a linhof-type board, but manufactured by Toyo-View (it's branded on the back but you can't quite see it in the pic).

Thank you all for the help! I was able to unscrew the...

Hi there,

I just received a new lens that I bought off ebay recently, and it came on what appears to be a Toyo View lens board, although it is of linhof dimensions. I'd like to install the lens on...

For anyone curious, here's what I ended up doing; my main problem was that the fresnel I had was in really bad shape, and using it made the image on the GG harder to see, and harder to focus on. I...

Thank you all for the replies! It sounds like I should just go ahead and make some tests to find out since I'm not sure if the initial fresnel/gg "sandwich" is even the correct arrangement!

Some context first; I bought an Omega View 45F camera that came with the following arrangement: Lens -> Fresnel (ribbed side facing GG) -> GG (frosted side facing lens) -> Eye

After cleaning it, I...

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Rocky beach scene in Northern Quebec
FPP Frankenstein 200, HC-110 B for 4.5min
OmegaView 45F, good old Wollensack 135mm f4.7 (shot at f32)

Gah... good call I hadn't even noticed it. To my defense, this is only my 3rd exposure with a large format camera (total that is! I just bought my first ever LF camera :) ) and there's so many things...

Not a particularly beautiful tree by any mean, but hey, the title did say "post *your* trees", and this one is ours! It's a ~70 years old silver maple from our backyard and it unfortunately has to be...

Had no idea Foma was that much cheaper in Europe! In the US, looks like it's ~$1.10/sheet for FPP Frankenstein (if you buy 25 sheets), and $1.60/sheet for Arista/Foma (if you buy 25... a bit cheaper...

For anyone interested; I contacted them (FPP) about the availability of Frankenstein 200, and they told me that:

1. It would be restocked in August, so it's not going away (but in the meantime,...

I was wondering the same thing, the only bit of info I was able to find was from here: https://randomphoto.blogspot.com/2021/11/fpp-frankenstein-200-film.html?m=1

It doesn't say much, but my guess...

Was asking myself the very same question recently and ended up getting a box of Frankenstein 200, now, granted, I don't have much to compare it to, other than a (very) expired box of Tri-X, but...

I've been seeing a lot Schneider lenses in Sinar DB mount that sell for relatively cheap on used gear sites recently (here's an example:...

An old house in my neighborhood. Shot on a Mamiya 645 1000s, Fomapan 400, developed in Ilford DD-X (click to view bigger size)

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Thank you all for the warm welcome! Someone asked what type of work I enjoyed, for large format, I would say mostly landscape and architectural! One photographer who's work I just recently discovered...

I unfortunately can't claim to be that young anymore (but I guess it's relative!), but in the world of large format photography I certainly am! Will probably end up PMing you :)

Hi there! Medium format enthusiast looking to get into large format (probably a not-too-expensive 4X5 monorail camera to begin with, still shopping around), this forum has been a treasure trove of...