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I have never had this problem with wooden holders, but frequently with plastic ones.
The only good solution I know is to 1st - use a large enough dark cloth. Mine for 8x10 is 5x7 feet. Then always...

Thanks for the video. Good looking camera. I suggest you carry through with a much larger dark cloth. Mine for 7x17 is 5x8 feet. You may need one 6x8 or 7x10 for really good coverage. Another...

Have you tried a Schneider Angulon, not Super? Small, low cost and sharp enough for me.

Agitaton appears too vigorous. Lift and dip more gently.

Weegee, and other freelance and news photographers of his time simplified things.
The lens was set at a preferred aperture. The camera was focused at the hyperfocal distance, or a preferred shorter...

I assume you keep the dark cloth over the camera as you insert and remove the holder, and that your dark cloth is large enough. for 4x5 I prefer one 4ft x5 ft. Anything smaller has always proven...

At the college we used D-23 which was replenished after each set of film. The developer was changed only at the beginning of each semester.

The Weston Meter is what AA based the Zone System on. Zone III, V and VIII are indicated on the dial.

When I got my first 4x5, in 1938, it was considered Medium Format. Time brings changes to most things.

If you belong to AAA, get a Camping Guide for Western States

1- 2.25x3.25
3 - 4x5
2 - 5x7
1 - 8x10
1 - 5x12
1 - 7x17
The only one I don't use, or do so rarely is the 2x3

It is difficult to beat the Nikkor M, f9, 300mm within your specifications.
It is small, light, sharp and will fold into many field cameras.

Mine has a rewound early motor and works well. I ALWAYS develop film at the slowest possible speed to get the drum rotating.

I don't know how to fix it, but I know how to prevent it. I have always done as Lachlan says and lifted the drum, regardless of size. My unit is one of the earliest made and all I have done is have...

The Studio shutter seems simple, but I have not been able to find a repairman willing to undertake repair. One highly recommended in California didn't even open it up before returning it with a...

Try a less active developer, like D-23 or HC110 1+80 to1+100.

Another well done beauty!

Beautiful image!

Yes, definitely, slip on adapters

If you purchase a computer with W11, it is far better to get 16megs of ram, and the same for SSD space. Less and speed will suffer.
W10 does a good job with PS and LR. For me it's greatest selling...

I scan 8x10 with Microtek, Scanmaker i900. It scans via transmission, not reflection and has done a great job for about 20 years.

I totally agree with you. I see no value in the use of RC regardless of price. Some say they use it to see if an image is worth printing on fiber paper, toning, etc.
The 2 prints will be too...

A few years ago I had the problem of finding a company which would ship to me. I asked my doctor of many years if he could order for me and he did so.

Have you tried a "Tray Stacker"? They were a space-saver for me when I had a darkroom 2ft x 6 ft with a 5x7 enlarger.

I think I have enough film to last my lifetime. About 400 sheets of 8x10, 250 - 5x12, 200 - 5x7, 6 - 4x5 film packs + 125 sheets of flat film, I haven't tried to count the 120 which I don't use...

Now here is a man who thinks as I do.

Is there a place near the body, or otherwise that the curved end can be secured? It appears to me it is doing nothing as it is.

I understand the camera image, but how was it converted?
Thanks

Gimp takes a little learning, but it works.

There is no such thing as "cheap" silver papers. Lupex is the only currently made contact paper I know of. Azo, Velox and other formerly made contact papers papers bring a premium price.
Enlarging...

I would never trust m y very small and lightweight 4x5 Ikeda to such a setup. Much less the 8x10 or 5x12.

Try shooting with the lens wide open and focused just short of the subject.

A terrifically well done image!

My favorite holders for helping to prevent double exposures are some 5x7 glass plate holders, most with adapters for film. One side of the dark slides in 1" lettering says "EXPOSED". Hard to miss if...

NEVER - NEVER TRUST YOUR MEMORY - that is the only sure method.

After 9/11 it became unlawful to photograph military installations, government buildings, bridges, etc. I don't know if they are still enforcing this, but they did for several years.

I have several Kodak (and other brands) wooden folding tripods. When set up correctly they are extremely sturdy. Any vibrations which will be amplified by metal and CF tripods, are dampened...

The blue cast on the film will have no influence on the printing of any alt process.

in x-ray film, Green or blue refers to the phosphors to which it responds the best. Most use green in cameras, bu tI have used both and find only a slight difference in exposure speed. Green also...

I used this method years ago when paper was cheaper. Now I don't make paper negatives because of cost. I use x-ray film with which I am very familiar because I learned with orthochromatic film in...