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Thank you. Wonderful advice.


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Thank you for sharing the similar manual. Just one question: when it says agitate in direction of film sheets does that mean if I’m looking down at the tank and the sheets run horizontal relative to...

Thank you for your advice, Alan. Yes, mine came with the loading guide piece which is helpful.


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If anyone has a PDF to share that would be much appreciated.


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Thank you all.


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Yes, I know, such info does not matter in terms of picture-making, but I do like to know the design history of lenses I own.

When it comes to Nikkor large format lenses as far as I have been able...

I never pre-washed film in 20 years of processing. Never noticed any issues. However, as I recently started using Fomapan 100 in 4x5 sheets I now pre-wash that emulsion only since Foma’s dyes are so...

Thank you for the responses. Some good points. All things considered I think I will stick with hangers and clips.


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Does anyone have experience using these generic brand acrylic 4x5 film drying racks? Are they recommended? I am thinking of picking up a few to minimise any marks left on sheet from my current clip...

Blue Moon Cameras in Portland, Oregon, have a large range of LF lenses in good to mint condition, often at price ranges below eBay.


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I shoot FP4 and HP5 in 4x5 format and develop in HC-110 regularly. I use a Paterson 3-reel tank with a “20th Century Cameras” brand sheet film insert that is made of 3D-printed plastic. I have found...

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My Tachihara Fiel 45 with Schneider Xenar 15cm f3.5 (1928) in Compur dial set shutter. Recent outing in the Blue...

Thank you kindly. This answers my question. I will have to give it a miss since it doesn’t not provide the solution I was looking for in terms of screwing in a new brand name filter.


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Yes. That is what I mean. Typo!

I am looking at buying a Kodak Series VII filter ring for my Commercial Ektar 8.5 inch f/6.3 lens. Based on Kodak documentation I am aware I need the Series VII ring that is labelled as 1 1/3 inch...

I have a 8.5” Commercial Ektar and discovered that the front lens mount takes 45mm push on caps. This size is not available in Schneider caps so I bought a 44mm cap and lined it with some black tape...

Thank you. A valuable insight. Cheers.


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I just bought a Tachihara 45GF. Looking for its serial number. What exactly is the “rear base crossmember”?


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My lens arrived. It seems the front lens mount requires a 45mm push-on lens cap (44mm being too small and 46mm being too large). The rear fits a 44mm push-on lens cal snugly. Seems that only Kaiser...

Does anyone know what push-on lens cap size fits the front and rear (if different) of a Kodak Commercial Ektar 8.5 inch f/6.3?

Also, while 1940s data sheets state that the front needs a special...

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There is also the Walter White option …


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Does anyone know of any contemporary photographers who use a Goerz Artar (whether for landscapes, portraits, etc) that have websites on which I can view images to gauge the rendition?


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I just picked up a Fujinon NW 125mm f/5.6 beauty. It is the version with 46mm front filter size (there are 52mm and 55mm front filter versions of the NW) and a 39mm rear filter thread.

The data...

Useful. Thanks.


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Thanks for the measurements. As it turns out I purchased a cheap 39mm lens hood with standard 0.75 pitch thread to see if it would fit the front of this lens. That way I would know for certain that a...

If you end up buying an older lens in an older Compur shutter, I can recommend Custom Photo Tools (based in Portugal, Google them) for professionally machined adaptor rings that will fit Compur rear...

My back up option if all of this is too costly is to simply buy a variable ND filter so that I can reduce exposure times to a few seconds for manual “lens cap over the lens” method. Does anyone know...

I will look into a Packard-Ideal shutter too as I want to avoid a modern Copal since I want to retain a large number of ours blades


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Thanks for the tip. I will look them up.

Out of interest, how did you find this particular Artar for use in portraits (if ever)?


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I have searched the forum but could not find the answer to my query.

Basically, I have purchased a good copy of a Goerz Apochromatic Artar 10 3/4 inch in barrel mount with flange. It is the...

Thank you. This is helpful. I have the exact same version so I will try this solution.


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I have a Schneider Xenar 15cm f/3.5 dated to 1929. I would like to use filters on it and as far as I have been able to determine the filter thread is likely 40.5mm with a 0.5mm pitch. Can anyone...

You can download Toyo catalogues at the link below with full specifications on lens boards and other accessories.

https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/rl/rlToyoMisc.htm


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Toyo field cameras like the 45A accept Toyo 110x110mm lens boards while Toyo monorail cameras accept larger sizes (I think 127x127mm from memory). So, no, you can not use both sizes on both types.
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It cost me AUD 80 inclusive of shipping. Approx USD 57


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Well, after a 10-week wait the Compur II/5 to Copal 3 adaptor finally arrived from Custom Photo Tools in Portugal. There were some delays with shipping it due to the holiday season, but Jose from...

I forgot to mention that the Bausch and Lomb catalogues are especially informative in Zeiss lenses of the era since they had the US rights to manufacture their designs.


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Also, look at some supplier catalogues from circa 1880-1910 here and you will find lots of listings and illustrations on Zeiss lenses from the era.

http://www.piercevaubel.com/cam/catalogs.htm
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[QUOTE=Kiwi7475;1624653]If you know the size you can also get it from Luland.

My understanding is that Luland retaining rings are for Compur rim set shutters, not the older dial set shutters which...