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yes...some painters (and draw-ers) used lenses in their early "pre-photographic" era camera obscuras to help them in their craft. (also camera lucidas, which were a bit different). Many of the...

No...just a German classic (a humble 944) - in a color called "Maraschino Red:"

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Green like the Toyo VX? That would be cool! Or, more like a British racing green? Love this on something like an old Jag. or MGA, even an older 911 - but on a camera I'm not so sure...hmmm...

I'm working myself into another 11x14 camera build...and for this one I think I want to design it for exclusive use with the 305 - to help keep things simple and (relatively) compact and light(ish)...

Yes...thinking also that this will also involve a bit of diffusion material and some long...long....long exposures!

I can remember the first time I had my first (giant, DIY sliding-box) 11x14 camera out on location at Pemaquid Point, Maine. Boy, what a bear even then...getting this thing, along with my Quick-Set...

Part of the reason that the 150 G-Claron works so well for 5x7 negatives is that the Heiland LED VC light source is sufficiently oversized to help mitigate ray-angle issues.

But...no way, no how...

My 305 G-Claron works wonderfully with 11x14, and I find that if I need axial moments in the field working near or at infinity, I can usually mitigate issues with falloff and/or edge performance by...

How cool is that...the signature and date on the edge of the element? And here I was, thinking that the phrase "an objective without signature" was possibly referring to a completely boring/sterile...

My three 11x14 film cassettes are still in mint/like new condition, but my (DIY plywood) 11x14 camera has been so trashed and cannibellized:confused: (jeesh...cannot spell that word!) over the years,...

"Pass them along before we die..." This resonates. Thinking about how much money I'd lost last year when I let my Hasselblad gear go to a dealer (a very reputable one...and no disrespect), it...

I was very moved by your video...and feel newly inspired!

Breathtaking image...but a detail I think worth mentioning in good company, is the importance (and challenge) of submersing/covering the...

Here's an admission...that, depending on the nature of light and subject matter, there are times when the image on my (Maxwell) GG is so bright and "snappy" that I absolutely do not need a focussing...

That theoretical diffraction limitation does not really become evident (even in very large prints) until apertures of at least one stop smaller (and sometimes two stops) than those commonly...

Some of my plastic holders do this very slightly...but the spring pressure from the film back is more than enough to straighten this curvature and all is well (and light-tight). But your mileage may...

Gee...thanks! :)

Low profile quick release with large (4x5 inch-ish footprint) plate.

Plate should be slotted to allow for one or two 3/8" (or 1/4" as option) screws to be adjustable to particular camera specs....

If you could possibly shave off 10mm of FL - you might look for a 110mm 5.6 XL. Significantly smaller/lighter/brighter than the 120mm SA, which is why I made this move about a year ago. But...

That looks just right! Are those garden cart wheels?

I'll bet you can balance this nicely so little or no amount of lift is necessary as you move it along.

Do you push it...or pull it like...

Thanks for the great replies!

I started with PMK back in 1992 (after having learned ABC pyro in 1982 from Cole Weston, but wanting more consistency) - having purchased a very outdated 32oz....

I've been souping my films mostly in Pyrocat these days...with the occasional use of HC-110. But now I have a hankering to get back into PMK - and while I'd previously mixed all of my PMK from...

Niels is spot on...the best reason for "learning a film" comes early - during the foundation-building process, not typically the time to "jump around" from film to film...especially if such jumping...

14" Kern (Swiss) Blue Dot Trigor and you will be a happy camper indeed!

As for rebuilding shutters, it seems that the most common shutter-related issue among us LF folks is a gunked-up slow speed mechanism (the little cage which contains the slow speed gears).

Turns...

...but why even use glass as the negative itself is glass?

If I were about to undertake the printing from a large number of glass plates, and assuming consistency of plate size...then I would...

Also...if you find yourself running out of coverage while using a forward axial tilt, you can often either use rear axial tilts if you have them (or rear base tilts if you have enough back focus) -...

spontaneous combustion of bellows...would be spectacular! :cool:

...Bryan I think you need to move that decimal over on that FL!

...and allow for longer exposures! :rolleyes:

Not an answer, but additional question: does the entire amount of vertically downward displacement need to be accomplished by the front only...or would an additional amount of rear rise also be...

Would be very easy to fabricate a lightweight, white (light reflective) "tent-fly" to clip (as do many regular tent flies) to the outside of the external frame. Such an accessory would help to...

...but thanks for posting - good for the rest of us, because it does sound very useful and who knows when we might need some?

Yessiree...dippin' and drinkin' - works for me! :o

Brilliant! Great mod for an otherwise "plain jayne" changing bag! Now I've got to do something really nice for my wife...because I just may have a bit of a sewing project lined up for her!

Probably my favorite LF lens of all time...a Kern built 14" Blue Dot Trigor - which I'd first tested by taping strips of the old Agfapan 25 to various spots in an 11/14 holder...middle and edges, and...

Ari...a tangential question regarding that tube of Black 3.0 - could you tell me what type and brand of ink this is (Sakura?), and if it is really truly opaque, and if maybe I could use it to retouch...

A very interesting thread...the first I can think of which actually offers some amount verification that this issue can indeed, at least if its progressed beyond a certain point (and depending on a...

Jeesh...now I'll start having weird dreams that Shneideritis is communicable to humans - and I'll wake up covered with white spots!

Ever see what can happen to an unwashed "reject" print that's been in the trash for awhile? Can look pretty amazing! Then again, its always advisable to give a good rinse to freshly processed...

I'm wondering if the micro profile of the elements edges would make the issue of mat vs gloss paint moot. In other words, the lightly ground texture of the elements edges would effectively create a...