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I'm impressed by how fast Sekonic got back to you with its diagnosis and with the reasonable charge for the repair :)

That's quite an accomplishment. So far, you've made 11 posts in this thread, 20% of the total, without making a single useful contribution. I can't be bothered making the effort to document doing...

The FLM Quick Release clamp is one solution to connecting the Gitzo centre column/lateral arm to my Leica, but there's another option I have that would work for both the Leica and my 4x5. It's what...

Photos of the FLM QR clamp that @Ari sent from Ottawa (FLM QLB 80).

Perfect fit for the 80mm diameter discs on the Gitzo centre column/lateral arm. The lever clears the disc, and the knob at the...

B&H has it in stock in 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14 and 16x20. A 2'x66' roll is special order.

The is the levelling base that I'm talking about. It should make the Manfrotto 410 Geared Pan and Tilt Head unnecessary, saving 1.2kg (2.7lb) of load at the camera for both 35mm and 4x5. The...

Nice. Reminds me of Sicily, where I lived for eight months a few years ago. Just want to suggest that in these circumstances it can be helpful to ask the subject to remove the hat or at least raise...

I've had consistently good service from national mail carriers at reasonable cost. Not cheap, but certainly not "outrageous". With respect to service, in the last year three deliveries via the Royal...

In addition to testing the Gitzo centre column/lateral arm with my Arca-Swiss 4x5 this weekend, I'll also be able to test my digital Leica without the weight of the Manfrotto 410 Geared Head. This...

This is the main 4x5 setup that I plan to test this weekend. I'll be using a Gitzo Series 3 tripod. I'll test without, and if necessary with, a Manfrotto 410 Gearerd Pan and Tilt Head, which weighs...

Thanks, the idea of using ankle or wrist weights hadn't occurred to me. In addition to being less expensive than what grip companies like Matthews sell, the weight of some ankle and wrist weight...

There's a fairly recent thread about this. There's a fellow in the UK who's 3D printing lens caps, perhaps others.

I'm updating on the FLM delivery in case others are interested in making an order with @Ari and because of a recent thread which showed a fair amount of frustration with international shipping cost...

Arca-Swiss configurable for 4x5 and 8x10

If you haven't seen it, Ilford has a video about Harman Direct Positive paper on its YouTube channel:

Printing Direct Positive Paper


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFUSiRwfOHs

Boldface added. This is pretty funny. Are you a reformed smoker too?

A word about ordering directly from FLM in Ottawa rather than from B&H, Adorama, etc…

I don't see a reason to give resellers a cut on what’s a special order anyway. The FLM price included free...

This is pretty weird. Even if you're in the U.S. there's no way to order and pay for the user manual electronically. It appears that you have to send the MAC Group a check for $8.00 via the post. I...

I've now learned via personal message that @Ari is the North American distributor for FLM.

Another good reason to order an FLM clamp and one of their plates instead of the usual. One reason that I...

I found this thread in about 30 seconds: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?14398-Nikkor-W-360mm

I have the lens, but your questions are awfully vague. It's a good,...

In order to use the Gitzo lateral arm rig without a tripod head, thereby reducing the load on the arm (see post #31), I've ordered a quick release clamp and plate. I stopped using Arca-Swiss style...

I hadn't thought of making a photo of the holder(s) in conjunction with my Artist's Viewfinder MK II photo. Good idea, I'll try it. Takes seconds, and gives me the date, time and geographic lat/long...

As stated at the outset, I want to use the Gitzo rig for more than overhead shots, but to stay with that issue for a moment...

In post #33, I talked about keeping the weight of the camera as low...

I posted the photo and the screen capture yesterday and there has been no change since. You have now posted four times to complain about the images and to cut and paste the forum instructions on...

Note that it's possible to increase the extension on the left of the photo by omitting the Manfrotto head. This would reduce the load on the arm substantially, from 2.14kg (4.7lb) to 900g (2lb). My...

Same here, Mac and Safari. I have Ventura Beta as the operating system on the computer that I'm using, but that appears to have nothing to do with this problem.

Edit: Just happened again with this...

Some comments on the photo above...

The photograph shows that it's possible to balance the Gitzo lateral arm (which is what it is), without adding a counterweight, for common tripod...

So I took a photo of my ground tripod with the Gitzo lateral arm rig. This is the weight that the tripod and rig were supporting:


Manfrotto 410 Geared Pan and Tilt Head: 1220g (2.7lb)
Leica...

The NY Times published its review a couple of days ago. It was written by the Times's Art Critic, Blake Gopnik, who has been the Art Critic at the Toronto Globe and Mail, the Washington Post and now...

The Wikipedia entry for Pasta includes information on the history. It says this about the Marco Polo story:


There is a legend of Marco Polo importing pasta from China which originated with the...

@Bob Salomon and @David Goldfarb talk about that component in a 2005 thread: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?15709-MT-Classic-or-MT-2000

B&H says this about it in an...

Assuming that your tripod has a centre column (mine don't), that would work, at least with a 35mm or medium format camera, for some of the scenarios that this thread is about. In one of the threads...

In this context, what's potentially attractive about Ries tripods is the system for adjusting the legs. Each leg can be adjusted to any angle. Unfortunately, Ries doesn't provide any examples on its...

The discussion above shows that the panning base on the Gitzo 90° bracket (post #11, 3rd photo) has an important function. It makes it possible to position the centre column arm so that it and the...

This is a matter of personal preference and practicality. I think that it's more practical to counter the weight of the camera by adding weight to the lateral arm on the other side of the...

I think that the Met did a nice job on the 26 minute video that it published on YouTube tonight (see post above). Excellent introduction to the Bechers' work and particularly useful for anyone who...

Thanks Greg, very helpful. Why do you sandbag the tripod leg opposite the camera rather than hang weight from the centre column opposite the camera?

Now that I have both components, I'm confident...

It occurs to me that this may all be common knowledge to some people here. Not for me. I've never used a centre column vertically, left alone sideways, and there's close to no information about these...

The publisher currently has a sale offering 20% off for pre-orders of paper and electronic versions of this book.

Here's the Gitzo component (G541) that holds the centre column. It's mounted on my ground tripod. This is a very solid piece of gear made of steel. The interior diameter of the ring is about 85mm (3...