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All very good! Makes me want to get back out - not in August in South Carolina, USA.

Just noticed this post. I think I have seen photos on the web of the factory back in the past. A search may find something. My back is wooden back from an old 5x7 Burke & James view camera.

Seems like a good spread of lenses for me - of modern lenses. Should cover all potential subjects.

I tend to do my photography in short excursions for specific projects - primarily documentation...

Edit: Aug. 2022 Now 79 and my wife thinks I should--- Maybe this fall. Work is interfering with all my projects.

Lens is perfectly adequate. Modern film helps a lot. Very good composition and printing.

Paul Ebel

I have other 4x5 cameras but have settled on using just this one for most of my LF photography. I have also adapted a B&J 5x7 back and a 6x9 back from a Horseman 980 to mine.

Most of my photography consists of family photos and photos of buildings, businesses etc in my small town taken for archival purposes. The project is to organize and catalog them such that they are...

A Graflok back means that you can detach the ground glass assembly from the camera and attach other accessories such as a roll film back to the camera.
I believe all Chamonix cameras have a...

Very nice! The barbwire fence really makes the composition.

I use my Toyo 4 3/4x6 1/2 original field with 6x9, 4x5 and 5x7 backs mostly but also a Busch Pressman 4x5 when a rangefinder will be useful.

My 5x7 Norma was green.

I store my unloaded plastic holders horizontally with the dark slides removed.

Since I use 67 mm filters (with adapters as necessary) for large format, I keep the set in a filter wallet. Very handy.
In fact, my occasionally used Kodak Wide Field 135mm and 203 Ektar lenses...

All of my filters are 67mm and I use adapters for some of my lenses as you suggest.

Therefore I would use 82mm filters if possible - provided adapters are available.

Very nice, Skiper75. The clouds really make the photo.

The 150mm Symmar convertible that I own is much more symmetrical in design than the later models. That may account for the better bokeh. The Compur shutter has many more blades for a round iris.

Own a bunch of 4x5 and 6x9 cameras but only use 6x9, 4x5, 5x7 backs on an original Toyo Field camera, plus a Busch Pressman 4x5 and a homemade 5x7 P&S.

Other formats: Also own but don't shoot 3x4,...

I would first try small bits of plastic. The plastic should be as close to the density of water as possible. Not too small. A contrasting color. And washed to remove and debris that may be...

A 4x5 kit does not have to be heavy.

Two thirds of my photography is to preserve scenes for those after me. I feel the 4x5 is the most practical in that regard. I have a Kodak Century with film and holders but have never used it.
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I have owned the original carbon fiber Gitzo G1228 4 section tripod (with center column removed) for many years. Can't imagine putting 11lbs on top of any lighter tripod. And I own a super...

I am going to miss him here.

It is possible, if you have an accurate rangefinder on your camera, to compose the image on the ground glass, check focus with the rangefinder and concentrate on getting your subject to pose. I...

I use 28mm Voigtlander finders with my Busch Pressman and several other P&S cameras from 5x7 to 6x9 format with 28mm equivalent lenses. Works fine.
Also, with a lot of work, I modified the...

Buy a slip on adapter size 1 1/2", for series VI filters. It can be adjusted for the 37mm lens.
Use series VI filters or glue a 40.5 filter ring inside and use 40.5 filters.

I have done that.

Wonderful photo - but I am getting chills just looking at it.

The swing of Toyo VX125 is not geared but it surely is easy to use and does not interfere with the geared shift.

Nikon 90/8
Rodenstock Sironar-N 135/5.6
Fujinon 240/9

Just added: Rodenstock 75/4.5 (thanks Steve Goldstein!) that I will be carrying when the 90 won't do.

Have others from 65mm through...

Completely agree.

Wonderful photos! Thanks for posting. I was in Kiev in 2014 - wish I had known about this church.

135mm is my most used focal length. I rarely need very much in the way of movements.

Beautiful! My 5x7 P&S is ugly in comparison.

If Sean Mac's camera is the same as yours then problem solved.

BTW, 90/4.5 lenses marked Caltar II -N have the same specs. (This is from a Calumet catalog 1995-1996. ) But, because Calumet...

FYI, the rear diameter of the Rodenstock 90 4.5 Grandagon-N is 70mm.

According to a Horseman catalog, the LF Topcor 90/5.6 by Horseman has a removable protection ring at the back to enable the...

Moving the back down is the same as moving the front up.

With most cameras you cannot move the back down. Therefore, moving the front up (rise) is only available way.

I would try to get as much weight off your back and onto your hips. That would require your outfit to be split up.

In the discussion some are naming the lens Symmar and others, including the original poster, are talking about the Symmar S. The Symmar S is Schneider's recomputed pasmat-type lens. It is not a...

Brian, I have adapted all of my large format lenses to use 67mm filters. That way I have one set of multi-coated filters to carry. There definitely plenty of Series VI filters around

I purchased a 43mm to 67mm filter adapter to glue on my Series 6 ring.