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The heating method will work, with care, on a metal Gitzo leg. Don't try it on carbon (as my tripod is). That is why I investigated the idea of drilling and tapping for 1/4 -20 thread to simply screw...

I consulted Gitzo (Manfrotto) service regarding the same problem. They had no solution to offer but agreed with my suggestion to trim the rubber insert flat and then thread it for the spike foot. I...

I work extensively with Rafael at The Framing Dragon in Mill Valley (415-388-1497). His work for me includes 60"x30" prints under museum glass, in custom made solid walnut frame; 48" x 40" matted &...

I forgot to mention the tremendous movements with its 300mm image circle.

While 165mm LF lenses are indeed out of the mainstream, it is a focal length which appeals to me. I've owned and used 135, 150, 165, 180, 210, 240, and 250 for 4x5. Each of these is considered by...

Clever, but I take out myLF to get away from "technology" and closer to the "real" world. For now I like my 4x5 cutout in gatorboard with a knotted string for focal lengths. Replacements are cheap;...

Again, my personally customized Kelty frame carried my handmade thin pack - about 6" x 18" x 36" - supported on an ultra-light wrap-around waist belt and over-the-shoulder harness. I carried that...

I would never choose to carry a frame pack where a slender, contoured frameless soft pack, loaded thin and flat, would do - for back country skiing, climbing, walking for a week. My Kelty was only...

Drew - So as to not hijack this thread with memories, I'll just offer this advice from my '60s experience with mountain gear (I wrote the original North Face catalogs in 1966-68):

A good pack is...

Looking backward (which is irrelevant to the thread question) I find it mildly amusing that I was instrumental in creating the original packs which inspired both the photobackpacker and the Tolopa...

Ooh - Keys, you'd better not ponder that head too long. I use two that are identical to it except they have the small square Gitzo quick release plate. That is convenient but, in my experience,...

I use a 4x Rodenstock for very fine, distant objects such as trees on the skyline. But I prefer my 8x Mamiya Cabin loupe for all critical, close object focus.

You might look at this listing on the forum for a Gitzo carbon Mountaineer with large platform Gitzo head suitable for 4x5. The seller's pictures make it look like an attractive piece at the price.

I see your point, r.e. That image would have been totally whacky viewed upside down.

I've got one :p Come to think of it, maybe that's why the manual is so confusing.

Seriously, I did not mean to disparage that point of view, especially since I shared it for a while. I mean only...

I bought a reflex about a year into my LF learning curve. I found it an awkward, fragile obstacle to both visualization and focus (the latter required me to flip the reflex off in favor of loupe).
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I have a Harrison std size which is now surplus. I could part with it for $35 all inclusive.

I have owned, and since sold, both Fuji C 600mm and Nikkor M 450mm for use only on 4x5 E6. Both necessitated carrying my Toyo monorail in the field - a 30+ lb penalty, with heavier tripod, over my...

I just sold four Toyo 45A & GII and bought a Canham 45/57 wood field. I've used the standard 110mm lens boards interchangeably on all my Toyos.

However I just swaped out my last three Toyo lens...

Steve Hopf at http://hopfglass.com/ has done an excellent job for me on Toyo 45G and 45A. I imagine he will know the specs for the 810G as well.

My setup is Toyo 45GII (<$200 complete) + Chinese $120 Graflock back adapter (just a metal plate with a hole in it with Canon mount attached in a secure and light-tight manner) from theBay. I have...

Or buy a 4x5 camera plus a back adapter for any major camera mount and attach your DSLR to the 4x5 with full movements. I bought a Canon mount from China on theBay. It worked perfectly with my 5DII....

I forgot to mention that, aside from the actual measurements ranging widely, the Toyo backs I obtained revealed no strong correlation between the presence, or absence, of Fresnel lens and the...

Glad to help, Johnathan. I am no expert but common sense and my available workshop guided my methods.

Here is the procedure I used to check each of my Toyo 45 backs, which, by the way, are...

Mamiya America Corp. gave me the Toyo specs for camera back to ground glass as:

with Fresnel, 5.10mm. Fresnel is on the lens side of the ground glass, with the concentric ring etching away from...

I have owned Schneider, Rodenstock, Niklkor, and Fujinon lenses from 72mm to 600mm. I shoot 4x5 and print nothing less than 30"x36", usually 38"x48" (full 4x5 image) and frequently over 60" on the...

I use Harrison dark cloths - the larger the better. Just bought the largest size to supplement my small cloth. It also looks great as a super-man cape to impress small children. I've owned and used a...

I too have Hopf ground glass on my 4x5 cameras as I abhor Fresnel rings and grid marks. I use only an 8x Rodenstock, having discarded a 3.5 Toyo and relegated my 4x Rodenstock to the light table.

I've worked with wood in furniture and boat building for over fifty years. Teak is a very poor substitute for walnut in this application. Teak is a very widely, and abused, used name which, like...

I own one identical except for brand name and the fact that mine has convertible masks for 6x4.5, 6x6, 6x9. 6x12. It works well with 120 (as noted, 220 cannot work). The design and construction are...

I picked up a couple of Toyo 45G monorail cameras on theBay for about $200 each. Then I added a bag bellows to one for under $100. Like you, I don't mind the weight since my "backpack" is a Honda...

I have, among other cameras and lenses, the pairing you describe: a Toyo 45A plus Nikkor-SW 90 4.5. I have had the lens, at various times, mounted on all four permutations of 110mm (field size) and...

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This thread alone justifies my membership in the LF list. As in a hand-held phone snap at ISO 1600, there seems to be useful information and interesting perspective surviving through the noise.

I...

My comments related to only color transparencies, as I do not shoot B&W. Thus I am not using the true Zone System, but only its essential lessons on visualization and exposure values.

For years I...

I have the same problem with several fiters I purchased from Lee assembled. Over time the snap plastic frames have separated and don't want to snap back together.

I own a Fujinon W 300mm. Although I'm no expert, from the specs I read the lens appears to have a 69 degree angle of coverage, with an image circle of 410mm+. That is no where near enough for 14x17,...

If you are asking about the Lee 100mm square polarizer, it mounts in a Lee Foundation Kit (fancy name for the filter holder). The holder clips onto a Lee adapter ring which screws into your lens. So...

I'd use a router:

Attach a carbide bit with ball bearing template guide of the same diameter as the bit.
Clamp a lens board of the correct diameter over your problem board. Centering is not...

I use the Lee system

adapter ring on each lens
Lee cover on each adapter ring
two holders (so one can rotate with polarizer and another with ND skyline)
square ploarizer
graduated ND 1 &...