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I don't know if I have a budget - just enjoying looking/fantasizing for now :D A good deal...

If I got something it would probably a folding metal technical/field camera (linhof-style), but I am...

Hm, had forgot about those - didn't know they had a graflok back either. I don't believe they come up for sale very often though. I'm not sure I remember seeing one at all on ebay the many months...

Just wondering if anybody sees any reason why it wouldn't be too hard to convert a tachihara or nagaoka wood field camera so that it had a graphloc back.

It seems to me (bear in mind I haven't...

Exif4Film
Darkroom Timer
CamCalc Free
The Massive Dev Chart

FWIW, just last week I did another quick run-through of the different scan DPI settings with a recent 4x5 negative. I scanned a small portion at 2400, 3200, 4800, and 6400, then downsampled in PS...

I do not doubt that the max optical resolution of the v700/v750 is ~2400dpi. But the only definitive source I've seen for that figure did not state at what scan resolution the test was done.

In my...

I bought one of these for my camera project:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/515367-REG/Bracket1_VISLCS1_Cold_Shoe_1.html

haven't actually installed it yet...
but it is the perfect item...

Image dimensions are 2.75 x 2.24
4800dpi
48bit (not 48bit HDR)
tif output

NegaFix:
Fuji, Pro, 160 S 6x6
CCR
Exposure 0.0
(in the expert options, "expansion" the Auto box is unchecked...

SergeiR, since you seem to be the only other one with Silverfast 8, do you think you could try scanning with similar settings as me and take a close look at the system resource usage while it is...

Mine falls into the latter category - I know, I built it myself.



I understand the situation I'm describing is a rather extreme circumstance - only to be used for certain reasons. But it is...

No. not at all.
I don't use epson scan normally, but I tried it by quickly going in and doing a scan in "professional mode" with the configuration options pretty much on default, but trying to...

LSIGregoire:
I'm really glad you guys from Lasersoft have responded here and on flickr - I think I'll just reply here. Thanks for your work on this.

I had most recently rebuilt and re-installed...

Ok, so, I tired again with the Temp files on the 1TB data drive and total scan time was 38 minutes. Improved, but still terrible. Behavior was identical as before.

I understand what you're saying...

hm, thanks for the quick response Brian!

I actually have two drives in my case - a 250GB system drive (117GB free), and my 1TB "Data" drive (158GB free), where the scans get saved to in the end. I...

Hi everybody,

I have posted this question/complaint on the silverfast forum, but that seems to be full of people complaining about how slow the response is and how unhelpful! I also posted this in...

Well, in case anybody has been curious, I've made 4 negatives with the camera and my Nikkor-SW 65/4.

Unfortunately, my measurements were not accurate enough and the first two, which I thought...

for development times, I always check the massive dev chart. There's an entry for exactly what you're asking: http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Fomapan+100&Developer=Rodinal&mdc=Search...

I would second the recommendation for trying Enfuse - in fact I would suggest you try the whole process in Hugin, which incorporates Enfuse. Hugin is free, open-source software available on most...

There is no lens on the NEX -I'm using my Nikkor SW 65/4 as the lens, mounted on my Mystery 4x5. The focus is achieved through the 4x5, with live-view on the NEX. Keep in mind that the sensor of the...

Thanks Zenny.

Right now the "adapter ring" is just a tube of chipboard, sized to fit over the outside of the NEX mount. It holds the camera in place only by friction, and a piece of gaffer's tape...

Made a second version with the mount offset from the center. This lets me shoot a 2-row composite by rotating the adapter 180 degrees. A more simple method than rear-standard shift, but more limited....

So, yesterday I got really excited when I came across a link to the multistitch back on the forum. I spent all day drawing different variations of frame combinations and modeling some ideas in 3D on...

Unfortunately, as this thread has reminded us, there is NO high-quality small-format printer anymore since Epson discontinued the R800. I wish I had been paying attention at the time and got one.

I found a blog of someone who does polaroid conversions and mentioned the international back ANSI standard. I asked him for a copy and he delivered; for posterity's sake, here's the post with the...

I can't match your sarcasm Rick, I'm just too subtle. Thanks for clarifying my post.

Ben, do you have a link for the Graflok ISO standard you found? I'd love to see that...

I just bought what is essentially a lightweight 4x5 p&s on ebay last week for $75, before I knew about this project. I'd much rather prefer your model. I guess now I'll have to have both once you get...

Well, It's here, and I've been playing around with it for a couple hours. Unfortunately, I have no 4x5 film (this is my first camera that can do that size), so there will be no pictures for a while....

I think given the weight quoted in the listing of under two-pounds, it's probably not intended for aerial use. Certainly could be inspired by aerial cameras though. I'd say it looks to definitely be...

I was hoping somebody would recognize it and point me to a thread on here.

For $75 i thought why not? Seems like a deal just for the cost of materials and labor time of whoever made it. Hopefully...

Just like the thread title says: I saw this thing on ebay and knew I had to get it. Does anybody have any information about it? The seller said that from what he could find it is not a one-of-a-kind...

looks like we're not the only ones to have this idea:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/466058@N21/discuss/72157625028665821/#comment72157629753853032

These guys actually tried it, with no visible...

I had quite a bit of fogging on the underside of the glass on my v700 a year or two ago after it had sat in a room without air conditioning over the summer.

I was able to use the tape method to...

Hi all,

I have the opportunity to acquire a Galvin 4x5 and I was wondering if anybody could give me their opinion on the seller's asking price. I have no other LF equipment (just some LF lenses on...

Very interesting to hear of your experiences with the plaubel proshift. I have been lusting over it ever since I started on the road of researching these types of cameras. I guess that's one camera I...

Thanks Bill!
It is one of my favorite shots.

So glad to see another thread of diy homemade/assembled cameras starting to grow on here. I wish I could have the time to make more...

Awesome! Thanks for the great, and speedy replies everybody.
I knew it had to have been done...

Ed's soft sock technique sounds like the best way.
based on very rough calculations you should not...

I've been trying to figure out an economical way that I could process 4x5 B/W film without a darkroom.

I've read a little about the BTZS tubes (which I see a used set of 6 with the tray available...

I have an old (1960's) vintage 47/5.6 single-coated lens that may be similar to your 47/8, which i've also been using with a homemade camera (6x9 in my case).

I have also not been happy with the...

inspired by this thread and others on flickr (especially joseph (jb7) and flickr user stonemute) here is my attempt (sorry i forgot to remove the clear filter for the pics):

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