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I haven't had a chance to get back here yet. So far I've used the cold light with some Ilford FB paper of an unknown age that I was given 250 8x10 sheets of. Some Ilford FB Warmtone, and Arista EDU...

Well since I was so close to having my darkroom finished anyway I decided to keep it. I made my first ever prints two nights ago. When I was given the enlarger I was also given a 250 sheet box of...

Accidental double post this can be deleted. Already posted in darkroom equipment, I didn't see my thread when I went looking for it because I accidentally came here and not the darkroom equipment sub.

I have a Zone VI Cold Light head and the stabilizer that I was given several years ago with a 4x5 enlarger. I have never used it just powered it up with the instructions to make sure it worked and it...

My new to me Wista 45D and Caltar II-N 150mm F=5.6

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Yes, I was thinking the OP was talking about two different focal length lenses in which case the apertures would be different diameter but a specific aperture would still give the same exposure with...

Yes it’s definitely different. I was going to do more of this kind of stuff with other 35mm and medium format lenses. But I ended up selling my speed graphic. I’m shooting mainly 35mm now, but I’ll...

I sat and thought about it for a bit after that post and it started to make sense. But there's still a lot of stuff when it comes to lenses and their design that totally baffles me. So I generally...

Here's a fun one. I put a M42 mount Mamiya 55/1.4 on an extra lens board and shot it on my Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic. The subject is a little 3D printed cat I made, I had to put the subject on...

Technically the apertures will have a different diameter, but aperture is aperture regardless of lens focal length. Aperture diameter is focal length divided by the f stop number. So f8 on say a...

Thank you. I kind of figured it was something along the lines of an uncommon but not rare or valuable lens. I was able to find a bit of information on G. Leitmeyr as a company but very little. It...

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Stargazer Lilies in the backyard.

Shot with a G. Leitmeyr Sytar 210mm F=4.5 lens on a 4x5 Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic. 1/4 second @ F32ish, Fuji Neopan Acros developed for 13.5...

Hello all. A little over a year ago I purchesed a Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic along with this lens from a fellow LFF member who's name escapes me at the moment. I've always been curious about it...

My 4x5 Pre-Anniversary Speed Graphic and G. Leitmeyr Sytar 210mm f4.5 lens. Purchased from fellow member Randy.

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I use a MOD54 in the Paterson 3 reel tank, in my personal experience I had trouble with the film coming loose using inversion agitation. So I found a way to fix the MOD54 in the tank so it won't spin...

My first LF lens a 135mm F4.7 Xenar came on my first 4x5 a Crown Graphic Special. After deciding I wanted a bit more coverage even for the Crowns limited movements I bought a Schneider Symmar 135mm...

I almost never started shooting 4x5 because I have no rooms anywhere in the house that I can make dark. And I can't be bothered to wait until it's completely dark outside. So I bought a MOD54 and it...

I had it happen the first time and then I started agitating by moving the tank in a figure 8 pattern in front of me rather than inverting and didn't have any issues. Then I got real smart. I put some...

My adapter board came in the mail today and it works great. I've now gone from 1 lens to 5 lenses that I can use on the Speed Graphic, and four of them can also go right on my Pacemaker Crown Graphic.

I'm a big fan of the MOD54, once you get used to loading it it's pretty simple. I have a large dark bag and I place a cardboard box inside open side towards me to support it so I can work without the...

In the end I just decided to buy the adapter board. It will be nice to have in the long run since I already have 3 lenses mounted on Pacemaker boards.

Thanks. I actually know someone who has one of these on a Graphic View, I just didn't realize it was the same size. I may very well have to look into one of these. Also going to see about Oren's idea...

That would be the best option if such a thing exists. The lens in question is currently in a pacemaker board because I was previously using it on my crown graphic. I also have several spare pacemaker...

I have a Pre-Anniversary Spedd graphic that I would like to mount my 8.5" Ilex Acutar too. The Acutar is in a Copal #1 shutter but the problem is the thickness of the lens board. The Pre-Anniversary...

Thanks to both of you.

Does anyone here know when approximately B&L Tessars stopped being marked with the Zeiss name? I have heard prior to WWI but am not sure how accurate that information is. I've also heard that the...

I will second anything that takes Linhof-Technika style boards. My Arca Swiss monorail has a Technika adapter board on it and I can get Shen Hao Technika style boards for about $20 a piece on ebay.

I started my foray into large format with a pacemaker crown graphic and a Schneider Xenar 135mm F=4.7 lens. I was lucky enough to find a near mint one with a warranty on ebay. The lens is calibrated...

I don't know their prices because what little E6 I've done has been 120 that I processed at home but Dwayne's Photo, The Darkroom, and Blue Moon Camera all offer E6 processing as well.

It seems strange to me that you can't get Fomapan 400 in 4x5 sheets across the pond. Because Freestyle here in the U.S. stocks it. Unless this is just old stock they are using up, but normally they...

Had the same thing happened when I drilled out the Copal #1 board on my Arca Swiss for my 15" Wollensak which is in an Ilex #4 shutter. The hole is a bit above center but I have enough rise/fall and...

Some ppl would say that it's heresy but as a prior medium format shooter I have yet to encounter the need for movements. I sometimes use some rise/fall or a little shift because it's easier than...

Thats a good question. I suppose the easiest way would be to take the front and rear standards off the rail so that the standards lie together flat, maybe even remove the bellows to save more space...

Metric size/25.4=inches.

Inch size X 25.4=mm.

This is mine when it first arrived.

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The rise and fall is not geared, and I also see a lot of these that are too high. I got mine with the Linhof Technika adapter board, an Ilex Acutar 215mm F=6.3 lens in a Copal #1 shutter, 3 film...

Left: My Arca Swiss "A" model, Middle: My very used and abused but fully functional Busch Pressman Model D, Right: My nearly mint Pacemaker Crown Graphic. The Crown Graphic was shot using the...

Mine is an A mode (axis tilts) the bottom knob on either standard is your rise/fall, the top knob is tilt. It could very well be that you are looking at a C model with both base and axis tilts and...

I am by no means an expert on the matter, but I have some experience with Adonal/Rodinal. I currently have two bottles of Rodinal at home, one was purchased in April 2014 from freestyle, and the...

I've got a question about the back on this camera. It looks like a revolving back but as far as I can tell it doesn't rotate, unless it's just stuck. I also imagine that it's completely possible that...