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Thank you for all of the advice. Since a digital image can be done in town and a cibachrome will be at least as far away as Moncton, New Brunswick, I will have the digital done first and then if...

I have been out three time now and I finally got a shot that I want to print. I t was taken on transparency film and I want to make an 11X14. I know that is no t much of a challenge but I want it...

Hi Brian,

I use a monorail in the field. A cc400. It is a real tank. The reason I bought it was price. Camera and lens were under $200. I have heard that I could get a Speed graphic for...

I would choose duct tape over electrical. It is alot stronger. As for intelligent answers I am at a loss.

Fred,

For what it's worth, if I had enough money for a 110mm XL Super Symmar I would replace the Graflex with a used Wista DX or new Shen Ho and get a 90mm f/6.8 Grandagon. The lens is nice and...

Hi Jorge,

The lenses that require a step up to 49mm are the Rodenstock Ysaron 127mm and the Schnieder Angulon 90mm. I only mentioned the Calter as an affordable alternative to the Nikon. I...

I did it. I got back my 4 transparencies and in 3 out of 4 there were no camera errors. In one thre was a band of what looked like flare or fogging along one side. About a 3mm band. The rest of...

Jorge,

How does the Nikon SW 65 compare in size to the Rodenstock Grandagon 75mm f6.8. The calter version is half the price ($1299 vs $659)of the nikon lens. This lens seems large and heavy...

Nicholas,

I had forgotton about the Fuji 240. The 240s that I have seen are enormous in Copal 3 shutters; completely inappropriate for field use. I have never used the Fuji but it is well...

I went out again this weekend and this time I got it right. I proofed a couple of shots with polaroids to see the difference that movements make. I took 4 shots with transparency film as well. ...

If I were to pick a three lens combo to cover your likes (according to 35mm preferences)I would suggest 90, 150 and 210. The 90 is about the same perspective of a 28, the 150 corresponds to about...

I figured out what went wrong and boy do I feel stupid. I put the holder in the wrong direction so the ridge was not seated in to the groove. This created a small gap that was letting light in...

I did close the shutter before putting in the film holder. I took out the dark slide and then triggered the shutter (1/4s at f/32 in shade). I then put the dark slide back in. I had to struggle...

Well, that sucked. I am not sure what I did wrong but the transparencies came back clear. No hint of image at all. Well, try try again.

Yes, if I moved any slow mos would be groing on me. I picked up a lens to go with my camera. It is a Rodenstock Ysaron 127mm. I went out yesterday morning and shot a couple of chromes (agfa...

Hi Paul,

I am also new to large Format. I wish I had friends like yours. As a few people have said, I too think that one of the 120-121 lenses should go. I would keep one of them because I...

Richard,

I have a story for you. Every day on the way from work to the bus stop I walk by a whale bone (I think it is from the skull) and think boy would I like to get a picture of that. All...

The shop at work was able to size the hole properly and the lens is mounted. A local forum member, Eric Boutilier-Brown is going to show me the ropes. When I have created something worth showing...

From Calumet web site:

210 f/6.8 Caltar II-E

Type of Shutter: Copal 1 Aperture Range: 6.8-64 Lens Configuration: 3 elements and 3 groups lange Focal Distance: 195mm Filter Size: 49mm Image...

Stupid question alert!!!

When some one is shooting velvia at iso 40 are they simply over exposing the film or are they also adjusting the developing as well?

I finally have most of the parts to start taking pictures. My new (to me) lens came in the mail yesterday and I discovered that the Copal 1 lensboard that came with my camera is actually a Copal 0...

Derrick,

I have tinkered aroung with 35mm and medium format and have recently purchased a 4X5 monorail. I am a roadside photographer therefore I can get away with my very heavy outfit. If I...

I have just purchased a 127 mm Ysaron in a Polaroid Prontor shutter from ebay and I have a question. What size lensboard hole does it fit? I have a Copal 1 board and I was hoping that the les...

To use a Schneider-Kreuznach Angulon 1:6.8/90mm on a CC400 do I need to use a re cessed board?

I am putting together my first large format outfit and am looking for an inexpen sive lens to use on my CC400. I came across a Dallmeyer 10" 254mm f8 for sale o n ebay. The lens looks in decent...

Tops on my list are Yoho National Park and the Pacific Northwest (Olympic Mountain range and Vancouver Island). The mountains in Yoho are by far the most spectacular I have ever seen. The only...

I am a dust magnet and I want to shoot B&W. Fuji quickloads are a godsend for c olour work but they don't offer much in the way of B&W. Kodak seems to offer a resonable selection of B&W in...

Being poor, I am looking for a very inexpensive lens to use while figuring out my CC400. I saw a 127 mm Ysaron in a Prontor shutter for $65 on ebay today. For the first 6 months to a year I will...

John,

Thank you for the information. Now let's see if any of it sunk in. In 35mm format I like using a 35mm lens. If, in 35mm, I am cropping to a 4X5 aspect ratio then I want to be using a...

Well, it finally happened. I won an auction on ebay and I am the proud owner of CC400 4X5 monorail camera. I had been the victim of last second bids on two pr evious auctions. Thank you all for...

I am about to purchase a Manfrotto 055 (3021 equivalent). This will be used in the field. The problem is that the current models only come with the 'indoor' feet. Can the 'outdoor' feet with the...

Well I think I found a decent camera to learn large format with. I've put a bid on a Rembrant 5X7 View Camera on EBAY. I should know tomorrow if it is mine. I would appreciate a little backgound...

I am not sure what format was used for this particular shot, but, Ansel Adams did a wonderful photograph of an old woman behind a screen door. To me, it seemed to capture the feel of poverty in...

Dave,

In 35mm I used 35mm and 50mm lenses about evenly split (never my 28mm) until I bought a Yashica Mat (80mm lens in 6X6). Now the only thing I use my 35mm for is wildlife with a 300mm which...

I still haven't figured out what camera/lens I am going to buy but my reading ha s brought up a few questions. What differences would I notice between the follo wing two lenses:

1) Caltar II-E...

I take landscape photos because I like being outside. If I can't be outside, it is nice to look at the wall and see a little slice of the outside. I could easily buy images of other photographers...

Looking through the postings here it seems that everyone uses B&W film or Velvia . I have had moderate success using fuji print films (NPS, NPH) in the smaller formats and like the fact that they...

Sorry about that I posted prematurely.

Thankyou everyone,

Kevin, I appreciated the info on the Ektar 127mm but am a little confused about why you recommended a Crown after saying the the Super...

Thankyou everyone,

Kevin, I appreciated the info on the Ektar 127mm but am a little confused about why you recommended a Crown after saying the the Super didn't have enough movements. If the...

Gene, I was in Washington about 8 or 9 years ago and there was a formal Ansel Adams gallery just off the Mall (2 blocks from the Washinton Monument). As I recall there were at least twenty prints....