Search:

I've seen his work at the newly renovated NGV (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Australia)just recently. I live in Melbourne by the way. I have seen the video that ABC has broadcasted a few...

Hello Jon, I have a darkroom set-up in my studio designed to enlarge to 1.27x1.6 metre. My enlarger is Lusca (Made in Melbourne!)with cold light and a rodagon-G 150mm. I have a custom built...

My Nikon LS4500af do a pretty decent job on scanning 4x5 B&W and produces a maximum data of around 70 megabites and arround 200 mb on colour transparency. Scanning prior to darkroom printing is where...

I have this lens on a copal shutter # 3 and it is awesome in its sharpness. I have been printing my B&W negs from this lens to mural size with 150 mm rodagon-G enlarging lens just recently and the...

"A still earlier Wollensak product was the Verito. Except for the two smallest sizes, this was an f4 lens, the back group of which could be used by itself." Which I have been doing with great...

Folks, Are apo ronars 360 mm and 480 mm F 9 lenses useable when focusing to infinity? Or at least far away focusing, say 20 meters? thanks in advanced.

Renee

Hello Barb, Thanks for your very honest response. I know that it is very hard to describe the softnes quality. Sharpness quality is far easier to describe in words and using graphs. But with...

Just jumping on the soft focus band-wagon here... Does anybody knows whether Edward did use Cooke's lens for his early soft focus images? If he does, then I will definitely be getting one of the...

Hi Barb, and others, Edward Weston started his career using a soft focus lens, did he used the original vesrion of this lens? I know that this is a very historic question and no one might be able...

Micheal, I have sold my mamiya 6 gear because I have turned into "soft" ever since I bought an old canon 7 with the F 0.95 50mm lens. When used wide open, it create the images identical to what you...

Andrew, I have the previous model of the cambowide with the 47xl wilh the 3c filter. I don't have and plan to use a hood because I always try to shot with even lighting with this ultra wide lens....

Hi Anthony, I have done precisely what you are thinking of doing. I bought a cambo wide panel for the 150mm for just over AUS$300.00 from a cambo distributor here in Australia. A Schneider 150mm...

Hi Jesse, I have the old cambo wide with 47xl and 150mm lenses. I have seen the DS version and it looks great. Its main advantage is its simultaneous dual shift ie ability to move diagonally....

Guys, guys, guys I have been using a cambo wide with 47xl and recently with 150 sironar-N. The beauty of this camera is that I can easily do with hand holding but for some reason I have never...

Rainer, So, even if you use the 3c central filter you still see the effect? I have this lens and filter and frankly I don't see the problem that you have observed and described. Bear in mind that I...

Hi Guys, Has anybody got any experience/s using this scanner? Its scanning res max is onl y 1000x2000 so it's nothing spectacular, in fact it is a low end scanner. Respon ses will be greatly...

Paul, I have been using this lens with my cambo wide for 3 years now and I wouldn't dream of using it without the CF. In fact, I don't even bother removing it off the lens. This is ideal in a sense...

I have the 47 xl and I definetely leave the central filter all the time. It protects the front element and I don't have to clean it and the inside side of the filter.

Hi Anthony, Here in Melbourne Australia there is a big professional/industrial photographic shop and I think I have seen a second hand. Obviously I don't need one so I did not look any further,...

I've noticed the difference between rodagon 80mm F4 and apo rodagon 90mm F4 with my mamiya 6 negatives using the same enlarger and enlargement size (20x24)at the same apeture. But 2 years I've...

I don't use 4x5 for portraiture!!!!I use my old canon 7 and 50mm F 0.95 wide open and enlarge it to 20x24 inches print instead. Grains can be ignored (even forgotten) when you start seeing (and ...

Thanks Bob, you are right, I have to shim because the apo symmar's (150) flange focal distance is 2.2mm longer. I'll try to adjust the focusing mount first if possible. There are a few screws...

I'm almost certain that the flange focal length will be different. The apo symmar is 144.2 the sironar-N is ? When checking focus at infinity, How do you find whether it is in focus? Try focusing...

So Bob (or anybody), how do you check for infinity focus? I will soon receive a second hand sironar-N 150mm and I will use a schneider focus mount for apo symmar 150mm I know it is to do with the...

Bill, I have a helical focusing mount for designed for (and made by) schneider 150mm apo symmar which I will be using for rodenstock sironar-N 150 mm with my cambo wide camera. Different lens ...

Hi there......I have the schneider 150 mm focusing mount for the apo symmar. I a m wondering whether I can use it with the Rodenstock 150mm apo sironar S? The co pal shutter is both # 0, both lenses...

Well, I develop my fuji neopan 80 quickload positively using photochem black & white reversal kit. It is a great developer but you need a processor like jobo because you need to agitate...

Guys, I'm about to buy this lens for my cambo wide (with focusing mount). I know that I can't do any movement whatsoever with this lens with the cambowide body. But I am interested with other...

Your right Mike. I used to have a mamiya 6 but I've traded for cambo wide with 47mm XL. I recently compared the B+W negs of the 47 XL and 50 mm of the mamiya 6 (same image ie a japanese bridge at...

Guys, I have just discovered a new way to develop B+W films positively. Well not really discovered "per se" but used a positive developer from PhotoChem (availa ble here in Australia via Vanbar)and...

Hello Anthony, I am using cambo wide with the 47 XL and it is just great. It is my first 4X5 camera an it is the best introduction to large format as far as I am concern. If you can find one with a...

I have managed to buy two boxes of fuji quickload neopan 80 and been very happy with it. I am using polaroid 545 holder with this film and suffered not problem so far. The instructions on the box...

Folks, I have a 47mm F5.6 XL and I wouldn't bother taking photographs without the filter on, even with B & W! The fall-off is very profound to say the least. Also, I'm having enough trouble trying...

You know what will be a breath of fresh air for me, 4x5 scala on quickload/readyload convenience pack. That will surely be nice.

Greetings, I am thinking of buying a second hand sinar vario but the sales perso n don't realy know how it works???? I mean can you set different formats (4.5-12 X 6)while you are in mid-roll? Or you...

Hello guys I have for sale the polaroid 45 sprintscan, an x-demo, definitely not a used scanner! for AUS$5,500 + shipping costs (its best if you have a UPS/Fedex account number). With the cheap...

I am very interested myself as I just bought 40 sheets from Ebay. Have not received it yet but once received I would love to know how to expose and process it properly.

What is silvestri's website address? I'm interested in atleast 150mm lens that is in focusing mount. I have the cambo with 47mm XL but I wanted a longer lens for portraiture. The cambo 150mm lens...

Hello Andrea-I have a cambo wide with 47mmXL lens and I know its a great camera mainly because you can estimate the focus. In regards to centre filter I compensate 2 stops which slows me up...

Hello folks, I use a central grad filter 3C for this lens which evens up the illumination perfectly in 4X5. However, I'm having sharpness problem with this lens. The images that I am getting are...