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This paper comes in either glossy or matt finish.

https://www.foma.cz/en/catalogue-fomabrom-variant-iii-detail-468

I'm guessing you got a box of the matt finish paper this time. Check the box...

I've been burned twice by Ilfosol 3. Once the container has been opened, the concentrate goes bad very quickly. By bad, I mean no image at all on the film. Completely blank. As Tin Can noted,...

Mike Butkus has info on the Sinar P and Sinar Shutters at his manuals site https://butkus.org/chinon/sinar/sinar.htm

I have a P, and the twist knob for the swing/tilt gear change is very...

I've learned a lot from this thread that I didn't know before. The 4 times focal length min subject to film distance was completely new to me, and very useful. I also learned that you can maintain...

This is very interesting. I was suspicious at first, but after going through the math using the simple lens formula, it is indeed correct. The shortest possible distance between the film plane and...

From your own corrected table, +2 stops extra exposure would require 4 pops total. 2 stops is 4 times as much light (4 pops).

Bellows compensation is often expressed as a multiplier factor. A...

Your math is partly right and partly wrong. The part that's right is 2 pops is + 1 stop, 4 pops is + 2 stops, 8 pops is +3 stops ..... The part that's wrong relates to the f stop increments. f...

Interesting. If the pattern is like Alan9940 noted, then it seems likely that the back of the film was in tight contact with the holder face. The Stearman Press link indicates that the...

Very strange that it only affects one sheet and not the other. It looks like a double exposure.

What do the edges of the sheet look like using a magnifier (outside the normal image area). Can...

It's possible you haven't inserted the film holder fully. There is a narrow rib on the upper end of the film holder. This rib engages with a slot in the camera back. Since you're new to this, the...

I bought some XTOL here in Canada just a few days before this thread was posted. Mine came in plastic bags, and the best before date was Aug 2021. The package said it was made in Germany. I mixed...

An analogy:

You're searching eBay for that photographic doohickey. After several hours of random browsing you find something at the right price, and from a highly rated seller. They Buy-it-Now...

The light flickers through fleeting clouds
Delicate flora ebb and flow with the breeze
ASA 50, dammit

On a 4x5 Technika IV or newer, no special tool is required. That's as long as it's in normal working condition (not rusted or seized). I assume that also holds true for the Technika III, but I...

Have a look at the tilt lock mechanism on the front standard. Take out the bellows so you can tilt the front standard as far as it will go. If it's able to tilt far enough it should expose the 0...

MPP made both monorail cameras and technical cameras. I've used their monorail cameras at school in the 70's, and they were of high quality with full movements, but very heavy. The monorail...

O.K., thanks.

I don't see the target or instructions listed on the Linhof site. I guess it's not available unless you're buying cam service.

When I set infinity stops, I loosen them first and...

Hi Bob,

No, I didn't know that. I assumed the Linhof service folks would be using a collimater for infinity alignment (vertical). That's something a repair shop would have, but not the average...

I've been adjusting the rangefinder alignment on my 4x5 Linhof Technika V, and made some pictures to help me remember the procedure for next time.

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Before starting, make sure the lens is...