Search:

https://photos.smugmug.com/2020-Top-20/i-hRTWZLC/0/af2282ed/X4/16%20Independence%20Creek-X4.jpg

Cascades in Independence, Colorado. Gibellini Proxima, Komura 75mm f/6.3, Direct Positive Paper,...

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-GRsqnF4/0/X2/i-GRsqnF4-X2.jpg
Cascade Falls from down in the water (I realize this isn't technically water's edge and may be stretching the parameters of the...

About two months ago I had a chance to road trip through the mountains here in Colorado for a day. I took my Gibellini Proxima, Schneider Tele-Arton 360 f/5.5, Schneider (Caltar II) 210 f/5.6,...

Thank you!

I want to try some more film developers in a tray, especially Ilfosol 3, to see if the same blue-yellow affect arises and how the images develop differently in that setting.

Nope. That's how the print looks. I digitize with a DSLR and macro lens, generally illuminated from below as well as the sides because I like the way that the paper texture complements some images (I...

I've been experimenting with DPP lately and different developing techniques. Below I have some photos that represent multiple techniques. Camera and developing data are provided for reference.
...

I've been out shooting more than online talking this year, and here are some of the shots of old things that I've managed.
...

Thank you and I had given that some thought, too. If it fails it fails and I've learned something in the process: Stick with the Copals and Seikos that I know and that work well for me.

That's not going to make it easy to use the 1/1,000th setting.

I only got the lens. I was definitely hoping to use it on my Anniversary Graphic or Gibellini. But thank you for the tips. The leaves in this one definitely got caught on each other. They kind of...

Thank you, everyone. It'll be a fun challenge to see what I use in the shutter. It has the 135 in it right now, but that's not an FL that I really use or need (I'm happy with my 90mm to 150mm jump.)...

I picked up a Graflex 1000 shutter today (it will arrive in a few days or so, then go off for an overhaul to replace the shutter leaves.) Does this lens have an equivalent Copal size? I'd like to...

https://photos.smugmug.com/10-25-18-Super-D/i-4tKPrwx/0/1c0718fc/X2/DHK17918-X2.jpg

Graflex Super D, Fuji Velvia 50, Dallmeyer Pentac 8" f/2.9 (I can't find my field notes for this shot, but I...

https://photos.smugmug.com/9-9-18-Anniversary-Graphic/i-2PRBfp6/0/e91887ad/XL/HP5%2B%20Cacti%20AG%20Pentac%202-XL.jpg

Cactus and Broken Triple Box Wagon, Ilford HP5+ (at box speed), Graflex...

https://photos.smugmug.com/9-9-18-Anniversary-Graphic/i-nfxNkPW/0/d0a97e77/XL/Mustang-XL.jpg

Red 1969 Mustang Convertible, Kodak Ektar, Anniversary Speed Graphic, Dallmeyer Pentac 8" f/2.9 @f/2.9,...

AuditorOne, the Intripd is a great camera. The weight, especially, makes it appealing and the Mark IV looks amazing. Logically, I haven't ruled it out. My only concern is that I really want one...

Here's a recent photo from one of my hikes. This was early into a seven-hour trek, so I could still climb down to the lower part of the falls. If you've never used RPX 25, it's absolutely amazing. I...

I think I was supposed to put this in the gear forum. I apologize for categorizing it incorrectly.

Moderator's note: no problem, this is indeed the appropriate subforum for getting help with a...

Hi, everyone,

So I'm getting a brand new field camera for myself. I set out at the beginning of 2019 to drop 105 pounds. I'm 57 down so far. So it's time to start planning that 105-pound goal...

A ton. Thank you. I just added it to my Amazon cart for my next order.

GitzoSpares.com was great. They got back to me with the exact parts I needed and told me exactly how to order them. They also provided exploded drawings of my tripod and gear box to help with the...

Thank you, Steve!

I heard from Gitzo (in less than 12 hours!) and sent them some info about the tripod (they needed the model number, which I don't have, or photos and an upper tube diameter.)...

Thank you, Jeff, I just e-mailed them with a description of the tripod (because I can't get to the model number until I figure out how to remove the geared center column). I'll let you know how they...

I'm about to overhaul my second Gitzo. A few weeks back I picked up a Studex Gilux #2 (made in France). I replaced the head (which was missing a lot of parts) and cleaned and lubed the threads and...

https://photos.smugmug.com/9-9-18-Anniversary-Graphic/i-2PRBfp6/0/e91887ad/XL/HP5%2B%20Cacti%20AG%20Pentac%202-XL.jpg
Ilford HP5+, 1/1,000, f/8, also stand developed.
Honestly, my favorite photo of...

Back in September I had a chance to take in the Eastern Sierras around Mono Lake with my Anniversary Graphic and Dallmeyer Pentax 8" f/2.9. The curtain might as well be a screen door in places, so I...

Thank you, Oren. I just e-mailed him.

My Anniversary Graphic has pinholes throughout the curtain and is seriously in need of a replacement. I think this repair is beyond me, however. Does anyone know of any repair shops that are still...

Nodda, I will for sure. I'm hoping I can figure out what I want to use soon.

Drew, In a perfect world, I would have two of my 300mm FL BCX f2.3 lenses to include, which would need a #10 coffee can...

Nodda, the Celor definitely strikes me as easier, and it's probably the one I'll make first.



For the tube, ah, I have a genius plan -- step-up and step-down rings from eBay. 99 cents to $1.70...

I've had some fun making meniscus lenses for my 4X5 Super D and 35mm film cameras (I know, a bit of a different experience there.) I thought it would be fun to step it up a notch and make either a...

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iWzVppddMRU/VGlg69fVT0I/AAAAAAABbUQ/KbzJ42nnxpk/s912/4.jpg
Justin and Mixa
...

Thank you. I'm hoping to go back in a month or so after there's been some rain and the air is clearer.

The light leak is a digitization issue and appeared on all of my negative scans. The...

Here it is with the link fixed. I don't know how to edit my posts in this forum, so I apologize for not simply fixing the original post.
...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MHDm0p_GsV8/VGMKc2qWnAI/AAAAAAABZRQ/GppOrB5Gu7k/s912/19.jpg
I haven't done a lot of LF landscape work, so last week when I set out to do some specifically, I...

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YzdU8IT19x4/VGBk3pTtRlI/AAAAAAABYHs/bFVpA39oSZM/s1000/1%2520Small.jpg

Here's a shot of an old stone smokehouse at Round Valley Regional Park near Clayton,...

107198

I've been struggling with direct positive. After about a dozen tried, I managed one that has something approaching a good tonal range. Calumet CC-402 (I think -- it's the longest one),...

Thank you, John. The winners seemed pretty happy, too (most of them, anyway.)

I printed the Opalotypes last night. The variations in the prints due to emulsion thickness are great, to me, but the issues with bubbles because I dropped the emulsion container (twice...) are not...

I've had two Calumet LF cameras for some time, but until recently was not recovered enough from Achilles tendon surgery (last November...) to take a long walk with a large camera, tripod, and 14 film...