Martin
you say don't touch, they are cheap and there is a reason.
I'd be interested to know what the reason is?
Clayton
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Martin
you say don't touch, they are cheap and there is a reason.
I'd be interested to know what the reason is?
Clayton
It's my understanding that the Lambda digital printer is the only machine with enough light output to expose B&W fibre paper. Colour paper is 2 - 4 stops faster than fibre hence the need for more...
Marco
thanks for the report, I've used the standard 8x20 so have a fair idea of the workmanship in them. To me they're a cross between a Wisner and Canham and like you say, no camera is perfect....
John and Ed
where I live in New Zealand we don't have the same freedom you guys in the "land of the free" have, so we basically do as we please if you get my drift. We aren't over regulated or...
John
as most have said above it's a public place and you can do as you please.
I do this type of shooting because I like the challenge of getting as many faces as I can onto a single piece of...
Qiutaolee
I undestand your attraction to the Phillips cameras, I don't own one but have used all the models your friend has. If I was in the market for an 8x10 it would be a Phillips.
I was one...
Qiutaolee
I'm wondering why you don't have one built in China like the 16x20 you have for sale, it looks like a Phillips copy. Whoever made it did a very nice job.
Are you buying the 8x10 to...
I've cut mats this big using the techique Craig mentions...........cut two U pieces out of a 5 foot sheet, there is little wastage. Cut the join on a 45 angle so they lap together. Done properly you...
Two years ago I ordered some custom cut film from Forte through my supplier. Every six months they would reorder it when it failed to arrive. Two months ago it turned up, my supplier said they'd only...
Jon
I'm in Wellington at the bottom of the North Island. As Ralph says there's plenty of interesting stuff to photograph in the north but if I was on limited time I would highly recommend spending...
John
run that by me how you lucked out on the 19" Dagor...........I'm jealous!........and in the market for one too.........and the rarer 24".
looking forward to a good tale..........
Clayton
Have to agree with Scott on this one.......reverse engineering has been going on forever. Talk to any big manufacturer out there they'll tell you their first sales of a new product line are bought by...
Jason
I have a home built 4x14 enlarger that is basically a stretched 4x5, I use it for printing panoramics.
You can see it here When I get time I'm building another one using 2 x 8x10 colour...
John
I tried matboard and it was too thick, I ended up using a thin sheet of black plastic from a clear book folder. Don't know what you guys call them but stationery shops have them.
Clayton
I've got the 4990 and made my own holders for 617 and longer. I tested various heights from straight on top of the glass to above the stock holders, all in .005 inch increments. On the glass is the...
I think the use of titanium in field cameras is a gimmick.........an attempt to add snob appeal no less. I was a machinist for 20+ years before I moved into photography full time, so I'm familiar...
Ignoring the pros and cons of price, the major advantage for me buying Shen Hao was delivery a month after order. Who else offers that kind of service with odd size and ULF cameras?
I don't know...
A good point Kerry.........not one I'd thought through.
Currently my stock of 4x10's is zero so I have a few options.
Did Mido also make them?
Clayton
Emile.........yes for 5x12........I'm happy to buy them through you when they become available.
thanks
Clayton
Freddy
good stuff, sounds like it's worked out well for you!
I'm doing something similar with a Sinar P, at the moment I'm trying to get a range of lenses before I build the back as I'm going...
Emile
I have the 5x12, I'm not in the US so I bought directly from the factory agent. If I did it all over again I would by from a US dealer like yourself because the language barriers are not...
I can always do with another heavy duty tripod head or some Sinar gear......send me an email.
Clayton
Jonathan
I'd like to help you out.......... trouble is it took me a couple of years searching to turn up those brackets. Now I know for sure that I do indeed have a full set + a half set I could...
Jonathan
that looks like the pair I have..........I have another set actually.........which came with my 5108 and are defintely top brackets.
I've got a 504 floorstanding (as is the 5108) which...
any idea what the set looks like?
I bought a set but I think what I got was 2 top brackets and I can't see how they would work as bottom brackets.
Clayton
Steve
that's a very interesting site, if you look here
http://www.livick.com/method/inkjet/pg2I.htm#fade
he talks of Ultrachrome prints fading after 25 years.
Makes me wonder where the...
Dave
excuse my ignorance but why do they need, quote "to protect, enhance, and preserve these prints."
My understanding although limited is the prints have at least a 200 year rating. Are you...
Sven
I have one of these, I got SK Grimes to make the aperture scale for it. They can make the scale without having the lens and shutter on hand so you'd only have to tell them what you have and...
Hi Diane!
I can post you some negs shot with these lenses on 5x12, then you can make up your own mind if they will work for you. Both lenses cover ok but neither are sharp enough to the edges for...
Robert
2 pieces of glass will work just fine, last week I printed some 8x50 negs with 1/4 inch glass top and bottom. Been doing it that way for years as I never got around to building a proper...
John
have you made an enlargement with your f9.5?
I ask because I bought a late coated version of one of these and yesterday had my first shot at exposing some film with it. I had the glass...
Edward
I agree the market for high aspect ratio panoramic equipment is small, very small. Viewing them is an issue as well and they generally don't work well in publications. Where they do work...
Yeah Jerry......you got it!
My standard print is 6.25:1 ratio and I don't usually go below 5:1.
I discovered what you gave examples for a long time ago. I think people get naturally tied to...
Paul
you are getting negative comment because none of the guys here are using those formats, they're comfortable with what they know.
I shoot those formats 2 ways, one with rotating cameras...
Ted
the 120 Super Angulon turned up yesterday, great deal!
The front rim has a ding that's been repaired and apart from that everything else is fine., good glass and shutter appears to be...
Ted
when I looked all were there.......about 5 minutes later while I was thinking if I could use another lens the 210's disappeared. That left the 2 x 120 SA.........I decided to jump on one for...
Ken
your Shen-Hao looks like it has a light leak similar to mine, I suspected it was the film holders but eventually found it was a design flaw in the camera. I managed to repair it myself quite...
Leonard
I'm happy to take criticism although I didn't take it as such from your posting. It's good to hear you enjoy the site, moreso that you have a Cirkut, it was setup for you!
I'd encourage...
Dan
can you elaborate on you comment about the Nikkor 300 M being poor outside the central 5".
I was planning on buying one for 8x10 and now having second thoughts. Originally I was tossing up...
Annie
as you've gathered Cirkuts are best used close to the car, any time I've backpacked mine I'ved spread it across 2 packs with a friend carrying the other. The modern cameras while lighter are...