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If your negatives are too soft just increase the development time. HC110 will always produce negatives with a punchier look than negs from D76. D76 has a longer toe giving lower shadow contrast....

Actually, I'd like a copy of the instructions for the Nagaoka. Not that I need them to use it but it's nice to have such things together. How do we do it? Should I post my email address? I've never...

If your criterion is light weight and portability you made a good choice. I've had my Nagaoka 45 since about 1980 and it's been backpacked everywhere. It's of such a weight that any further reduction...

I think you may have misunderstood the way film holders are inserted into the camera. The back with its ground glass is not meant to be removed. Those tabs you mention are for holding in place a roll...

You're spot on Richard. Photography with 810 on a windy day is masochism. A light breeze I always found manageable.
As for weight of cameras, I've never noticed any difference in susceptiblity to...

Rigidity is everything. A close second is protection from external vibrations. I used a Nagaoka cherry wood 810 for years in my architectural photography practice. It gave results as good as from my...

I have a Shen Hao HZX 45. It has the standard bellows and the wide-angle bellows.
What does PTB mean?
I don't understand what you mean when you say remove the front standard from the bed. How can...

More power to you for tackling this full-on.
Some comments:
Ansel's books are complete and authoritative but rather heavy going for complete beginners. I suggest you try and find someone nearby who...

I know where you're coming from and can only sympathise. I was in the same postion regarding dye transfer and with fibre-based B&W papers with heavy silver content. I would have bemoaned the demise...

I've been trekking with 810 and 45. With both formats my cameras of choice are Nagaoka. They're more than adequate providing you don't treat them like studio monorails.
Wait for any light breeze to...

That's an impressive pocket: A 45, two Canon flashes and a graphmatic holder? What sort of trench coat is that?
Robert

'However, the manual cautions against this because it will displace the focal plane, which will then require a correction. '

Don't worry about it. The image is focussed on the matt side of the...

Hi Luc
First my credentials. I've worked as an arch.photog. for some years, using 45 and 810. I do a lot of landscape for myself, witrh 45 & 810. And I do portraits with both.
Second my...

In the past I did quite a bit of aerial work but it was all 67 with Pentax equipment. I worked from either fixed wing or helicopter.
A colleague of mine did a lot of aerial work over the years,...

Frank's right, you've shown a picture of a dolly. I'm guessing it's from the first half of the twentieth century and intended for a movie camera. Can't see much pracical use of it today.
As for the...

Had me wondering too. If you try and develop a dozen sheets at one time you'll be busy.
I drop the film straight into the tray, agitating and interleaving by hand wearing latex gloves. With a...

I just give the lab my double-dark slides. Been doing it for years, both 45 and 810. I tried boxing the film but it was extra handling. And one time the lab opened a box of unprocessed film...
The...

One thing to keep in mind when shopping for budget tripods is that surveying tripods are cheaper for a number of reasons, one of which is that they're not made for photography.
As a surveyor and...

What you need is
'The Keepers of Light' by William Crawford. Subtitled 'A history and working guide to early photographic processes'.
It contains clear instructions for most of the processes you're...

I like it simple. For me, I used 810 for the very occassional client who appreciated it. Those needed transparencies. Otherwise I only used it for B&W that was going to contact printed. They very...

Thanks Mike. I ordered my HZX45IIA last week from the View Camera Store and am eagerly awaiting its arrival.
I appeciate the weight difference. I use my Nagaoka when bushwalking. For my 45...

For many years I used a Nikkor 120 SW f8. It's been wonderful, my workhorse for architectural work. It covers 810 thourh in practice there are no movements available. That hasn't stopped me making...

Lovely photo of a lovely camera! At last some Shen Hao stock has arrived and I ordered my HZX from The View Camera Store last week. Eagerly waiting. I expect my Nagaoka 45 and 810 will take a back...

Thanks for the leads, guys. Unfortunately the model I want (HZX 45 AII) is the model that Badger Graphics lacks.
The email addresses I've tried for Shen Hao are zhangfmli@vip.sina.com and...

Hi
I met Mr.Zhang of Shen Hao at Photokina and was impressed by his cameras. I want to buy a 45 but am having trouble finding someone to sell me one.
I live in Melbourne and there is not yet an...

I've had many dark cloths made over the years. Here are a few things I've learned:
1. Never put weights in the corners. In a decent wind they at best painful, at worst damaging to the camera.
2....

As otherfs have said, the second lever is meant to tighten against the tripod screw. It's fixed to a steel rod that rotates eccentricly, like a cam. Sometimes they stop working. When mine did I just...

As a 45 and 810 user and as a surveyor, I very much aware of the reason for the difference in prices between survey tripods and photography tripods. Survey tripods are much lighter as they're made...