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A 42mm Series VI slip-on adapter is also a perfect fit. I use series filters with my 120 folders so I now have two options. The series filter path is marginally smaller and...

I'm looking for a modest-size (depth 2" or less) box, preferably but not necessarily drop-front, to store my unmounted larger panoramic prints, which are (so far) always 20" on the long side and 12"...

A 1/8” u-channel will fit a standard table saw kerf and protect the wood from the back springs. I have a frame made by Dan Pelland with such channels. The other frames I have lack this elegant touch.

John makes a good point - information for others. So here's a bit more detail on the U-channel stock I was looking for to use in a contact print frame.

The product is from K&S Precision Metals in...

The title pretty much says it all. McMaster carries U-channel stock but it's way too big. I'm looking for something on the order of 1/8", like what Dan Pelland used to use in his contact-printing...

eBay seller "lmedinc" (that first character is a lower-case letter "L") sells two versions, one more generic and one that says "Zone VI Studios" on it. Look at item numbers 152893121509 and...

Living here in the northeast, the indoor humidity can be really low in winter. As others have mentioned, lower humidity when drying leads to curlier edges that occasionally wrinkle when I flatten...

Have you tried contacting Keith? If he has a fixture for doing this you might be able to send it to him for repair.

Putting this out there for posterity.

Yesterday I discovered that my 8-1/4" Red Dot Artar (s/n 8169xx) accepts 40mm filters. I'm not sure if the threading is exactly the same as the filter's 40mm...

Where do you get that nifty little coil-spring whisk you use in the glop video? It differs from most I've seen in that it's not rounded at the end, it can really get into corners.

Oh yeah, duh! Toyo… Please ignore the second part of my earlier comment. But it’s still worth asking Keith directly.

Have you tried asking Keith Canham? He would know if anyone does. You can contact him through his web site.

I believe the Canham uses 110mm lens boards, while the Toyo uses the smaller...

To the original question of sharpness of the single-coated "inside lettering" 125mm Fujinon-W...

This is one of my most frequently used lenses on 4x5, the other being my 180mm Fujinon-A. When...

I really like the third image with the top of the steel tower in lower left and a wispy cloud in upper right. It evokes the departing spirit of the mine for me. And the gloves. And several others....

Yes, photos would be useful if I can’t have one in hand to examine. But I hold out hope for the real thing.

It looks like I'll be retiring for the third time (this time for good) in a few months so it's time to revive one of my dream projects - building a 7x11 wood field camera. I haven't decided yet...

Another fairly compact lens is the 203mm f/7.7 Ektar. Sorry, but I don’t the overall length.

Best to check with them before simply placing an online order. Some time ago (but within the past year) I ordered wholeplate sleeves from their web site. After a few months I contacted them about...

I guess the period after the word “dinner” is rather small, especially if you’re viewing on a phone.

This film is from my last 100-sheet box of the old Freestyle Arista - I bought 4 boxes when...

Enoki mushrooms, a day before they got used for dinner. 180mm Apo-Macro-Sironar, 15-year-old always-frozen FP4+ @ EI 100, Pyrocat-HDC, printed on Ilford Classic glossy.

Jim, have you tried a 190 Wide-Field Ektar? 5x12 and 7x17 have almost exactly the same aspect ratio. So doing the math: (12/17)*10.75*25.4 =193mm so the Ektar should match the view of your 10.75”...

Also not mentioned - 500mm f/9.5 Tele-Congo in Copal 1. 67mm filter, 70mm front cap, 51mm rear cap, overall length 150mm, image circle 160mm at f/22, 515 grams including caps and mounting flange,...

MAC Group did a bellows replacement and tuneup about 1.5 years ago on a 45A.

Adam at SK Grimes can make you a slip-on threaded adapter. In that size I guess it'll be in the $100 range, plus or minus, and you might need a different one for each lens unless the outer rims of...

While watching the George Tice video on the B&H You-Tube channel I noticed that at least one of his images had the window hinge on the side of the mat. I've always put the hinge at the top because...

Something I did on a recent rainy day. It was lit using a fiber-optic illuminator about a foot away, which acted like a point source. This was my favorite of several "poses".

150mm Docter...

Any 300mm f/5.6 lens will be in a Copal 3 or comparable shutter so it will be big and heavy.

The Intrepid has a lot going for it as a first camera. It's inexpensive, decently made, and as you're in Europe support isn't that far away. If you buy a new one you'll get the latest version with...

I have a straight 20x24 Speed EZ-EL but find it difficult to use given the limitations of my working space. The paper has to go in from a short side; I've got walls in the way and it's too easy to...

Printing a 20x24 in my micro-darkroom is a challenge as the space under my enlarger isn't wide enough to accommodate any commercially-made easel I know of, and it can't be made wider. A Saunders...

And if you have a supply of Ortho film you can also use it for unsharp masks. It allows you to work under a dim red safelight, much easier (for me, at least) than doing it all by feel in total...

That yatsugiri-wide format is pretty cool. The image-area dimensions would be very close to the golden ratio (if you're into that sort of thing). In that regard it's very close to 7x11 but the...

Ari, do you know how much does the CP22-M2 weighs by itself?

Monty, one thing you may need to take into account in your studio design is your latitude. I suspect the split between roof-based and side-based windows will be very different in North Carolina and...

This may be of some value:

http://www.robertsuomala.com/5.html

The link robphoto posted brings you to the August 1998 spec sheet, which covers the newer version lenses and shows 60mm front and 57mm rear push-on caps. The older Dagor-type 270 Tracy mentioned...

Perhaps George can suggest another repairer. It's frightening to thing that he might be the only one.

Treadlite, perhaps?

Richard, in the McMaster-Carr catalog it says only that some of the footswitches have "quick connects" but it doesn't say what kind. Do you recall if the parts Zone VI used specifically said RJ-11?

Here's one I sold not long ago.