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I have the Fujinon-SWD 65mm f:5.6 lens and don't find it as sharp as my other Fujinon or Schneider lenses.

Here is a direct comparison between the 65mm Fujinon and the Schneider-Kreuznach...

Having a rest

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Toyo Field 45A; Fuji Fujinon-SWD 90mm f:5.6; Foma Fomapan 100 Classic 4x5" hand developed in Xtol Replenished

Large tree on the beach:
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Toyo 45A; Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm f:5.6 (yellowgreen filter); Foma Fomapan 100 Classic 4x5" hand...

Toyo 45A: Pines on a misty day

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Toyo Field 45A; Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm f:5.6 (yellowgreen filter); Foma Fomapan 400 Action...

Toyo 45A: Small cherry tree on a misty day

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Toyo Field 45A; Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm f:5.6 (yellowgreen filter); Foma Fomapan...

Toyo 45A: Bathing pier on a misty day

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Toyo Field 45A; Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm f:5.6 (yellowgreen filter); Foma Fomapan 400...

Large tree at Sletten Beach, Denmark:
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DIY 4x5" 3" semi-wide pinhole camera (Red Adox filter)
4 min exposure

Crooked tree at...

Thank you, John, for a nice comment. Incidentally, I was also 6 years old in 1961 (but lived in Norway then). Gentofte Lake and the footpath around it is still there. "Smørrebrød" on "rugbrød" is...

Toyo 45A: Looking forward to sping with anticipation
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Toyo Field 45A; Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm f:5.6 (yellowgreen filter); Foma...

The furrows and the mist give a great sense of depth.

Toyo 45A: The local marina at sunset
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Toyo Field 45A; Schneider G-Claron 150mm f:9 (yellow filter); Foma Retropan 320 4x5" dev. in...

Thanks, Philip

4x5 Pinhole: Sletten Beach at moonrise
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DIY 4x5" 3" semi-wide pinhole camera (Red Adox filter)
5 min exposure
Foma Fomapan 400...

Toyo 45A: Tree at the beach
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Toyo Field 45A; Fuji Fujinon-W 135mm f:5.6 (yellow filter); Foma Fomapan 400 Action 4x5" hand...

4x5 Pinhole: Bathing pier
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DIY 4x5" 3" semi-wide pinhole camera (Red Adox filter)
2 min exposure
Foma Fomapan 400 Classic...

I have one Toyo Field camera and several Toyo monorail cameras - all bought used and all had numerous pinholes. I tried to "paint" over the pinholes with black acrylic paint mixed with some PVA glue...

Toyo 45A: Struggling willow at the water's edge
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Toyo Field 45A; Fuji Fujinon-W 135mm f:5.6 (yellow filter); Foma Fomapan 400...

I have a Toyo 45A and would love to own a Toyo 810MII, but if you already have a full complement of Sinar Norma gear in three formats, I would have stuck with that if it were me. Changing brand will...

This is good advice: the emulsion side should face the core. This will take care of the marks near the two corners. And the tank should be rotated on rollers and filled with a relatively small amount...

Large format pinhole - DIY 4x5 camera - on Fomapan 100 film. 20 sec exposure.
From Arromanches - "Gold Beach" - Normandy.
The black structures sticking up from the water are remainders of the...

A spare Durst Femoneg Adjustable Negative Carrier for Laborator L1200 is both rare and expensive. The 4x5 inserts will not print the whole negative with blank borders, and the corners are so thin,...

Toyo 69/45 film back on Toyo 45A - double exposure, of course
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Pinhole camera - fumbled with the shutter and a Foma gelatine filter
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Dying tree near the Sound (Øresund) - from the Danish side with Sweden in the background

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Nice Solitary tree

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Toyo Field 45A; Fuji Fujinon T 400mm f:8; Foma Fomapan 100 Classic 4x5"

An old giant:
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Toyo Field 45A, Fuji Fujinon W 135mm f:5.6, Foma Fomapan 100 Classic 4x5" hand developed in Xtol

The Swedish island of Hven floating on the frosty mist ...

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Toyo Field 45A, Fuji Fujinon T 400mm f:8, Foma Fomapan 100 Classic

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Bathing pier in winter:
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Toyo Field 45A, Fujinon T 400mm, Foma Fomapan 100

Literally at the water's edge - from Jægersborg Deer Park outside Copenhagen:
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Toyo Field 45A; Fujinon-W 135mm f:5.6 (yellow...

Thank you, John. The watercraft are two kayakers paddling at full clip. The shutter speed was set at 1/4 sec, so I know they would be smudged, but not how much.

Literally at the water's edge.

Toyo Field 45A
Fujinon-W 135mm f:5.6 (yellow filter)
Fomapan 200 Creative

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I can clearly hear the rumble from the waterfall. Great shot!

A possible "Rückenfigur"-shot from me - taken near an old ruin of an old fortress in Denmark. These two people wandered into my shot. I was not fast enough setting up, I guess.
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That desert shot is impressive with very nice tonality.

Thanks, Notorius

While I am at it, here's one from the Leonardo 8x10" pinhole camera - only 3" deep, so very wide FOV:

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Thank you, Tin Can, Austin Granger and Jim Jones. I find pinhole photography quite rewarding: it's simple, the cameras are light weight and easy to setup, and it is all good fun.

Here is one from...

DIY 4x5" pinhole: Mont Saint-Michel, after sunset
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Home-made aluminium 110mm x 110mm lens boards for Toyo Field 4x5 camera. Will fit the Toyo Field 45A, the Toyo 158mm to 110mm lens board adapter and the Luland made 158mm to 110mm lens board adapter....

I have recently replaced the original bellows on my Toyo 45A with bellows from eTone and is very satisfied. I wrote the following review on the German Amazon.de site:

The e-Tone bellows is made...

It does: Tank 4218 and spool 2509n for 6 sheets of 9x12 cm or 4x5" film, or tank 4219 and 2x 2509n spools for a total of 12 sheets of 9x12 cm or 4x5" film. Works flawlessly. I have an ATL-1500 in my...