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Thanks for the great advice. I was given the Crown Graphic by a cousin that is a retired newspaper photographer. So I was trying to use it for portraits of relatives during the holidays. My cousin...

Thanks for the suggestions for lenses. I think a 203mm Kodak would be nice if I can find one that is in good shape. I appreciate all your advice.
Ben

I guess by "portrait" I mean a lens that would work well for close up head/head and shoulder views with little distortion of facial features. In my 35mm experience I like the 70mm look for most...

I was recently given a crown graphic 4x5 with 135mm xenar lens. What lenses of typical portrait length, 180-240mm, will fold up inside the camera?
How hard is it to find cams for the top...

I would also recommend contacting Kumar. I bought a Tachihara whole plate camera with film holders from him earlier this year. For film I bought some 8x10 xray film and a rotary cutter and cut 1.5...

I thought I'd give a quick update. I emailed Intrepid about the possibility of a 5x7 reducing back for the 8x10 mkII. Naomi replied, "We are soon going to launch a 5x7 reducing back!"

The cost of the Intrepid 8x10 is way less than Canham, Chamonix, Shen Hao 5x7 models. I had not considered the wide angle issue since I'm primarily interested in portraits. Bulk wise the cubic...

I'm thinking getting a lightweight 5x7 camera that i could take on vacation. I have a Ansco 5x7 that weighs 10 pounds. I noticed the Intrepid 8x10 MKII is 5.5 pounds and I thought about making a 5x7...

Mike, that's a nice looking tripod. I'd like to have one to match my camera some day. I made the plywood base and attached it to the Ansco with two 1/4 x 20 screw knobs. The tripod plate has a...

I looked a little closer today at the sockets. The threads of the socket start about 1/8" inside the socket. One of them, the one on the short segment of rail, has some damaged threads. I might...

The 5x7 Ansco I received has two tripod sockets. What is the best way to attach this camera to a tripod head? Do I need to use both sockets? I tried attaching a Kirk 3.25" square QR plate, but the...

I thought I'd give you all a quick update. I posted a WTB ad here on the forum and got a good deal on nice gray Ansco 5x7 with 5x7 and 4x5 backs. The lens is a 210mm/310mm f5.6/f12 Steinheil Quinon...

Thanks for all the advice. We have a collection of portraits of various sizes on display in our house from 3x5 to 11x14. The most pleasing size to my taste are the 5x7 size. I see the advantages...

Hello. I'm just getting started with large format. I have lots of 35mm and some medium format experience, but I want to try an all analog project photographing portraits of friends, coworkers and...