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Hi all,

I'm pretty new at LF photography but have been doing some successful tests recently. Ive taken around 12 sheets of film without any problems.

The last picture I took came back from the...

Hi and thanks to everyone who responded.
I'm actually unable to make another test, in SE Asia and moving around at the moment
I'm using a profoto ring light and taking the shots about 2 to 2.5 feet...

Thanks Brian,
I think I was more wondering how the falloff in quality would be from f22 to f32 with the Fujinon-W 180mm 5.6?

Thanks
Learn something new everyday :)

Hello,
I will be photographing some tight faces on 4x5 using a Fujinon-W 180mm 5.6. I'm using a ring light and want to get the catchlight in the eye as large as possible.
I did a test at f22 and...

Hi there,

I'm pretty new to LF and this might be a dumb question... :)

I recently bought a Rodenstock 210mm 5.6 Apo-Sironar-S lens and have been astounded by the quality compared to the digital...

Thanks Brad,
Since you have 6 different lenses perhaps you can recommend one :)

Ive been looking at these:
Schneider 210mm f/5.6 Apo-Symmar
Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6 Apo-Sironar-S Lens...

Hello,
I recently purchased a Wista VX to use for portraits in the field. The camera has a 12 inch bellows draw and I was wondering what a good lens would be to get head and shoulders portraits or...

Hi again,
And thanks for all the replies.

Just to clarify, will this 300mm focus at a distance that can give me a portrait of a face? The seller said this lenses infinity focus was around 6 feet....

Hi again, and thanks for all your replies.
Still not sure what the solution will be.
Just to clarify, I bought the 300mm to use for head and shoulder-length portraits, was told focusing for...

Ok, I removed the bellows and tried attaching the lens, no luck, I attached a better picture though here, its so close to fitting, would anyone recommend sanding down the rear side of the lens a bit...

Hi and thanks for the speedy replies, this forum is great!
I am able to stick the lens into the camera if I dont tilt the lensboard, and I am able to use the lock/lever to secure the lensboard, but...

Hi Brian,
You are correct and I have been trying to install it upside down to how it appears in the adorama photo, no luck so far

Hi all,
Bit of a newbie question here, I'm new to large format and recently bought a Wista VX 4x5. I also bought a Nikon 300mm 5.6 lens, the seller off ebay was really helpful and sensing my...