After getting some bellows patch stuff from Equinox and some film from both Photowarehouse and J and C, I'm ready to take the mighty F&S 12x20 out for a field trip in the Sierra Nevadas. I thought I'd pass on these observations on ULF film holders to others who are also just starting out in ULF and might find useful:
1--Darkslides are huge and if they bind in your filmholder you'll easily jiggle the camera out of focus. When I clean the film olders before loading, a light coat of wax like Pledge on the edges of the dark slides really smooth things out when pulling or pushing the dark sllides in place. I know this has been mentioned in regards to smaller sized film holders, but in ULF I find it darn near a neccesity.
2--My ULF and It's two holders live in the case in which it came. Being around 100 years old, the lining is corrupted. Dust from the lining easily finds and settles on my film holders so I've started keeping them in a zippered pillow case cover (standard size) from Wal-mart. Its cheap protection(about $2.00) and works. I could probably fit four holders(if I were fortunate enough to have four) in a single pillow cover.
Anyway, thats what I've learned. If anyone else has some info to make ULF-ing a bit easier, please let me know.
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