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Luis-F-S
#1 This website or the auction site. Get 5-10 of the modern plastic Lisco, Fidelity, etc. All made by the same people. Load them with enlarging paper to make sure no leaks. Get the ones with the white tab plastic dark slides, they are the newer ones so less chance of light leaks. You should be able to get them for around 5/$35 or so on the 'bay.
#2. I use a 4x Toyo loupe. It has a rubber bottom. I also had a set of 5x reading glasses made, which is normally what I use (Fred Picker's suggestion).
#3. I'd use 4x5 Tri-X, or Ilford. Not the cheapest, but if you want cheap stick with 35 or digital.
#4. Can't help you, I develop in 1 gal tanks on hangers with HC-110. Works for me. You can tray develop and when you get tired of scratching film, you'll find a different system, but most of your first 100 or 1000 negatives you probably won't want to keep anyway. No experience with the Jobo etc. systems.
#5. If starting out, I'd get a 210 Caltar as the first lens, whatever you buy, you probably won't keep anyway and at least the Caltar is cheap. For your second lens I'd get a 120 or 121 Super Angulon. Since you already own a 135 use it instead of the 120. For field work that should be wide enough, if you find you need something wider, you can always get a 90 Caltar, SA or Grandagon. I like the Pentax Digital Spotmeter and have two of the Zone VI modified ones. Get a good spot meter and use it. Also get a copy of The Zone VI Workshop on the 'bay and read it! Best $4 you'll ever spend.
#6. Have no idea or experience with this.
Most of the LF color film I've shot was chrome for architectural & interiors work.
Have fun!
L
Ps. too much research will only confuse you. Go out and make images.
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