How is the arca swiss F line backs graflok? i dont see the slide-lock
gizmos, it seems one has to unscrew to remove the groundglass, not exactly
quick and efficient...Am I missing something? or do I have to buy another
graflok adapter?

I recently bought a Burke & James portrait camera at a flea market. While
restoring it I, managed to misplace the top piece on the front standard.  Since
I didn't take a picture of the camera, and can't remember what it's supposed to
look like, it's difficilt to fabricate a piece to ...

Picked up the latest View Camera magazine, which had an article on Carl
Zeiss Jena lenses.  Caught my eye, as I have one.  So now I've a few
questions:
I've got a Calumet view camera with a CZJ lens and I'd like to learn more

I use a Nikon FM3 for 35mm and a Bronica ETRS for 6x4.5 at the moment and
want to get into 4x5 format.  As a start i have around ?300 to spend on a
used camera.  I take flower and bontanical photographs indoors, so i guess a
monorail with around a 150mm lens would be fine at this ...

I've been getting in some situations where I'd like to have a lens longer
than my 110mm Super Symmar. I'm thinking of something in the 180mm or so
range.
I checked out Badger and looked a bit at the 180mm APO-Symmar-L and

Forgive my maybe slightly naive question, but I own this tiny, but nice
Schneider (Linhof) 90/68 Angulon. Thus far I used it mainly for landscape on
my 4*5 (no room for movements ofcourse), and I am quite happy with these
results. But recently I did some architecture shots and ...

Some one told me I can make my own out of wood.
I can get 8 ply aircraft birch in thin stock.
This person told me I don't need it to curve in
at the edges to  block light. Is this correct info?

I have a Speed Graffic Kodak Ektar 160mm that fits into a 45mm hole in
a board that has to me near 4" x 4" - Is it easy to file out the 39mm
standard holes to 45mm in metal boards?  Or can a machine shop do the
work?  Any recomendation?  How about a thin sheet 1/16" of sturdy wood

I bought my first 8X10 camera this week and expect to try it out
next weekend.   While I have dabbled around with 4X5 for about
10 years and pretty heavily for the last year or so, I still wonder if
there's anything I should know about 8X10 that I might overlook

Just looking at pictures it seems that
the Cambo 8X10 cameras use the
same approx 6X6 lensboards as their
4X5 cameras .  Anybody know for sure?

Dear folks,
I am now in Mexico, in a place with almost no offer of large format
films and gears, so I am looking for reliable internet dealers to buy my
large format stuff.

I think it would be neat to see some examples of what people are
producing with FUJI ACROS 4x5 Black and White Film.  Does anyone have
any images to share?
Bill

I recently picked up a Scheinder Symmar f5.6 for my 4x5 and I am interested
in the opinions of some of you who may know the lens and have used it. The
one I picked up is in very good to excellent condition and was selected
originally by Linhof.