Let's try something.
1. if I disagree with someone I will simply disagree on the topic and refrain
from making any global personal remarks
how about trying this!!!

Today, I received my B&J 4x5 field camera that comes in the B&J hallmark
battleship grey.  This winter, as the wind and snow howl around the house,
I'd like to strip the paint off the camera and restore it to its original
condition.  I have stripped many a piece of furniture in ...

Just a quick querry.
Who makes the best 16x20" easle?
Any suggestions?
Chris M.

I just uncovered two jars of chemicals (unused and unopend) that I
purchased in 1980. One is 5lbs of sodium sulfite and the other is 1lb of
elon (kodak's name for metol). I was wondering if I should consider them
still ok to use. Any comments?

Who made (or makes) a highly precision 5x4 back?
Any experiences with them?
Okay, I'll accept a 4x5 back. :)

We are trying to schedule the large format conference for next April or May and
not on a holiday weekend in Monterey.
We are setting up the following activities
 Seminars - the art and craft of black and white, scanning techniques, digital

I have just gained possession of a Like New Pentax Digital spot meter.It did
not come with instructions.I have figured out the dials .My question is

read out signify..

I have a Minolta Flash Meter V with a 5 degree viewfinder and I have a few
questions about how to use it. Such as, does the area to be read have to
fill the "target" (circle w/small dot at center) within the viewfinder for
an accurate read and with the 5 degree angle of acceptance, ...

Teaching young people has some advantages.  All my kids are now wearing
lanyards with little Flash-memory "drives" that plug into USB ports around
their necks.
This turns out to be beyond cool for me.  I just bought a 256M Sandisk

Dear folks,
I have posted here a couple of times always asking for advices
on building cameras and about good places where to purchase equipment.
Once more, I am stressing the patience of the newsgroup with a similar

I have beee told the length of the bellows won't let me focus at
distances that are not at infinity with a 300mm "T".  With an ordinary
300mm the problem is that I can't focus at infinity.  Before I buy a
lens and find I may have these problems, can someone tell me the right

I saw something yesterday that was many things at once: Comical, pathetic
odd, stupid, and just weird. My wife and I were visiting one of those
"Historical Villages" (a la Williamsburg) where all sorts of period
buildings are on display and showcased as if you were back in the 1860s ...

I send all my Readyloads to a local lab. How can I make notes on the
different exposures so I can tell at what settings I shot each?
Thanks,
Jim

I'm have a tough time deciding which film to use on my fall color photo
trip----velvia  50 or e100vs in 4x5 and 2-1/4.  I would like to use my
standby velvia 50 because of it's fine grain.  I dread, however, the
reciprocity compensations and color shifts with long exposures----most ...

Having shot 4x5 for a couple of years I saw what looked like a good deal on
an 8x10 on ebay and bought it.  It's an ansco, basically the same camera as
the
agfa/ansco universal.  Now for the worrysome part.  The ground glass back