I thought APX 100 4x5 had gone to the big exhibition in the sky, but
Badger and Adorama still sell it.
Is this old stock or is it still being produced?
-CM

  I just received a Linhof Master Tech III w 4 lenses ($1100). Very nice
camera but just how good are the older optics (Linhof Select). All 4 have
matching cams for this camera.
S-K Angulon 6,8/90 in Compur

Suppose I have a 150mm f/9 G-Claron, and imagine I also have a
Copal 0 shutter with the aperture scale from a 75mm f/4.5 Nikkor-SW.
Since the G-Claron has exactly twice the focal length, do I simply
double the indicated aperture if I mount it in this shutter?  In other

I recently restored an Eastman Kodak 2D 8X10 (serial number 350940) with a
brass Dallmeyer (london) lens Serial number 81455 (orginal?) - I was hoping
that someone here might be able to tell me a little more about the camera
(date) and lens.  I understand that it is not a favorite ...

   I'm taking pics of paintings, so DOF is not too important.
   Sharpest aperture (sweet spot) for most 35mm is around f8.
   It seems 4x5 usually has a smaller optimum aperture at
around f11-f16, according to what people have written.

Was wondering if someone has tried the lvt output for 8x10 and enlarge
it via ra-4. What resolution is recommended to scan 8x10, manipulate,
output lvt, to get 50x60ish ra4 print?
easiest way to go is probably lightjet, but if making 5 copies, maybe

75mm Wollensak Oscillo-Amaton in Alphax shutter:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2961329083&category=30076&rd=1
Judging from the name and from the 3-speed shutter (25/50/100), is this lens
made for photographing the screen of an oscilloscope? Possible to use on a ...

These group seems to have degenerated into a bash Steve Simmons forum.
How about turning to more profitable topics?

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How about my posting this link which will take people to the page listing all
of the free articles so they can go to as many as they want from one location.
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Any problems with this?

The differences between the Copal 3 and 3S shutters don't
seem very significant.  Any idea why they decided to make
two such similar shutters?
Inquiring minds and all that...

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800-894-8439 m-f 8-5 mountain time. Posting questions to me here on this forum
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thanks

With stories, and/or web sites to tell about in the old days of being  press
photographer?
Best,
Patrick

I know this is a strange thing to want to do but... I'd like to take a
35mm camera and, rather than having film in it, remove the back and
replace it with a view screen in the film plane.
I'd like to shoot for the brightest, most evenly illuminated image