I'm making a simple gif picture as reference in order to represent the
various photo formats.
I assumed as standard the following sizes (exposed film area expressed
in millimeters):

Does the Mamiya "G" Adapter give you the equivalent of a 2x3 Graflock
back or a 4x5 Graflock?  I can't see a 2x3 back being all that useful,
except for a rollfilm holder.

I just bought a 9X12 size Zeiss Ikon Trona 210/1 with a tessar lens and
compur shutter, but I cannot find any information about this specific model
210/1 (and he number is definetly not 7). Any information is appreciated.
Jani Heikkinen

I just got a quote for new bellows. 8x10 Century.  $239. Red leather.
What do you think? Good price?

Can anyone tell me how to use a Turner-Reich Anast.F:7.0 Ser.II # 5 Antistigmat Gundlach Manhattan Optical co. Rochester N.Y. Convertible large format lens (8x10).  I recently found one on ebay and I understand that the lens elements can be rearranged to make 3 different focal ...

Is there somewhere to find playback specs on various digital cameras or
camcorders?  I have tried magazine, internet searches and company web sites.
No luck.  
I am looking for:

My experience is limited but here is my best guess.
All put togther this lens has a focal lenght of X. When you remove the front
element the focal length is X plus about 60%. When you remove the front element
and place the rear element in the front of the shutter you have almost 2X.

When did sheet film replace glass plates for large format photography?
Of course roll film has been around since the late 1880s, but I
notice that Ansel Adams recounts carrying glass plates up Half Dome in
1929 when he made his first pre-visualized image.  By the time I

I would welcome opinion:
For general landscape work (only slight movements), is the 200 M series
Nikkor outperformed by the 210 W lens? I'm talking about fall-off and
sharpness at normal taking apertures.

I bought a Graflex Optar WA f6.8 90mm lens in a recessed board for 5
Canadian dollars, and a 25CM Graflex TELE-Optar f5.6 lens for 30
Canadian dollars today, both are mounted in Graphex shutters. The
seller thought the WA90 did not work, thus the low price.

I have a Crown Graphic in the post to me.
I am wondering how to use it hand held for max stability.
Should I have my right hand under the bed & trip the shutter with a cable
release or hold the body with my right hand with the same cable release.

If you use the Encad 880, what do you think of it?  Thank you.

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I had time today to shoot one frame, process, & print a contact sheet.
This time the results were better.
The lens used was an old Wollensak 6 1/4" f12.5 Extreme W.A. (158mm) 8x10 lens.
(From now on I'll have to rack the back up onto the bed!)