Which of the bellows lenses / short mount lenses / process lenses, in
the 150mm to 200mm or so range, give the very sharpest images in the
center of the image at infinity and semi-closeup.  I would be using it
on small format photography on a bellows which has some tilt/shift

Considering buying a Cambo monorail and a couple of lenses, and was just
wondering what sort of bag/case/big cardboard box would be recommended for
transporting such a beast?
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Does anyone know where I can get about 60 empty 4x5 boxes?
thanks,
cmoser515@yahoo.com

December 2003 issue of Outdoor Photographer covered Steven Johnson's work.  
He's got a Sinar something with a digital scanner back, exposures take over
a minute to make.  Hard to tell what sort of work from magazine photos, or
from jpegs, for that matter, but apparently he's ...

I was out looking at some scanners the other day and most of the scanners in
the "less expensive" range have facilities for scanning 35 mm negs and slides.
What I was wondering was if it was possible to do 4x5 negs on these scanners?
I realize the light source with these ...

I was poking around B&H online and saw this advertised:
Beattie Plain Intenscreen for Zone VI 4x5 Camera  
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=1
00092&is=REG
Has anyone used this or a similar product?  The manuf. claims:

There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white
which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out
in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan -
something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone

I got one cheap (as always).
Just requrires replacement of the end spindle.
Not a big repair.
Anyway, I'm just looking for on-line instructions.

I have a Linhof technikardan 45 (not s) that I bought used last summer and
I am still trying to put my kit together. So FRUSTRATING.
I have two lenses in my kit, a Rodenstock Grandagon-N 90 f/6.8 in Prontor
01 and a Linhof Symmar-S 150 f/5.6.

Yes I know they are a bad money risk and this must be an
old standbye question ... but they are very cheap and I
wonder if there are tutorials on how to restore them to
light tightness? Electrical tape on the dark slide edges?

I would like to try approximating an old lens a step up from a single
meniscus for experiments with a view camera.
I have some 'real' lenses but am really attracted to experiments.
I am looking for some guidance, discussion, etc. with finding and

How can I go about timing the shutter speeds of my old shutters (Compurs,
Ilex, etc.)?  Is there a technique and/or some inexpensive equipment to do
this, or does this require an expert (and what can I expect to pay for such
a service)?

I recently got a new (really new, not just new to me) wood field
camera to get some movements after a year and a half of using
my father's Speed Graphic exclusively.  I've been trying it out
by taking photographs of buildings up and down my one street

Anyone have an idea how to make an 11 x 14 film holder? I want to build an
11 x 14 pinhole camera so I don't want to drop a couple of hundred bucks on
a film holder?
Thanks,

Thought you might enjoy a good laugh, went out this morning to get a few
more winter shots. Went up to a Local Park  and the stream that runs through
the park along the road. Got set up with my 4x5 on a rather slick boulder,
very carefully, but alas I stepped back and slid. I felt ...