Oh!! The frustration!!
To set the pace!!
    Sunday --Fathers Day--I make my visit to my own father, now seventyish
and me fortyish-plus a few!! Enjoy a few hours with my dad and return home.

I want to thank those who have helped with the decision about a 4x5
camera system.  I plan a visit to the Seattle stores soon (Ye ole'
hands on).  I have some more questions after spending the weekend
reading.

Although I have thought about starting aView Camera magazine discussion group
before this recent round of ugliness has made me start plans for a View Camera
magazine discussion group on our web site. We wil start this foum at
www.viewcamera.com

I have an opportunity to purchase a Calumet Monorail camera package
for $650.  I am a complete newbie to LF.  The camera really doesn't
appeal to me due to its size and weight (I'd prefer a field or
similar), however I see this as a potential opportunity to acquire

I've been a 35mm enthusiast for the last 24 months (since I took up
photography).  However once I tried printing a 6x6 B&W negative from a $50
YashicaMat ebay purchase (on a whim), I saw how much more beautiful my
11x14 and 16x20 prints could be with a larger negative.  The problem ...

Is there a formula to calculate the required distance between the lens board
and the film plane for an object at a given distance from the camera?
Thanks in advance.
Steve (new to 4x5)

I've used BosScreens on several cameras and liked them, I've used Fresnel
screens on several cameras and haven't liked them. My principal problems
with Fresnels have been the difficulty of focusing because of the "grain"
you see with a loupe and the "bright circle in a dark field" ...

I have a beautiful BIG old brass J.H. Dallmeyer 4D from who knows when. It
takes waterhouse stops for which I have none. I assume shooting wide open
but what is the wide open aperture. Would love to try this on my Deardorff.
Any one here know so I can get some type of idea to ...

I have run to tests with these developers. One using 35mm FP4+ and one using
4x5 Tri-X and FP4+. The first article was in the June/July 04 CameraArts and th
second will be in the July/Aug 04 View Camera. The result seem consistent in
both tests

I am a pro photographer who has been shooting in 35mm, medium format
and digital recently since i pick up photograhy till now.
recently, some of my clients require me to shoot 4 x 5, and i intend
to know more about this b4 i go look for a 2nd hand camera or even a

Will a Graflex f 4.7 135mm lens fit and operate on a 2 x 3 Speed Graphic
without major problems? This was normal lens for 4 x 5.

Recently I posted a WTB ad for a film holder in 8"x10". Having rec'd one
recently from a gentleman on the group, I am now able to continue
building the camera. This afternoon, I dug up some more scrap wood in
the basement, created a box corner jig and have built (but not finished ...

Was it on this list that someone recently inquired as to the coverage of a
16.5" Red Dot Artar?  I have an old Scheider brochure that lists lens
coverage.  Coverage for this lens is listed as 356mm at f16.

Please forgive me for asking this question in lg. format NG. But I'm
hoping that you folks might know more about this, than the people at
smaller format NGs.
I've been invited to be to participate in an architectural project.

Are there readily-available thread adapters for putting a lens built
for a Copal/Compur #3 into, perhaps, an Ilex #4? (or whatever would be
the suitable version)
TIA,