I just got my hands on a barrel G-Claron 240. I have been reading some
archives and most mention mounting it in a Copal #1 with no spacing
adjustments required. Can someone confirm the same results for Compur 1
shutters ?

Yahoo! disclosed to the Chinese authorities the name of a user of their
service of mail, the journalist Shi Tao, guilty of the diffusion to
foreigners of a document of the Chinese authorities which forbidden the
commemoration of the massacre of Tiananmen. As consequence of the ...

I'm finding my way with 5x4 (or is it 4x5?) LF photography.  Have just got a
(1970s) 90mm f8 Super Angulon, and am wondering whether I'd benefit from
replacing my plain gg screen with a Fresnel type.  (It's sure dark in the
corners!  and I do have   a viewing cloth.)

Anybody had experience having this repaired?
I had a Tessar separation re-cemented almost forty years
ago, but don't know who does this now, and what the success
and risks are.

After two years of agonizing over it, and taking the 645 route for
awhile as an upgrade to 35mm for landscapes, I finally bit the bullet
and purchased a used Cambo SCII-R and a Rodenstock Sironar-n 150mm
lens.  I used ebay to order some fidelity and riteway film holders, 7

I have got one of these old cameras. A 551/17 model which is for 9x12 cm
sheets or rollfilm. It seems that 4x5" sheets fits in the film plate
holders. It has a Tessar 135/4,5 lens in a Compur shutter. Shutter
runs....even at 1 sec.

Just to share this: http://starbulletin.com/98/06/16/news/wild.html

Can anyone name this tripod head for me?
http://www.hemenway.com/LF-TripodHead/
Any information including the manufacturer will be appreciated.
It fits a 1 3/4 inch column and the platform is approximately 8 5/8 by 7

Well I gave inkjet negatives a try.Based on the info in the February 2004
article in View Camera magazine by Brad Hinkel. My results from a 5x7
original negative scanned then out put to Pictorico Hi Gloss White film were
excellent. Vey sharp, great tonal range, Not to mention all ...

It is an old Davis and Sanford head made well before they were sold to
Tiffen.

There's been a lot of talk about digital replacing film, and I can see
how digital can (or maybe has) replaced 35mm or even 120. Large format
seems to be a different animal. It's a slow process with very high
quality when you nail an image. A "good" day of photography might be 6

I have an Epson 2450 scanner and I'm wondering if it's worthwhile to
upgrade to say a 4990. Most of my prints are through a 1280 printer,
and and I can "borrow" time on 4000 for a few prints. So as I do a
simple calc...  (300 dpi x 16" print)/4 inch neg = 1200 dpi. It looks

I am completely new to LF photography, though I did post here about 2
years ago when I first started thinking of getting into it.  I shoot
primarily landscapes with a 645 SLR, and a bit of architecture from
time to time, mostly churches.

I know this subject must have been covered at various times in the past
but, for my benefit, I'd like some information on red leather bellows
for large format field cameras.  I've heard there is a company in the
United Kingdom that makes them.  Does anyone have any contact

Here's a place with good membership and momentum where there's a medium and
large format discussion group:
http://www.photocamel.com/
http://www.photocamel.com/index.php/board,9.0.html