A while back I bought an old Symmar 240/5.6 lens on eBay.
The lens and shutter are pristine, except for what appear to be
lots of very tiny bubbles between certain lens elements.  You
can really only see this if you look through the lens at a very

Dual lens, 3200/6400 dpi, Pro model supports wet-mounting.
Prices on par with 4990 and 4990 Pro.
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I would like to show you the picture of the
week.
http://www.monochromatique.com/photosemaine/
It's party time ! The birthday of Nina, 8 years old.

ok, this sounds very silly, but i'm completely new to the large format
world and i'd like to start using my lf camera as soon as possible, to
see if it's what i expect it to be.
this is my camera:

I inherited a large format lens marked as follows:
Oxyplast 1:4.5 f-135 mm L. O. Bittnet A.G. Munchen Doppel-Anastigmat
It's mounted in a dial-set Compur shutter, Serial Number 522465
Limited testing indicates it isn't very sharp.

How are 6x12cm negatives enlarged with a Beseler 45 enlarger? Is there a
glass-less 6x12 negative carrier or should one modify a 6x9 carrier? I
know a 4x5" glass negative carrier can be used, but would prefer a
glass-less solution.

I have released new pitures about Perthshire
Click at http://perthshire.blogspot.com/

Photo London Weblink
http://photolondon.blogspot.com/
I have created this weblink
but I am using a samsung 4 mega pixel camera. I am not happy with the

Is Polaroid film completely defunct? Is there any point in getting a
Polaroid back these days?
Natural Light Black and White Photography
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I have access to a HP Designjet 2500 and InDesign CS2. I would like to
print in ( 30 feet x 18 feet) in tiles to cover a wall. The document
size is to large for InDesign.
Any advices how to do this? I have a vague memory of a specialized

Do laser printers have lenses suitable for LF use?  I am retiring a
Hewlett Packard HP6L but before recycling it, would like to salvage its
parts.
If so, how do I find the lens?

I am planning to dry mount two relatively large 44x72" prints. I am
using the seal 500T which should be fine. Have anyone tried mounting in
sections (the 500T is only 26" wide). Can you use more than one piece
of dry mount adhesive? Is mounting to plexiglass ok (is it too hot?).

I was talking to one of the guys at Midwest Photo Exchange today about
the LF business. He was saying it was going gangbusters, that he was
ordering 20 (or was it 60?) 4x5's a month (or was it every three
months?), and ordering lenses from Nikon in Japan all the time. I told