I'm looking to buy a 135mm lens for my RF645. I've got the 45mm and
65mm lenses but thought I needed a longer one. I know Bronica has
ceased production of the 135mm but my camera come with the frameline
for 135mm, and 100mm seems a bit too short...  Seems no store selling

Am I losing anything by shooting
color transparencies and then
changing them to black & white
in Photoshop? In other words, is

i have strange problem with my pentacon six camera and wide angle lenses (30
mm zodiak and 50 mm flektogon): my negatives taken with this lenses is very
much overexposed, practicly destroyed, but not all in same roll of
film..example: first four negative is OK, another four is ...

..so this evening at the phtotoclub I mention my desire to find a 500...
..the president of the club is an 'ole feller and he says "don't do it,
they're always broken."  Now I know that Hasselblads break.... they're
mechnical machines... but how bad is it... how many rolls per ...

wondering if anyone has experience with painting/spraying backdrops
(12'x15').
can paint bothsides with different colors?
what type of paints should be used? enamel/latex/priners?

     What do people feel about Kodak's 400 speed films? Or would you
suggest something else?
    Thanks
    Nick

I have a chance to buy a Bronica SQ for dirt cheap, and I think I'm going to
do it just for a backup camera.  Does anyone know what kind of batteries (if
any) they take?  I'm not sure if I want to get into it if it's a mercury
battery.

Dear Group;
I am looking to get a new scanner in the 'Budget' range and I have
hordes of 120 negs that I'd like to be able to scan, as well as some
4x5's.  I was wondering if any of you knowledgeable folks would have

I thinking of switching from 120 size Ektachrome to color
negative film. I usually shoot 200 speed and scan to make
inkjet prints.
In 35mm I've been using the Supra series with good results,

All of my negatives are cut into strips of four 6X6 frames. Are there any
medium format scanners with a negative holder which will either accept four 6X6
frames or handle long strips which extend beyond the edges of the holder?  I
don't want to cut my strips to fit a three-frame ...

     It's been widely mentioned here that the average photographer uses
about four rolls of film a year. Today Kodak mentioned they expect to sell 700
million rolls of film in the U.S during 2004. So either everybody else [Fuji
et all] are selling negative amounts of film or it seems ...

Hello, I  jist picked up a nice 70mm Leaf Shutter lens for the 645 I want to
use it on my 645 1000s . Does anybody use this lens, I am seeking
information as to just how to operate it.
What does the F represent on the outer ring, what does the A-M switch do and

I apologise now for not knowing what I am talking about!. My sister
has written a PhD about a 1970's photographer who used a 4x5 inch wide
format press camera and I wanted to buy her such a camera for her 30th
birthday. I am not sure what 'press' means but if it means a

I am contemplating a new old camera. Ive been using 35mm for a while but am
not happy with it anymore. I am trying to sell my pictures occasionaly and
bump into the shortcommings of 35mm. Also I am looking for work as an
architectural photographer and 35mm won't cut it. So I'm ...

Several months after buying a 500CM kit, i'm still stuck with my Bronica
ETRSi (can't get a price I like for it). It occurs to me that the 'Blad,
while very very capable, will cost an awful lot to expand- I was hoping to
replace my 80mm CT* with a 60mm CF until I saw the used prices ...