For the six people on this NG interested in this stuff ...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/p25-field.shtml
The last section, "The Future of Medium Format Digital", was pretty
interesting.

B&H's Hasselblad-Visatec sale begins Dec 26th and ends Dec 31st. 10% off a wide
range of new in-stock Hasselblad and Visatec equipment. Prices on our web site
have been adjusted to reflect the sale and the sale is good for store and
mail-order purchases too.

Nothing to do with the Speed Graphic camera
I bought this book on prepurchase with the idea that it would largely
concern itself with the Speed Graphic camera. I grew up in New York and
met Weegee, and other famous users of the old Graphic (and a few of its

Has anyone looked at the Epson 2480 scanner?  Seems to take medium format
and is priced quite low.  It has a claimed 2400x4800 resolution.  Would
the capabilities of this scanner be expected to be on par with the old
2450?  Norman Koren had a review of the older scanner, so it would ...

There is no point my asking this on the 35mm newsgroup, as they know
nothing, so I'll ask it here. There was a Schneider-Kreuznach f4 28mm
Curtagon for the Retina Reflex S and later cameras that was a complete
interchangeable lens. The 28mm I know had an integral lens hood but I

I've just picked up a Linhof Technika 70 outfit, black leather case, camera
2 x 6x7 backs, back with ground glass, Super-Angulon 65mm F8, Tessar 105mm
F3.5, Tele-Arton 180mm F5.5, Tele-Xenar 360mm F5.5, various filters, rings,
lens hood, Schneider 8x loupe and a compass. The ...

Inverse square law of light and all that aside, how much do I have to
compensate for the 45mm, 82mm and combined 127mm?  Is there a quick formula
for any and all extension tubes?
Thanks.

Wondering how long polaroid films will be
available, any thoughts appreciated.

I borrow this lens from a friend, but he forgot to tell me how to use it
before he left.
I know that I can shift the lens from left and right or up and down,
depending on how I rotate the lens.

Maybe this should have been posted in a digital forum but I know a lot
of you guys scan your film. Just got some of my first scans back, for
one shots I exposed one frame for the forground and one for the sky
(there as an 8 stop range). The resulting file size with these two

The Mamiya  645 Pro I bought this summer is boring me. Too much plastic,
no soul. Besides, 645 on an Epson flatbed doesn't exactly blow me away.
Noticed I've never had a view camera and 6x9 this might be fun. Just
seen a Graflex Century on... well... you know where.

Interesting look behind the scenes at a large photo studio ...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/pi-media-networks.shtml

Happy Christmas to everybody!

I am looking for a light weight 6x4.5 MF camera for backpacking. I have a
chance at a Ikonta 521 with a Tessar lens in excellent condition for around
$135 dollars. I was wondering how this Ikonta would stack up against a Fuji
GS645 with a 60mm lens. I know that the Fuji is newer ...

Reading the manual for the F2.8, it mentions an optional optically flat
glass(beveled) that can be inserted on the existing pressure plate to
make it especially flat for increased sharpness.  Is anyone familiar
with this and does it really make that much of a differance?  I have