Does the lens hood for a Mamiya 55mm lens also work with a 45mm ? I have one
and am thinking of picking up a 45mm lens and want to know if I need a new
lens hood too. Thanks Matt Williams

I'm considering one of these to round out my M645 1000S set. Both lenses
seem to have an excellent reputation, but I was wondering how flare
resistant the zoom is, since it has 13 lens elements, versus only 5 elements
in the 150.

Reala, 35mm (Nikon FE, 28-70 manual focus zoom)
hand-held.  Scanned on LS-8000 @ 4000 dpi.  No
sharpening.
Note in the grating over the window repeating

Hi --
I've got a Bronica SQ-A, and I'm curious about all the Zenzanon lens
designations.  I badly need a 40 or 50 mm lens for these bodies, and have
been poking around Ebay and other places, and I see different types of

Just received a used 645.   I have printed out the manual, and installed
batteries, etc.  I can't seem to get the back of the film magazine open.
Also, the shutter doesn't fire.  Surely, you don't have to have film in it
to fire it do you?  And any ideas on the getting the back ...

Many details and photos here:
http://liquidsamba.com/fs.php?keyword=p67-prism

Hasselblad has made something like four, maybe more, variations of the SWC.
The latest lens allegedly usees lesser glass to accommodate environmental
concerns. I'm just not sure.
So which, if any, SWC model has the T* coating that was made before they

Can anyone recommend a good, relatively cheap tripod that can handle an RB?
I've been using a carbon one, and it's starting to scare me because the RB is
so heavy and it tends to wobble easily. I really like some of the Bogen ones
I've used, but I'd like to stay under $125, if at ...

Does anyone know if it's possible to get inserts for photo albums that
take square prints (5, 6 or 8 inch square) - preferably in the UK?
If not, what are the options for storing MF prints in a
portfolio/album?

Please, can someone tell me the difference beetweeb Rollei P66S /
Rolleivision 66 / Rolleivision 66 AV projectors ?
By the way is there any great difference beetween heidosmat 110-160mm
zoom and fixed lenses 120 and 150mm heidosmat projection lenses ?

I'm hitting the road in the Spring, backpacking, and am considering
using my Pentax 6x7 exclusively.
What do think is the lightest tripod I can get away with using slow
speeds?

Field test comparison between the $8,000 16 Mpixel Canon 1Ds Mark II and the
$30,000 22 Mpixel Phase one P25 digital back on a Contax system, by this NG's
favorite whipping boy, Michael Reichmann ...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/1ds-mk11-vs-p25.shtml

500c/m with serial number beginning with UP 15****.
This body also has a 'plaque' physically engraved with "Victor Hasselblad".
Another four-digit number is present below the name.
These four numbers are approx. 3mm in height.

Here's some information available nowhere else on the web.  It needs to be
reworked for clarity's sake, but this is it for now.
This is not a solicitation, I don't work for Mr. Maxwell, just sick of
searching high and low for the info, so I finally wrote him about it (snail

I've just acquired my first roll of this rather unique film, and am looking
to try it out in my TLR once it's finished the rollof Velvia that's in
there. I've done B&W print film before, but the idea of a B&W slide film
intrigues me, so I bought at roll as an experiment.