Curious if anyone here uses any old Schneider Xenar 150mm on their 4x5? Can anyone give a good impression of it's qualities? I know it is a four element in...

http://www.walkercameras.com/XL_8x10.html

I'd like to mount a Fujinon 90 to a Copal #0 that only has an f stop blank scale. What are some solutions and sources for getting a proper scale or making one...

Hi, I need to extract images from my wedding slideshow, I've found software called MultiExtractor from http://www.multiextractor.com but it's paid, do you...

biznets wrote: Many Canon EOS camera users often end up confused when they try to use the available modes on the camera without understanding This is the...

I picked up a pretty nice Pressman D for small money a while ago. The back rotates but is very, very stiff. I don't think this is normal as one shouldn't...

I got a Rodenstock 240mm F/5.6 S in great condition, and while mounting it on a lensboard I became puzzled by the retaining ring and spacer. I am not certain...

Cheesehead wrote: Lats night I picked up a Goerz 19 inch red dot artar at a pretty reasoable price. Now I wonder about mouting it in a shutter -- an...

"biznets" wrote What make and model of a large format camera would you recomend for a young student wishing to take his first steps into this...

Cheesehead wrote: Lats night I picked up a Goerz 19 inch red dot artar at a pretty reasoable price. Now I wonder about mouting it in a shutter -- an...

Cheesehead wrote: I'm looking, entirely out of curiosity, for the time when my lens was built. Goerz Red Dot Artar, Sn 839799. 1964

On my Sinar Norma Camera, there is a scale `missing` which should show how much swing has been applied, it is otherwise in fine condition, but the missing...

I happened across a NIB #6 Packard-Ideal shutter, complete with instructions and the bag of hardware plus an extra 'instant' pin. Price marked on it:...

On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:25:34 +0000, Keith Tapscott. wrote: For my 8x10 Camera, I am considering a 210mm Angulon (not super-angulon). How well do these...

For my 8x10 Camera, I am considering a 210mm Angulon (not super-angulon). How well do these lenses perform provided they are in fine condition?

So I'm nearing completion on my restoration of a Rochester Optical Co. Universal 5x7 camera. Or at least I *think* it's a 5x7; now I'm not so sure. So I have...

It appears that the former Camera Bellows company have reopened under the name of Custom Bellows. http://www.custombellows.co.uk/

I say, No. You cannot. It is futile.

In our last episode I was trying to figure out what kind of film holders would fit my newly-restored Rochester Optical Co. "Universal" camera. I was...

A good article with some phots: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/travel/27journeys.html?hp I'll be in Yosemite for 4 days this summer, though mostly not...