new 4 x 5 press camera, anybody doing it?
Dec 4, 2011 16:49:01 #
OMG.. One of the first quality cameras I ever used was an OLD Speedgraphic and that was over 40 years ago. I used it mainly for portrait shoots. Loved going into the dark room developing the negatives then using them to produce a picture. Nothing greater than watching an image come to life on a blank sheet of white paper. Wish I still had it...Fond memories of that old camera.
Dec 4, 2011 18:10:39 #
When I was at Brook's in 1965 we had to use 4x5 view cameras. Graflex was not allowed. I just got rid of my film hangers, I don't know why I kept them. After you have exposed the dark slide more than once, you will get the hang of it. Then there's the surge with improper developing. Your first and most important accessory will be a good vacuum cleaner for the film holders. Do I miss large format? Not as long as I have my Nikons.
Dec 4, 2011 20:52:22 #
looks great, but I think they are out production and very rare
Roger Hicks wrote:
You might find this useful for an easy and economical way to process the film:
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20how%20orbital.html
and this for how to load holders:
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20how%20loading%20cut%20film.html
(Ignore 'subscription' because it's all free now)
Cheers,
R.
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20how%20orbital.html
and this for how to load holders:
http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/ps%20how%20loading%20cut%20film.html
(Ignore 'subscription' because it's all free now)
Cheers,
R.
Dec 4, 2011 22:47:41 #
johnr9999
Loc: Carlton, OR
I too use a 4x5 Zone VI field camera. For b&w film I order from Freestyle Photo in Los Angeles. They carry Kodak, Ilford, Emke and several others as well as Fuji and Kodak color film. Also carry some accessories for 4X5 as does Calumet Photo in Chicago.
Dec 4, 2011 23:25:18 #
Dec 5, 2011 05:52:19 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
randymoe wrote:
[/quote]looks great, but I think they are out production and very rare
They are indeed out of production, but they come up at photo fairs reasonably often. Or at least, they did. Maybe they've all been bought up by LF users...
Cheers,
R.
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