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WTF: 4×5 sheet film motor drive

Posted September 9, 2008 in Random

The out this listing for a 4×5 sheet film motor drive on eBay. Really.

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Making sense of Jobo daylight film processing tanks

Posted April 17, 2008 in Kit/Equipment

The Jobo daylight film processing system seems confusing at first, and their web site is an unhelpful mess, but IMO it’s worth working through, because the stuff is good and does what it says it’s going to do well. Here’s what I have (all link to B&H): #2561 tank with magnet base, holds 2 x [...]

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Polaroid 51 & 56 4×5 films discontinued

Posted January 26, 2008 in Product News

Two more Polaroid films are on the chopping block… this times it’s the super-contrasty Type 51 and the sepia Type 56, both 4×5. The pages linked above say: NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS: Please be advised that Polaroid will be discontinuing the manufacture of its T51 [/T56] film within the next several months. We realize that [...]

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Razzledog’s prototype 4×5 SLR

Posted May 18, 2007 in Camera Hacking & DIY

Australian Polaroid-to-4×5-rangefinder camera modifier Razzledog built a prototype 4×5 SLR! He says: I have long had dreams of building a 4×5 SLR……so this prototype is currently under review. The advantages are finally the image is right side up, so I no longer have to stand on my head….. I don’t have to worry about any [...]

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DIY 4×5 sheet film processing tube

Posted August 22, 2006 in Camera Hacking & DIY

Check out Eben Ostby‘s plans for a 4×5 large format sheet film developing tube. View a larger, more legible version of the plans and construction notes on the photo’s page on Flickr.

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New large format P&S cameras

Posted June 22, 2006 in Kit/Equipment + Product News

Oren Grad writes at The Online Photographer: Check out the re-launched, much improved website of Fotoman Camera. This Hong Kong-based company is known for its well-made, (relatively) inexpensive, interchangeable lens, scale focusing, roll film panorama cameras in 6×12, 6×17 and 6×24 formats. A long-awaited second lineup of large format point-and-shoot cameras has now finally become [...]

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Combi-Plan 4×5 daylight tank still sucks donkeys

Posted May 6, 2006 in Op-Ed

It turns out that when I reviewed the HP Combi-Plan T 4×5 daylight sheet film developing tank and called it a "dodgy, leaky piece of shit", I may have vastly under-stated my case.

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Review posted: HP Combi-Plan T 4×5 daylight film developing tank

Posted January 14, 2006 in Site News

I just wrote a review of the HP Combi-Plan T 4×5 daylight film developing tank that explains why I think it’s a steaming pile of crap for daylight processing. Read the review

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