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sam_crater

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  1. Steve, diffraction limits are the same for medium and large format lenses. The diffraction limit is the same across all lenses for a given aperture. So when medium format lenses reach their diffraction limits at wider apertures, it's because they're sharper at wider apertures, not less sharp at smaller apertures. (Someone jump in if I'm oversimplifying.)
  2. How's this for a theory, Michael:

     

    The ghost was created when your stack of film was exposed to light due to a leak in a film box or a lapse in handling. The lighter second ghost was made by the light that passed through the top sheet of film to the second sheet.

  3. If you like your 45SU except for weight, trade it for a SW45 or RSW45, and get a gitzo 1 series tripod and matching ballhead. The whole kit will weigh about half as much as the one you're carrying now, and you can use your 4x5 lenses with it too.
  4. Well, I would have to disagree with Edward. I'm sure it depends on what you like to shoot, but for me 240 and 300 are very important lenses (landscape is all I do.) A compact 240 should be OK for landscape purposes on a camera with 11 inch belows.
  5. If I may venture a stupid question, have you compared a good digital camera shot or a scanned 35mm shot of the print to the output of your flatbed scanner? Seems like for the web, that might give as good or better results, as you won't have need for very many pixels.
  6. If you are doing landscape with a 2x3 RFH on a 4x5 camera you probably want to be carefull to get one that works conveniently with very short lenses. Folding field cameras are often not so convenient with lenses below 90mm. The Ebony non-folders would be good choices for that reason. Two things though. One, it's VERY easy to remove and replace the GG on a graphloc back (two seconds maybe.) Two, if you are worried about the inconvenience of sheet film, consider Fuji quickloads. Very convenient and reliable. Good luck and welcome to LF.
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