brett_r

that's a door-seal leak. mine was around the little cutout top right of the film loading door and in the corner. appeared at the same place on the edge of each frame when it occurred.

Those who have seen a Kodak Bantam Special know the answer.

<p>Large film is fun to work with. I started with a Super Graphic a few years ago - in my view the least expensive functional way to get into large format as they allow for at least some front forward/backward tilt and swing. Auctions usually even include a lens! But I found I needed to shoot wider than 90mm (which even then is only possible with newer large 90mm lenses, and requires dropping the bed, raising the front standard and sliding it so far back it is partially off it's track:-). Tachiahara and Nagaoka (or Anba) field cameras are the least expensive that offer typical movements and the ability to use wider lenses. I also like that fact that on both of these I can slide the rear standard forward to allow wide angle lens use without getting the front of the base of the camera in the field of view (this is not possible with a lot of more expensive field cameras). Nagaoka is the lightest field camera out there so that is what I use backpacking, but the Tachiahara is a bit more sturdy. Tachihara can still be bought new, but Nagaoka was made in the 1970s. As far as film is concerned, Quickload is the easiest as it does not require a darkroom or light-tight tent to load the holders, but it is no longer manufactured so may not be available much longer. It is more expensive than sheet film. Enjoy!</p>

<p>i ran cs4 on an imac 3.3 core 2 and working in my 1.2gb image scan of a 4x5 slide it took 36 seconds to apply a curve adjustment in a curve layer. i just upgraded my ram by adding 8gb to the original 4gb, and upgraded to cs5. the same adjustment now occurs instantaneously. i was hoping for significant improvement because cs5 runs in 64bit and can utilize ram above 4gb but this blew me away. very happy i upgraded as i did rather than buying a whole new hardware setup for a faster processor.</p>