steve_clark

I don`t wish to swap shutters, but use a complete "0" mounted lens on

a "#1" board. The hole is too big and merely needs a shim of some

type or a mounting ring that is oversized to tighten down on the

larger board. Thanks, Steve

There is more to life than sharpness...I shoot 35mm through 5x7 and

like them all, for different reasons. If sharpness really is the

goal, there really is nothing like an 8x10 or larger contact print.

There is also the matter of a spectacular tonal range...

I traded one of thier low budget models off years ago and I still see

it drifting from booth to booth...

Thanks all...Iwent with the 135 APO-Sironar-N and a 612 back.

Performance,very good. Convienience,unquestionable. Now if I could

just find a slip on shade that would be adequate...

For those times that I`m in a hurry,{wife,children,foul weather} and

still want to shoot large format, I use a field camera with a lens

that will fold in place with the cable release on it, a 612 rollfilm

back, and optical finder. Leave the camera on the tripod, and you

only need a few seconds to open the camera and slip a lens shade on

and you`re in business...

Don`t get worked up over an occaisional stain, a Scotch-Brite sponge

will make all well again...

Sol, I recently purchased the Horseman finder,and find the accuracy a

bit dubious as it is very sensitive to eye relief. I often use it

with a 612 back,which aggravates the problem. By comparing that image

to the one on the ground glass,I`ve learned where to dial it in for

each of my lenses. I just spent a week in the mountains with it and

it made things much,much better in poor weather shooting.

Try some ordinary things that can give extrordinary results...APX-25

in Rodinal, Plus-X in ID-11, HP-5 in either one, depending on what

you need it to do. I tend to get better results with greater dilution.