bobpeters

I read the FAQ and have the manual, which doesn't that say much more than what you said. When I did load it the counter didn't work at first, but started working when I went into the roll, like if the film was getting tighter as I was winding it. How much safety paper do you pull out when you load it? I pull out the about 8 inches of the safety paper, which is what it says in the manual, and the paper is loose on the counter roller, and not tight like is should be. Should the paper be on the top of the pressure plate, with a little roll at the end for the counter roller like in one of the pictures on this page: Restoring Speed Anniversary ? Do you attach the end of the paper before or after installing the supply spool? In the manual the paper gets attached after the spool goes in, and I wish I had three hands, as it seems that you need three hands to install the spool while keeping the tongue of the backing paper from slipping back down.

How to load an Adapt-A-Roll 620, and how do I know if the film counter needs lubrication? I have an Adapt-A-Roll 620 that I'm having a hard time getting the film to stay tight on it. The instructions are kind of hard to understand, though I think I get that you have to bring the end of the backing paper to the end of the holder, then attach it to the spool. When I tighten it by hand, it loosens up when I let go of the spool, so the paper has a gentle "arc" over the pressure plate when the holder is open. Also how tight does the film have to be to work the counter reliably?

When did film get fast enough to allow fast enough shutter speeds to "freeze" motion, and not have objects that moved "disappear"? I have a couple really old pictures of a horse and buggy or carriage with a couple people next to it, and the horse is missing his head because it moved.

The Diana uses a red window on the back, as it doesn't have a built in film counter.

When did they make the Bogen 3039 under the Bogen name? I know it's still made as the Manfrotto 229, but mine says it's a Bogen 3039, so I think it's an earlier one.

The shutter on the camera lens that's on it is a cock-and-shoot shutter, meaning I'm already used to cocking my own. I also have one other camera with a cock-and-shoot shutter.

2x3 is generally considered medium format, not large format. But 2x3 press cameras are small versions of 4x5 press cameras and 4x5 is seen as large format. It you want to learn about LF photography, go to www.largeformatphotography,info and read the FAQs, Ask questions in the forum. photo.net is a poor source of information about LF photography. There are also books, IMO more can be learned more rapidly from a good book than from short often half-assed answers on forums. Two books that are often recommended on LFPF are Leslie Strobel's View Camera Technique and Steve Simmons' Understanding the View Camera

Would It be possible to cut sheet film in daylight, if a sheet was loaded between two aluminum plates in the dark and the plates secured together with wingnuts and wingbolts, and one of the plates had slots in it to cut the sheets apart and to notch the film with a utility knife, or something similar? Then wouldn't be messing with a sharp instrument in a changing tent.

What I thought was a box of Ektachrome, is an Ektachrome box with some very old pictures of Syracuse NY and vicinity in it. I opened it in the dark just to make sure, it was film or not. Also how dark does the room have to be when you do it?

What's the difference between a #0 press shutter, and a Cock-and-shoot #0? What would be undesirable lenses? I would think damaged lenses would have major scratching of the glass, and broken glass. I'm new at the large format type cameras. I think the only lenses that I've had that might have or had, fungus, is the lens in a 6x6 slide viewer I got with the camera, and the eyepiece lenses in a couple of stereo slide viewers, one of them is a Kodak, and the other a Stereo Realist. The 6x6 slide viewer lens, and the Stereo Realist lenses cleaned up nice, though I haven't tried the Kodak lenses yet, and one of the Stereo Realist lenses needs to be reglued. .

The throat is the round part just inside the lensboard mounting area, correct? I got the Pressman C for free, along with a bunch of film holders and an Adapt-A-Roll 620, so I'm not out anything for the camera. Would it be possible to use lenses with fungus to the point of etching the glass, as a source of #0 Shutters?

Thanks for all the responses. I did weigh it today, and it did come in at a little over 3 lbs. I have a couple cable releases, a short one that came with the Diana F+ Deluxe kit, and a longer one that I got for long exposures, as the short one wasn't comfortable to use on my Kodak Tripod.

How do you cut down 8x10 film to fit into 2.25" x 3.25" film holders, and notch it for orientation? I got some Ektachrome that I think expired 8/1981 that is 8x10, that I want to try and use in the film holders I have for my Busch Pressman Model C, and cutting down film is the only way I can use new color sheet films in it as well. Even if it isn't good for anything, I could use the cut down sheets for practicing loading holders, as I've never done it before. I have an Adapt-A-Roll 620 for it so I can shoot roll film.

I just weighed my Busch Pressman Model C with Vue-Focus rangefinder and quick change lensboards, so I know the weights for it. I know it's a medium format view camera, but it's similar to a lot of large format cameras. It weighs 3 lbs 6.9 oz (1.556 Kg) without a lens or lensboard installed, and 3 lbs 12.1 oz (1.707 Kg) with the stock Wollensak 101 mm Lens and shutter installed. I weighed the lens, shutter, and lensboard as an assembly, and the Wollensak 101 mm Lens, shutter, and Lensboard weighs 5.3 oz (0.150 Kg). I did all of these on my RadioShack USB Electronic Scale, which I got years ago. How much does the Busch Pressman Model D weigh, as that is a larger camera as it's 4x5 and not a 2.25x.3.25 camera?

What is the weight capacity of a Bogen 3030/a with a Bogen 3039 head? Is it sturdy enough to handle a 4x5 camera? I got one for about $15.00 to replace my Kodak Digital Camera Tripod, as the Kodak tripod isn't stable with my Busch Pressman Model C on it and too short for it to focus with the ground glass while standing, and the Kodak is hard to level with a larger camera on it, like a No, 2 Brownie Model F, or an Iskra. Also the crank for the center column on the Kodak no longer engages with the center column, though it can be pulled up by hand. I've been lucky for the Kodak to last this long, as a read the reviews long after I got it, and people had problems with plastic parts breaking. . The Bogen 3030/a with a Bogen 3039 head is the perfect combination for me and the Pressman Model C, as it puts the Ground Glass at eye level. Also does anybody know if there is a Manfrotto number for the Bogen 3030/a? I think that the Bogen 3039 head is the same thing as the Manfrotto 229.

Thanks. My Pressman has the quick change lensboard with the "finger" screw at the top of the front standard, so it's trivial to remove it to install a lens on a separate board, though getting a lensboard maybe another matter.

What is the widest lens that will work on a Busch Pressman Model C? I know that it's size wise a MF camera, but it's built like a miniature large format. I got one for free with a 101mm Wollensak lens on it along with an Adapt-A-Roll 620 and a bunch of sheet film holders, but I want to know what the widest lens that will work on it, for landscapes.