Large Format Photography Australia

I have only sold the monocular viewing hood and the compendium. Still have the other viewing hood, the graflok roll film holder.

Thanks a lot Walter. I guess I'm not quite schooled enough in LF to really know what I'm going for, but as I said, since moving to 4x5 from medium format & DSLR full frame 35mm, I have found a nice sweet spot at 210mm on 4x5. This has been my favourite focal length for both landscapes and my (sh...

this one?

Looks like getting into 8x10 is going to be a tricky/expensive process.

ANd yeah I agree with the soft focus argument, I'd much rather have critically sharp images.

You mean a lens like this?

I assume this means I need to get a shutter for it

Thanks for that link shane. Do you really think that lens is worth moving into from 300mm, or would it be wiser to hang around for a 450mm? $900 is a pretty penny indeed!

Thanks for the tips. Don't seem to be too many of that 450mm Nikkor-M on Ebay... only a couple that I can find.

Wondering if a wooden tripod will be the go for this kind of camera... it'll probably just be a car camera, don't plan on doing too much on foot with it. That's what the Toyo is for

Taken the plunge and have locked in a Tachihara triple-extension 8x10 camera, for a pretty good price (I think?) WIth the intention of moving up to 8x10 but particularly because I intend and hope to get into ambro/ferrotypes in the not-too-distant future. Going to hit up Gold Street Studios when I g...

just stumbled across this... really nice. how do you find foma film?

bumping to say i'm open to reasonable offers...

Midlands, Tasmania by Alex Gard, on Flickr