Large Format Photography Australia

No Ranjit, I travel to Melbourne as little as possible ! You would have to come to me, and bring a few small samples of aluminium sheet that we could work with - offcuts from an aluminium supplier would do - then we could go to work. I am strictly a DIY type and I make do with what I have. I don't k...

Hi rex, welcome to the forum. Before you go the way of having boards made, I'd suggest the Large Format Photography forum in the US, a group large enough that you might find used boards there. You have to be a member for one month before you can advertise in the classifieds, or alternatively I could...

I've always understood that panchromatic film was more expensive because its chemistry is more complex, requiring special dyes to extend sensitivity into the red wavelengths. I think you're right about marketing factors. When you consider for example how much xray film is used compared to panchromat...

Hi Shane, Yes, I've actually looked at the Freestyle reference. Good on price, but I haven't seen any work done with this film. Would be interesting to see how it compares with other films.

Thanks Lachlan and Shane. Carestream don't seem to have 8x10 sheets, the nearest I can find is 18x24 cm, but I haven't contacted them yet. The answer seems to be myus! I was vaguely aware that such organisations exist, but didn't know anything about them. Now I come to think of it, the guy at ZZ Med...

Hi Lachlan, good to make contact with you again. No, I haven't heard of this but I'll look into it. I don't have Amex but possibly there are other alternatives. Cheers.

I would like to know how and where you can buy xray film in Australia. I can't find any local firm which will supply xray film to private individuals. Likewise people who sell xray film on eBay apparently won't supply to Australia. I've contacted ZZ Medical in the US, where many of the American LFer...

I don't know why we persevere with Vanbar... I know, 'if we don't use them, we'll lose them', but they've been getting worse for years with lots of stock in their online catalogue unavailable, and some prices that are prohibitive. I'm at the stage where I only buy liquids and bulk chemicals from the...

I definitely think a dark cloth is important, particularly in bright sunlight, where the black layer helps seeing the ground glass. A white sheet or shirt, or even a black tee shirt as some use doesn't give the same blocking out of light. The white layer to the outside helps reflect light and heat a...

I noticed on Vanbar's website that many chemicals are out of stock to online orders also. I don't know if this is an increasing trend, as I don't deal a lot with Vanbar, but it always annoyed me in the past that I could usually bet they'd be out of something I wanted. I don't want to sound negative,...