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Hello, Is there a trick to getting the taking lens on an Ikoflex 1 to screw back on? I'm having trouble getting it to start, the beveled edge makes it challenging to get level. Both sets of threads look okay. Thanks

Thank you! Thank you! That was very helpful, I was able to get it back together

Hello, New guy to camera repairs here. I intentionally bought an Ikoflex 1 with a compur shutter that was in poor condition to learn how these cameras go together and practice disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling. After working on cars and other machinery over the years I found learning...

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Hello, I've been contemplating giving large format photography a try. I've been looking around and have come across some cameras on Ebay that take 10 cm x 15 cm film/4" x 6" film if I'm doing the math correctly. I see that 4" x 5" sheet film seems fairly common. Would that work? Or would I...

Looking at the recommendations from Fuji for HC-110 Dilution B it says 4 1/2 minutes at 68 F/20 C. That doesn't seem long enough though, Kodak says times less than 5 minutes aren't recommended. How long do you develop for?

Wow! Those are amazing! What dilution of HC-110 are you using?

Thanks for catching that! Meant Ikoflex, gotta keep my cameras straight!

Hello, I bought some Fuji Acros II in 120 format to do some night photography with. I'm new to using this film and night photography. I've read people have had good results with Ilfotech DDX, but am not sure if shooting at night would affect developing? Or if there is a better option? I use...

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Thanks everyone! I ordered a 35 mm reel and will try putting that in.

Hello, I just got a new (to me) Nikor film tank with stainless reels for 120 film. The tank holds four 120 reels and I noticed that the reels slide back and forth in the tank. I haven't tried developing any film yet but am wondering if this sliding back and forth when agitating will harm the...