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The film held up pretty well, all things considered. The caveat being that I am more of a pictorialist than a realist, so the types of effects you see in the photos above are a bonus for me where they might be ruinous for someone else. The results can be very unpredictable, some sheets/shots...

Beat him senseless while shouting at him about how he's no son of yours. That's what I do with my kids, it works great! That or take your camera along with you, together, make some photographs together, and later while sharing a nice beverage talk about the photos you made together. Tell him...

Sure things, here's a couple. Other than some dodging and burning these are straight prints.

Every decision I made was with function in mind, but I couldn't help a little artistic flair. The wood and brass were stripped and gone over with about eight or nine coats of marine grade spar varnish. The bellows were reinforced with mesh and Pliobond. The leather was treated with Hubberd's...

Thanks! I've stripped and refinished two of the three I own. The other one is nicer, but not quite finished yet. This one gets pretty grungy during use and looks more like a user than a show-piece.

Thanks, Pete. Structure fires mostly. So far I've gotten it up over 300f.

Here's a couple photos of a Graflex RB I heavily rekajiggered to work in harsh enviornments, particularly high heat.

You'll have better luck with parts if you go with a III, Fuji still considers it a viable system, or did a couple years back. Last time I called up the guy (there's only one, apparently) to get help with my first generation model he expressed genuine surprise that it still worked. As of those...

I almost always add a certain amount of diffusion to my prints. For example during a ten-second exposure I might diffuse the print for anywhere from two to eight seconds, depending on the shot. This softens things up a bit and gives me the look I intended when pre-visualizing. Works great on...

Better too big than too small. You'll just need to wrap something around the RB lens.

I used to use graded paper exclusively but switched after my favorite was discontinued. I'm going to have to try another round of paper tests, thanks!

Oh jeez, the answer was literally staring me in the face the whole time: too much diffusion. It was too much for the low-contrast shadows. I figured it had to be something simple! I'm so used to using a certain amount that I wasn't even thinking about it.

I would think that there is a certain point where, for example in the photo above, the face on the right looked good. Regardless of the rest of the photo, that one area should show good detail on the print. And then if I found that I could find the right combination for the face on the left, and...

I'm doing test strips in one-second increments but still not having the kind of results I think are possible. I was wondering if graded paper might help, that may be my next test.

Wouldn't that be too easy??? Here is one I am trying to print right now. The scan of the negative here is quick-and-dirty (very dirty) but there are details in all of the shadow areas.

I know what you mean, that's why I was trying to use a higher grade. The bright areas are fine, I've got those handled no problem. I'm mostly just trying to get more detail out of the shadows. I think I probably stated my problem wrong initially. For the thin areas I am trying to increase...

I used to do a lot of split-grade printing, I may have to try that again. There's not going to be any great solution, anything I end up with is going to be a compromise. This is a documentary project involving hundreds of photos a day so I have to keep my time-per-print as low as possible as...

I've looked at doing that but ran into the problem of not being able to keep track of which shots are which. Some are taken under good conditions and some under difficult, some on rolls and some on sheets. I use a lot of film and trying to keep track of it all proved too exhausting. I do stand...

I have been making a lot of exposures under difficult circumstances lately. The existing light is very low overall with patches of bright light (similar to theater lighting). Flash isn't an option so I've been doing my best under the conditions. I scan the negatives in order to proof...

The outside diameter of the GX680 lenses are significantly larger than the RB lenses. The shade slips over the lens and is held in place with a set screw. You could probably rig up something out of tape or pipe to go on the RB lens that will make it wide enough to hold the GX shade. A step-up...

I've got the shades for both the RB/RZ and the GX680. Are you wondering if the RB/RZ will work on the GX680?

I'd imagine it'd vignette like crazy. That being said there's probably someone out there with a 645 wondering what the heck he should do with the RB67 shade he bought by mistake. I mean, considering the number of people who have found each other through dating sites there's got to be at least...

Developed eleven rolls from yesterday, worked like a champ under very difficult circumstances. I bought it as a sacrificial camera so I wouldn't be too worried if I lost it. I was very impressed, I wasn't expecting too much but it worked great!

I'm doing my first trial-by-fire with a Kiev 60 today. My fingers are crossed!

I do get asked about the digital part when using older cameras. It's not as stupid as it could be, some people know that there are digital backs for film cameras so I can see how they might wonder about it. I usually try to say something funny without sounding condescending, something along the...

Not only to detect, but to record for later analysis.

I sure do hate it when my nuts get banged around! (it had to be said)

Is there any reason why refinishing it would make it unshootable? I use all of my cameras whether refinished or original.

Indeed.

I wouldn't say better or worse, just different. More contrast maybe, sharper edges. You know how it is with B&W photography: there are a million little variables that all produce subtle differences that most people would never notice but which keep those of us so afflicted up at night tossing...