Have finally taken the plunge.
After many years of prevaricating I have finally taken the plunge and got into LF. I am now the proud, if somewhat bewildered owner of a Linhof Karden monorail with a 90mm Schneider angulon. A big thanks to whoever it was suggested I visit Mr Cad in Croyden, that place is something of an Aladin's cave but the staff were very helpful (and patient). On the downside I ended up going way over budget so I'm in the good lady's dog house.
First impressions, it's bl**dy difficult to load darkslides! My first attempt resulted in 2 wasted sheets, both of which ended up in the darkslide tracks, one of which came out with the slide the other ended up on the outside after exposing. C'est la vie I'm hoping it will get easier with practice.
I find it very difficult to see all of the image on the g/g, I can only make out a circle of about 1.5". Allthough going in close with a lupe helps me to see the edges, would a fresnell screen help to even out the light?
I bought a box of 10 sheets, Rollei R3 film, this is tight in some of my darkslides and won't fit in others. It's about a 32nd larger than some old sheets I had to practice with. Is this a common problem?
Any tips/tricks for loading darkslides will be much appreciated.
Thanks all, I don't doubt I'll have some more silly questions as I start to learn the ropes,
Martin
After many years of prevaricating I have finally taken the plunge and got into LF. I am now the proud, if somewhat bewildered owner of a Linhof Karden monorail with a 90mm Schneider angulon. A big thanks to whoever it was suggested I visit Mr Cad in Croyden, that place is something of an Aladin's cave but the staff were very helpful (and patient). On the downside I ended up going way over budget so I'm in the good lady's dog house.
First impressions, it's bl**dy difficult to load darkslides! My first attempt resulted in 2 wasted sheets, both of which ended up in the darkslide tracks, one of which came out with the slide the other ended up on the outside after exposing. C'est la vie I'm hoping it will get easier with practice.
I find it very difficult to see all of the image on the g/g, I can only make out a circle of about 1.5". Allthough going in close with a lupe helps me to see the edges, would a fresnell screen help to even out the light?
I bought a box of 10 sheets, Rollei R3 film, this is tight in some of my darkslides and won't fit in others. It's about a 32nd larger than some old sheets I had to practice with. Is this a common problem?
Any tips/tricks for loading darkslides will be much appreciated.
Thanks all, I don't doubt I'll have some more silly questions as I start to learn the ropes,
Martin