Check out The View Camera Store at Dead Link Removed to see the tubes. Also there is a nifty video that shows how to use them.
I noticed he stops it in the light. have you had any fog issues?
I use the Combiplan tank and find it works well for me. I managed to run across three of them used and cheap. I just fill them with developer, stop and fix and transfer the film carrier between them. Before that, I just turned off the lights, popped off the top, and emptied/filled it. I tried BTZS tubes and I never really liked them. I actually have a set that is barely used that I'd be happy to sell!
For film, I used Acros until it got too expensive. I use it in medium format and love it. It was really great for LF due to its lack of reciprocity failure. I'm now using Tmax400 in Xtol.
I use a Tachihara which has every movement I'll ever use.
I have a ton of holders because I prefer to load them at home rather than in the field (dust).
The thing that LF taught me is to look in every edge and corner of the ground glass. It really improved my composition.
Don't breathe under the darkcloth...it fogs up everything (winter) or makes it unbearably hot (summer)....I'm only (half) kidding
It's one of the things that makes the idea of BTZS tubes so clever.
Putting the film in stop stops the developing, no more developing happens, so no fog develops.
(I don't personally have experience with the BTZS but the explanation is so obvious I believe it).
I've been doing LF photography for about 20 years. Here are some late-night, off-the-top-of my-head tips.
-Decide what types of things you like to photograph. This will greatly impact your choice of equipment. For example, if you want to do long back packing trips, a Toho camera would be ideal, along with some low weight lenses. On the other hand, if you want to do studio work, a big, heavy monorail, such as a Sinar P2, would fit the bill, along with some large aperture glass. The latter will make it easier to focus. Unfortunately, I do a little of everything. As a result, I settled on a Toyo AX, a metal field camera. I'm very happy with it, although if I won Lotto, I'd buy an Arca F-line kit, mainly because it would be more versatile with very short and long lenses. Cameras like the Toyo, Linhof, Horseman...and other metal cameras tend to be sturdier than their wooden brethren.
-Light tripods are more fun to carry, but heavier ones do a better job keeping everything still.
-Old lenses can be very good performers. In particular, I had a 203 Ektar that I really liked, but they often have strange flash-syncs, filter threads, and dodgy shutters. Make sure to add the cost of a CLA (Clean, Lube, Adjust) in the cost when you compare prices.
-Depending on what you photograph, you might not need a shutter. Use slow film, and a filter if necessary. Acros is a great film for long exposures.
-My favorite holders are Toyo, but Fidelity ones are good too.
-Badger Graphics and KEH are good places to buy from.
-Cheaper isn't better if it's a pain to use.
-More expensive is worse, unless it's better to use.
-a Jobo CPP-2 with a revision 3 motor and an Expert Drum is a very good way to develop sheet film.
Thanks, i was thinking about getting the combi tank. what didn't you like about it?
im aware. im also aware that freestyle carries an e6 kit. i would mainly shoot just for the experience!
Are you aware that Kodachrome is not an E6 process film?
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