Everything You Wanted To Know About Film Recorders by Andy Cross.
What’s a film recorder ? Oops maybe I should back up a bit. Film recorders were a stop gap in the transition from film photography…
Other Equipment
Review: LomoGraflok by Anjella Roessler
Somewhere in the bowels of 2020, Lomography announced that they were bringing out an instax film back to fit on 4x5 cameras with a graflok…
How Bent is Your Enlarger? by Andy Cross
When it comes to purchasing photographic equipment we always try to procure the best equipment we can afford. The best can mean different things…
Day walking 4×5 camera gear in the field by Alex Bond
When it comes to day walking 4×5 camera gear in the field you want a camera bag that is comfortable and suited to your purpose. …
Back To The Future by Andy Cross
During the 90’s when digital capture seemed to be really making photography redundant, and manufacturers began pulling the pin on making many films and papers…
Filtration for photographers by Andy Cross
Ever since the introduction of the true panchromatic B&W films, of the types we are so familiar with today, photographers have had a great deal…
Review: MOD 54 – 4×5 film processing spiral by David Tatnall
The MOD 54 is a plastic spiral that can hold up to six sheets of 4 x 5 film designed to fit a Paterson Super…
How to make a 2×5 adaptor for 4×5 film holders by David Tatnall
I don’t like to crop my negatives; in fact I almost always make my photographs by composing them to the very edge of the…
Review: SP-445 compact developing tank by David Tatnall
This new compact 4 x 5 developing system is a welcome addition to large format photography. Designed by Timothy Gilbert a US engineer and photographer…