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Good luck keeping this film from scratching. It's ridiculously delicate.

I don't know how to explain it but this just makes me happy! LF photography is a dream of mine; only just thinking of upgrading to medium right now! Beautifully shot video, I'm subscribed :)

will that work with intrepid 4x5

I hope everything is well with you. Could you please tell me when can the video be released? -----GVM Team

Been following your channel for a while now. Very informative. Do you have a link to that rough edge template you used to tear the paper in this video? Thanks

Zebra Glass Plates from Slovenia are an option. I am trying some out and so far so good!

I actually tried this in 2017 and it worked the recipe being 10 heaped tea-spoons of coffee and 5 heaped tea-spoons of washing soda, aka sodium carbonate without vitamin 'C'. The film was 400 ASA B&W and 25 years past the 'develop by' date. In case some folks are unsure, baking soda, bicarbonate, is not sufficiently alkaline. The DIY aspect is good. I have no idea how much regular developer costs these days but coffee that works is nevertheless not dirt cheap. That said, in the early days all manner of ingredients were used as developer but I would stay clear of mercury vapour!!!

Hello Mat! Its it possible to make a super 16mm conversion to that camera? I did hear that if you wanna make the conversion you have to change the mirror too

Awesome

Fantastic portrait! Amazing!

Find out years later after purchasing that it’s off by a stop compared to Minolta Spot F

Great content!!!👍👍👍

more DIY Videos! 👍😉

Dark room should be painted white, so a small amount of safe-light goes a long way.

Just to make sure I got it… you take a reading of the shadows and then remove 2 stops from there. You take the picture at that exposure. You then take a reading of the highlights and add 2 stops. You check how far these values for highlights and shadows are from each others in terms of stops. If less than 5, develop longer; if more, develop less. Is that it?

love the shot at 15:34, makes me want to ask the cops to do my mug shot in RA-4 🙂 [I am only making a funny here!!, as it is such a good close up shot]. Also Mat, because of the copious amount of light, a great 'test' for vampires!, they'd have no chance!!

My favorite lens on my 4x5 cameras has become my 135mm. That always seems to have the field of view that matches my sense of what is right. It has become on 4 x 5 what my 35mm is on 35mm cameras. This is usually very individual.

Great to see you, we missed you… and some of us were worried about you. 🎉🎉

This hurts my brain, utterly incredible to see this

I feel like that was a big mistake ignoring the 360° pinhole "because it's a paint can".

Sinar P1 8x10 (with 4x5 reducing back) Elinchrom x 3 flash lights. Who ever said the only good thing to come out of Switzerland was cuckoo clocks missed a trick.

Potentially great video ruined by a hair style 😂

The Intrepid 8x10 sounds essentially like junk. But I guess the "You get what you pay for" saying is exactly right... :( Disappointing. I had been considering one of these but not now a used Tachihara or similar is on my shopping list.

This effort is worth it Matt. 👌 ❤❤❤

Bloody brilliant!

My god man you look like a cartoon character, wtf are you thinking with that 'do?

one other point, the side of the darkslide matters, WHITE for Unexposed film BLACK for used or exposed film, so you don't inadvertently double expose, or worse, not expose a sheet of film.

mat one other possible reason for the 'double darkslide' name for these holders is to differentiate them from wet/dry plate holders used in older cameras (this has ONE darkslide)-the other is just to load the plate of glass in the holder, so only ONE exposure!; whereas in 'normal' holders of today, they take two exposures.

i love this video! i picked up a 1955 Crown Graphic last year. i shot a roll of 120 in a roll film back (6x7) and i just finished up my first 10 sheets of Tmax100. i found one of these with septums for $125 on the 'bay and just put in an offer for $115. we'll see what happens! beautiful models you have too.

hey! i just found you, looking for more information on this exact film stock. ive only ever (just last week) processed 4x5 sheet film in trays. ONE SHEET AT A TIME, because after nearly 40 years im finally getting a darkroom of my OWN (vs college, 2 newspapers and 8yrs Air Force darkrooms). it was what was available after i used my last (of 10 sheets) of Tmax 100. im going on a once in a lifetime tour next weekend for a very very short 1-1/2 hour visit and in addition to shooting digital, im taking my Crown Graphic with me. would i be better off sending this film out to get processed do you think? i have a daylight tank and holders enroute to me but ive never done sheet film in those. if i do it myself, currently i only have Ilfosol-3 on hand. using corresponding asa/development times, i did the Tmax 100 for 5:30 @ 68oF. im sure i could come up with the proper time, but now that you say the emulsion might be fragile around the edges and my developer is not one of those you mentioned, im starting to get the jitters. i dont have time to try a couple of sheets and i dont have time to order in any other film. dang. failure to plan much? i DO really have a clue as to what im doing. i think any help you can throw my way!!!

It's pure magical

Amazing hours with this camera!

Why an inkjet printer, and not a laser printer?

Can I use baking soda and caffeine and no vitamin c or will it not develop a image ?

Good to see you're out with the camera but will LFF be back any time soon?

I appreciate the video in this. I plan to make an exposure box to use to bleach paper playing cards rather than art, but i feel this idea would work well for me. Will give it a try and see how it goes. Edit: I forgot to ask, have you had any major issues with heat from extended use?

nice job, esp. when you say what you have, in lenses, etc. One Tip, at 6:40 or thereabouts you should take the lens OFF the camera, and add filters/holders then, esp. if off a balcony, ledge, bridge, etc. to save the loss of the item, if it slips from ones' fingers during instillation.

Do we have to do focus adjustment, since IR focuses on a different plane than the visible light? All my Canon FD lenses have markings for IR focus adjustment.

Mat, at 7:34 you glossed over a few points re lenses, lens CAPS and the cloth wrap, are very important to protect your lenses, when I got my 65 f5.6 Fujinon SWD the store staff was very persuasive and gave me a deal making demo of the new wraps (magnetic, sticks to itself, so the lens can't fall out!), filter thread size, and if a filter (uv, or ND) is included to save scratches, but also to determine size for future filter system requirements. one more thing, with the camera body section, FILM Size, as a 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" camera back, can ONLY take MF backs!, as the sheet film is no longer cut in that size!- or is a special order.

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For someone like me who is nostalgic about the Kodak D60 developer and Hypo fixer from the late seventies, this is a great tutorial! Now I need to dig out my old cameras and get to work. Thank you!

Thank you Mat - always appreciate your updates and information

Good to see you, I hope that you’re doing things that make you happy.

one other point to consider, if you use the Lomograflok back, the mummy 400 is only one stop different to the asa 800 of the instax wide colour films, so not much to compensate when switching between them.

The Orange Shifted Scan looks nice in my opinion. The color of nostalgia?

Welcome back Matt. Great to see you.

Yeah, well that's for lazy people. I prefer to create my images one grain at a time. Now THAT'S artistry. Cheers, Mat.

Finally! I can order that 90mm roll film for my Al-vista!!

You bought a great camera! Condition is beautiful! I would suggest adding a good fluid head tripod to your kit. There are some to be had at reasonable cost. I bought a used Miller 25 and it’s working well. Sachtler Ace L might work if you can get a deal. Congratulations Mat. Subscribed!