4x5

I'm struggling to find the right sort of bag to carry LF kit around in. Whether it's my Chroma Snapshot or now Intrepid 4x5, I need a bag to carry the camera, some film holders, loupe, dark-cloth, meterand a couple of lenses on lens boards. I habn't got anything very suitable at present, as the...

Sitting at my desk these last few days, in between Teams meetings and testing systems and reading documents, for light relief I've been looking at Large Format gear - lenses and cameras. Not content with having hardly used my Chroma Snapshot yet, I thought it would be handy to get a couple more...

Porth Joke Beach, Newquay Cornwall. Ilford FP4+ Nikkor 90mm f4.5 SW

So I decided to build my first pinhole camera out of some scrap bits of oak and Walnut. Only took a couple hours to slap together, no fancy joints this time. Made it to take 4x5 film holders and I bought the pinhole, a 0.02mm hole which after seeing the results maybe the wrong size. Here are...

Ilford FP4+ Schneider 58mm XL Osterley House Gardens