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I used touse an agfa lupe, but my GG is alittle on the course side, so being tight now use a cheap pair of reading glasses. you can get 3.5, use both eyes, and they cost almost nothing
bob

this is the chap that does filters in most sizes on ebay http://stores.ebay.co.uk/photo-widget


bob

I normal work with ortho film, but when I need a bit more speed I use Shanghai and develop it for 8mins in Tetenal ultrafin (1+20), which produces a nice negative, but the film is cheap enough to experiment with.

bob

Try a little pfp tape that plumbers use, that should tighten it up

bob

I too use shanghai the quality is good, but I'm into the look of the fifties, so tend to use an ortho emulsion, from freestyle in the USA. Because of the strength of the pound. it is cheap at the moment, but if your using 5x4 holder make sure you get the 5x4 to fit. other wise you have to trim 2mm o...

I,m not from lincolnshire, but a yorkshire man who as lived here for the last 35 yrs, Should, all being well be 70 next year so I decide to take up large fromat , as it was something I always wanted to do..I made my own 5x4 to start with, from Jon Grepstads book http://home.online.no/~gjon/fallis.ht...