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Paul,

Thanks for your reply here and on LF. Yes, maybe just a bit of silicon based furniture polish will do it. I don't think it needs much and I suspect the stiffness is actually in the wooden runners rather than the brass gears which is why I wondered about using beeswax polish.

Gavin

My Wista cherry wood field camera (DXII possibly) has arrived and I must say it looks ten times better in the flesh than in the pictures! A real beauty. I've got a lens on order (135mm Symmar S and decided to go with Ffordes and have the benefit of a warranty) and just need to get some DDS holders. ...

Good thought, Dave, thanks. I use Peak anyway for my medium format processing.

Cheers,

Gavin

Craig,

This was going to be my very next newbie question so you've saved me asking it! Cheers.

I'm going to ask a photographer colleague who used to shoot 5x4 if he's got any old boxes I could have but if not I might be asking the kind folks here if they can spare one or two!

Gavin

dave_whatever wrote: To make me feel like a bit less of a "richard head", does anyone else care to share any gargantuan LF faux pas?

Not yet, Dave. I've got it all to look forward to......

Gavin

t's all laid out at the link below, but luck seems to play a big part as well. http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPort ... t#P36_3279 Thanks for that, Peter. While I was looking I found a link to this site that gives the Commodity Codes and duty rates in case anyone's interested: http://online.busi...

This is of course before the miserable bu**ers at the Post Office and HM Customs take their percentage I know what you mean, numnutz, as I've experienced this with purchases of other things from the 'States. I expected to pay a little bit of duty/tax which amounted to a couple of quid and then the ...

Thanks Ian. I must admit I'd hoped to get a lens for under £200 but haven't seen much decent in that price range. The Symmar I've seen is described as 'good condition' but I could try asking the seller a bit more about it. As a comparison price wise, Ffordes have one described as Exc++ at £250. Yes,...

Happy New Year to you all. A new year and a new venture for me as I have now bought my first 5x4 camera - a Wista DXII (I think). Going against my original thinking, I did buy it from eBay and haven't taken delivery yet so I'm in some trepidation about it arriving damaged or turning out not as good ...

Or maybe these would fit the bill (or the camera....)
http://www.speedgraphic.co.uk/prod.asp? ... nting+Shoe
http://www.speedgraphic.co.uk/prod.asp? ... 4%22+Screw

Gavin

Well, in case anyone's interested, they trade as uk.topstock on eBay. I contacted them today through eBay and received a very quick response. They don't have a retail premises anymore but equipment can be inspected by prior appointment only.

Gavin

Craig, I e-mailed Hugo at Chamonix last Friday to enquire about availability and pricing. Here's his reply:- Hi Gavin, We have 45n-1 cameras in teak and maple wood with gray and black metal finish at our factory ready to ship. The price for a 45n-1 with standard bellows is $778 and with universal be...

Hi Craig,

Peter Walnes in Somerset has an Ebony RSW on his list at the moment for £880. http://www.peterwalnes.com/component/op ... /Itemid,1/

Good luck,

Gavin

Hi all, I've been trying to contact Foto-Arte via their website e-mail and 'phone. Neither of these work but I seem to recall that they're trading on eBay. Does anyone have any experience of dealing with them via eBay? I'm just wondering if they're reliable as a dealer and also if they still have a ...

For what it's worth, Joanna, I would say leave it alone if it's working. Time is a great healer - not of the physical damage of course, but of the emotional damage! My first medium format camera was an old Bronica S2A which I bought secondhand. The first day I took it out I put it on a tripod and wh...