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6x9.

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  1. 3x4 Speed Graphic: a Craigslist find and a homemade ground glass A 3x4 Speed Graphic found on Craigslist in Alaska, with a Graflex 23 back for 120 film. Plus how I made a ground glass out of Perspex from a Home Depot.
  2. 3x4 Speed Graphic: a Craigslist find and a homemade ground glass A 3x4 Speed Graphic found on Craigslist in Alaska, with a Graflex 23 back for 120 film. Plus how I made a ground glass out of Perspex from a Home Depot.
  3. 620 film at Trashman Treasures: a Vollenda and a Brownie Flash B Two 620 cameras from Trashman Treasures in Wickwar, a Kodak Vollenda and a Brownie Flash B. The first shoot was a disaster. The second one worked.
  4. Agfa Synchro Box review: a 1950s German box camera that shoots a colossal 6x9 negative for £40 Hands-on review of the Agfa Synchro Box 600, a 1951 German box camera shooting 6x9 on 120 film with a single-element meniscus lens and built-in yellow filter.
  5. The Alfie BOXX: a box camera that develops its own prints Hands on with the Alfie BOXX, a box camera built for black and white paper reversal. Compose, expose onto paper, then develop the print inside the holder.
  6. Lens fungus removal: cleaning a Voigtländer Bessa I lens with ammonia and peroxide How to remove fungus from a Voigtländer Bessa I lens with ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, plus disassembly notes and re-calibrating the infinity focus.
  7. Best medium format camera for travel: choosing between SLR, TLR, folder, and box for an Africa trip Choosing one medium format film camera for a three-week Africa work trip. Five criteria, ten cameras considered, one surprisingly difficult decision.
  8. Fuji GW690iii in Alaska, part one: the camera with the nickname I refuse to use First outing with the Fuji GW690iii in snowy Alaska, on Ilford FP4 and Kodak Ektar. A modern 6x9 mechanical rangefinder with a nickname I am refusing to use.
  9. Fuji GW690iii in Alaska, part one: the camera with the nickname I refuse to use First outing with the Fuji GW690iii in snowy Alaska, on Ilford FP4 and Kodak Ektar. A modern 6x9 mechanical rangefinder with a nickname I am refusing to use.
  10. Fuji GSW690iii review: a camera that might be too good The Fuji GSW690iii makes immaculate 6x9 negatives from a fixed 65mm super-wide lens. It is bulletproof and flawless. So what do I actually do with it?
  11. Fuji GSW690iii review: a camera that might be too good The Fuji GSW690iii makes immaculate 6x9 negatives from a fixed 65mm super-wide lens. It is bulletproof and flawless. So what do I actually do with it?
  12. Fuji GW690iii Part 2: Downtown Anchorage and Why I Sold It Part 2 of the Fuji GW690iii in Alaska. Downtown Anchorage on Ilford Delta 100 and Kodak Ektar, the camera that won me over and the reason I sold it.
  13. Fuji GW690iii Part 2: Downtown Anchorage and Why I Sold It Part 2 of the Fuji GW690iii in Alaska. Downtown Anchorage on Ilford Delta 100 and Kodak Ektar, the camera that won me over and the reason I sold it.
  14. Jolies Fleurs, Thornbury: a florist shoot with the Mamiya Super 23 and Speed Graphic Photographing Jolies Fleurs in Thornbury with the Mamiya Super 23 and Speed Graphic 4x5. Brilliant team, lovely florist, plus a learning experience.
  15. Leica M6 vs Texas Leica: Portra 400 in two rangefinders A street photography collaboration in Toronto, putting a Leica M6 against a Fuji GSW690iii on the same Portra 400, in the same streets. Not a competition.
  16. Medium format film cameras: a guide to what is out there beyond the top-ten lists A guide to medium format film cameras by category. Not a best-of list. A map of what exists, is cheap, and gets overlooked by top-ten lists.
  17. Camera scanning negatives with the PIXL-LATR: the gadget that actually speeded up my workflow How I scan film with a digital camera, the PIXL-LATR negative holder, and my full setup. The first gadget that made my workflow faster, not slower.
  18. Voigtländer Bessa I review: a 1951 6x9 folder with the Vaskar 105mm Review of the Voigtländer Bessa I, a 1951 6x9 medium format folder with the Vaskar 105mm f/4.5 lens, shot around Chepstow Castle on FP4 after a deep clean.
  19. Voigtländer Bessa I review: a 1951 6x9 folder with the Vaskar 105mm Review of the Voigtländer Bessa I, a 1951 6x9 medium format folder with the Vaskar 105mm f/4.5 lens, shot around Chepstow Castle on FP4 after a deep clean.
  20. What is 120 film? A complete guide to medium format 120 film is the medium format roll film most photographers move to after 35mm. What it is, how it differs, how to load it, and how the frame sizes work.
  21. Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor 56/2 review: king of box cameras or just another box camera? The Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor 56/2 has a reputation as the best box camera ever made. My experience says it is fine but not exceptional. Here is why.