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  1. 510 Pyro vs HC-110: a 4x5 side by side and a chat with James Lane A 4x5 side by side test of 510 Pyro and HC-110 on FP4 at St Arilda's church, plus the chemistry of pyrogallol staining explained by James Lane of Zone Imaging.
  2. 510 Pyro vs HC-110: a 4x5 side by side and a chat with James Lane A 4x5 side by side test of 510 Pyro and HC-110 on FP4 at St Arilda's church, plus the chemistry of pyrogallol staining explained by James Lane of Zone Imaging.
  3. Testing four antique large format lenses: Ross, Emil Busch, Oscar Simon, Perken Son and Rayment Four antique brass large format lenses from 1895 to 1924 tested side by side on 4x5. Honest findings on what one shoot can and cannot tell you.
  4. Testing four antique large format lenses: Ross, Emil Busch, Oscar Simon, Perken Son and Rayment Four antique brass large format lenses from 1895 to 1924 tested side by side on 4x5. Honest findings on what one shoot can and cannot tell you.
  5. Inside the Armstrong Hall: a theatre frozen at lockdown Thornbury's Armstrong Hall closed at the start of UK lockdown and stayed shut four years. Before it reopens I went in with a 4x5 and 24 sheets of FP4.
  6. Black and white paper reversal: 4x5 prints for 25p a sheet Black and white paper reversal lets you shoot 4x5 prints for around 25p a sheet, no negatives needed. Cheap, hands-on and tricky. How it works.
  7. Freewell V2 Hybrid review: a variable ND and polariser The Freewell V2 Hybrid combines a 3-to-7-stop variable ND and a circular polariser in one filter. Tested on 4x5, the stop markings make film exposure easy.
  8. Large format photography in South Africa: a landscape I am actually proud of, and a smashed camera A Cradle Moon shoot with the Stenopeika 4x5 and a Busch Aplanat. Got a landscape frame I am proud of, then dropped the camera and broke it.
  9. Large format photography in South Africa: a landscape I am actually proud of, and a smashed camera A Cradle Moon shoot with the Stenopeika 4x5 and a Busch Aplanat. Got a landscape frame I am proud of, then dropped the camera and broke it.
  10. Multi-exposure paper reversal portraits for a Vienna show Asked to submit to a Vienna exhibition, I made a series of multi-exposure self-portraits on black and white paper reversal. Unexpected and rather lovely.
  11. Black and white paper reversal: the technique that actually works Six shoots, dozens of test sheets, three findings. ISO 1.8 for paper reversal in UK winter light. Develop to completion. Yellow filters cost four stops.
  12. Reveni Labs Lumo review: a $200 light meter that delivers Hands-on with the Reveni Labs Lumo, a tiny multi-function light meter that does nearly everything a Sekonic L858-D does for about a fifth of the price.
  13. Stenopeika Air Force 4x5: a great first large format camera Eighteen months with one large format camera. A long-term review of the Stenopeika Air Force 4x5, the entry-level field camera I use for all my 4x5 work.
  14. Stenopeika Air Force 4x5: a great first large format camera Eighteen months with one large format camera. A long-term review of the Stenopeika Air Force 4x5, the entry-level field camera I use for all my 4x5 work.
  15. Stenopeika Air Force 4x5 first impressions: my new large format field camera First impressions of the Stenopeika Air Force 4x5 from Samuele in Italy. Lovely build, clever zeroing tabs, comprehensive movements, good value.
  16. Stenopeika Air Force 4x5 first impressions: my new large format field camera First impressions of the Stenopeika Air Force 4x5 from Samuele in Italy. Lovely build, clever zeroing tabs, comprehensive movements, good value.
  17. Stenopeika Caronte 4x5: the cypress-wood field camera Stenopeika's new Caronte 4x5 is a premium step up from the Air Force 4x5, with a Tuscan Cypress body and all-metal base. First impressions from the studio.
  18. Stenopeika Minutero 2.0: paper reversal at the kitchen table The Stenopeika Minutero 2.0 develops 4x5 black and white paper inside the holder itself, no darkroom needed. After one session it changed how I work.
  19. Black and white paper reversal: a paper and developer test Sixteen papers, eleven developers and four days in the darkroom, hunting what reduces contrast in black and white paper reversal. Ansco 120 made it work.
  20. Photographing Thornbury Men's Shed on four different cameras Thornbury Men's Shed on four cameras. The place is brilliant. The cameras were a mixed bag. The panoramic Brownie 2A took two attempts to get right.
  21. VSGO Black Snipe 25L review: the camera bag I've been looking for A camera bag actually built right for large format film shooters. Rigid body, fully customisable interior, genuinely secure tripod mount, $250.
  22. Can you shoot wildlife on a 4x5 view camera? Yes, but you shouldn't I tried wildlife on a 4x5 view camera at a South African game reserve. Technically possible. Practically nope. Here is why you should not bother.
  23. Can you shoot wildlife on a 4x5 view camera? Yes, but you shouldn't I tried wildlife on a 4x5 view camera at a South African game reserve. Technically possible. Practically nope. Here is why you should not bother.
  24. Photographing birds of prey on 4x5 at Wren Birds of Prey, with the Nikkor 65mm SW A morning at Wren Birds of Prey with Jenny and her rescue birds, shot on 4x5 with my new Nikkor 65mm SW. Hard, lovely, instructive.
  25. Photographing birds of prey on 4x5 at Wren Birds of Prey, with the Nikkor 65mm SW A morning at Wren Birds of Prey with Jenny and her rescue birds, shot on 4x5 with my new Nikkor 65mm SW. Hard, lovely, instructive.
  26. Zebra dry plate tintypes take two: working out the exposure by trial and error Second attempt at Zebra dry plate tintypes. Two packs of plates later I got one I genuinely like. Lessons on exposure, latitude and the guidance.
  27. Zebra dry plate tintypes take two: working out the exposure by trial and error Second attempt at Zebra dry plate tintypes. Two packs of plates later I got one I genuinely like. Lessons on exposure, latitude and the guidance.
  28. Zebra dry plate tintypes review: the affordable cousin of wet plate collodion Zebra dry plate tintypes give you wet plate collodion aesthetics without the wet workflow. Mixed first results and lessons learned for next time.
  29. Zebra dry plate tintypes review: the affordable cousin of wet plate collodion Zebra dry plate tintypes give you wet plate collodion aesthetics without the wet workflow. Mixed first results and lessons learned for next time.
  30. Zhiyun Cinepeer CF100: a stick light for film photography? The Zhiyun Cinepeer CF100 is an LED stick light aimed at video. I tested it for film portraits, even dry plates at ISO 2, and the shape of it won me over.