I'm using paper negative (I use the digital for project photos for posting), and haven't made many pix yet (mostly test pix). The 4 x 5 film, B&W, from the great yellow father is $108 for 50 sheets; I paid about $23 for 25 8 x 10 Ilford MGIV RC, and this gives a per shot cost of 23 cents for 4...
This was an extra enlarger; purchased through Craig\'s list. The offer was for two enlargers at $75, a model 450 (4x5 which I wanted) and a model 219 (seen here, 2-1/4 x 3-1/4), which I will post out here (Santa Rosa, CA) for sale.
To fully utilize my 4 x 5 cameras, I acquired an old Federal photo enlarger; for a while, it occupied my Black & Decker Workmate 425, which was inconvenient when I needed that workbench. I finally got the chance to pick up some wood, and some more pocket hole screws. One birch ply 2' x 4'...
All cutting was hand by, with miter box and backsaw. Exception to this is the plywood top, cut with a Makita cabinet-maker\'s circular saw (width of 2 x 4 ply) and the 10" Craftsman bandsaw (narrow length off of width).
The camera project is moving along; not completed yet, but basically functional now. Some minor additions and corrections will be done as they come up. The camera is not based on any particular camera, and the overall style is dictated by the bellows I purchased used (did not know then there...
I've taken up projects for strange reasons before, but this is one of the strangest! I wanted a camera for my restored wooden tripod, but I failed to win the Ebay auction for a 1902 Premo that I really wanted (I'd had a 1905 4x5 Premo when I was a teen in the 1960's). I responded by deciding...