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Use a loupe to nail focus on the ground glass.Compose, maybe using some of the movements – I did a lot of rise & fall and had an attempt at the Scheimpflug principle (google it, I can’t even pronounce it, so I’m sure my explanation will be rubbish).With something over your head to keep the light out (I used a dark jacket) get focus close to correct.The ground glass back onto the camera, and make sure it’s locked.It’s really hard to compose & focus at f/22! Put the lens & lens board into place, and make sure it’s locked.Pull the bellows out to the appropriate length for the lens you’re using, and lock them into place.Use a bubble level app on your phone to make sure the base of the camera is level.

Open the camera, and mount it on a tripod.

Set up the tripod, aim for reasonably level.

Two flights of stairs later, I started setting up. I decided the roof of the apartment building I live in would be a great place to make the first couple of images … if I left anything behind, I only had to go downstairs to find it, and I really didn’t feel like hiking a long distance to discover that I couldn’t recall one (or all) of the setup and packing down steps. The 6×9 back yields 8 frames from a roll of 120 format film, so, relative to shooting 5×4 sheet film, it’s not all that expensive, and a great opportunity (or was it an excuse?) to buy a 5 pack of the new Kodak Gold 200 in 120. The camera’s ground glass has frame line marks for the 6x9cm back - as it’s hard to see much on the glass in bright daylight, even with a dark cloth over your head, I put some painter’s tape on to help me compose. Oh, and its accompanying tripod seemed to be made of lead.

While the camera is made of plastic, its owner keeps it, along with two lenses, and associated some odds & ends in a Pelican case. When I was offered the use of a Toyo 5×4 with a 120 format film back that shot 6x9cm frames over the Easter break, I jumped at the opportunity!Īfter a lesson in setting the camera up, focusing and making an exposure, I carted what seemed like 100kgs of gear home with me on the bus. I was sure they were all going to look this good. My adventures somewhere in-between medium & large formats on 120 format Kodak Gold 200 - EMULSIVE Close Search for: