About two years ago I purchased an excellent Nikon-W 300mm F5.6 lens in a Copal 3 shutter for my Toyo VX-125 4″x5″ view camera. I wanted an F5.6 lens I could use to shoot portraits. I liked my Nikkor-W 210mm F5.6 lens just fine, but felt I wanted a bit more compression in the image. […]
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Kay and I seldom drive on the Interstate, especially when there is a fun alternative route available to our destination. Interstate highways are boring, and stopping for pictures is a pain in the rear. So on our drive across New Mexico, we took a more southerly route to Arizona. I knew the VLA – Very […]
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On the way home from a Jeep vacation in Arizona, I spent the night with our long-time friends Chris and Claire Johnson at their home in Albuquerque. I had my Toyo View VX-125 film camera with me and asked if I could take a quick portrait in front of their house with the mountains in […]
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This was my first photo I took with my Toyo View VX-125 large-format film camera at the Boley street motorcycle drag races. I was using my Nikkor-W 210mm F5.6 lens – my favorite 4×5 lens. I was hoping to get this great portrait with a view down the street they were racing on. It was […]