[LargeFormat] Introductions

[tripspud]

Hi Ken!

      And thanks.  It's just great having the greatest Deardorff
enthausist and repairer on this list.  I wanted to get a 5x7 Deardorff but
couldn't afford it, so I got this moded 5x7 Seneca.  I've
used 4x5 and 8x10 sizes but I'd really like to step up
bigger with 11x14.  The compromise with my Seneca
is lighter weight for less bellows and movements and
of course ruggedness.

Ken Hough wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm Ken Hough
> I'm 48 and have been doing LF since I was 15. At 16 I bought my first
> Deardorff. I have 26 of them now. I shoot with an 11x14 most of the time
> using Photo Warehouse custom cut Ilford. HC 110 or D-76 depending on
> the contrast needed and Ilford Multigrade fiber. I shoot mostly record shots
> of steam powered equipment. I have used all sorts of LF cameras and
> started using a 1896 Rochester Optical 14x17. That is still not big enough.
> I'm modifying a 8x10 Fotar that was given to me. I'll get back using my 8x10
> and enlarge.
>  I agree with another poster that there is nothing to photograph around
> Chicago. Perhaps its that I've been here nearly all my life and am not
> "moved" by what I see. I went back to Philly in December and would really
> like to shoot that town on LF.
> It is very hard to separate me from my Deardorff repair and restoration
> work. It what I do to earn a living. Using these cameras in all situations
> allows me to better explain owners how to use theirs. I am usually way
> behind in my work but have made great strides in the past year getting
> caught up. If you need any answers about Deardorffs let me know.
> Ken
>
>         ******Ken Hough Photographic Repair******
>          Specializing in Deardorff Refinishing
>           Lens Recementing and Shutter repair
>           Contributor to McKeowns Price Guide
>                    Deardorff Section
>            Custom machined Photographic items
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