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Ansco Agfa 5x7 Restoration Project - Part 1 by Ray Phung

I like working with my hands.  To tinker.  Perhaps it can be attributed to a primal instinct to build and create.  Or maybe because I had quite an elaborate set of Legos growing up.  Or maybe it's a trait I get from my mom, the most inspirational tinkerer I know.  While it's sometimes a fun trait, it often times leads me to break things, or to make things even more broken than they already are.  But luckily, instead of breaking the nice things that I have, I found a nice woodworking project to work on this winter to keep my hands and mind busy as I wait for longer days and drier weather. 

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Linhof Photo Samples by Ray Phung

After getting my Linhof Technika III up and running, I was anxious to get ahold of some 4x5 sheet film to try it out.  Luckily, my good old buddy Adam (check him and his work out at http://www.contentunknown.com) had an old, and mostly full, box of Arista sheet film.  Adam claimed that this film was left in a desk drawer inside a sweltering warehouse for a couple of summers.  Then lived in the back of his truck for quite sometime.  "Use it at your own risk," he warned.  

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Linhof Technika III Restoration by Ray Phung

I have been interested in trying out 4x5 photography for a while.  I think it's the natural progression of film photography - 35mm is easy and accessible, and then you get the itch for trying bigger and bigger negatives.  Then, add the fact that all the cameras look vintage and cool. I mean who doesn't want to be the guy hiding under a dark cloth to take photos with a 60 year old camera?  

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