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Hi Don, thanks for the tip. I should have been more precise on the video because one of the images on the video was processed using negative lab pro. The reason I started to think that perhaps it might have been an exposure/film/developing/“scanning” issue was because this also resulted in what I thought were poor results. Out of interest though, how are you finding using negative lab pro?

Chris Blake I had great results using it the few times I have. I’ve not done much “serious” color photography since picking it up last summer, but the scans I’ve done have had great colors! I used to use a V850 scanner from Epson, but it developed some internal reflections and I never could get good colors out of it - I always had a color cast (often magenta).

hi Don, thanks, that's interesting. I see if I had a refection issue as well.

Hi Chris, thanks, I’ll take a look!

You could well be right. Trying to get them inserted in the dark is a skill that I'm sure becomes second nature with plenty of practise, but for the likes of me, being able to check I've done it right would really help, which of course you can't do in the light. The mental picture I had from your story made me smile and I'm sure it's exactly the sort of thing that will happen to me at some point :-)

thanks, but as you'll see in my next video, they didn't work out quite as well as I had hoped! :-)

Thanks Fausto, that's very kind of you to say so and I'm glad you enjoyed it

Hi Steve, sorry for the delay in replying. I spoke to Kim and she can't remember what she used, but it came from Fabric Land (in the UK). She just chose the thinest black material she could find that she couldn't see through.

No worries, Chris. My wife has come up with a design and the material is on order. The commercial ones seem a liitle ... 'over-priced'.

Thanks and good to hear you have one in progress. I thought the same about the commercial ones and jumped at the chance when Kim said that she could easily make one. The one thing I haven't quite sorted yet is the seal to the camera. Mine lets in a bit of light so I'd be interested to hear how you find this and address it if you do.

True enough. The legs aren't too bad, but certainly not lightweight. The head is very heavy. Also, I don't find a ball head ideal for the shape of the camera. On the plus side, I do find having a heavy tripod set-up helps with overall stability, but it is probably as you say, more than is required. Also, the tripod and head were bought many years before the camera and is also used with much heavy digital cameras, so more an inherited accessory rather than one bought specifically for the camera!

hi Curtis. The wood is very well sanded and smooth, but I'm not sure if it has been sealed or not. If I run my fingers over the flat surfaces I can feel a very slight grain, although easy to miss in typical usage. The edges (where you can see the ply) are much smoother than the flat surfaces and have nicely rounded corners. Hope this helps, regards Chris.

hi Abdul. Thanks for the encouragement. In all openness, a personal situation developed this year that has meant I ended up dropping most things to focus on that. Photography was one of the things that fell by the wayside. But, I'm through that now so hopefully 2019 will start to see more photography and TH-cam videos!

We spent an afternoon, but you could easily easily spend the whole day I would imagine especially if you continue the drive further along the road to the later viewpoints.

hi Leonel. Sorry it's taken so long to reply to you. The length of the cloth (i.e. length being distance from end that goes over my head to the end that goes over the camera) is 83cm or about 32.5 inches. The side that's folded over to create the tube is 94cm (37 inches) when unfolded. Kim used an open ended zip to create the tube, that is, the type of zip you'd use on a jacket, not a pair of trousers etc. It has quite large zip teeth just to make it easy to use. At the tube ends, Kim did an open ended hem so that we could push the paracord through. The free ends of the paracord are connected using sliding cord fasteners. I used these specifically: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06WP3JR9P/. regards chris.

hi Neil, yes, agreed, 5x4 is the convention in the UK (and other countries). I gave this a bit of thought before starting this series and decided to go with 4x5 instead of 5x4 for two reasons. Firstly, Intrepid call their camera a 4x5 and the series name is a bit of light humoured play on their name so I needed to stick with 4x5 to make this work. Secondly, I thought (but could be wrong) that worldwide, 4x5 is more common than 5x4. So given the international audience on TH-cam I've stuck with 4x5 for the videos as well as the name. I might mention all this in a later video.

:-) Yes, how could I forget that? Ok, I can see another video coming up...

hi Gerardo, overall I've been pleased with the camera to date. I like the fact it is simple and very lightweight. In the past, and sometimes still, I carry ridiculous amounts of weight around with me while chasing some scene for my digital work. But I've learnt over time that unless you are working at the margins where lots of specialist gear is a must, much of getting the best from a scene comes down to the skill of the photographer, not the gear itself. This is one of the reasons I've partially gone back to film and a camera like this - it helps strips me back to the basics, keeps it simple, and compared to many LF cameras I have seen, keeps the weight very manageable. Having said that, I don't think this is the camera for everybody that is thinking of LF photography. I think the key thing for some will be that the movements on the camera are limited and not precise; If you want fine, easily repeatable, control over tilt and shift then this won't be the camera for you. There are other minor things too such as the focus screen is not high quality ground glass; I have seen comments about how durable / well protected the camera is when folded; and I can easily see myself losing the screw that fixes the front standard to the base. The issues above are very minor to me though and don't detract from what I think is a great (and relatively inexpensive) little camera. By the way, I thought Intrepid's customer service was great too. They accepted a return (purely because we'd order the wrong colour) without question and very quickly supplied a replacement. Out of interest, are you thinking of buying one?

Thank for your answer. Yes I am thinking to buy one to replace a Linhof technica i have because its very very hard to transport

In that case I think you'll notice the weight saving. The intrepid is all wood (precision cut), with basic controls, so I imagine it will be a very different experience to the Linhof ("imagine" because I haven't used a linhof before). But hopefully you'll enjoy it as much if you end up getting one!

Thank you and I hope I do!