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    Re: Digital ICE w/Epson 4870

    It's not how you scan (as an RGB file, as a B&W, etc.), it's what the film is. ICE only sees the dust and dirt on color film (slide or neg) but not on B&W. There is no way you can ICE to work on B&W...
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    Re: LF on a Cruise ship

    I used a hand-held Fuji 645Zi on a Norway fjord trip a few years ago and all the on-boat pics were blurred due to the vibrations from the boat's engines and the up-down-sideways motion of the boat as...
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    Best INSURED international shipping

    ... or maybe this is the inverse problem of buying stuff on Ebay from people in foreign countries who are out of the reach of US law enforcement and US lawyers, and take advantage of this to fleece...
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    scanning B&W (HP5+) negs with Vuescan

    First of all, thanks to all those who replied. what I conclude from their posts is that with traditional B&W (not C41), unlike with color negs, it doesn't really matter with what film you started....
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    scanning B&W (HP5+) negs with Vuescan

    How to scan B&W negs with Vuescan? I haven't been able to figure this one out, since when I select B&W negs in the Input tab, only XP2 is available as a film choice under Ilford, and there's no Tri-X...
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    New Zealand advice and locations

    Jon--
    I completely second Li-hsia's advice and add the following : don't waste time on the North Island. The South Island is where you want to be and all the places Li-hsia mentions are...
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    Your opinion on two view camera's books

    I have them both and have read them both.
    If you want a book that will get you started fast and give you all the practical information you need, I would go with Steve Simmons' book. The other one...
  8. Building a Photoshop engine for LF processing

    Mike--
    Stay away from Windows. There is only one problem in the world for which Windows is the solution -- interchanging files with other Windows users. If that is not your problem, then Windows is...
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    Should I feel guilty about buying a Shen-hao

    John--Before you allow yourself to be overcome with guilt about buying something that is not made-in-the-USA, why don't you look around your house (and especially in your closet) and check how many...
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    Venice photography book

    I'll second Peter's comment. I too was there in the winter (Febrauary) and I still have a photo of my wife standing alone in St. Mark's Square. Alone except for a few pigeons, but still alone. Also...
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    workshop horror stories

    I have been serious thinking about plunking down some cash and signing up for an LF workshop, trekking around in the wilderness and exposing my shots to the raw criticisms of teachers and fellow...
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    Zone VI web site

    Hi--
    Does anybody know what the Zone VI web site's URL is? I have tried all the usual ways of finding this information but to no avail.
    Thanks.
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    Travel to New Zealand in May

    South Island, the Southern Alps, Wanaka and Fiordland, no contest.
  14. Thread: ROLL CALL

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    ROLL CALL

    Every day ...
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    Where can I find a tachihara wood field?

    If you're searching on Ebay, search for Osaka cameras too. I got mine on Ebay, and it appears to be a Tachihara clone.
  16. adding a Graflok back to a 4x5 camera that doesn't

    Hi--
    I have an Osaka/Tachihara 4x5 field camera -- lovely little piece of work -- whose only fault is that it does not have a Graflock back. Is it possible to buy one and mount it in place of the...
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