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    Archival longevity

    Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Engineering Record, administered by the Park Service, deal with this issue. They don't have a huge amount of information but it's a starting...
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    Airport security and film

    I find that the whole thing is so unpredictable and so inconsistent that I NEVER bring film with me anymore, either unused or exposed, on the way there or coming back. I ship to hotels or friends or...
  3. Recycling precipitated silver in old fixer?

    Philippe, it may be frustrating to ask a question and not get a specific answer but a forum is give and take and it by nature goes where it goes. The answer to your question is pretty complicated...
  4. Recycling precipitated silver in old fixer?

    One thing not many know is that it is highly illegal for anyone to dump untreated fixer down the drain. As rare as it is that anyone is made aware of this and as hard as it is to come across...
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    Overuse of the word 'Contrast'.

    Ralph, good point. To me, and gotten from George Tice years and years ago in a printing workshop, more separation is rendition of more shades of gray between black and white. So a print with low...
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    Apo Nikkor Process Lenses

    I have 305mm, 480mm, 600mm, and 1210mm and they are unparalleled in sharpness. I'm always shocked by how well they perform, especially for the money they command these days. But I'd avoid the...
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    Overuse of the word 'Contrast'.

    Contrast is a word like "criticism." There's negative criticism and positive, and many other types but people always complain of too much criticism as if it is only negative. I love criticism when...
  8. Film preservation: Deep freezing versus refrigerating?

    Pro film is good until the posted date as long as it is refrigerated until then. Amateur film is good until its date on the shelf and somewhat longer refrigerated. Moving any film at the posted...
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    LF Camera from the deck of a Cruise Ship?

    I wouldn't use a tripod from anything that moves unless you want the effect of sharp ship foreground and less than sharp scenery in the background. Often you see yatch shots where this is the case,...
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    Lenses for Linhof Technikardan

    I'd add that folding is an absolute breeze. Don't be intimidated by the reports. It takes a slight bit of practice and a bit more manual dexterity than putting a Sinar back in its big box but...
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    photographing in airplane graveyards

    A lot of shows and movies are filmed in airplane graveyards. Makes for interesting drama for chases and hide-and-seek, and the planes are used to simulate working ones for hijack scenes. But...
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    Lenses for Linhof Technikardan

    I use my Technikardan for architecture all of the time and don't own, have never rented, and don't know anything about TK lenses. I just use off-the-shelf Schneider (mostly, also some Nikkor, some...
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    Enlarging on Azo

    As for the shutter, I mount it underneath without attaching it to the enlarger. Then there is no concern about vibration. I use a light stand and Bogen scrim clamp and arm and just position it...
  14. Thread: 100TMAX

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    100TMAX

    Maybe I have a bad batch. In particular the 5x7 (I bought 10 boxes of 50 sheets, same emulsion) is a problem. I went through 5 boxes and shelved it. My 4x5s are not perfect but they are usable,...
  15. Thread: 100TMAX

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    100TMAX

    I checked the archives and I haven't seen anything that approximates my bad vibes and level of problems with Kodak 100TMAX. This means it might be me, or it might be that people have just adjusted...
  16. Documenting the landscape on a small scale with a large camera---any ideas?

    Hi John, I've been commissioned to photograph a 1760s farm just over the border in Pennsylvania. I am going to take a freewheeling approach overall, but will pick a number of views that really...
  17. How rare is my Schneider Xenotar/TECHNIKA 150mm f/2.8?

    Don't know anything about the lens, but, hey, Andy...didn't know you were on the forum. How's things?
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    Loading 5x7 in Expert 3005 Drum

    I do 5x7 processing in 3005 and 3006 (one more sheet and it DOES fit) drums. Rolling along the 7 inch length gives it a longer circumference and keeps it more rounded out against the sidewalls of ...
  19. All-Ttime Funniest Comment You've Gotten While Shooting

    I've got two. I was under my cloth (black on the inside, white out) focusing on a blown-out van amongst rubble in an awful, abandoned section of Jersey City, NJ. I was made aware somehow of a...
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    Filmy stain on dried prints

    Oh well. I guess my problems are from touching rather than from what does the touching. I guess avoiding touching the print surface would help, and Photo Flo afterwards. But that white, filmy...
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    Front movements added to Korona?

    Patrick Alt did a beautiful job of refurbishing my Deardorf 5x7 (found in a barn under crud and rotted, but like new now), and also modified my Korona 7x17 to have tilt, swing, and a new way to...
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    Filmy stain on dried prints

    The above solutions to your problem work. But I have a question. Do you use rubber gloves when you hypo-clear? I have noticed that fingerprints transfer to print surfaces in the clearing stage...
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    Large Format in Manhatten?

    I've done many large-format shoots in NYC. The above cautions are good. One thing I did not see while reading through quickly...there are places where you need a tripod permit, and other places...
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    How to cut film

    You can cut film with a small-size RotoTrim paper cutter, and it might just be possible in a changing tent. It would take some getting used to, a lot of dexterity, and care not to scratch. I do...
  25. Thread: FOUR I's

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    FOUR I's

    I am where you are in the age department and have had the same thing, exactly, happen. Thing is, I CAN still see 20/20 or even better, for which I am thankful. When I complained about this during...
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    Nikkor Process lenses

    I regularly use Nikkor 600mm and 760mm, specially adapted to boards so they don't protrude through too far to be used in front of a Sinar shutter. I use them as long lenses for picking off details...
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    Film is Dead!

    We've seen all of this before. When photography was invented there were the people who embraced it and said that painting was dead, and there were the people who painted who got worried but...
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    Question for Owners of BTZS 8x10 Tubes

    I bought mine years ago when they were first available and they are spittin' images of my older 4x5 models. They have glued in bottoms (not caps) and screw tops with o-rings. I guess not enough...
  29. Super Angulon 90 5.6XL vs. Super Symmar 110 5.6XL

    In situations where you have the room to move around 90 and 110 might seem close, but there is substantial difference, and when you don't have the room, like in a tight interior, there is no...
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    5x7 Ground Glass shield

    Whatever it takes, make one. Not that it would have saved mine but they are expensive. I set up my Sinar w/600mm lens in front of an idling truck with driver sitting behind the wheel the whole...
  31. Stolen LF equipment. Heart broken, to say the least

    There is no way to protect against theft entirely, so comments recommending that the equipment should not have been left in the car aren't going to help. Equipment can be stolen from the home,...
  32. jobo atl1000 which experiences do you have ?

    I'd say tempered water is a must, but it has nothing to do with which machine you use. It has everything to do with the process. I use an ATL2 and don't sweat temperature all that much for b&w...
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    Career Question...Management?

    Hey jnorman, we've written to each other in the past. I do what you do (but for only 20 years). I'm 45. There is nothing that would ever get me to give up shooting unless it was literally taken...
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    Polaroid vs. Calumet 8x10 Pola processor

    As I said in my post, the Calumet is great for the field. It is smaller, lighter, easy to use and clean (a must!), and requires no power at all. No electricity, cords, batteries, ...nothing. ...
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    135mm for 5x7

    I think you're not going to get what you want. I have a blank between my 121 and my 150 for that very reason. But it's not a huge blank and I find that I can cover most shots between the two. My...
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    8x10 Polaroid

    There is no pos/neg 8x10 but I use T804 for proofing. I love the Clalumet processor because it is easily taken in the field for on-site processing and is quite good. None of it is as convenient...
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    White lines around LF prints

    If the image area is not affected and the marks are limited to the margins of the film then I can't be holder or camera back light leak. If a holder doesn't seat properly or the black cloth...
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    Lenses for 11x14

    Don't overlook Graphic Kowa in barrel, both 270mm and 305mm. I have both and use them on my 7x17 and they are very sharp, dirt cheap, and small. I use mine in front of an old Sinar Norma shutter...
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    Print Dryers

    Overall I agree with Walter. Air is best. But WHEN you need it fast you can heat dry in a Pako Electrogloss Drum Photo Dryer. You can keep the heat down some. Make sure the canvas is clean. ...
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    Robert White & Badger

    I have never dealt with these two dealers and am glad to hear of them. Is is appropriate to name names of bad dealers here? I had one very bad experience and would like to post it but don't want...
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