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Took delivery of a bottle of indicator stop bath this week. The label says made in the USA for Kodak Alaris. No idea how old it is. Best before date is late 2024. It is the newer round bottle.

I've had a Linhof multifocal optical viewfinder for 20 or so years. I've never used it on camera but have come to use it more for previewing a scene to determine which focal length lens I might...

Bill. I have 2 MOD54 reels which do work well. I just found the QL45 reels easier to use. They fit in my Zone 6 roll film washer and the centre column of the tank fits snugly on the reel. The MOD 54...

Jim. I have been tray developing sheet film for 24 years. I recently tried using reels (MOD54 and then QL45)and found it nice to be able to work with the lights on.I'm only having issues with the...

I have been using this reel with mixed results. I use inversion ajitation as I always have used with other film formats. Sometimes the resulting negatives appear to be evenly developed and sometimes...

Courier showed up unexpectedly this morning with 2 packages of xtol from Sino Promise. I initially contacted them this past January and was promised replacements would be sent sometime in March - I...

Thanks Armin. That's the information I was hoping for. I have gone ahead and ordered one.

Can anyone tell me the length of this loupe. I have been using the Toyo 3.6x for years to focus through the open hood of my Technikas but my eyesight is not what it used to be and I am having...

Bob - BH website is showing the 150 Sironar S as being discontinued and unavailable. Same with View Camera Store.

Thanks Bob. Does the B in the serial number have any significance?

Hello Bob - I am thinking of buying a used Master Ser # B551689. Can you tell me the year of manufacture. Thanks

It is interesting that I have recently found my latest Xtol packages indicate that it is now made in Germany. Over the last couple of years, maybe longer, my Ilford Hypam fixer and others of their...

Got a couple of packages of Xtol recently fro BH Photo where I normally order from. There was a slight tear in one package but mixed it up and then thought back to those early days when there was a...

I have the same camera with the same lensboard. I use my Technika outside and this one inside for portraits, still life's etc. I don't think you would be disappointed.

So would a cam for a 150mm lens be the same shape for any 150? I realize the stops may have to be moved but I'm thinking that once adjusted, the travel distance for focusing would be the same.

I will be sending my Super Technika V in for service work to Blazes in Toronto shortly. That have advised that camming my modern lens is a $475.00 job. Does anyone actually use the camera hand held?...

Me too. I use smaller glass bottles and the keeping quality is excellent.

Jan - there is a Chinese manufactured replacement available on eBay for about $35.00. I ordered one and will see what it looks like when I get it. Replacement looks pretty simple.

Is there a replacement for a torn leather 'bellows?' available for the Technika focusing hood or does the entire hood need to be replaced?

Thanks all. I have been in touch with Blazes and am awaiting some additional pricing from them. A question I have sent them but not received a response as yet is if there is a replacement leather for...

Can anyone tell me where I might get the bellows replaced on my Super Technika V in Canada? My camera was manufactured in 1972 and while there is not a problem with the bellows yet, it has occurred...

Never had a problem so far and for what its worth, BH shipping to Canada has never been longer than 2 days since using their brokerage service.

As always, thanks Bob

What is the correct Linhof Technika quick release lensboard for a Rodenstock APO Sironar 135/5.6 lens? And is that a flat or recessed board? Will the camera close with this board and lens...

What is the correct Linhof Technika quick release lensboard for a Rodenstock APO Sironar 135/5.6 lens? And is that a flat or recessed board? Will the camera close with this board and lens...

Hello Bob

I have a Super Technika V serial number 2161083. Can you tell me the year of manufacture. Thanks

I would like to find a 'hot' shoe adapter to mount on the front standard of my Linhof Kardan Color 45 S to attach the radio trigger for my strobes to. There is a small indentation in the top of the...

I live in Canada and routinely order from Jeff at Badger. The service has always been excellent.

Bob

Can you tell me if the board is compatible with my 150mm lens?

Thanks Bob

Can you tell me if this board is compatible with a 150mm lens? As well, I can't find Blazes Photographic.

I currently have a 150mm Sironar in a 1015 recessed lens board. I'm interested in the new Linhof board that repositions the aperture scale and provides more convenient access to the preview and...

Thanks Steve. That was precisely the kind of answer I was looking for.

On page 64 of Gordon Hutchings Book of Pyro, he describes target densities of 1.60 for a Zone 7 exposure using variable contrast paper. Steve Simmons has suggested a Zone 7 density of 1.35 which is a...

Fred

I use an Xrite 810 for checking densities with Pyro negatives. I have a spare that I am willing to sell if you're interested.

Knowing that a densitometer with a blue channel is required for use with film developed in PMK, is there a particular densitometer that I should look for? It seems that none are available new and...

In an earlier post, (Re: Densitometer Numbers - What they Mean),Steve Simmons wrote 'I like a density of 1.35above fb+f with PMK and Gordon Hutchings likes a density of 1.6 or a little above with...

I use a Patterson tank as well. And recently, for the first time in 25 years of developing film, I have started to use the small rod and twirl it for agitation. Absolutley perfect results. I'm using...

I use 8 minutes @ 68 deg using Xtol 1:1. I rate the film at 160 / 200.

I dilute Xtol 1:1. I dilute it because it gives me an opportunity to adjust the temperature by diluting with hotter or colder water as necessary ( I use 68 deg), because it gives me sufficient...

Tim

I live in Canada also. I recently puchased the levels from Marflex. I have purchased a number of other items from Marflex in the last few years and find Martin excellent to deal with. I like...