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    Forum change - Your action needed

    Ralph said: "John - we're considering it. Or, perhaps a "guest poster" program. Those who violate the "law" will still be subject to "deportation," however. ;-)"

    Gosh, a guy looses his temper once...
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    Forum change - Your action needed

    Does this mean there will be an Amnesty?

    :)
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    What does architecture say about culture?

    A book that might interest you:

    How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
    by Stewart Brand
  4. Why does the US seem to produce LF photographers?

    As a french person living in Germany and having studied in the USA for a while, I would back up both Emmanuel and Kirk´s comments. I thinks is a matter of which photograph inffluenced the self...
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    BTZS is EASY! Here's why...

    "Tools and ingrediants that are safe and healthy"

    Not really, I want lots of red meat, real butter & loads of ice cream & cake for dessert.
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    BTZS is EASY! Here's why...

    How do you pronounce it, Butt-Ziss?
  7. Heuristics, Poetry, Limericks and LF Photography

    There once was a photographer in Nome

    Who sought the most lengthy Tome

    He suffered great Pain

    To stretch films poor Range

    And ended up in Fred Picker's Zone
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    Replacement parts for Older Gitzo

    And you can forget getting any service under the Gitzo LIFETIME Warranty many of us got when we purchased the tripods. Bogen is Bogus on honoring these.
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    Differences between Efke and JandC Classic?

    I find it curious that people have had damaged emulsions. I use Efke 25 (almost out of it now) in a tank and have never had damage. Not even a pinhole. I do use Kodak Rapid Fix with hardener, of...
  10. Thread: Backup Cameras

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    Backup Cameras

    This may not sit well with LF, but for nonprofessional purposes my 'backup' camera is a Zeis Ikon 530 w/Tessar lens. It is small, light, clamshell design. I've usually got the lens shade and cable...
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    Sinar F1 bellows

    I experienced the problem myself with the F1 and a sironar s 150mm lens. The bag bellow solves the problem.
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    Now that enlarging lenses are cheap...

    While you are at it Bob, what 210 would be the best for 5x7 negs to 12x16 paper and to 20x24 at the largest?
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    The best 8x10 field camera?

    Don said "jj, it was a joke. If you didn't get it ok, but, wow, how rude can you get? Take the pickle out of your arse, apologize and move on."

    To what were you refering, most sensitive soul? What...
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    UV, coatings, fluorescence

    Struan said: "Optical glass doesn't fluoresce. "

    I'll have to find the specific reference - it wasn't to the glass, but a certain cement used between lenses that supposedly fluoresces under UV. ...
  15. Thread: Focal Point

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    Focal Point

    Ed: "As the aperature gets smaller, the diffusion get worse as the depth of field gets deeper."

    I don't know too many LF photographers who worry about diffusion between wide open and F64.
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    UV, coatings, fluorescence

    Ole: "I haven't heard of any lens, regardless of age, with fluorescent elements!"

    Well, your life isn't over. You may yet learn of a lens that fluoresces under UV, unless Norway has different...
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    UV, coatings, fluorescence

    Having been a sea-level guy all my life I never had to think of UV issues that weren't handled by a simple contrast filter.

    But what about being about 15k feet above sea-level? Any special...
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    Phillips Compact 8x10 and wideangle lenses

    See: http://www.schneideroptics.com/photography/large_format_lenses/super-symmar_xl/chart.htm

    It should have all the measurements you require.
  19. Is this what we can expect from Giclee prints?

    I have a problem with a John Waterhouse Giclee print that I have in the shop. When I took the order in, everything appeared fine. I put the mats on it and a few days later, I took it out of my...
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    OffTopic, Dust Off dangers

    First I'm going to tell you a little about me and my family. My name is Jeff. I am a Police Officer for a city which is known nationwide for its crime rate. We have a lot of gangs and drugs. At one...
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    Keeping scrotes & lowlifes at bay.

    A city type semi-rural park. One way drive through the area so you don't have much choice as to where to drive.
  22. Thread: epson r2400

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    epson r2400

    Sounds as if you can't print B&W sections in the middle of color images with them. Either color or B&W, not mix in the image where you may want to tone specific areas with color while all else is...
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    portable metronome/timer

    Go to a kitchen supply place & get a small electronic timer. Takes AAA batteries & clips on the belt if you need it. Can beep every second or when the time is up. Small & lightweight & work well.
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    Keeping scrotes & lowlifes at bay.

    Had a few lowlife types hanging around the other day while I was using the 4x5. They somehow didn't want to go away. I drove off & stopped elsewhere & within a half hour they were there also.
    This...
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    Giclee my Schmicklee !

    "Words like archival, carbon become meaningless to me."

    When dealing with Carbon lets not forget that Carbon Prints are a hand done process. They are not inkjet inksets. The inkjet guys need to...
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    Ebay Fraud Alert: Linhof Press 70

    From time to time there's a Linhof Master Technika that goes up as a 2-day auction. The picture is always the same, crummy blue-cast image and his other items are always the same (watches and...
  27. SENATE DEFEATS EFFORT TO OPEN THE ARCTIC REFUGE TO OIL DRILLING

    >>> eg Hydrogen when burnt becomes water = a great greenhouse gas = global warming. <<<

    OK, this is the dumbest thing in a very dumb thread. H20 is NOT a greenhouse gas and does not contribute to...
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