For all of you working this craft, this quote from C.E. Kenneth Mees, chief of research at Eastman Kodak from 1912.
"The photographer had to make his own materials in the early days of...
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For all of you working this craft, this quote from C.E. Kenneth Mees, chief of research at Eastman Kodak from 1912.
"The photographer had to make his own materials in the early days of...
Thank you one and all! - Andy
What do I have here? They are branded Honeywell-Nikor. I surmise these (I have 3) might be a processing device, likely a tray for photo paper. The two springy things in the bottom are sharp enough to...
Beautifully seen and executed. Thank you for sharing this intimate moment.
The efficiency of the shutter plays into all this. The 1960 edition of the Focal Encyclopedia of Photography defines it as the ratio of the light (the shutter) transmits during the exposure to the...
39mm is the standard Leica screw mount thread size. Many enlarger lenses use that thread. Perhaps that board held a lens for close up work.
ic-racer, That's a great approach to precise alignment. I once had access to the Hasselblad concentric mirror set to do much the same thing.
I thought Wehman cameras were goofy looking till I tried a friend's. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I am the owner of a used Bender 8x10 format camera bought about 15 years ago. It was built by the original owner from a kit sold by Jay Bender. Its key features were light weight (less than 7 pounds)...
Laci, you have a good idea there. Many people have done this before you. So, a little research will reveal numerous designs. Many designs can be used hand held, essentially point and shoot. Using the...
Dave, Are you using a wetting agent as the last bath? It looks like the concentration might be too high. - Andy
Alan, I was desperate one day doing a studio set and so I grabbed a focusing magnifier made for the Nikon F. I think the designation was DW-6. It is 6x and has a huge field of view making it...
Alan, PVC has a tendency to get brittle and stiff with age and in cold. The woven sheaths do not. - Andy
Bertie, Nice work. Looking forward to seeing your work. Looks like you have everything well in hand. - Andy
Dear Manfrominternet,
Allow me to suggest that you first need a working philosophy regarding exposure. None of this will make sense till you have a solid idea of which approach to exposure control...
I bought a new copal #1 and it arrived set at T. I believe the theory is you do not want to leave any spring under tension for extended periods lest they become weak. Perhaps modern materials are not...
Congratulations! What a perfect application of LF to a historical document!
Small marks on a lens are usually a very small percentage of the lens area. The closer to the center of the lens the more harm they will do to the image. Most coating marks I've encountered are not...
You might want to consider using a developer with inherently lower film speed if you want a printable contrast range. HC110 may work highly diluted but it is a formula noted for delivering rated film...
Welcome to the group. Your background is very interesting and your ability to adapt to your circumstances makes you a perfect fit for this forum. Looking forward to seeing more of your work! - Andy
Dead or contaminated developer?
My brother and I were traveling through the Columbia Gorge near Pony Tail Falls. He did not have a camera along but I was happily shooting stills with a Nikon D750. He asked if I would make a video...
Neat!
This was a first effort with a new-to-me 8x10 Agfa, 300 mm f/9 Nikkor M, TMax 100. The image is of an old orchard in Kennewick, WA, since removed for a strip mall. I used the VIDEC exposure system...
Drew, I ran a small printing business catering to graphic artists and their clients. I installed the highest CRI lights as close to daylight color temp as I could get. In a very short time, they paid...
I'm with the folks who are recommending longer focal lengths than 210 mm. When taking a head and shoulders photo or a tight head shot the longer focal length means a longer lens to subject distance....
Pepe, every "pro" on this forum has a box full of goofs. If any of us have a decent photo to show it is because we learned from our mistakes and from diligent study of our art and craft. Looks to me...
I think some of the parts around the blades are for the older Norma shutter.
Leitz devised a simple shutter speed checker for focal plane shutters. http://www.skgrimes.com/library/old-news/the-leica-drum-shutter-tester
On careful examination, I agree that it is likely a Linhof. The Horseman used one of two front standards. One was a cylinder that supported the 4x5 front standard. The other was a large L shaped...
The camera in your photo is a Horseman. There were two flavors of 8x10 that I know of but they shared the same basic idea: solid monorail and axis tilt & swing. I have the 4x5 version that I used to...
Marcello, I used one of these in college. I agree with the recommendation for 90mm wide angle. I used a Caltar/Ilex 90mm f/8. You really need a recessed lens board to be able to focus. Even at that,...
I made a makeshift water bath that worked well. It consisted of a somewhat larger tray filled with water, a submersible aquarium heater and a submersible aquarium pump. The pump circulated the water...
My late lamented alma mater, Brooks Institute, taught an interesting technique in the early 70s. As described so well by so many previously, you simply point the integrating hemisphere at the camera...
You might enhance the value of the test by taping a coin to both sides of the checked film holder. If the x-rays are strong enough to fog, you will see the image of the coin on the processed film....
If you use a color meter for landscape photography, you will likely correct away the very thing that makes the landscape beautiful. When I worked at a large government facility, a color meter was...
I've pulled a few bargain Schneider lenses apart to clean them up. What I found was the black paint isn't paint but a stretchy coating. I suspect the coating eventually develops small holes where it...
An old 2" movie projector lens works well and has it's own barrel. Or, use a viewfinder magnifier from an SLR such as a Nikon F series or the equivalent Canon. I'm using a DW6 magnifier. It has the...
This is supposition on my part about this specific example but...there was a class of reproduction cameras used in print shops that were vertical and compact. They used lenses of short focal lengths...
I made an inadvertent test on the latent image characteristics of both films. I shot two sheets of each then misplaced the holders for about 3 years. I processed the film according to the original...