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    signing your finished prints

    paulr

    Yes, a friend had the bugs come out of the mats during a show. They showed up inside the frames. He had to remat the prints while the show was in progress.

    As far as dry mounting, my...
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    Any elder photo grunts still out there?

    John, a great story. Brings back memories. I'm one of those old guys that you talk about. I went to photo school in a grubby old building on the edge of skid row in Philadelphia. The word "art"...
  3. 4x10 Canham Holders do NOT fit my Lotus Camera

    Kerry,

    That's a good answer regarding using a dedicated 4x10 camera. I know a lot of people want to use 8x10 cameras and crop or the other methods but it just isn't the same as thinking in the...
  4. 4x10 Canham Holders do NOT fit my Lotus Camera

    Kerry,

    I just measured my holders and I get measurements similar to yours. I don't have a caliper large enough but I used a machinist rule to get a difference of about .040 inch or about 1.5 mm....
  5. 4x10 Canham Holders do NOT fit my Lotus Camera

    Kerry,

    Since the holders are only .040" too wide. I would just trim the Canham holders. I would use a belt or disk sander or a router to shave off a bit from each side. It's just plastic and...
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    Alternative process printing paper...

    Patrick,

    This article might be helpful to you:


    http://alt-photo.com/alt-photo/bromoil/ARTICLES/oil%20prints%20ern.html

    One coat of gelatin will not be enough. Be thinking of something...
  7. Which lenses would do you have for 4X10 and why?

    It seems that when people think of panoramic they think of ultra wide but I think of panoramic more for it's aspect ratio rather than trying to fit the entire world into the frame.

    I use two...
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    leaving a printer/scanner on 24-8

    You will definitely have problems leaving an Epson printer on all of the time. The heads will dry up if they aren't used. The heads are sealed in a capping station when powered down. An HP printer is...
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    The Last Sheet of Film

    It will just be the last sheet of film. It will not be the last photograph ever. Photography will continue. The world will not stop when the last sheet of film is exposed.
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    Processing Costs and Labs in VA

    ABC in Manassas is a Q Lab and does sheets.
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    fishing for long and skinny

    Kerry,

    It's been a few years but I think I did measure. I didn't worry too much because the Canham holders are made from Fidelity parts. Anyway, there are no focus problems with either type of...
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    fishing for long and skinny

    Mark,

    Yes, the camera back is made of wood. I had an old 8x10 back that I used as a model and built the back to fit the modern Lotus and Canham holders. I then used the springs and hardware from...
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    fishing for long and skinny

    Mark,

    I shoot 4x10 and think it is a great format. When using a true 4x10 the camera is very lightweight compared to an 8x10. Sounds like you are willing to build a camera. Be aware that the film...
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    Roll film for 2x3 Busch Pressman

    Doug, If you intend to use roll film and you like the compact size of a 2x3 camera then the Century Graphic is the camera to get. Make sure it has the graflok back (most, maybe all do). Then you can...
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    PPI Hanger Design

    There are two buttons on top, two on bottom.
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    super chromega dichro help!

    Sounds like it is working properly. The fade is the nature of the halogen lamps. There are no hard and fast rules about filter conversion values for printing black and white. Adjust magenta mainly to...
  17. What is AZO and where kin I find info about it.

    Peter:

    PT = Platinum

    PD = Palladium

    They are the metals often used in combination for making beautiful contact prints.
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    Making a Sinar Handy type camera

    This will work but you will need a spacer in order to provide the right distance so that when your focusing scale points to infinity that you are really focused at infinity. I did this with a...
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    Roll film holders

    There is nothing to prevent you from putting an RH-8 mechanism into an RH-10 shell. This mismatch occurs often on the used market which, of course, is the only market for these. This would result...
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    Lens for 4x10, Please Advice.

    I use this format and know that a 90mm f/8 SA will definitely not cover the format. My widest lens that I use on the format is the 121mm f/8 SA which is very wide. It can be very impressive for...
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    Anybody use Ektapan?

    David,

    Since you brought up the subject, my Kodak rep has informed me that Verichrome Pan is finished. It will be discontinued by the end of this year. If you like it, it's time to stock up.
  22. Thread: POP Paper

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    POP Paper

    John, This paper is a printing out paper so the process is very different from Azo. The paper is doubleweight with a thick emulsion. There is no developer but in order to get a neutral graytone the...
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    4x5 Pinhole Camera Exposure

    This might help you: http://www.mrpinhole.com/calcpinh.html

    If you drill the pinhole through the 1mm aluminum you are going to have a problem. The material is too thick and you will have a pin ...
  24. Reccomendations for *second* lens for architecture

    David,

    I am an architectural photographer and I have been following your posts for some time. I admire your very sensible approach to your photographic education. Since architecture is your area...
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    A Challenge to the Forum

    Talking about cost reminds me of a story. When I was in photography school in the 60's the owner of the school was a very "old school" portrait photographer. We could only shoot 4x5 and 5x7. We...
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    A Challenge to the Forum

    Well stated, Adrian. We have a saying in the US: "That's it in a nutshell!"

    >>>>Adrian said: Let's not forget that, it is the eye and not the equipment that makes a good photographer although I...
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    A Challenge to the Forum

    This is a good discussion but it has evolved into two parts.

    If you can afford the "good stuff" by all means do it. I shoot 4x10 a lot. I use a homemade camera exclusively for 4x10 even though I...
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    A Challenge to the Forum

    >> Don't knock those who buy new and get up. <<

    Sorry, I meant to say: Don't knock those who buy new and then get out of LF.

    wf
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    A Challenge to the Forum

    DK, I agree. LF equipment just doesn't wear out too often. I have been using a mix of old and new equipment for nearly 40 years. It's just tools and I use whatever I have or can afford.

    Don't...
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    B/W Positive Without The Proof?

    This phenomenon is what made the Ambrotype of the mid nineteenth century work. A glass negative was mounted in contact with a black background causing the negative to appear as a positive.
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    Gran View 4x5

    I have a Gran View. It's a nice idea but the camera is sort of like someone's arts and crafts project. It really is an expensive piece of plastic. Now that I have said this, I suppose that I will...
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    testing for image circle

    How about a cardboard box about 24" square and 260mm deep. Cut a hole in the front for the lens. Mount the lens (mounted on a board) on the front with strong tape. Cut a big hole in the back....
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    Anyone building their own 4x10's?

    The reason for not using an 8x10 and cropping is that a 4x10 camera is so much smaller and more portable. Try to find a copy of Jay Dusard's book, "Open Countr y". He describes how he built a simple...
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    Which speed graphic

    Another big advantage to the metal Super Speed Graphic is the rotating back. If I recall, ages ago I had a B&J Watson that also had a rotating back but no Graf lok back.

    Wayne
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    Wide Angle Lens for Super Speed Graphic

    I use a 65mm f/8 SA on a Graphic with excellent results. Just drop the bed, it works fine. However, It can also be used without dropping the bed by having the lens mounted above center on the lens...
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