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    focusing loupe for ground glass

    Thanks everyone. Actually I got confused about this because somewhere on this forum I read that you cant use a slide viewing loupe for focussing a groundglass.

    My pictures are very sharp - I got a...
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    focusing loupe for ground glass

    Hi, I have a flatbed 5x4 with a regular ground glass. For fine focusing I use a 4x slide loupe. But I think this is not going to give me correct focus since the image is formed on the other side of...
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    size of a Copal 'O' shutter

    Would anyone be able to give me the precise size in mm of a Copal 'O' shutter. I need to cut a lensboard to that size but I dont have the shutter with me. Thanks Dileep
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    Eastman Plate camera Series 3, Type D

    Folks: I've bumped upon an Eastman Plate camera Series 3, type D, in quarter size. It i s a hundred years old, possibly manufactured sometime between 1901-1904!! but it is in shambles. Being located...
  5. Can we use X Ray/Sonography film for daylight photography?

    If these films can be exposed using an enlarger then they may be worth a try when doing cyanotypes. Any suggestions.
  6. Can we use X Ray/Sonography film for daylight photography?

    HI: I've been wondering if we can expose sheets of film used for X Ray or Ultrasound with normal daylight and get a picture. Or can these films be used for making l arge format negatives under an...
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    Lets Make Some Time

    Photographs are happening all the time (at least in India where I live). The main thing is to have your gear with you all the time - thats the diffculty. To overcome this I have a small 4x5 flat...
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    Power supply for LPL 4500

    Folks:

    It seems that if the output from the Power Supply is tested with a voltmeter it shows 110v. But when a 82v lamp is put and switched on it comes down to 82. While the supply for the fan...
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    Power supply for LPL 4500

    I have built a 220 to 110 step down transformer and adapted my 220 volt timer also. But the output I am getting from the Power Supply is 110 volt for the lamp - this should be 82 volts since the...
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    Power supply for LPL 4500

    Folks: I have a LPL 4500II enlarger from the US which is 110 volts. In India we get 220 volts. I need to adapt the power supply. Would anyone have a circuit diagram of the "Saunders LPL 4500 DMA...
  11. Mixing Chamber for Saunders 4x5 Enlarger

    The different mixing chambers that go with a LPL 4x5 only help in reducing exposure time. Do they in any effect the quality of light falling thru the negative.
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    4x5 LPL enlarger

    Hi.

    I have finally decided to buy a 4x5 enlarger. Saunders LPL 4500 with a dichro co lor head. But I live in India and they are not available here. The only place I have somebody who can buy it,...
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    Linhof Parallel Alignment Mirror

    I've got a Linhof parallel alignment mirror. Does anyone know what it can be use d for and how. Thanks Dileep
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    archival colour processing

    There is a lot of dope out there about getting archival quality b&w negatives. D oes anyone know how to get archival colour negatives and transparencies?
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    Enlarging lens for 4x5

    I have a 135mm Rodenstock Omeragon from which I tried some prints from my 4x5 b& w negs. However, I feel that the edges remained underexposed and the image seeme d rounded at the edges.

    Is the 135...
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    How are"cold lights" built

    Kevin: Have you thought of using a Mercury Argon grid like Ansel Adam's. I too am planning to build a 4x5 enlarger with cold-light (and using my 4x5 field camera in front of the light box). Mercury...
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    light for enlarger

    HI.

    I want to make my own black & white enlarger for 4x5 negs. What is a good source of light for a diffuser type enlarger. Is the Mercury-Argon grid (suggested by Ansel Adams)a good light source...
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    how to clean a lens

    hi. I've got a Schneider 135 4.7 which has some spots of dust which seem to be insid e the first element from the back. Can anybody suggest what I can do to get rid of them.

    thanks
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    zone system

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    Does anyone have a simplified way of understanding and using Ansel Adam's zone s ystem. And do you know about the Normal minus/normal plus processing techniques. The exact time differences in...
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    how good is the schneider xenar lens

    Hi.

    i am buying a Schneider Xenar 135 mm f4.7 with Synchro Compur shutter for my 4x5 wood field camera. I basically do outdoor, landscapes. How good is the lens and what do you feel about it.
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    127 mm Ektar

    How good is the Kodak 127mm f/4.7 Ektar lens with the EK Supermatic shutter w/ flash sych, coated, circa 1946 for a 4x5 camera?

    thanks
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    Keruznach Angulon

    How good is the 90mm Schneider Keruznach Angulon f6.8? Is it advisable to use it on a 4x5? What are the limitations of the lens?

    thanks
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    How to set 'normals' on my woodfield

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    I have a 5x4 Rajah wooden field camera. How do I go about setting the normals (t he parallels and the right angles on it. thanks
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    where and what to buy

    I have a Rajah wood field 5x4 camera with a lensboard 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. I wa nt to buy a wide lens - about 90 mm f4.5 or 5.6 for it. What cheap and good lens can I buy. Can you suggest some...
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