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If you wanted to take the figure photography class as part of the college photography course I took it was a requirement that you at a bare minimum you had to complete a nude self portrait...

Even if someone who owns a chamonix camera is willing to take their back apart to access the torsion springs to photograph and measure them you will still not have the torque rating of the spring to...

I've done a lot of "permanent" marking on low friction surfaces, from parts that see a great deal of wear from use, to parts that are seen but never touched. For both metal and glass I usually use a...

to be clear my gripe is not with the taxes, but rather the ebays obscene shipping fees for the slowest shipping on earth and UPS's brokerage fees

Canadians purchasing thru ebay from japan or even the US pay exorbitant shipping fees, unavoidable huge brokerage fees, sales taxes and on photographic gear duties as well. The costs are so high that...

in some ways the above sentiment echos my curating philosophy for displaying artwork in my home. But I don't collect artwork based on the criteria of it being "good enough" to display on my wall...

I concur with this...

Imagine when people can just say "I want a picture of this subject, that looks like this, and has this size, and fits this aesthetic and voila out pops an image, to which the...

The following is just my opinion from being a small business owner in a niche engineering field and my being engaged in many artistic avocations over 40 years and having many conversations with...

very nice

nice build. well done

nice location to be able to field test your work.

Dan this sounds very appealing, except I wont be able to get to the UK.

I've had to learn everything bromoil myself, including making my own transfer press. I guess as consolation I can join the...

define "just west" of the GTA... so we can better plan a location. I have a feeling I'll be driving to the west end for this

If your backpack does not have attachments to carry a tripod centered between your shoulder blades, high above your waist you should add custom straps and avoid carry the tripod off center if you're...

Nice, I'm counting the days til I can get out of Toronto.

The good thing about forums, they can't tell our accent so if we really wanted we can pretend to be Americans as we plot to buy up all...

Thanks Ed for the welcome.

Sure a get together one weekend afternoon sounds good. What part of the city are you in?

Huh, this so depends on the situation, are you taking a bush plane into remote area for 10 day excursion, a day long hike, an afternoon, or just an hour?

25-30 years ago when I was young and fit I...

I love night shots Utah, this is an excellent one.

Based on everyone seeming to recommend this route I'm pretty much going with the latest model Epson V### that I can afford and silverfast for general scanning of every image I take, and when I want...

Thank you so much Kino!

651 pages of posts on shooting with xray film makes it really hard to find an easy simple entry point into the game...

Has anyone created a brief "Getting started with xray films" PDF?

Or...

Thank you kindly for the link and clarification.

I'll have to give this a go because I have several shutters that need testing as well as my bessa 1 camera.

What is the source? is this a lens tester rig?

Yes, absolutely test print slices/segments to test, even after calibrating your printer. It is so slow to print some parts that to find out they wont work after 24 hour print is tragic.

Just bear...

I sourced mine from a local healthcare supplier that supplies materials for orthotics manufacturers. i'm sure you can find a similar supplier in Sweden. This is ideal for me since most firms that...

I did want to design a better than average 3D printed roll film holder, but I'd not say this was state of the art... I didn't go with lever film advance, nor fancy carbon fiber parts for their flash...

Hi Bob, while in theory we can weld stainless steel the reality is I dont have practice doing with our stick or mig welders.

I do have a lot of experience brazing copper, and some stainless using...

If anyone needs someone in the Toronto area, my brother and I have a machine shop as well if you are in a pinch and need a part.

I'm a designer, my brother was a machinist, we both used to be avid...

I have used two sets of rollers to guide and pinch the film for two reasons. The first being all my existing backs use them, so they must be better design, and I have two lathes so I can machine...

Being of modest financial means, yet having hobby metal and woodworking shops as well as a 3D printer, I tend to make something if I need it.

While I do have a Cambo SC 4x5, I hate the...

After a 20 year hiatus I've decided to get back into analogue photography. First up, let me thank those of you who kept it alive over the past 20-25 years.

My approach to film will be pretty much...