The 184 is a great enlarger-I have used many of them through the years and yes, utilizing the color filters you have great control over contrast utilizing Poly-Paper. How big do you plan to print?...
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The 184 is a great enlarger-I have used many of them through the years and yes, utilizing the color filters you have great control over contrast utilizing Poly-Paper. How big do you plan to print?...
Used one years ago with one of the Chromega heads-Fotar just made the chassis for heads, as I recall. Worked great, but the one we had was a monster, although not as big as the 11x14 I once used. I...
I really agree with the recommendation to spend a LOT of time with notepaper and pen putting your ideas, both visual and literal, together. A web search will turn up some very nice guides on the ...
I have used the omega critical focuser for years and it is by far the best. It also allows you to check focus and sharpness from edge to edge on your easel. That is why it rotates.
I looked at this post long and hard before I decided to respond. I think that starting with large format is a hugely intelligent decision! From the start you will learn patience of vision, thought,...
go to: http://www.ickybits.com and try out Robert's Ultrasharpen 3 tool. I have been using his Ultrasharpen 2 action for quite some time and find that it works really well. I just downloaded 3...
Everything we do is derivitave of someone elses work. How many artists doing impressionist work do you know who attribute Monet? I am not a huge fan of Adam's work, although there are many I...
You make an enlarged color contact (something of a misnomer, to be sure, since there is actually no contact between the film and the paper)pretty much the same as you make any other large format ...
yep, if you have computer screens which require detail then you're going to need the 30th of a sec, or slower, shutter speed. Haven't done this in a long time so the memory is fuzzy. experiment...
My recommendation is to pay someone for the high resolution drum scan, archive this image, and use this archived image to work from. This way you have all of the information ever needed for any...
A friend of mine just spoke with Roy earlier this week and he is in the process of inventorying what he has and will probably offering that for sale--no idea what the time frame is like. My friend...
Mark
You say that you are using Tri-X Pro Pan by which I take it that you are using the Tri-X nominally rated at 320 by Kodak. If this is the case then, depending on the type of photography you...
Be sure and keep your viewing distance in mind. I have printed a 35mm Kodachrome to 14 feet (via interneg) and have taken an 8x10 negative to 12 feet by 20 feet. I was amazed at just how well both...
I think there are probably several things to consider here. You don't really state what type photography you plan to do, or just how important movements are. My feeling is that, unless you are ...
I have used the Ilford 500 in commercial situations for many years and think it's great. One often overlooked feature of this system is the ease with which you can burn in a negative at a different...
I second Sean. This is a great tripod although somewhat bulky. I used one for years with a Calumet C-1 and never had a problem with it plus I lucked into a great deal by buying it from a friend who...
Mark, I know where there is a DeVere 8x10 extended column with color head and the large baseboard as well as a Durst 2501 horizontal autofocus for sale in Huntsville, Al. Either one could probably...
Quality negatives and sound technique!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not familiar with RS developer, but my vote is to dump it. Years ago I did the replenishment stuff, probably with d-76, and it just was not worth the effort. Same with stop and fix, but I am a...
I don't know where you are or what lab facilities you have near you, but have you tried contacting them to ask if they would consider letting you read values on their densitometer? I have been in...
Bill, My hero! Ingenuity! I love it! I have long felt that we were needlessly being separated from our hard earned dollars by those with the perfect solution (at a price). Anything with the word...
Jason, Can you post a picture for us to look at. I kinda think I know what you have, but more information would be helpful. What sort of options are too many to list. These could give some...
Bob, Did you really mean the Minolta flash meter V? If so then I don't think you can go wrong with it. They are great meters. I'm not much for keeping up with new equipment so I was puzzled by your...
Which enlarger are you using? Indeed some 8x10 enlargers need adjustments to either the head or the baseboard. I have used Durst 184 with rotatable heads which sometimes needed adjustment. I have ...
Malcom, Why are you ruling out simple tray processing? This gives great results, and I routinely processed up to fifteen sheets at a time in an 8x10 tray. I learned this technique from George Tice...
Stay with the Tachihara and upgrade your lenses when need be, buy film when you need it, and use some of the extra money for workshops. Unless you need something significantly different then learn...
Nathan, We probably need a bit more information. Is your house on a foundation or on a slab? A slab would be extremely difficult, but not necessarily overcomeable--just depends on where your lines...
Douglas, lets work backwards for a moment. Are you focusing your negative at the shooting aperture? Wrong move if you are. Focus wide open and then stop down. I HIGHLY recommend the Chromega fine...
I strongly disagree with Bill about the 210mm lens for tabletop. If you are using movements for perspective control this lens is about as good as you will get. The 150 is a bit short and the 300 is...
Kazuhiro, sorry pal, ain't gonna happen with what you want to do. The table top spec is the one which will be a problem although I understand that there is some sort of 8x10 conversion for the...
Jon, Large format is certainly not dead, and my feeling has long been that anyone who seriously wants to learn photography, not just the technique, but also the "seeing", should start out with...
The collaboration between Jon and Richard should yield some pretty contrasty results!
Your problem may be that you pull the plastic stopper before you insert the film holder. the plastic stopper thingy is designed to be pulled after you insert the film holder in the camera. Is this...
Where are you going to put your film holders?
I agree with the above posts, but would like to add that many of the old-timers (one of which I am rapidly becoming) considered a small bubble such as this to be the sign of a superior lens-one not...
All of the joking aside, I do not understand your processing steps. The initial processing of the prints seems fine, but I would have fixed for a bit longer. I'm not much of a glaciel ascetic acid...
Charlies right, Dumb move--don't do it. find someone who knows what he is doing Fred
I'm still searching for the value of "y"!
Is this some sort of arcane intellectual puzzle solving? Why not view the image on the ground glass at taking aperture (with a good loupe)? I bought my first 8x10 view years ago. At the time I had a...
Alan, Does your camera (you didn't mention which one you are mounting this lens on)offer interchangeable bellows capability. You need to be using a bag bellows. Fred