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Put a spacer between the shutter and the lensboard.

I use an internal frame backpack made for camping. Much cheaper than those made for photo equipment.

If your main goal here is to make negatives for VDB several observations need to be made.
I use the Windisch formula for this occasionally, but not the kit from PF. I also use Pyrocat HD and a home...

I use a pre-wash with the Expert drums,especially with pyro developers.
I would not use the same drum for C-41 or E6 processing. I reserve all containers, drums, trays, etc which are used with...

Back to Tiltall. I have owned 3 over the years. The old original ones held my 8x10 2d securely, but the new ones wouldn't hold a Hasselblad securely.
Probably the strongest and yet lightest weight...

build a simple electrical circuit which includes a rheostat light switch, and a duplex receptacle. This way you can use any incandescent bulb and limit it's output to the desired level. This will...

I have never seen an Epson scaner which would do a decent job wtih negatives.
I use a Microtek i900 which scans film beneath the bed. There is no glass between the film and the scanner light, thus...

I'm with Michael on this.

The advantage of FP4+ is it's inherent contrast. If you get into alternative processes you will need negatives of long scale. These are more easily obtained with FP4+ than HP5+ because in all cases,...

I use a folding wagon. The front wheels swivel independently making it very maneuverable. it folds up to about 5" thick and weighs about 5 pounds. Although I usually carry only one outfit, i can...

Any company which sells Stage and Lighting equipment will have 12" square sheets of neutral density filters for very little money. I have them from .30 to 3.00 density and they work well.

The first step is to have separate rooms for wet work and dry work and storage.
My darkroom, wet room, has two enlargers, a 10 foot sink and chemical storage. It is 10x10 ft. In this space I do all...

The Berg toners are dyes, not toners. Have you thought of trying a fabric dye? In the U.S. they are sold by RIT, and are made in a wide variety of colors.

It's easy enough to simulate front tilts with a flatbed camera.

Level the camera, then tilt the bed forward 10 to 15°. Next rotate the back to vertical as indicated by the plumb level on the side...

Also, all Graflex cameras.

This is probably the best solution. I used it for years.

The 2d and most other cameras of tha era had slots for splitter boards.

Fixed focus is the answer. Set it at the hyperfocal distance for f16 and you are in business.
I once built a primitive focusing mount utilizing a threaded sewer cap.

Beautiful Ed.

Got to an RV supply store and buy anti-freeze for drinking water systems. It is the cheapest6, most readily available source I have found.

From Eddie:"For tray processing I can only guess that if you use much larger trays than the film , more chemistry you will keep the edges away from the edges of the tray that may be causing more...

You have your answer in this response. "All of the above were developed separately using the same batch of developer one day apart."
This is a one shot developer. It's active developing agent is...

Ar a camera show in a box of old lenses so filthy they could hardly be identified. a 135mm WA Dagor - $15. Cleaned up perfectly.

Let us see one of your photographs of an object which has never been photographed.

Very few people use Tri-X at an EI of 400. It generally tests out closer to 160. This said, the Tri-x is underexposed by at least one stop. I can not speak to the Delta since I have never used it or...

I have a friend who spent his first 20 years as a commercial photographer photographing automobiles and parts of automobiles. He says this would have been done almost completely with lighting (hot...

Better yet, if you use a water stop, as I do, pre-soak them in that tray. It does no harm to then use it for stop. If you are concerned about re-use, have a container of fresh water sitting where you...

There are several sources on the web with directions for building a UV source exposure unit. One such is Sandy King's new web site.
Also look for UV - CFL bulbs. "The Bulbman" probably sells them....

I don't think they are in the business of making photo equipment, if they are in business at all.
Get a piece of construction extruded foam from a construction site. They should have scrap from...

4 sheets of 8x10 per liter of 1:1:100 is the standard. That is 16 sheets of 4x5 IF done at the same time. Trying to do 4 or 6 or 8 sheets of 4x5, and then repeat inthe same developer leads to...

Any non-hardening fixer is OK. I prefer to use plain sodium thiosulfate (hypo).

Enjoy the Elwood, I have had one for many years.

Yes, dry in between coatings.

Thom is correct. It is far too bright for modern enlarging papers. I used several different makes of these in the 30's, 40's and 50's with Azo, Velox and other silver bromide contact papers. I still...

It is an Elwood Enlarger

I suggest a 5", No. 6 Packard. You wil have to drill a hole for the "instant" pin.

Set up your camera and make two identical exposures. One using your hand, or hat or dark slide and one with a compendium shade. You will then know what is best for you to do.

Since it does not appear on the film in the other side of the holder, I would discount a pinhole in the bellows.
Have you tried swapping the dark slides? This would either say it is the dark slide,...

So, what do you want from us?

I just saw the note about Dean Collins, probably the modern master of lighting. I once attended a demo in which he began with a single 5 watt bulb with no reflector. He built up from there.