That's Rude! Insult first, check facts later?
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That's Rude! Insult first, check facts later?
I have 7 studio power packs now and it's been 3 months since I formed the capacitors so I did that today.
Holly Flash says every month. Here is their FAQ: http://hollyflash.com/flash-faqs/
Eliminating the pan/tilt head would stiffen things up if all you did was landscapes. The centerpost doesn't rotate and the screw is fixed on my Manfroto so I went with cross bracing from the legs.
I would start thinking about the size of the wheels and how much horsepower.
Other than bracing, sandbags, stand on the windward side and use a reasonably long cable release. This is the best deal I've ever had on sandbags. https://www.ebay.com/itm/161676170199 These are...
How much bellows draw? My 1200 is a telephoto and infinity focus is about 750mm. 42" draw focuses to about 20 feet.
Half a Mil in 10 inches? Might be OK if you could tie that to the actual film edge and plane. If mounted to the camera the slop of the film holder could ruin the whole picture. You would have to add...
You say Studio, not Daylight? What will you use for light? Modern studio strobes have UV coating on the flash tubes to prevent optically brightened fabrics from glowing. Some sort of arc lamp might...
I was an AMA member 60 years ago. Flew a Champion, Orbit reed 10 channel but only 4 used. I kitted it once. LOL
Vultures often hang with Condors as Condors are much stronger and can rip apart larger carcasses. Vultures are better at finding carcasses so they often work together. There is a Condor site where...
This guy doesn't hoot either. This shot is 50 feet from my front door. We hung out for almost 2 hours.
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Too late, You just used it!
Another trick is a boom coming out of the center of a flat with a small shelf with adjustable angle, the boom running through the flat also adjustable. The flat can be white, grey, or another piece...
I used 1/4" tempered glass. A lot can be had cheap. Most large glass installers have inventories of Tempered that was The Wrong Size. You can't cut it after it's been tempered. Plus it's safer to...
I rebuilt my 4x5 B&W darkroom after the fire, I love the Silver process but you can keep RA4. I've printed my own color negative film, maintained a 20" dry to dry processor. Except for specialty...
I have optical triggers on all my Norman Power Packs too, built in on the newer ones. If I use the RF controller I can switch that unit on or off from the camera, useful if I'm shooting masks....
For sync I use a Westcott FJ-X3m 2.4 GHZ controller that came with the 2 400 WS strobes I bought before I found the Norman Gear. The Westcotts will do 1/8000 of a second and higher continuous frame...
I bought a studio for the reflectors. The 16" reflector with 4 way barn doors and filter holder was worth what I paid for the lot. It's So Nice when you need a light and you have snoots, grids,...
I use a Beseler 45M where the structure is steel and the baseboard removable. I drilled hundreds of holes in one baseboard with a steel sheet on top for magnetic paper stops and a plenum on the...
That reel is for manual agitation. Which is fine, motors aren't required for developing, I've never used one except for large dry to dry processors.
I don't see an advantage to rotary development...
I don't know, it's got a touch pad instead of switches. It's a slippery slope, starts with microprocessors and soon you're up to your bleep in computer.
Is that white dome a slave? I suppose all...
Calumet/Cambo SCs have a bail handle with 2 leaf springs and I've seen a lot of backs or rear standards sold separately as parts. It would be simple to attach the springs to your new camera and the...
Fascinating! Thanks for the post! You do lose almost 2 stops over the 600mm f9 but it should be excellent glass.
I have 2 struts that connect between the end of the monorail and 2 of the tripod...
Diffusion should be close to the negative for best effect.
Can we see it?
I believe the correct technical term is catawampus.
adjective
Out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner.
LOL
With most of the telephoto photos I've taken the angle of view is to narrow to include close foreground. What foreground you get is distant. I'm using 8x10 lenses on a 4x5 and mostly the geometry is...
I have the Nikkor 600/1200 T ED. A true telephoto, the infinity focus is shorter than the focal length. With 40 inches of bellows the 600 will focus to 6 feet and the 1200 to 25 feet.
I'm shooting...
I had forgotten about the inverse shadow effect and why theater and movies love them. Now I'm going to have to get one. Thanks a bunch. lol
I was instructed in the pronunciation of fresnel by a...
I sent a Chinese board back because although it looked right the attaching mechanism didn't operate. In the $75 price range I was able to find a genuine (Cambo) adapter from Japan. I saw a genuine...
JB Weld? Harbor Freight? You're going to have old Bron spinin in his grave. LOL
I tried to look up a PH-202, no luck. If it isn't a common configuration like MR-16 or an A style Edison base you probably won't find a direct conversion. You could build a "bulb" with parts from...
Harbor Freight lacks the refinement necessary for fine European strobes, might work on my Normans though.
Yep! Often it's hard to even get out of the car in time in changing storm light. I have a 45 MP image stabilized Nikon for that, don't even need the tripod. I can be ruthless. LOL
I had a 50B go off in my hand when a shutter stuck. For those unfamiliar, a 50B is the size of a 100 watt bulb and has the same Edison screw in base. I switched to strobes soon after.
These last edition Componon Ss seem to have metal construction. Their condition is near perfect. I could tell the difference between the early El Nikkor and later Componon S. I'll see if the last...
Lordie, What you want wid all dem bells and whistles. Can't be bothered to walk round the front of yo camera?
LOL
The old 135 El Nikkor is very clean, no haze, no scratches, but it is a single coated lens. It was $61 6 years ago and I will likely keep it.
I just got a set, 50, 80, 150 Componon S late models...
I've never heard of a fatal Norman experience. Dynalite is no longer in business but you can buy a new Norman power packs that meets today's standards or recent ones that are close. All the 900...
Fascinating! Norman had some light pipes that attached to the Tri Lite spots, I will keep my eye out. I've used those before lighting complex machinery but they were tungsten not strobe.
Sunday, I...
I just rebuilt my 2nd Tri-Lite 2000. I cleaned the bulbs and condensers with alcohol wipes and the iris with Chemtool on a towel. The iris was still sticking so I blew a little graphite into it,...