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Change is always traumatic. I've had an account with Photo.net for 2 years and am not aware of receiving any spam as a result. My primary concern is that it will be a slow connection.

See the Formulas page at Unblinking Eye.

You might also consider using Pyrocat-HD in your JOBO, as it does not have the problem of generating too much stain. There are two pages on my site about Pyrocat: Testing Pyrocat-HD and Pyrocat-...

See my article How to Make a Pinhole. I indicate two different methods I use to determine the diameter of the hole--using a micrometer on the needle and using a reticle designed for measuring...

Brovira was reputed to be the last of the pure bromide papers. It was originally available in grades 1 through 6, which were later changed to 0 through 5. It was possibly the best paper for print...

Any kind of metering at night is difficult. You might see if you can find a Harris Photoguide for Xisting Light (copyright 1982, revised 1989). I don't know if they make them anymore. I bought mine...

See my article on Archival Processing for formulas for the various Kodak test solutions. HT-2 is the name of Kodak's hypo test solution.

I use the Ilford sequence with Kodak's Hypo Clearing...

I live in Austin and have a cabin in the Davis Mountains. I'd like to network with others who are interested in photographing in the area.

I can get an EI of 640 out of TMY with PMK+.

I concur with the majority opinion here--Azo is too slow to be much affected by stray light, and because it is contact-only you don't have to worry about "fog." I still do some minor dodging and...

Deardorff Historical Site

I have shot a few rolls of the 120 version. I have to rate it at 50 in PMK.

I did a stupid thing yesterday out at Lake Travis in Central Texas. I pulled out the dark slide and set it on top of the camera to help block light from the film holder. I turned my back for a...

I don't have any conclusive information, but I have used Super XX in the past and Fortepan 200 today, and they strike me as quite different films. They may share some characteristics, but they are ...

You can make remarkably good negatives by reversal using cheap lith film. My article Less is More tells how to do it. I find it works best if the negative you start with is 4x5, though my 6x7s...

Oops. Sorry about that "wrong forum" comment. I forgot which forum I was on...

You are actually asking this question on the wrong forum, but in all my experience with testing film, I have only once or twice seen a film rated above its manufacturer's suggested film speed. One...

If you go go my Articles page and click on the article entitled "Exposure Calculator for Pinhole Exposures," you will find a printable calculator that can calculate very long exposures. The times...

If you are contact printing, I would suggest Azo grade 2 developed in a highly dilute developer like Defender D-3 (1:7). This combination gives a remarkable long scale.

I have noticed reduced base-plus-fog levels with almost all my films when I use Pyrocat-HD instead of PMK. I also understand that many platinum printers find that Pyrocat-HD negatives don't require...

I'm planning to build an 8x10 enlarger from the remnants of an old process camera. I paid $250 for it and figure the 12" Goertz lens is worth at least that. To start, I need to find a 10x10" cold...

When my wife left her Canon EOS Rebel and Canon S-20 digital cameras on an airplane in Amsterdam last year, her insurance company reimbursed her with enough money to buy upgraded...

About 10 years ago I was shooting mostly 4x5 and 8x10. I hurt my back trying to unload a motorcycle frame from the back of my car, and at the time I thought I would never be able to carry a heavy...

The Tamrac X-Pack was also designed for a notebook computer, but works well for a large format camera. See my Review of the X-Pack. My 8x10 Deardorff fits perfectly in it. I've since made some...

While we're talking Busch Pressman, the bellows lining on mine has separated and hangs down into the viewing area. Anyone know if the standard bellows repair places will work on a Pressman?
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Contact sales@bergger.com.

You might also note that in my article Test Exposures in Printing I provide a handy chart of exposure times in 1/4-stop intervals from 5 seconds to 160 seconds. All you have to do is print the...

Single-coat gum: 1.5 Dmax

Salted paper: 2.6 - 3.0 Dmax

Kallitype & Vandyke: 2.6 Dmax

I travelled to Italy in November. My T-Max 100 went through at least 6 scans during the round trip with no apparent ill effects. Next time I'm going to take T-Max 400, though, as the 100 wasn't...

Your f-stop will be the focal length divided by the diameter of the pinhole. So, if you have a focal length of 2.5 inches and a pinhole of .01 inch, your f-stop will be f/250. I would like to point...

Luminos and Bergger both make warm tone papers that might interest you, though neither of them looks exactly like Portriga.

A press release from Agfa says they are renaming Insignia to Record ...

You should address that question to the Alt Photo Mail List at http://www.usask.ca/lists/alt-photo-process/. You will have to join the list to post a question.

The technical rep from Ilford has told our Printing & Finishing forum repeatedly that Ilford has no plans to discontinue Galerie. I hope that is true, but I think I better stock up before I find...

I think you are going to have deterioration from both heat and stray radiation. I often get sidetracked and start new photo projects before I finish old ones--then months later I find the film and ...

At the Alternative Process International Symposium this Summer in Santa Fe there were many female attendees. I was impressed (humbled even) by the 11x14 platinum prints from one of Tillman Crane's ...

See Liam Lawless' article "Tips & Tricks for Blue Toning" at http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Blue/blue.html.

I've only tested a roll of 120, but I gave it 13.5 minutes at 70 degrees (EI 64) and it looks pretty good. Haven't tried to print it yet.

My information comes from a rather old Kodak publication, but it states that working solutions of rapid fix will keep for 2 months in a full stoppered bottle.

I'm not sure what you mean by a "cold brown tone". To me, anything brown is warm, not cold. Can you be more explicit about the effect you seek?

I think the Bergger warm tone paper is one of the finest papers on the market today. I find that it is overall less contrasty than similar grades of Portriga. For larger prints, I really like the ...