One of those Soviet fisheyes would give you a great effect.
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One of those Soviet fisheyes would give you a great effect.
I wonder if any of those can be affixed to tripod legs? or would that end up creating a tripod that vibrates in a breeze?
Why is it whenever anyone has an issue with a product, three people immediately chime in: "I never had a problem with it." Two imply that the complainant is "an idiot", "not a pro" or guilty of...
Actually, the rear element is mounted in front of the diaphragm. Funny, eh? But that is the only way it will work.
I have a 7" lens designed to be converted to 11". I have the f-stops for 7" but have no idea about the stops when it is at the 11" length. What is the best way to determine the 11" stops?
With all the discussion about dry-mounting, what other options are useful to maintain the flatness of a print. I have no problem creating a flat print, but over time it tends to ripple despite being...
Man, I would use on of the "odorless" fixer formulations. Clayton Chemicals makes one and so does Sprint.
I found Kentmere to be a high quality paper, but on the cold side. Anybody try their warmtone variant(s)?
The Canadian trains are fantastic, particularly the trans-continental ones. Probably a large format camera is not the best choice. You won't be able to shoot on the train or from the train. You...
Grimes retrued the original filter ring, there was slight paint loss but it works perfectly.
I did the same thing and SK Grimes repaired it perfectly.
That's fitting. Digital photographers are "photo emulators".
Mr. Perez, I know about the effects of the Fuji and Imagon products, but am very curious what sort of an effect you have gotten with the Heliar design? Thanks.
I've had good luck masking all but about 1mm of the slide and then spraying the edges with aerosolized silicone lube. You only need a little, so you can wipe them off, and there will still be enough...
Jim Layton is building his alloy view camera out of New Hampshire. I only saw a prototype, but it seemed to be a precision built camera, and an elegant design to boot. His site says there has been...
Are you sure that's bokeh in the sample photo? I always associated bokeh with areas outside of the sharp plane of focus, whereas what the image has is lens distortion within and outside the plane of...
As bad as the "digivangelists" who feel compelled to tell everyone within earshot how bad film was for them, are the wistful, wimpy columnists who combine innacurate information about the "death of...
There's been somewhat of a rebirth of dye-transfer technology. I have seen nothing to match its beauty. See Jim Browning's work at http://www.dyetransfer.org/.
Buy a Calumet C-1 and save thousand's of dollars that you can put into lenses and consumables. If you get an earlier magnesium version the weight is only 14 lbs. Calumet C-1's are robust and...
X-Tol problems experienced:
1) sudden failure after 6 weeks closed storage of solution.
2) weak response of fresh developer.
I like X-Tol but do not trust it. The problem with DDX is that it...
The Honda Element gets good mileage and has seats that fold flat to make a bed. I noticed recently that Dodge is selling a european-style delivery commercial panel van (possibly a rebadged Mercedes...
I use the rotating back all the time, so it is useful if you have it. I believe the AII has an enhanced fresnel as well.
It responds the same way to hypo chek as standard fixers. I am surprised it is lasting all that long for you, since the Arista standard is pretty dilute at 1:9. You should probably change fixer...
Although I have had great service from Calumet both by phone and at their Boston area store. It is worth noting that Hunt's Photo is also a supplier of ULF Ilford. The film guy I talked to was very...
Lenses should not be subjected to severe temperature swings as it loosens the cement over time. Keep your lenses indoors.
Defender photo's hyperbole is quickly becoming legendary. I would not believe any of the text, although they products are likely to be good. Reportedly the film developer is phenidone-based and is...
Anyone for a box of Kodak Dekko Paper (circa 1901)?
Since the bellows an an AII are already compressed when the camera is folded, I doubt that any additional pressure will make any difference. Since it doesn't effect camera performance, other than on...
For every person spending $500/month on equipment, is a guy crowing about how he is using his grandfather's Graflex and lenses fashioned from flea market binoculars and printing 16x20 prints in a...
Don't bother with the RRS plate for the AII, it is way too small and clearly not designed for a field camera.. It actually encourages vibration and twisting. I suggest a Bogen pan head with a...
I find it continually interesting that many traditional film users who switch to digital then announce that "film is dead." They can't stand the idea that they left something behind that had value,...
Hey Jim, what's the monster lens on the camera second to the left in the Deep Springs photo?
I had a similar issue with increasing exposure speeds and it turned out the enlarger bulb was aging and producing lower intensity. A new bulb restored the original exposure times.
Mr. Salomon, thanks for responding. My inversion procedure is almost exactly as described, except that I did not know to wait for the chemistry to stop moving before uninverting. The change in...
I do use a wetting agent, LFN. Is it possible to get rid of or reduce the buildup of wetting agent?
Thanks, Phil
I have used a Combi-plan for 4 years, and rarely, if ever, experienced uneven development. Now it is happening all the time and getting worse. The problem is visible along the edges where the film...
What a loon! What language is he writing in? Klingon?
Clay, can you direct us to the APUG thread, that forum is a bit mysterious to navigate.
Thanks, Phil.
Pre-exposure is simple. You figure out the exposure for the scene, then shoot the film at one-thirty-secondth of the calculated speed or close down four stops. Place a gray card in front of the...
Anyone read the recent newsletter from defenderphoto.com? The author writes fascinatingly on film and development. I'll try to paraphrase some of it here. He says that 400 speed random grain film...