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Does having your subject say "cheese" at the appropriate moment cause any undesirable side effects when you use "Velvita" colour film??

Nick,
Place the dry sheets fanned out on a clean dry surface beside your tray. You can then pick up one sheet at a time with a hand that stays dry.

Richard

Some of my stainless tanks leak so I am making replacements using 1/4" acrylic. PVC or Lexan would also work well

Besides vacuuming out my changing bag; I made a frame of 2 light pieces of wood and 6 lengths of thin rigid plastic tube which gives me clear space inside and when taken apart is only 1" x 2.5" x...

Make a bellows extension out of wood. That is the easiest solution. I made extensions for one of my frankenlargers which gave me 48" of extra bellows. I never had any problems and I was doing...

I have built 3 very large format enlargers when I had a photo business. My first one used 5 24" flourescent tubes and had the same exposure times as the previous owners homebuilt which used 6 500w...

Hi
If you hold a sheet in front of you with the four inch edge at the bottom; the notches in the edge of the sheet will be on the top edge on the right hand when the emulsion is facing you. ...

Domenico
Another option would be to check with an industrial supplier of gears pulleys etc. A small timing belt (with teeth but not needed) for small machinery should be easy to find and economical....

John

Well said.
The insights I have gained from this forum and the knowledge are difficult to describe in finite terms , but appreciated continually

Richard

My favourite but not used for a long time is a 24 lb 1200mm Apo Tessar. Not conducive to being carried around.

Richard

Fred
Try Johnson Mathey (spelling?) and Imperial Smelting in Toronto. I have bought platinum chemicals from JM in the past.

Richard

Hi Glenn
I just wanted a real portable 4 x 5 to take on my trip and had an old Graflex. My Cambo was too bulky. I realize the rotating back is rather pointless. My choice of components was...

Update

I made an adaptor for the back of the graphic which accepts my rotating Cambo back. Works like a charm. It sticks out about a half inch on three sides and flush with the bottom. The only...

Hi Ursula
I live in Ottawa but am in India until the 15th of June. If there are no takers by then I would be pleased to take it off your hands

Thank you
Richard

Many thanks! As the LFPF is virtually where I live, this new furniture brightens up the place completely. I am in the middle of packing for a trip so will continue this discourse at a later date....

Hi Steve

It is a simple job with a little black foam underneath for a light seal.

Hello all

I need some advice.
I am going on a trip to India and want to take a 4 x 5 with me. I have a Cambo 4 x 5 and 8 x 10. I also have a Crown Graphic with no back. Back is lost. ...

Hi Daniele

You need an image circle of 550mm absolute minimum which gives no movements at all.

Richard

Dear Tom Dick and Harry

Unfortunately this forum is for LF. You should look for the minox forum for posting your comments. Also google Dictionary

Hi Eric

If you mount the column and head on a dolly you can move the dolly to get the size image you need and then do fine focussing moving the head on the column. You could then use a scale on...

Kodak supplied fixer test strips in a booklet. You would tear a strip off and immerse the end in the fixer. The colour would change as the concentration of silver increased. There was a colour...

Parrot gun?? One more thing for PETA to gripe about. Besides if you leave the feathers on, the range is greatly reduced.

John Kasaian

I had an Elwood 8 x 10 and always thought the prints were too soft until I put in a condenser cell with a few modifications to the enlarger. The original diffuser was 10 or 12 sheets...

Hi

I used direct positive paper made by both kodak and agfa. Both companies made both slow camera speed and slow contact speed materials. The contact materials were exposed through a yellow...

Is there a bad single malt scotch? ;<)

Hi

I don't think this is the same product but I have used Winsor & Newton jet black designers guache for a long time. You can order it from any art store which sells Winsor & Newton artists...

Hi Mark

As I remember from years ago; very slight reduction was obtained by using a cotton swab and dilute ferricyanide, rinse with water and then fixer. Repeat as needed. What I don't...

Hello Varakan

I would recommend fixing as sometimes you can get a brown stain. Also make sure the solution is fresh.

Hi

I have been scribing information on the edge of negatives on the emulsion side with a compass point for many years. You never have to worry about it coming off. It takes a very light touch on...

Duh!

I was having trouble with getting a 4' x 12' piece of film to feed properly into my processor and turned the lights on so that I could see what I was doing.

Best treatise on Bovine Excrement that I have read. No need to include the bovines in your discourse. Tongue in cheek food for thought.
thanks

Richard

Good afternoon all (and others)

Would I be correct in assuming that a process lens would have performance similar to a macro lens? Or are there differences which I am not aware of?

Thanks...

Lee

The CEO is watered twice a week so his perspective is a little potty.

Hi David

The product gave a semi sticky surface which would hold a piece of film flat for exposure or for enlarging (on a sheet of glass as a negative carrier). It was used a lot many years ago...

Hi everyone

Have any of you used or have any information on Kodak "Kodaflat" solution. This was a liquid which after being applied and dried left a surface which would hold a sheet of film flat...

Craig;

Interesting! I was thinking along the same lines and was wondering how a very thin waterhouse stop would work. This would minimize light entering from off axis from passing through a...

Hi All and Happy New Year

After sub-tropical Trona, I am back where I grew up (physically) in The Nation's Capital where that great phallic symbol on the hill is really showing the gummint giving...

Hi

Another idea would be to make a B/W transparency and mount it on the glass. There are crystal clear adhesives used by professional labs to mount prints to clear acrylic.

Richard

This thread made me weigh my 1200mm Apo Tessar. At 21 lbs I won't be taking it out into the field very often. Apart from that it made a great enlarging lens.

Richard

Personally, I would love to be able to buy a 20" roll or 2 and cut to whatever size I want; when I need it. One size to inventory and I would get all the sizes I want right up to 20 x 30 or...