FYI, theschooloflight.com rents darkroom time, 3 hour blocks $50 includes paper, chemicals, etc. located just south of the 10 freeway in downtown LA.
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FYI, theschooloflight.com rents darkroom time, 3 hour blocks $50 includes paper, chemicals, etc. located just south of the 10 freeway in downtown LA.
I bought a couple of testers from vfmoto, a seller on eBay. Mine are self contained, which I like, I don’t have to cobble anything together to get a quick read on a camera or shutter that I haven’t...
Such great news. PSI has been supplying Freestyle with their Legacy Pro, Unicolor and Silver Pixel (RA4) chemistry for many years- I’ve never had trouble with any of the products. When the bad...
There are plenty of other Beseler heads out there besides the one you seem to be referring to (the Beseler/Minolta head is the only one I recall with a remote probe). Given the reliability issues of...
Sounds a bit expensive considering the lack of tripod slider and missing rear rail. But if you’re not using long focal length lenses or close ups and you lenses aren’t to heavy it could be a good...
Tim is great. Great selection, good pricing. I bought a new set of 77mm b&w filters recently, $100 I think, and he threw in the filter wallet. Easy to navigate website too.
Hi Mike, welcome. There are great resources here, and so much experience. I look forward to seeing what you’re up to.
The large Linhof tripod and dolly Tin Can illustrated earlier will easily handle a 50lb camera. You might also look at old cinema tripods and heads, they supported cameras reliably that weighed much...
I hope you get the wiring figured out for your relay box. I also have a Chromega F with the color head- I have not yet bothered to attach and use it. I did do a CLA a few years ago and repaired some...
It’s the Linhof Kardan Color model. I have a couple of these, there were early and late models, the late one added rear rise and a spiffy combination regular and bag bellows. They seem very...
Wonderful and massive! The Linhof Stativ tripod of the same era is highly recommended as it mates perfectly with the rail clamp. Light pressure on the knobs secures everything. They don’t make things...
I bought one that was impossible to turn. I sent it to Bob Watkins, Precision Camera Works, at the time an authorized Linhof repair facility. Apparently he couldn’t figure out, he claimed he spoke...
It took 25 pages, but you came to the correct conclusion! Enjoy however you choose to make and display your images.
Love this thing- I want one (have 2 of the 4x5 versions), but won’t buy one because I know I would never take it out and make pictures with it. I’ll have to enjoy yours vicariously.
I always had a lot of success with a guillotine paper cutter for many years. It was a good quality one my dad brought home from the office when I was in high school. Trim the print and dry mount...
Update on sticky Harrison film changing tents. Like many, I apparently stored my tent improperly in its stuff sack. Stored in my garage it undoubtedly experienced the high temps of my area. The...
Thanks for the great tip! I have plenty of 67mm filters and this is such a simple solution for all the oddball front lens diameters. Just picked up one of the two $20 copies on eBay along with the...
I agree with Mr. Can. Movie gear- high quality ones are inexpensive used and they will usually have some type of strap arrangement to hold the tripod feet secure as well as wheel locks. I have the...
I’m no expert, but I’m guessing those Xenotars were not originally mounted in a Copal Press shutter, so that would explain the aperture scale being off. If I were you, since you’re already an owner...
I just had mine out- it actually looked like copper coated steel. I would think spring steel would do the trick. That is great to know the inexpensive batteries mentioned above fit and work. I think...
RoboRepublic, the “white ones” you linked to are the same ones I found on eBay. They work perfectly in my Super Graphic. Just wanted to acknowledge this.
Even at $25 each I was glad I could even buy a pretty exact replica of the original batteries. Doug, please do let us know how your project works out. I like the solenoid release a lot.
Those eBay batteries look like they will work, and only $12 for a pair. Just a few weeks ago I had to replace the batteries in my Super Graphic an d didn’t see these listed- I paid about $25 each....
I went to see the show yesterday- a lifetime of work though so many eras of photography. I was in high school when I saw the film shown (from ‘72 I believe), I have found her work very moving ever...
Oy, he should get a couple of different backdrops! Definitely a style… repeated again and again and again. It doesn’t even look as though the “team” directs or takes enough shots to be sure everyone...
Maybe one reason to try RA4 printing now is because you can. Years ago I enjoyed shooting Kodachrome and making reversal prints in my darkroom- but that is of course no longer possible. I find...
And some units shut down a/c function when clogged filters are detected. If it is a window or portable unit it probably means it is time to buy a new one.
On the less expensive side the Beseler Dichro dg head doesn’t have the electronic maladies of the 45s heads, and they are very inexpensive.
Be sure to sort out your accommodations before hand. We like to head up the coast from LA and usually have our itinerary planned out, reservations made, etc. Once we just decided to head out and be...
Just a note, if you decide on a monorail the Linhof Kardan series has been stupid cheap on eBay. It’s a great system but for some reason it isn’t on people’s radar like the Technikas. I have the...
Yes, check over at Photrio.com, there is a fellow that makes 8x10 simple conversion heads for the Beseler.
Yes, this- absolutely. And while I agree it is unlikely that Austin made an installation error- I supervise 6 technicians at work and even though I would consider them experts mistakes are made once...
MHMG thank you for sharing! Great step by step instructions. I look forward to trying your methods.
But actually, an anodized surface would have much greater wear resistance- but none of us are are operating in a production capacity, and I am always careful in handling my carriers. Anyway, works...
I think black carriers are a good idea. Internal reflections = not good. Just repainted the flaking paint on my Omega’s glass carrier, the white top painted surface was flaking off. Krylon flat black...
I currently use a portable unit. It works pretty well until ambient gets over 95F, then it’s not very effective. It is reasonably quiet. It takes up precious floor space. I have one of the split...
Right, the Technika “on a stick!”- I have had my eye out for the 6x9 version, but have not come across the bargain I would need to add it to the stable. I have the early and later versions in 4x5. I...
Of course you can use those fresnel halogen studio lights as is. If you stay below 2k you can run them from standard household circuits. Try to get complete units with barndoors, scums, etc. Fun...
Star Wars! The pinnacle of blue-screen at the time. American Cinematographer had good write ups. I still have my copy in storage somewhere. Motion picture special effects literature at the time...