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I should have added that it will pay you to sacrifice a couple of sheets of your film so that you can practice loading / unloading your darkslides in daylight.

Here's a youtube clip which may be of help. It deals with Kodak colour film but the use of Ilford film is the same except that the inner bag is black plastic and just folded over.

Will’s suggestion seems very sensible to me and it’s the course of action I would follow. One change at a time is the way to go.

You've got it. :)

The best one to ask that question of is Richard Ross. He will give you a straight answer.

http://www.rhdesigns.co.uk/darkroom/html/contact.html

The later version has many more and refined features that makes it even more versatile. An excellent range of equipment that is a pleasure to use and which I cannot recommend highly enough. RHDesigns...

Here in the UK we have a long standing right to photograph who or what we like from the public highway, it seems that our police have at last accepted that is the case; it only remains for the...

Assuming that it,s in reasonable condition your MPP will be a good learning tool,;) don't be in too much of a hurry to change it.:)

You are now unlikely to come across any other than the 13amp socket here, these have 3 rectangular pins as the adaptor in Riverman's post. Rdenney's advice is also good.
I don't know how you are...

The available depth of field is a factor of the lens focal length and aperture. I suggest that you raise one side of a 16x12 easel by several inches, eyeball focus an image around the centre, and...

The last time I looked Ilford/Harman were in the EU; in England in fact. :confused:

You haven't had too many welcomes, so I thought I should add mine. ;)

It's a very nice shed. :D

I have one and it gives me good results, but as others have said, there are lighter 300mm lens if you are only going to 5x4.

If you want to explore the mechanics of print washing further this link may help you.

Whilst the use of a wash aid can reduce over all washing time that which you mention seems much too short to me. I would stay with the 60 minutes minimum.

Welcome Miles, nice web site and good luck with your projects.

Do you intend going all the way and doing your own darkroom work?

Hi Bob, we printed a couple of yearbooks of member’s work using the Blurb process. Their software is easy to use and the slight additional cost of the heavier paper offered is worth paying for, and...

The flaring effect is much more evident in the smaller formats due to due to the greater degree of enlargement generally employed.

I use a 4 blade RB Beard, but both Dunco and Kaiser are very good too.

I pre-soak for five minutes as part of my temperature stabilisation process for both roll and sheet film.

Enjoy the jump Brian. :)

My guess is that it must be as you are less lightly to experience bromide drag marks which can be caused through regular flow pattens. However, as a confirmed tray processor I cannot be sure.

I have used top glass only, but now use 5x4 glass top and bottom for all formats and using the adjustable blades to mask off stray light. It just saves time when canging formats.

None here, shoot away.

I second Donald's comments - don't polish. The metal work is lacquered, which is why any scratches go dark as the underlying metal tarnishes.

Mirror slap can easily be avoided on a Mamiya RB/RZ simply by using the Mirror-Up facility, I assume that a 5x4 reflex would incorporate the same facility.

I can recommend the BTZS too. I have a 5x4 and a 10x8 version, both good to use.

I'll second Silverprint and Ag. Ffordes have a limited range of second-hand LF accessories as does Robert White.

I use a BTZS hood and I must admit it has taken a while to get used to it, but I wouldn't change know. The link by the way is http://www.viewcamerastore.com/

No, transformers only work on ac.

Your last point first, working height. remember that you will be working on the bottom of the sink, that sounds obvious but it's easy to forget and set up to the sink rim and them suffer a bad back. ...

Why is water so much heavier in England?

There's only one way to find out. :)
I don't use Kodak film so cannot help directly, but all the other stuff I use such as Maco, Wephoto, and Ilford are exposed at the makers rating and developed...

I was trying to talk American. :)

It can be a nuisance; we have to have special trays made so that the film doesn't hang over the sides.:)

I develop 5x4 and 10x8 in a 10x8 Paterson Orbital daylight processing tray. For the 5x4 film I use a tray in which I have fitted divider posts that reach to the underside of the lid. This is because...

I have tried several tanks, including the combi, and much prefer the Paterson Orbital, which I use on the motor base.