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  1. Re: What's your go-to when you want pronounced grain on BW sheet film?

    Caffenol seemed to make the grain pronounced when I tried it a decade or so ago with Efke 50 film which should not have grain.
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    Re: Selling prints in the digital era

    I have some commercial success in marine electronics and IT and don't expect that to be replicated in photography, even if the skill or uniqueness is comparable.

    When I sell/do marine...
  3. Thread: Condoms For Tripods

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    Re: Condoms For Tripods

    The longer it takes and the fussier it is to setup the tripod, the better the photo right :-)
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    Re: Best lens for ultra closeup…portraits!

    It's basically a macro shot.. I bet even a 360mm-450mm lens will be so drawn out it will behave like a longer portrait lens.

    If you've got vintage lenses, a soft focus will get you slightly more...
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    Re: PyrocatHD no tan (?)

    If you scan it as a B&W negative in color mode, you'll see a distinct blue shift that you have to correct out; blue being the negative of tan. It's subtle, but I think it's stronger in the invisible...
  6. Thread: Adox new color film

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    Adox new color film

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHGPWUFIhvc

    Claims a new Adox Helios film will be available in sheet film.

    arty ISO 3 ish

    Looking forward to the creative potential, (despite having yet...
  7. Re: Help with TF4 / TF5 vs ilford rapid fixer - pros & cons

    TF5 is very reusable. A typical empirical method for testing it before re-use is to put a small scrap of film in and when it takes twice as long to clear as when fresh, it's done.
  8. Re: Speed Graphic, making cable for speed lights. NorelcoPhilips to PCsync?

    I have a Paramount cord.. If I didn't, I'd probably use insulated small insulated alligator clips or the mini-hook test leads on the posts for something temporary.
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    Re: How Did YOU Learn WET Photography?

    I learned from other high school students, outside of any classes.. The school newspaper had a small darkroom at school which was normally locked for safety and I didn't have a key but was allowed to...
  10. Thread: tripods and quality

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    Re: tripods and quality

    How tall you are is largely irrelevant to what is the best height for a camera to be positioned for a photo.

    Budget end, but very high quality is the tiltall. I used on for many years with my 4x5...
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    Re: How have you shopped for lenses over the years?

    I'm pretty well set for lenses... Bought most here, some on ebay. I like LF for the variety of lenses available.

    Yes, I have the sharp contemporary 90/50/210, but also the smooth triplets, rapid...
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    Re: Period correct 8 x 10 print techniques and help

    If you use a hand coated paper like Jim suggests, please put a sheet of mylar between the paper and negative. Otherwise some chemicals might make their way to the negative if things are not perfectly...
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    Re: Period correct 8 x 10 print techniques and help

    Maybe an older style paper like Lodima (azo subsitute), or Foma fomabrom. If you can find someone to handle retouching, or learn it yourself, that would be a historically accurate part of the process...
  14. Thread: Magnetic Shutter

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    Re: Magnetic Shutter

    The major risk is that the ferrous material in proximity to the magnet would gain some magnetic properties and change the field behaviour (strength/timing/acceleration of the shutter)

    .e.g. I have...
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    Re: Is Arista EDU Ultra 400 ISO 8x10 any good?

    For similar $, I'd try the Catlabs or Bergger Pancro film over Arista/Foma.
    For lesser $ you could get some X-ray film.

    I have in my freezer Xray film and Tmax400. It would be a hard sell now...
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    Re: Mixing My Own Chemistry

    I've got a magnetic stirrer.. Much simpler/cheaper than a heated magnetic stirrer. Let's do me other things while chemistry dissolves/mixes like cleaning up and getting bottles ready

    Some things...
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    Re: MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

    Owls Head Light state park. Feb 2023 with the Rolleiflex and catlabs 320 film. Just got around to developing/scanning it.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53340394891_d36b271a32_z.jpg...
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    Re: Lights in the darkroom

    I have switches for white light and red light. When building the darkroom, I put a power outlet on the ceiling for the safelight. (old Kodak box safelight). Since then I've installed a tracklight for...
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    Re: Best practices for soft focus lenses?

    Above mentioned suggestions are good.
    I'd suggest studying the work of the pictorialists such as

    Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895–1925

    Camera Work (by...
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    Re: Show us your "90 pound" pack

    Bad discs on either side of L3; no 90 pound packs for me. I could curl it, but not wear it.

    To haul 90 pounds of LF gear, I've used my van or an ice fishing sled.
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    Re: How to focus a soft focus lens

    Here's what I've enjoyed with sufficient practice (wasted film and worthwhile images)
    Gundlach Hyperion 9"
    Verito 7.25"
    Kodak 305 on 8x10
    Wollaston Meniscus
    Magnifying glass with spaghetti...
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    Re: How to focus a soft focus lens

    Focusing technique will vary slightly between lenses. What aperture to use can not be adequately judged on the groundglass. You really have to try some different apertures on different subjects to...
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    Re: Permethrin on camera case?

    Ticks are serious.. I've seen them year round in Maine.
    I also use garlic spray for my yard.
    On my clothes / skin I use lemon-eucalyptus oil spray; some insect repellent companies sell it as a deet...
  24. Thread: new timer

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    Re: new timer

    Just an update...
    I'm back into the darkroom after recovering from a bad fall and subsequent broken kneecap and surgery this spring..
    I ran new and old timers while developing film..
    It works...
  25. Thread: Burning Man Update

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    Re: Burning Man Update

    Yes, she's a tiny bit annoying.. call it character development.... But she gets to visit some neat places nobody else really does.. As a photographer, I like the idea she practices about being super...
  26. Thread: Pre WW II Happiness

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    Re: Pre WW II Happiness

    I didn't know there were subs on the west coast, but U-boats were pretty common to be seen at night on the coast in New England. They'd come up at night and run their engines to charge their...
  27. Thread: Gimp

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    Re: Gimp

    PageMaker was awesome....
    To flow a whole chapter of text across as many text boxes on as many pages as you want.. Way ahead of it's time and a mature reliable product at the same time. Very nice...
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    Re: TF-4 vs. TF-5 for FP4+ Developed in Pyrocat HD?

    I've used both fixers with fp4+and tmy2, with pyrocat hdc, hd, pmk. Never a problem.
    Don't recommend using the same solution for film and paper in case dust/paper fibers end up in the tray, it won't...
  29. Re: Cheapest Sectional Frames and Acrylic for Temporary Display

    For smaller sizes, Frametory on amazon has been excellent for me.
    If white wood is OK instead of black, I noticed Ikea has some affordable decent looking frames.
    For larger sizes, I'd probably just...
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    Re: Bonding With a Camera

    Yes... My Rolleiflex Automat and Speed Graphic Preanniversary. Both bought cheap and I've become very comfortable with them despite supposedly superior available newer models... Like cars, I had a...
  31. Re: Sustainability of 8x10 film given the pricing situation

    That's a great idea. there are plenty of cheap flights during the dark season between Iceland and the US. Probably could pay for it with a couple boxes of Tmax 400 or FP4+ from B&H.
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    Re: Low cost new desktop

    I have too many photos for purely SSD storage at this time.

    Rasperry Pi are fun, but it's more practical to buy a pint sized used PC like the Lenovo I referenced for similar money. Unless you need...
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    Re: Low cost new desktop

    If you don't want the low end of new machines, there are many excellent mid-range pint sized computers available for <$200 ready to go with SSD and plenty of ram. They used to sell for big money as...
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    Re: Best Film for Beginner Doing Tray Development

    Kodak and Ilford are both pretty flat/thick sheet films and are well behaved in trays. Some cheaper films may/maynot have better scratch resistance in the emulsion.

    If you are cutting down big...
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    Re: Mounting a lens and Tiny Screws.

    Now you have a lifetime supply of that size.
    Ebay has tons of materials like that too, and faster shipping for me.
    Amazon takes a week minimum for all orders (yes i'm in the lower 48 states) and...
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    Re: Red LED light table -- is it made ?

    You could add some diffusion to this:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/271099608080

    The very thin light tables have LEDS around the edge of the diffusion material light monitors do. Not something...
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    Re: Airports and Film: the good and the bad

    The "new" scanners are round drums that look something like medium sized cement mixers. It has moving sensor/xray source that cat scans the conveyor contents. This makes a lot more xray that ruins...
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    Re: The Ethics of Restoration

    The car collectors have been beating this dead horse for generations. Better than new, like new, original, sympathetic restoratoin, patina, survivor, etc...

    As a user not collector, I don't...
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    Re: Why is 8x10 so expensive over 4x5 ?

    In the US, Sinar, Calumet, Burke & James (B&J), Kodak all have used budget camera options for 8x10. Midrange is some Kodak Commercial, Deardorf, and more premium might be Canham.
  40. Thread: new timer

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    new timer

    I've just got a new process timer and can't wait to take it home for the darkroom. It's all red LED, liquid resistant plastic covered, stainless steel. It should fit right in in the darkroom.
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