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  1. Re: light leak, or how best to stick my finger in the dike

    It sounds to me, also, as if there is a problem with the mounting that should be mechanically corrected, as Gem suggests.

    Is this a lens that screws into a mounting flange? If so, the mounting...
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    Re: flash water heater for darkroom?

    I don't know about the unit you are considering, but some things to consider are the minimum flow rate through the heater for it to stay operating, and the ability to adjust the heater's output...
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    Re: Canham 45's screen

    The screen on the DLC is plastic with fresnel on one side and frosted on the other, protected by a cover glass.

    If that doesn't suit you that pair can be removed—the camera is designed so that a...
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    Re: What's the best????????????????

    Though I use others, the best for me is FP4+. It works well in many developers, and works very nicely at normal, minus, plus, and super plus—all this in a wide variety of formats. Also, it is...
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    Re: built up lens board to increase extension

    If you have 12" of bellows (do you?) you can go 1:1 with a 150mm lens.

    I believe they call the board you describe a top hat.
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    Re: Darkroom apron - do you use one?

    I have lightweight plastic one that Photographer's Formulary used to sell—if you have little clothes on you have to remember that this one is clear! I like it but it is on its last legs, so I will...
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    Re: question for those who built their own cameras

    Western Bellows made replacement bellows for my 5x7 Ansco, essentially non-tapering. I think the bellows are flexible and great.
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    Re: Large Backpack for Agfa 8x10

    I have a large and a small F64 backpack, but neither is deep enough for my Ansco 5x7 (similar style, I think.) Currently I put it in a regular school canvas pack that is lightweight, and this can be...
  9. Thread: 4x5 Enlarger List

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    Re: 4x5 Enlarger List

    Beseler 45V-XL. A nice feature is the stationary shelf that holds the negative holder.
  10. Thread: Foma 4x5 film

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    Re: Foma 4x5 film

    My information on Foma 400 must be out of date, from the Fomapan 400 Action data sheet, "Other sizes are subject of an agreement with the manufacturer."
  11. Thread: Foma 4x5 film

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    Re: Foma 4x5 film

    Foma does not regularly supply Foma 400 in sheet film, but apparently they could do so by special arrangement. It is a beautiful film.

    Of course, 100 and 200 are available in 4x5.
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    Re: Gray or dark matt board.

    Museums and galleries only want white, but Edmund Teske mounted his b&ws on dark brown chocolate boards. His work is so brilliant that the museums accepted the images on the rebel board.

    I am glad...
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    Re: Anybody tried the new Bergger VCCB?

    I sure like the old version of Bergger VCCB, lovely tones, and sharp.
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    Re: Contact Printing Question

    I owned a contact printing frame, but now find it easier to use a 1/4 inch thick sheet of plate glass with eased edges, sized 2 inches bigger than the print, or 10x12 for and 8x10 print.
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    Re: 5X7 Ansco - futher thoughts.

    Fantastic camera, heavy, very quick to use. Super for the studio or if you don't have to move around too far, such as working out of the car. I just put mine in a box, and it sets up fast, with the...
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    Re: For Friends of Ted Harris

    He filled a shortage in this world as an evenhanded person.
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    Re: Restoring a Korona

    If you know the size you can get them ordered at a handy Ace Hardware store. If you're lucky they will have a nice old style drawers of just the screws you need, somewhere at the back of the store,...
  18. Thread: Dof

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    Re: Dof

    I think a G-claron with a flat field would be perfect for this sort of thing.

    You can of course use multiple pops with your flash so you can stop down to f22 or so for more improved use of your...
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    Re: how do you mount filters on unthreaded lenses?

    I have one of the SK Grimes slip on filter mounts that accepts commonly sized screw-on filters, and I like it much. It is well made, and much in character with the lens.
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    Re: Fomapan 400 Sheet Film

    I didn't know Foma made the 400 in sheet film. Their tip sheet for this speed just lists 120, 35mm, and other sizes subject of an agreement with the manufacturer. I have shot the 400 in medium...
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    Re: am i printing too small?

    I have been struggling with (edit: an aspect of) this same topic. (edit: i.e. How to maximize sharpness when making my preferred size small enlargement.)

    I enlarge 4x5 mainly to 6-1/2" x 8". I...
  22. Re: Adventures in Lensboard Making - Three-piece Board...

    Hmmm... 5/32

    That is how much the board could move, in the worst possible moisture differential. This is the ugly board for sale at the garage sale, which has been doomed to a damp corner of a...
  23. Re: Adventures in Lensboard Making - Three-piece Board...

    Scott,

    Thanks for the reply. I have been running some figures, also.

    With a quartersawn board, our radial movement will be approximately half of what the tangential movement would be if the...
  24. Re: Adventures in Lensboard Making - Three-piece Board...

    If you have relatively stable wood, such as mahogany or cherry, and your central panel is quartersawn to limit movement further, you can definitely, and should in my opinion, glue all the way across...
  25. Thread: bellows material

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    Re: bellows material

    Paul,

    If you use Franklin Titebond, make sure it is fresh according to the fresh-by date on the bottle. If it is fresh, it is great and strong. Past the fresh date, the added urea, which keeps it...
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    Re: Gravity Works film washer

    Nice, photographs42. Thanks for the idea and the photo.
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    Re: Gravity Works film washer

    photographs42,

    Did you make that wire holder to wash the 5x7s? Details appreciated.

    Thanks.
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    Re: Developing 8x10 b&w film - best way?

    I use trays, 8x10 trays for 4x5 films, and either 11x14 or 8x10 trays for 8x10 film. Quick to set up, and shuffling gets easier with practice.
  29. Thread: Getting Low

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    Re: Getting Low

    I use a Ries J100-2 with a Canham 8x10 on top, and it is secure lowered all the way to the ground.
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    Re: Need advice on lens board for Graphic View

    That Kodak 203mm lens board hole is probably 1-1/2", as I just bored a hole to fit my new old lens. The Copal 0 takes essentially a 35mm bore, which is a little sloppy, but acceptable in a recessed...
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    Re: V54 Aristo Bright!

    KOG,

    Sorry to hear you had a quality control problem with your dimmer, and its repair. Urrgh.

    Ronald,

    Thanks for the recommendation on the paper discs. It sounds very practical.

    Also,...
  32. Re: Multigrade with Beseler & Zone VI - is it right?

    Is cold light all its cracked up to be?

    I gathered from reading texts, ad copy, and other exposure to photographic discussion that cold light was the way to go.

    But I did have trouble getting...
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    Re: V54 Aristo Bright!

    Hello Andrey,

    Right now I have 5 sheets of neutral density polyester filters, resulting in the above reported exposure times. Perhaps I will just add more density. Thanks.
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    Re: V54 Aristo Bright!

    Thanks. I am using Ilford paper, which I think is fast compared to others I have used.
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    Re: V54 Aristo Bright!

    Thanks, David. I have the diffuser, and am adding another. The D2 model I have sits in a ring, which would allow me to stack up a big stack of diffusers, which could be a possible solution to...
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    V54 Aristo Bright!

    Greetings.

    I have a new V54 tube, D2 style to fit Beseler. I have found contrast almost identical to the Beseler "cone-of-light" condenser—that's good. But I have found the light so bright!

    I...
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    Re: Napa - Sonoma Mustard Grass

    I think a week or two sounds right. Some rows here and there are fully filled in, some not at all, some just getting started. But it has rained, and the sun has also been out. Things are starting to...
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    Re: Napa - Sonoma Mustard Grass

    It is just starting, but will come in fast.
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    Re: ground glass question

    I am happy with the Stephen Shuart ground glass. But, I am no connoisseur when it comes to ground glass—I have never met a ground glass I didn't like, once it was cleaned, anyway. I have used Wisner,...
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    Re: ground glass question

    I have used and enjoyed ground glass from Stephen Shuart, at stephenshuart.net. Most recently, I ordered two sheets with clipped corners this past Tuesday afternoon, and I had them by lunchtime today...
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