My system actually does push air, but the air flow is quite directional not unlike laminar flow in a clean room. I have a powerful roof mounted blower that blows into my darkroom through two HEPA...
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My system actually does push air, but the air flow is quite directional not unlike laminar flow in a clean room. I have a powerful roof mounted blower that blows into my darkroom through two HEPA...
I agree that it is a beautiful book and it is due in no small part to Dick Busher's very fine attention to the actual publication of Johsel's work. Dick happens to be one of Seattle's finest...
One additional note, I had my equipment fully insured and was paying a premium of over $1200 per month at the time of the theft. Ironically, the insurance company resisted paying for the loss on the...
I sympathize with you completely. The same thing happened to me 30 years ago when I was scheduled for an early morning architectural job. I had my truck loaded with brand new Norman lighting (4 power...
Actually, that's stainless steel, not aluminum, but I was thinking about a smooth, matte concrete (in a new structure), or a dark, matte stone tile - something that cleans up easily.
Nathan,
The sink was free, believe it or not. When I moved into my first warehouse/loft space, it was sitting on the floor,abandoned and covered with grease and filth (I think it was an old deli...
Here is my latest, and what I thought would be my last, darkroom. I have built five in my life and have vastly improved them each time. I have really put this darkroom to good use for over twelve...
I have a 4x5 and 8x10 Chamonix and love the quality, craftsmanship, ease of use, light weight, and price of their cameras. I am now preparing to buy their 16x20 with a 14x17 reducing back for the...
Save your money for another month or two and buy a new, small chest freezer for around $200. They stay cold, even with the lid opened, and use very little electricity. They are also dark!
I am a convert to Chamonix after having purchased a 4x5 and 8x10 from them. They are well-engineered and finely assembled, very rigid, lightweight, and quite beautiful to the eye and the hand. They...
Vinny,
I, too, had great dreams of building large cameras and actually spent over $40,000 to develop a 16x20 film holder as a beginning to a long line of holders and cameras. An extended divorce...
I would like all three XXL's. I'm trying to see what else I can sell to make that happen! The 770mm would be an excellent portrait length for 14x17 or even 11x14.
I've just been alerted to a possible new ULF lens by Schneider, the 770mm Fine Art XXL lens. It appears on the Schneider website, but I can't find it on the usual ULF suppliers' websites. Does anyone...
Yes, I do feel the holders and the carefully-exposed negatives deserve the best protection possible. I'm not rich, but photography looms large in my life, and I can justify the $300 expense for this...
Those of you looking for an ideal solution to 8X10 film holder protection, check out Apple's cases that are available for the 13" MacBook. There are two or three brands available with slightly...
I hope that Panda will follow through with that timetable. In the meantime, I have had exceptional luck with Citizen's Photo in Portland, OR. - Great processing consistency with their two processors,...
Hey Brian,
Give me a call when you come to town. I'll PM my phone number and we can talk. Maybe I could steer you in the right direction. I live in beautiful downtown Ballard, a famous Seattle...
I just recently acquired a slightly used Wing Lynch water temperature controller and am looking for a copy of the manual for it. Would anyone here happen to have one I could copy?
Thanks
pocketfulladoubles,
I wish I had spoken to you before attaching the sheet rock to the inside surface of my first wall. I could have saved even more money and time, although maybe this extra layer...
CG,
You may well be right about optimization of double walls. However, I built my two 2"X4" walls 2" apart and sheet rocked three of the four sides with 5/8" sheet rock and cannot hear a thing...
I did a lot of research on the soundproofing problem when I built my studio next to my wife's studio. We both play music, but not always the same music, and found it necessary to isolate. There is a...
In my case, all of the chemical odors, powder, and dust are localized at the large exit vent, which is the 12" duct. The air from the two entry points serves as a sort of "air broom", sweeping...
My two intake vents are positioned in each of the 13' high ceiling corners on the long wall (20') opposite the sink wall, which has the 12" diameter duct positioned two feet above the middle of the...
My system actually does push air, contrary to Bruce's well considered idea. I have a powerful roof mounted blower that blows into my darkroom through two HEPA filtered ceiling vents at opposite ends...
James,
This thread may not answer your questions but may be of interest to you nevertheless.
http://www.apug.org/forums/forum187/53047-current-ulf-film-holders-weights-prices.html
The Uline products look good and are probably suitable for most uses. For those of you who might need more than 1.5 mil or 4 mil thicknesses, McMaster Carr sells the same sizes in 8 mil. They seem...
Someone not long ago alerted us to McMaster Carr's plastic bag offerings, and I placed an order for some to store my 16X20 and 14X17 film in. The bags come in a wide variety of sizes, large and...
Hi Sandy,
It is nice to see your website up and running-very clean and simple. It reminds me that I was going to contact you about weights of your various sizes so that I could include them in a...
Nate,
I ran across several models of Bosch in line water heaters at Lowe's the other day and discovered that one of them is, indeed, electric.
Speaking of in-line water heaters, I just ran across the Rinnai units that are being promoted in the Seattle area as energy efficient alternatives to the traditional tank (gas and electric). A...
I use Delta Eco 1 units that work amazingly well for long periods of time without fluctuation. I briefly considered the very fine Hass and Wing Lynch units, but opted for these after rigorous...
Jordan,
I had the opposite experience with the 300C vs. 305 G-Claron. I compared them side-by-side with B/W and Fuji Astia, photographing at close up and infinity, and found the 300C to be...
I have just spoken to Dana, the owner of Panda Photographic Lab in Seattle (www.pandalab.com) and have been informed that he is actively researching the possibility of setting up for E-6 sheet film...
It sounds cheap enough to try, but check in with Tracy Storer at www.mammothcamera.com. He has more fresnel info and resources than any of us.
I was told that the company was sold to yet another group who decided to just cash in on the equipment. The lease on the building is due to expire in July, hence the timing (so I was told). I did...
Excellent suggestion, Darren. I just called Calypso and they confirmed the pricing you mentioned. They, too, will set up mail order accounts. One slight drawback for busy photographers is that they...
Ivey was more than $2.50/sheet for E-6. Pacific Color at Green Lake does not do sheet film processing (I checked, believe me), and Prolab on Leary Way may not exist, as they do not answer their...
OK, I just spoke to Ralph Portillo at Glazer's who highly recommended NEWLAB in San Francisco. I have already set up a mail order account with them and plan to send my 50 E-6 sheets/week to them. I...
I responded to this post on the other forum, but want to repeat my congratulations to William, Glazer's and Kodak (not necessarily in that order) for supporting ULF. Three film sizes filled in a...
I attended a 1979 AA Yosemite workshop where my B/W prints, matted in a dark gray, were first critiqued by Jim Alinder from the Friends of Photography Gallery in Carmel. His recommendation that they...