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    Re: Need some Pyro advice

    Thanks everybody for your quick replies. My email notification must have been set wrong, and I was thinking nobody cared. So I was just plodding along without you. I did make a third exposure at...
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    Need some Pyro advice

    A couple of months ago I decided to make the switch to FP4 in Pyrocat HD. Prior to leaving for the summer I did a quick test shot in the back yard. I did 2+2+196 in an inversion tube, (a little...
  3. Thread: at a crossroad

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    Re: at a crossroad

    Very good question. I am also pondering the same thing. I have no answers for you but perhaps your question may help me sort out my thoughts.

    A year ago we sold the house, and spent a year...
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    Re: Help, my b&w is TOO black and white

    Thanks for the quick response, "he said with a little smile",

    I did come grips with my printing issues, back about 2011 or so.
  5. Re: Need a new compact film developer while on the road

    I would love to hear what the other advantages are.
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    John, and Brad, I didn't find much on D23. I did find something from P Formulary, looked like a powder? But couldn't find much usage info. Care to elaborate just a wee bit. Looked to me like you...
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    Re: Using Cedar wood for building a camera

    Good for you.

    What sort of camera did you have in mind?
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    Thanks Corran, I may pick up a bottle and try a few sheets.
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    I tried it once, just couldn't get past the smell
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    Brian HD was the way I was leaning,
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    Fred we have a pretty big 5th wheel. But it doesn't take long to fill up, once we start cramming all our junk in.
    Before you know it, them lil hills feel like mountains.
    Maybe this is a good time...
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    Fred, and Gary
    I just Googled the pipettes, problem solved. I have used syringes as my accurate little bitty measurement system, pipettes look way better.
    Never tried rodinal, I was always put...
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    An inch, wow. That makes it sound rather foolproof. Thx
  14. Need a new compact film developer while on the road

    I've been happily dunkin my hp5 and tmy in Xtol for a while now. But plans are in the works for a couple years on the road in the rv. And space is at a premium. Clanking bottles of Xtol is not the...
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    Re: Using Cedar wood for building a camera

    Maarten do you give up yet?
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    Re: Using Cedar wood for building a camera

    Sure you could. But not the best choice. While it might be lighter, I bet the weight savings are insignificant. It's not going to hold a small screw very good. And I don't think you could get a back...
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    Re: Plexi ground glass

    On my 11x14 I bought some pre frosted plexiglass it was pretty bad. But after taking some regular glass gritt to it, I'm pretty impressed.
  18. Thread: my 4x5 project

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    Re: my 4x5 project

    Ari
    Here are a couple of quick shots showing the box that I built to use as a form to assemble the bellows. The brown paper represents the inner layer of material. Then it was wrapped with the...
  19. Thread: my 4x5 project

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    Re: my 4x5 project

    Very nice. I thought my 90 was wide, but I bet you can see your feet.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Dave, I like this. For some reason I just keep looking at it.

    To be honest, it is a picture of nothing, in the grand landscape scheme of things. But yet, it is a very nice spot, with some...
  21. Thread: my 4x5 project

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    Re: my 4x5 project

    Lachlan,
    I think the axle came from McMaster also. (They have a really good selection of rods and tubes.) If I recall, its 1/8". The problem was the knobs were for 1/4" shafts. But McMaster...
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    The whole thing is symmetrical, knobs and gears...

    The whole thing is symmetrical, knobs and gears on both sides. There is an axel shaft running threw the baseboard connecting the sides
  23. Thread: my 4x5 project

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    Re: my 4x5 project

    I'm a contractor, so I just related to the size better. Perhaps it was a little more like building a complicated cabinet project. Other than the size, the bellows were a snap. They fold up into...
  24. Thread: my 4x5 project

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    Re: my 4x5 project

    Ricardo, its mostly aluminum, but there is some brass and stainless here and there. It was butt ugly when the aluminum was silver. On a whim I thought I'd try some anodizing. Turns out its not...
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    Re: my 4x5 project

    David and Cletus, thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
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    Re: my 4x5 project

    Steve, here are a couple of quick cell phone pics. Nothing special really, its all McMaster Carr.
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    Re: my 4x5 project

    I am of the opinion that the 11x14 is a nice size. It was actually easier to build than the 4x5. Here's my attempt.83952
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    Re: my 4x5 project

    Steve,
    No plans, I just wing it, and hope for the best. If there is anything in particular your interested in I'd be happy to share.
    Tim
  29. Thread: my 4x5 project

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    my 4x5 project

    This has been a work in progress for several years. Its been finished a couple of times. Used and abandoned, rebuilt and abandoned again. Hopefully I'm done now.

    I've worked my way trough...
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    Re: Several Questions... Including Film Scarcity

    Hey, we have an international airport and IHOP. Plus my wife tells me darned near every day there is too many people here.
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    Re: Removing the fresnel lens......

    Chuck,
    This is not the article, but it will give you the idea.

    http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/ULF%20Back%20Measure/ULFMeasuring.html
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    Re: Removing the fresnel lens......

    Chuck,
    You dont need to go buy anything special. All you need is something pretty straight about 2-3 inches long, a clothespin or some clamp, and a toothpick.

    Just take a filmholder, lay the...
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    Re: Removing the fresnel lens......

    Its really quite simple.

    The emulsion side of the film, in a loaded inserted holder, should be in the same place as the rough side of your ground glass while focusing.

    Now if your going the...
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    Re: Anybody still using tank & racks?

    If your a little bit handy, its pretty simple to make your tanks out of plastics.
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    It's a great book to grow into.

    It's a great book to grow into.
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    Re: What's This For???

    Sorry, I couldnt help myself.
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    Re: What's This For???

    Fish hook holder?
    How many guesses do we get?
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    You're a genius, if I've read this before , it...

    You're a genius, if I've read this before , it didn't sink in. Thanks for putting this out there for us comprehensively challenged folks.

    This totally solves #47 on my "life's unanswered...
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    Get a big tupperware bin. Mount a couple of...

    Get a big tupperware bin. Mount a couple of rods at the top. Cut a couple of vents, I Covered mine with coffee filters. Use your choice of hanger.

    Bingo, redneck cheap portable drying...
  40. Re: Cheapest Good B&W sheet film developing (someone to do it for me)?

    Heck I'll do it for 85 cents. But sometimes I get all that liquid stuff mixed up, and in the interest of full disclosure sometimes a sheet (or two) ends up on the floor. :) Its really hard to...
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