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    Re: Kodak bankruptcy soon inevitable?

    Still, Polaroid's situation was similar enough to still serve as a cautionary and perhaps alarmist tale. But on the other side of the coin, we have Ilford. To me, those two serve to define the gamut...
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    Re: Drum Scanners...need some info

    Look into the lower-end IPS displays. They still display a truer color gamut than most consumer screens (which are usually TFT), but are comparable in price.

    I have the Dell 2209WA. You'll find...
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    Re: Neutral scanning?

    It's worth mentioning the Colorperfect Photoshop plug-in. The user interface is horseshit, and some of it is just obtuse, but for a program specifically designed for reversing and balancing color...
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    Re: Defective changing bag, legal case - advices?

    There are laws to protect consumers. As far as I know, a manufacturer's warranty is not law, nor does it necessarily ascribe to the law. Warranties discourage (very effectively) but do not stand in...
  5. Thread: Need a scanner

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    Re: Need a scanner

    Unless you're really lucky enough to chance upon a used high-end scanner at a bargain price without any ensuing headaches acquiring, setting up, and using it, I think the Epson really is the best...
  6. Re: Flickr Recommendations - size and organizing?

    An image at it's original uploaded size stays exactly the same (as far as I can tell), but any of the smaller copies (640px, etc.) Flickr creates get sharpened up the wazoo. Nothing you can do about...
  7. Thread: C-41 at home

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    Re: C-41 at home

    I think I remember reading that exact review when I was first getting into this.



    I'll see if I have enough time tonight to do something preliminary on the Epson. One of the reasons I've put...
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    Re: C-41 at home

    The powder kit also seems to be the only thing we can get shipped to Canada without going through a middle man.

    You really can exceed the stated capacity by up to 100-200%. I keep meaning to put...
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    Re: C-41 at home

    You wouldn't believe how much you can stretch these kits. I develop as much as 24 rolls (or multiplied by 4 = 96 sheets of 4x5) for each liter over a period of as much as a few months. That's rotary...
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    This is a very very rough scan, but this is the view from the Lake Champlain ferry in the middle of Irene's visit.

    http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6129460024_1eacf3a94e_z.jpg
    Untitled by...
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    Perfect.
  12. Re: Are you ever completely satisfied with an image?

    There's a reason I have what must be thousands of negatives (incl. other formats) and only a little over 50 items up on the web. And of those, about half are 'finished'.

    Am I satisfied with the...
  13. Re: Best Way to Automatically Convert Many Files to JPG?

    That's one of those obvious but not intuitively implemented Photoshop features that always makes me feel stupid for not having found it earlier.

    I won't tell you how long it took me to discover...
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    Re: Question????????????

    Depends upon what you want out of a polarizer. As mentioned, darkening a blue sky, increasing saturation, or enhancing local contrast are all achievable in differing respects, but altering...
  15. Re: Unusual grain pattern, like styrofoam or brains?

    Yikes, that's a big "ouch" for history!

    Interesting, this is the first time I'm seeing the fabled reticulation effect. Not because I'm some processing guru, I just have very little experience...
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    Re: July 2011 portraits

    I'm more a reader than contributor here, but every now and then I get excited to show something.

    http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5931621401_c71c328677_z_d.jpg
    From earlier this week. More...
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    Re: 4x5 portrait lens in 240mm

    I just did a shoot with my tiny and light 240 Apo-Ronar. It's F9, and hardly what one thinks of when they think of a portrait lens, but I like it:
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    Re: Xenotar 150 - Safe to mismatch cells?

    Sorry, just noticed these last two posts. Thanks, Frank and Daniel. You both make excellent points I didn't, but should have, considered. I'm sending it back on Monday. Hopefully the replacement will...
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    Re: Xenotar 150 - Safe to mismatch cells?

    Well, one reply is better than nothing. Thanks, Jason.

    I hadn't even considered the possibility of design changes. I'll send back the whole thing.
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    Xenotar 150 - Safe to mismatch cells?

    I think everyone is familiar with the glut of these surplus lenses that have been sold within the last while. I received mine not too long ago with some shipping damage. The front filter ring was...
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    Re: What is this part on this Crown?

    No problem. I wouldn't normally natter like that, but you never know where these threads will pop up. Anyway, it is easy to miss!



    Looks like he's talking about these:...
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    Re: What is this part on this Crown?

    No, you were correct originally. The image depicts a Supermatic X, which has no delay sync option built-in; ie. there is no M sync setting. A lot of 127 Ektars and 135 Optars on these press cameras...
  23. Re: Q on Speed Graphic 135mm lens as first camera starter

    If you want to see some examples, take a look at my 4x5 film set on flickr.

    Each one is in color and was taken with a Speed Graphic and a ~1949 single-coated Graflex (Wollensak) Optar. None of...
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    Re: December 2010 Portraits

    Really absolutely stunning work keeps being produced here. I'm in awe of the talent.

    I don't know why I haven't posted this yet, but maybe it has something to do with my last statement. From the...
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    Re: Post your long exposures here

    I don't know why I haven't posted this yet, but I finally got around to processing some shots a couple of weeks ago, and this was one of the first (though it's one of the most recent taken).
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    Re: post your urban landscapes

    Did someone say New York water towers?


    http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5275905068_bacc5b9eb5_b.jpg

    Just started processing my New York shots from a trip this summer. This is just a...
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    Re: pyro developer, but which?

    Pyro is just a shortform colloquialism, and both of those chemicals start with "pyro". I can see how it might be confusing or not matter for those not of the cloth.

    Can't Pyro be an umbrella term...
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    Re: pyro developer, but which?

    You often hear the advice to use gloves, but rarely is it specified which kind. Are the thin nitrile or latex ones satisfactory, or is it better to step up to some kind of thicker rubber? Dishwashing...
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    Re: Changing bags and fingerprints

    I keep one hand gloved, and one ungloved. Different strokes for different... hands.

    Putting some sort of frame in a changing bag always seemed like an obvious idea to me (especially given the...
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    Re: Epson V750 going back

    Even on the web, I like to display my 35mm scans at a resolution of 1024 pixels (sometimes cropped to 8x10, so an even bigger enlargement), and a flatbed's flaws become very apparent at that size. As...
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    Re: Why View The Forum? Out Of Country

    Oh, I agree with you completely. The point is that it does touch a nerve, and everything you speak of can be talked about within the context of culture instead. Even culture identified with a...
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    Re: How to shoot 4x5 Night Photography like this?

    As it says in the link above, he's an "IT consultant for one of the largest IT companies"

    I follow this Thomas's work and think it's beautiful. Those massive enlargements he makes (often from...
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    Re: Copal vs Compur

    Aside from everything that's been said already, one thing I know is that most Compurs have more than the silly 5 blades in Copal diaphragms, and most of them have classy, beautiful chrome accents. I...
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    Re: Why print film rebate?

    Haha, that's clearly the most insightful comment made thus far. :D



    In a lot of ways, that's more admirable. You're suggesting an idea, without necessarily trying to pull the wool over sheep's...
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    Re: Why View The Forum? Out Of Country

    I'm interested in this, but let's please move away from nationality. Nationality is a dangerous and usually stupid concept. The OP (and yes, it was unintentionally, but still offensively written) is...
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    Re: Why print film rebate?

    The honour system? Really, there isn't, except that it really isn't all that simple to add one that doesn't look fake, to those who are familiar. No offense Frank, but even yours, although some of...
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    Re: Right to photograph Federal Buildings

    That last point you make is especially important. We should all really keep it in mind.

    Care to elaborate further on these proposed laws? I'm too lazy to search, and it would benefit the rest of...
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    Re: scanning: transparency vs color neg?

    Colorperfect is one of the least intuitive programs I've ever had the pleasure of using, but it has been a pleasure. It's not all that widely used, though, so information is kind of sparse.

    To get...
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    Re: Right to photograph Federal Buildings

    Yeah, please do. I'm disappointed those posts got deleted. I love watching people lose their shit over nonsense political ideologies.

    As for the subject at hand, I also love stories like this.
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    Re: Why print film rebate?

    I think, a lot of the time, keeping the rebate showing in the final image has a lot to do with the relationship the author wants with the audience. By leaving it on, you bring attention to the...
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