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  1. Thread: how old are we?

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    how old are we?

    41. Have been doing 4x5 for about 4 years now.
  2. Thread: Astia Quickload

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    Astia Quickload

    This is worse than I had thought...if Astia doesn't sell, then I can understand if it is withdrawn (even if in my opinion it is one of the best slide films around), but it looks as if Quickload in...
  3. Thread: Astia Quickload

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    Astia Quickload

    According to Fuji in the UK, Astia is no longer available in Quickload. Is this <i>wonderful<i> slide film being phased out by Fuji?
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    cliche in landscape photography

    Ineluctable modality of the visible: at least that if no more, thought through my eyes. Signatures of all things I am here to read, seaspawn and seawrack, the nearing tide, that rusty boot....
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    First scans and print

    David ; if you're using Photoshop, try Curves, Auto as a means of getting an acceptable first base tonal curve from the raw scan. Then cropping, and possibly unsharp mask, should put you in a ...
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    has anybody done any serious BW digital printing?

    I have been using a digital platform to print from 4x5 black and white negatives for about nine months now.

    Most of the negatives are TMax 100 / Delta 100 / Fuji emulsions developed in either...
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    Combi Plan dev tank teething problems

    I also use a Combi tank - looking at your questions ;

    1. You do need to practice loading film to avoid such problems. Doing this in daylight with a few spare sheets will help you get it right in...
  8. Amateur landscape photographer wanting to try large format

    I'm another UK based LF'er ; Surrey.
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    What attracts you to B&W?

    Quite simply, I think black and white LF photography offers the prospect of both (i) abstraction and (ii) epic, (particularly landscape), whereas colour LF photography offers the prospect of ...
  10. What's your best/worst/most embarrassing LF experience?

    I was in Hokkaido (north Japan) with my family, where there are a number of bear attacks each year, and I had warned my family to be careful. It was one of the first times that I had gone on an...
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    Experiences with Dixactol

    You can use DiXactol as either a single bath or a two bath developer. I would not recommend its use as a two bath developer, as I would regularly get uneven development, and in a discussion on the...
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    Does large format inhibit your creativity?

    Only after I gave up my Nikon and went to 4x5 did I feel that I was actually part of a creative process.

    Eidetic - that's stuffed with duck feathers, yes?
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    A Small Survey Please ...

    4x5 and 6x17 ;

    Black and white ; mainly TMX, Delta 100 and Pan F+, developed in PMK Pyro or Rodinal, scanned using an Agfa Duoscan HiD, and printed on an Epson 1160 with Lyson inks on Lyson soft...
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    Long Focal Length Landscape Lens

    If you have a 210, a 300 may be too close. The Fuji 400T is a pretty good lense which I have used a lot with good results. You do need to focus very carefully - a loupe is recommended - and make...
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    Back from Switzerland

    I second the vote for the area near Grindelwald ; earlier this year we stayed in the Jungfrau region in a village called Wengen, in the shadow of the Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau ; by local train...
  16. Thread: 6x17 scanning

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    6x17 scanning

    Thilo - thanks, that is a very interesting link.
  17. Thread: 6x17 scanning

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    6x17 scanning

    Thnaks for your replies. Bob ; is there a dedicated glassless 5x7 Agfa holder available for the duoscan scanners? If so, this could be the answer.
  18. Thread: 6x17 scanning

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    6x17 scanning

    Hello ; I have set up a digital printing platform, using an Agfa Duoscan HiD, an d an Epson 1160 / Lyson quadtone inks, which works very well with 4x5 negatives, not least because there is a...
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    110 SS XL or 120 Digitar for architecture w/6x9

    If you are really using extreme movements, also consider the Nikkor SW120 f/8, which will offer you an enormous range of movement on 6x9 as it covers up to 8x10. It is also very sharp and contrasty...
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    Piezography: Ansel Adams and the inkjet print

    Thanks, Michael and Tim, for your comments.

    On the printer resolution, I have never been able to get the piezography software to make its four passes, despite multiple different configuration...
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    Piezography: Ansel Adams and the inkjet print

    Over the last few months I have been using both the piezography software and inks and other inks, printing a selection of my 4x5 black and white negatives, which I have scanned using an Agfa...
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    First meters: Old faithful or hi-tech whizz?

    Jerry ; my approach is simple - try to keep everything within a 4 or 5 stop range, with highlights a maximum of 2 stops above the chosen exposure, and preferably 1 - 1.5 stops above. I occasionally...
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    First meters: Old faithful or hi-tech whizz?

    I have both the analogue and digital Pentax spotmeters. I like the digital because it is appreciably lighter and smaller than the analogue. The only problem is that in very bright light (sunlight...
  24. ND filter on long lenses for lowering shutter speed

    I'm going to try that test with my Fuji 400T ; getting a loupe noticeably improved the results with this lense, and maybe there is something more to do with the camera stability. However I really...
  25. Thread: Road Trip

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    Road Trip

    I also crash when I'm sleeping in the vehicle...........
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    a good reference book for colour printing

    Paul, Post Exposure by Ctein is pretty good on colour, but you may actually get your best results from a digital setup, using transparencies as the original source to be scanned.
  27. Thread: Tuesday's disaster

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    Tuesday's disaster

    I would also like to offer my deep sympathy and condolences following the horrific events on Tuesday. Thanks, Paul, for this post.
  28. Thread: Close up metering

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    Close up metering

    Scott ; yes, the problem arises on macro work, where I believe that I am correctly taking account of both the bellows and reciprocity factors (and subsequent devlopment adjustments), but the meter ...
  29. Thread: Close up metering

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    Close up metering

    I find that my Pentax spot meter doesn't really work that well at close distance s - would putting a close up lense on the meter (say +3 diopter) enable the met er to more easily distinguish...
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    Dealer for Fujinon LF lenses in Japan

    If you live in Japan, go to Yodobashi in Shinjuku, where you will find most of the Fujinon and Nikkor LF lenses on display and available for purchase.

    You will find it much harder to find a...
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    QuickLoad -vs- QuickChange

    Quickchange is really only readily available in Japan, and is worth considering, as, if you're careful, you can reuse the cartridge and refill it with loose sheet film. However Quickload is...
  32. Questions regarding George DeWolfe in View Camera mag

    at the risk of repeating myself ; because of the way the article was written, and where it was already publically available. Have you actually read it?
  33. Questions regarding George DeWolfe in View Camera mag

    Please refer to my first post ; normal editorial practice would be to disclose whether the writer of an article praising specific products commercially available, with reference neither to specific...
  34. Questions regarding George DeWolfe in View Camera mag

    Mr Feldman ; I don't think any of the points you are trying to make are valid. Those writing and editing articles in magazines endorsing specific products have a duty to back their statements up...
  35. Questions regarding George DeWolfe in View Camera mag

    Having now read the article in View Camera, I feel able to comment ;

    (i) When photography first appeared, it distinguished itself from the aesthetic of fine art by the fact that an image was...
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    Japanese Historical Exhibition/Book 1931

    Try this link ;

    http://photojpn.org/HIST/hist1.html

    for a good guide to the history of Japanese photography.
  37. Thread: Fuji Acros

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    Fuji Acros

    Does anyone have any experience with Fuji Acros, and starter times/EI's? I've ma naged to get hold of two boxes of this in Quickload format today.

    The new Kodak holder and TMax100 in single sheet...
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    Military Surplus 75mm Zeiss Biogon LF lens.

    Given a recent thread on this forum, it may be worth asking what the radioactivity of this particular lense is .......
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    Is half plate film still available?

    Pete ; I have just found one advertised source for 4.75 x 6.5 film ; Mr Cad are advertising Maco 100ASA in this format - GBP6 for 10 sheets, and GBP17 for 30 sheets. Good luck......
  40. Thread: Enlarger choice

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    Enlarger choice

    Thanks for the replies ; will 2 x 240 condensors not work properly with 4x5, and would I need to find a 200 condensor for optimum work in that format?

    Also, the Rodagon was slightly scratched on...
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