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I know how important it is to keep records on how a given roll/sheet of film is processed. What I am curious about is how everyone does this. I am presently using clear labels placed at the top of...

I appreciate that bit of information! I didn't know that was an option!

Thanks,

Ed

Well, upgraded from Mojave to Catalina on the affected machine last night. Sad to say, no success with running Lightzone on my photo workstation computer, while it appears to work fine on this one. ...

I've been using Lightzone as my photo editor, and have been pretty happy with how it works and how it just lets me get stuff done.

In the last day or so, I noticed that Lightzoneproject.org is...

Just as a belated follow up to this old thread, I wanted to mention that some test photos taken with the 16 1/2" RDA worked out well. The coverage on the negative is corner to corner. This confirms...

With the helpful advice given, my thoughts are that the first run through with Xtol probably did involve some form of contamination or switch with fixer. I don't see how I did that, but will...

Virtually all of the rolls were taken with a Rolleiflex 6008i with 80mm Planar. One or two rolls might have been taken with a Rolleiflex 3.5E with 75mm Planar.

I wanted to make use of 120 film to...

Thanks to all for the replies. Took a day or two in order to get a second session underway. As a bit of clarification, I am using a Stark manual processor with the Jobo tanks. Unfortunately, I...

It's been a very long time (decades) since I was able to process any black & white film. Finally had the opportunity to do so over the last couple of days, and it did not go well.

Here are...

While unpacking some materials, I came across some Xtol dated 2019/08/09. Looking at the posts shown at the beginning of the thread, I'm assuming that this date should be safe to use. If not, then...

Here goes, in the same vein as what happened to Brian.......

Back in my 35mm days, I was up in the Rockies near an abandoned silver mine. I saw some possibilities around a small creek down a...

Appreciate the rapid response, Bob. Let me clarify something here. The photos of the item as it appeared on the auction site did not show any locator pins. With it being described as: "Zone VI...

I would agree with Greg's advice. With the exception of a monster 355mm Symmar, all of my lenses are mounted on Technika boards in order to use them with an Arca-Swiss, Zone VI, etc. Works very...

Appreciate the comments from everyone! Very helpful!

Interestingly enough, I encountered another problem with the bag bellows after my original posting. After checking out the original bellows...

After picking up a Zone VI Ultra Light from a fellow forum member, I did some shopping around for a bag bellows for this. Found one on the auction site, which arrived yesterday. It is a hybrid,...

Greg, I sent you a private message on this.

Thanks,

Ed

Thanks, Andrew! I appreciate the comments. Interestingly enough, I used to own a Sinar F1. I presently have an Arca-Swiss Discovery as my monorail. I have taken this out in to the field, but that...

As part of doing some simplification, and upgrading a 4x5 field camera, I'm looking to reduce lens duplication.

210mm (For the 210mm, I am interested in using the lens on both 4x5 and 8x10)...

Absolutely right, Neil! This is what I'm trying to do.

With so many shops either closing, or carrying minimal large format gear (let alone finding someone who knows the merchandise), tapping in...

Thank you, Bernice! I have been thinking about the nature of what I am normally looking to photograph, which dictated the lenses that I bought for the camera. I'm a little wide angle heavy, which...

Very good points, Oren! I went back and edited the original post in order to address some of the excellent points that you brought up. Appreciate the commentary.

Ed

At this time, I have an older Nagaoka field camera. Nice and light, and good wide angle capability. Plus, getting it at a dirt cheap price didn't hurt. However, as an earlier model, it uses a very...

Life has taken a turn for the busy, but I didn't want to let this slide. It's incredible how stuff like work gets in the way of important things like photography!

First, in reply to our member...

Thanks for the comments! What I've been doing is running extremely hot water through the print head, then soaked it for several days in isopropyl alcohol. Then more rinsing under hot water directly...

Life has gotten in the way of my making serious use of my Pro-10 printer for a while. Earning a living really interferes with taking photos! At any rate, I was planning on getting some photos...

Thanks for the comments, Bernice. I understand that film will not react the same way to light as our eyes will. I also understand that the circle of illumination is always larger than the actual...

I gave the dilemma in my previous post some further thought, and figured out a good way to get this addressed. I purchased some frosted plastic report covers from my local office supply store, and...

Well, since all of this took place, I had opportunity to pick up a 16 1/2 RD Artar in primo condition mounted in a Copal #3 (803,000 ser. no. range). I have tried focusing it at infinity and...

Thanks for the offer, Oren! I took a few photos which I tried to include here. Even after logging in, etc., I am unable to upload a file. Not sure what the problem is, since the first image that I...

I just purchased a Sinar/Technika adapter lens board from a local photo retailer. For background, this is an original Sinar brand board. On opening the package and checking it out, I noticed that...

Thanks for the commentary! Unfortunately, the camera was purchased in May, so the opportunity to respond is long gone. My error was that I relied upon the description, and things were so busy with...

You raise some excellent points, Jac! I guess I was expressing some concern about total dollars spent, since the camera is not going to be my go to for field use. The town that I live in has some...

I sent a camera in for repair, and the service tech mentioned that the taking lens had a small separation. Unfortunately, this was not something that I noticed when I bought the camera.
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Thanks for all of the commentary! I was interested in a different viewfinder due to having purchased a 6in Dagor at a favorable price, along with getting the Pressman for a modest $80 figure. Total...

I've seen Bolex Paillard adjustable viewfinders available which are supposed to cover a range of 16mm to 150mm. Wouldn't this be a good means of accommodating a variety of lenses on press cameras as...

I've recently picked up a Pressman at an incredibly low price, in decent shape. I'll go through the Kalart and get it cleaned up, but otherwise, except for a crack in the ground glass, great shape...

Noted here, also, Sal! Oh well.......

Thanks!

Ed

I picked up a really nice Zone VI 8x10 from another forum member a few months ago. Been happy with it, but am noticing that the knobs on either side of the rear standard seem to have some play in...

Anyone using LED lights for still life work and other table top shots? I have a good monolight, but do not have much beyond that, and am wondering if LED might offer a practical way for me to go. ...

Well, thought I'd chime in with what I ultimately bought. First, I did take the advice of several posters, and went with a three lens set. That did make sense. I ultimately gave up on finding any...