5 x 7 vs 4 x 5
I like 5 x 7 because a 5 x 7 contact print on 8 x 10 paper, such as AZO is a jewel. That size and ratio of sides is much more pleasing to my eyes than a 4 x 5 contact. For...
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5 x 7 vs 4 x 5
I like 5 x 7 because a 5 x 7 contact print on 8 x 10 paper, such as AZO is a jewel. That size and ratio of sides is much more pleasing to my eyes than a 4 x 5 contact. For...
Why bother with ordereing Acetic Acid with all the handling hassles.
Just use water with a splash of plain white Food Grade vinegar, then dispose of it and use a fresh batch next time. It costs...
Hello Richard Arlin
I saw your post and am replying.
The camera is great. It works and looks like it cost much more.
Of course it is only a box with a hole in it, but it is solid and...
Richard
VISTEK in Toronto www.vistek.net ( if I recll-check on Google if not) had 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 Ektahrome several months ago. You can call 416 365 1777 (check that on the website) and ask...
Paul;
I have just made 2 lensboards for a Deardorff 4x5 for a total of $10.
I took a stock Polypropylene CD case with 1 mm thick shell walls, and a standard DVD case with 0.5 mm walls, cut out...
Tim
Thank for this. I have ordered the book as it looks interesting.
Cheers
Hello;
I am currently working in Shanghai China for a few weeks and went to the new loc al photography shopping mall, where there are about 50 photo and related shops, among which is a rep for...
Stefan:
There is a current thread on this very topic on the Developing & Processing forum up the list on teh Greenspun forum.
Michael:
I have used the Nikor 120 on 8x10 and it works stopped down below f16 with about 6mm of vertical movement. The subjects I was shooting did not show falloff, and there is none apparent....
Kevin
To me, tonality is what makes me say :"WOW. Look at that photograph!!" I say that when I look at a print of Sebastian Salgado, or John Sexton, or some of my platinum prints and a few of my...
Dan:
My 950 fills the frame with my watch dial at about an inch or so. Do you want microscope type effects or just close ups?
The 950 has a close up mode -the flower petal- that allows this. ...
Joanne:
Nikon Coolpix 5000 (or any good new model) and an Epson 800 series printer with the glossy paper and Photoshop 5 LE that comes with digital cameras and a converter for car battery power...
Ken;
Amplis is indeed a Canadian importer handing a wide variety of good products. It is run, or was a few yers ago by Ernie Ohlig, for whom I worked in another life.
They brand good third...
Ed:
Have you or anyone thought of going to a neon light shop and having one made with the right colour? I once priced one out and it was less than 100 bucks, but since I have an Aristo 4x5...
Joe:
Save your money for film. Go to the library and get Fred Picker's "Zone VI Workshop" or look on E Bay for it ($15-20), read it, do what it sys and you will not need a densitometer.
A...
William; What little I know aout Pd/Pt is that the highlight densities in a neg may be greater then for silver paper because Pd/Pt papers have more range for highlights. That means the dynamic...
Here is my 2 cents worth for free.
I think the next Star Wars episode will be a watershed, as Lucas is (I hear) shooting it on video with computer disc memory. He will then use UBB (Ultra Broad...
Chris;
You have no idea what you have unleashed.
A year from now there will be threads about Bokeh from tennis-ball size apertures and trailer-back negs and what developer is used, not to...
Wayne:
I tried sunlight exposure a few times and gave it up, primarily because I was living in Vancouver Canada at the time and a bright sunny day is a rarity. Also, even tho the sun might look...
Pete:
Lucky you.
I assume a Skip in "Merrie Old" is a dumpster?
Cheers:<)
Enrique:
I have the exact same arrangment and to compenste for the higher blue emissions of the Aristo, I put a 30cc yellow filter above the neg and that puts it about right, allowing me to use...
Wayne:
I too spent much time and energy trying to prove generations of Pt/Pd printers wrong by trying enlarging: no go! The closest I could come was strobe lights in the enlarger head and that...
Mary Anne:
I am surprised no one has mentioned the Callier effect. It is a continuing source of argument among photogs.
Ansel Adams used a flat light source as do many other LF types, ...
Rus:
I endorse 100% Fred Picker's Zone VI Workshop. I found it the best source, and his examples of variations in exposure were a surprise to me.
BUT, even St. Anselmo could distinguish the...
Kevin:
Challenge taken.
I just bought a lightly used Graflex Super Speed Graphic with a very good coated German lens for $750 Cdn, including case and film holders. A very good used Manfrotto...
Steve:
I just noticed your E Mail address. How come Silver Nitrate? Do you make your own emulsions? I would suspect that from anyone with a Salzman enlarger.:<)!!!
Steve:
I will come to the rescue!!
I will be back in Toronto in Jan and will even drive to Detroit if it is not gone by then. Even if I don't get it I am most appreciative of your generosity....
riichi
Are you ready for this?
D-76 diluted 1:1 or full strength.
I have also used split D23: first bath 12 minutes 2nd bath 3 minutes and rated the film at 200. This gives me a wider...
Dean:
I use a very thin-1mm wide cut with a razor- strip of double-sided mounting tape on the very edges of the neg. Assuming it is a 4x5 neg it will have the black rebate on it anyway and that...
Norman:
It depends on what kind of picture you want to arrive at, and I assume this is your first LF camera.
There are many books on LF technique-Ansel Adams' "The Camera" and Kodak's Large...
Richard:
I am a simple soul and an amateur chemist- well trained but lapsed. When the indicator stop bath loses it's vinegar smell, or starts turning dark, I splash some ordinary distilled...
Jon:
What do you mean by falling apart?
Is it the fabric or the metal frame.
Yes, the Graphic website has good sources of parts and expertise. I just bought a Speed Graphic Super and that I...
Keith;
Sorry. The E Mail address is richardjx@hotmail.com
OOOOPS
Scratch that first "Does".
Wait wait!!
Does I understand about the southern hemisphere cameras not working north of the equator, but does that mean if I go to Lonndon and procede further east, then the image in my Rollie...
Jules:
All may not be lost.
I suggest you call your insurance agent immediately and make a claim if you have any household insurance because many items are covered for water damage. It may be...
Fred: Rodinal uses one componnt only and is thus not amenable to split processing. HC 110 is a proprietry formula and one can not mix up a batch athome.
Split developing workd OK with D 76/ID...
Keith:
The 50 mm EL may in fact be "sharper" but you may well find edge fall- off and edge sharpness suffer with any enlargements more than 8 x10 or so.
Iwould like to know if you find that,...
Chris:
The Kodak and Fujifilm websites have a lot of info on their various products as well as contact numbers for product support, where you can likely get the neames, addresses & numbers of...
RAven:
When photography was developed in the mid 19th century, many bemoaned the End OF Painting. Yet to come were Picasso, Dali, Monet, Matisse, Miro, and (even) Pollock and Rothko.
I too...