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  1. Re: Irving Penn exhibit / San Francisco, March - July 2024

    Can't wait to go - got my tickets. Here is info on what cameras he used - MF, 4x5, 8x10, 35mm when on travel assignment, and even a Banquet Camera. Main film stocks that are still in use today: Tri-X...
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    Re: Camera for Africa trip

    Pretty close. The 90mm in 6x9 is more like a 40mm in 35mm, and the wider version at 65mm in 6x9 is more like a 28mm in 35mm. I think 40mm equivalents are the sweet spot for a single lens setup....
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    Re: Camera for Africa trip

    Can’t say good enough things about this camera, also called the Texas Leica! I have the Mark III version along with the GSW690 a wider companion fixed lens camera. The only downsides are that it is...
  4. Thread: New member

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    Re: New member

    Welcome from SF. 4x5 is a great place to start.
  5. Re: Durst-Pro-USA EST1500N Power Supply, does anyone have experience with one?

    My experience is the EST 500 version for the CLS 500 is more susceptible to problems than the DURST TRA 500 transformer (older design?) for the CLS 500. I have had the fuse blow once - it's in the...
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    Re: Who can do a CLA of a Durst Head?

    Thank you all for your suggestions.


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  7. Re: Big snow coming to the Sierra Nevada this weekend

    I was in Ketchum last week - what a change. Hope the snow sticks around for my return!
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    Who can do a CLA of a Durst Head?

    I'd love to send one or both of my Durst heads (VLS500 and CLS 501) for a CLA. There is a lot of dust inside them (probably 10th hand at this point) and the filters need a clean or more likely a...
  9. Help! Durst VLS 500 - spring for moving filters in and out - where does it go?

    Help! I took apart my VLS 500 head (very much like the more standard CLS 500/501) to replace the burned-out leads that go to the bulb. So I solved that problem but in the process disconnected the...
  10. Re: How many holders do you usually take with you when shooting?

    In my experience, the bigger the camera format the more the holders weigh in proportion to the camera, and also of course the more expensive the film is. Therefore, I may take 10 holders of 4x5 on a...
  11. Re: Tokyo environs for 5 days , Singapore for 3 days, leaving this weekend!

    Nikko is beautiful and worthwhile but check how much time it takes and whether it fits into your five day trip. I’m more into temple / natural Japan myself, but others really like the modern/urban...
  12. Tokyo environs for 5 days , Singapore for 3 days, leaving this weekend!

    For Tokyo, here is a start:

    Meiji Jingu - temple in a nice urban park
    Asakusa Jinja - shrine in a bustling neighborhood, other street photography nearby
    Ikebukuro Red Light and Entertainment...
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    Re: extra wide angle lens for 8x10

    150mm is very wide on 8x10 as has been mentioned numerous times. However, if you want something that wide in a modern lens with some movement then I recommend the 150mm 5.6 Super Symmar XL. With B&W...
  14. Re: New joiner and first question about 4X5 and 6x17

    That is correct. Here is my take on 6x17 choices: https://www.angusparkerphoto.com/blog/2014/1/review-of-shen-hao-ptb-617
  15. My first Lens. Symmar-S 6,8 /360 in a Copal 3 shutter. What next?

    Back to the original question. After a normal lens (300-360mm for 8x10), I’d look for a wide or semi-wide lens in the 150-210mm range. After that a long lens around 450mm. I wrote a blog post on my...
  16. \Grand Teton National Park and travel east accross Wyoming and Nebraska

    Perhaps Jenny Lake Lodge inside the park: https://www.nationalparkreservations.com/lodge/grandteton-jenny-lake-lodge/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIm-j4mP-fhAMVac7CBB1m0Ad6EAAYASAAEgI1lfD_BwE...
  17. Re: I need some advice on choosing my first two large format lenses.

    My two cents are here: https://www.angusparkerphoto.com/blog/2016/11/good-lenses-for-an-8x10-view-camera
  18. Re: Any Real Reason To Favor One Particular Lens Line?

    Sticking to one filter size 52mm or 67mm is a good idea. As long as you have a modern multicoated lens the results are going to be similar. The advantage of Fujinon is they have a bunch of focal...
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    Re: Choosing between ULF formats

    I wrote a blog post on just this topic: https://www.angusparkerphoto.com/blog/2016/2/what-is-the-ULF-format-for-you
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    Re: should I chuck my Epson Stylus Pro 3880

    Agreed. Don’t do the conversion on an aging Epson 3880. The new Epson P900 is the like for like replacement and does a great job on B&W with extra B&W inks in the set to improve tonality and to...
  21. Re: Recommended lens for Chamonix 8x10 for portrait/landscape

    The Fujinon A360 f10 is an ideal lens for a lighter 8x10 but as mentioned hard to find and expensive. The plasmats are heavy but have good coverage and better max apertures. The Nikon M or Fujinon C...
  22. Re: What's your favorite internet falsehood on photography?

    Can’t resist to add that the upside down image on the GG is actually projected right side up on the back of our eyeballs only to be inverted by our brains upside down again! My mind boggles….
  23. Re: Padded case/bag suggestions for Chamonix 45H1

    Another vote for the custom case from Daniel Stone. His stuff is well made.
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    Re: bathroom darkroom plumbing question

    My two cents is to worry about the vertical height needed to enlarge 35mm to 11x14" using your enlarger. You may well find you need to cut a hole in your ceiling and orient the head of your enlarger...
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    Re: What's going to become of photography?

    Some parents would be very happy to reduce the cost of a wedding! I’m glad I saved money and avoided a rubber chicken dinner by holding my wedding in another country!
  26. Re: Getting ready to do E6 processing with a Jobo expert drum...

    You are braver than me. Let us know how it goes. I'm intimidated by the temperature control and toxic chemicals. But maybe I should have a second look....
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    Re: What's going to become of photography?

    Yes, but other artists (for example screenwriters, authors, actors etc.) are saying that the AI algorithms are scraping content made by them and then reinterpreting it to create new content. This is...
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    Re: Tripod heads

    If you can get your tripod fairly level, there is a relatively new option of a leveling base. The RRS TA-3 can support 25 lbs and tilts 30 degrees in all directions. It will not give you a 90-degree...
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    Re: Use of color head for VC printing

    My handy cheat sheet (in PDF) for VC paper and the CLS 500 head

    242556

    This is for a head with a Max magenta of 130.
  30. Re: What lens will work for a 35x35 inch ULF mammoth wet plate camera?

    Should say the numbers are mm when not stated as inches.


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  31. Re: What lens will work for a 35x35 inch ULF mammoth wet plate camera?

    35”” should be (18x22" @ 1:10)
    (1,510 @ 1:1)
    47.5” should be (25x32" @ 1:10)
    (2,050 @ 1:1)

    See more here on big lenses:...
  32. Durst VLS 500 settings for Variable Contrast Paper

    I recently bought a Durst VLS 500 head as a compliment to my current CLS 501. The info on what settings to use for Ilford Multigrade IV was thin on the ground, mostly because the head was designed...
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    Re: Does a 240 cover 8x10?

    Isn’t that a surprise. Truth is I rarely use 450mm or 600mm. I bought two Fujinon 360 As because I couldn’t bear being without it. I had some lenses stolen a while ago.


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    Re: Does a 240 cover 8x10?

    Also, I would also add another vote for the Fujinon A 240 / f9. A great lens, multi-coated (I think), newish shutter, small (255g), and it has a sensible filter size of 52mm!

    Otherwise, here is my...
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    Re: Does a 240 cover 8x10?

    More specifically this chart for 8x10: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/lenses/LF8x10in.html
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    Re: Is there any real utility to ULF?

    Staying in the analog realm, I guess the other argument for ULF versus 8x10, and 4x5 is that you don’t have to fool around with an enlarger and its costs. 8x10 enlargers are thin on the ground these...
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    Re: Is there any real utility to ULF?

    If you get an old ULF set-up (say 11x14) and use cheaper B&W film and developer judiciously I’d say you can beat the quality, longevity, and possibly even the cost of today’s digital alternative -...
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    Re: Is there any real utility to ULF?

    This AA prints at the San Francisco De Young museum were pretty sweet. Of course the sweeping landscape stole the show but I was fascinated by his other works - especially the cemetery photo and the...
  39. Re: 2024 is the year of ultra large photography

    Sorry typo - gifted. Pier24.org is very much alive! They close for months at a time to set up new exhibitions. It’s a bit of an idiosyncratic place, the brainchild of a single philanthropist. As an...
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    Re: Low cost new desktop

    Intel NUCs are great for cheap and small window systems. If the purpose is backup - low cost slow cloud storage like Backblaze B2 is a good option, but ultimately storing scans on an M-disc is more...
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