You can have some fun with this guy and burn up his time. See this site Ebola Monkey Man for a hilarious lesson on how to mess with these guys for total fun. Read the first "case" he lists ("Albert...
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You can have some fun with this guy and burn up his time. See this site Ebola Monkey Man for a hilarious lesson on how to mess with these guys for total fun. Read the first "case" he lists ("Albert...
Jack, I have an SSK-8R which I have been using for about a year. Email me if you have any questions. I use it for color negative work (4x5 and 35mm).
The thin, flimsy, and nearly useless lens caps that the major lens manufacturers put on their superlative and expensive glass. However, a moth flying dead straight at full speed *might be* stopped...
ROTFL!!!!! Brian. Sorry for the sentence missing some words. Our motto: "When it absolutely, positively." Forgot the rest.
This sort of question comes up all the time and I laugh when I see it. Without getting on too big a soapbox, this is a classic case of "innumeracy". Let's look at the numbers, class. (Man, that...
I've been in exactly the same predicament. First, I bought some diffusion material (white, thin ripstock nylon used to make kites) and took 4 large dowels and sewed them into the material (about...
To add mine to the survey, I shoot 35mm only for macro/closeup insects (during the warm months) and 4x5 for everthing else (all months.) An occasional 35mm flower (in the field) is shot but I...
I shoot NPS and 160VC, only, for color landscape. I'm also typing this reply while naked, so I am definitely a deviant.
Taking all the "usual" photo chemicals that have been in use for decades, coupled with the hundreds of millions of man-hours (and woman-hours) spent in the darkroom over this same period with these...
I currently use nitrogen from two 80-cu-ft tanks to "top off" all my E6 and C41 chemistry, especially the partially full, unmixed bottles in the "kit". It works well for me. You have to flush each...
I have one of these that I use on an SV45U and I like it very much. The +3 diopter of the magnifier that comes with the unit is too weak IMO, requiring (at least for my old eyes) too much extension...
Dan, I too have come to the same conclusion after shooting 500-600 Xloads and equal amount of film-holder shots over a several year period, although I have never done any kind of "controlled" study...
I use the standard manual, iterative method of focusing when using front or rear tilts, i.e. focus on the far, tilt for the near, repeat the above .... While doing this today, I was wishing very...
I've processed about 150-200 sheets of 5x7 in a 3010 over the past 3 years. All were "masks" of some sort for 4x5's and were FP4 or Kodak ortho. Never had any problems whatsoever.
I have 2 Lowepro Trekker's (Photo Aw and Pro) and Bob is correct. You want that weight on your "hips" and not on your shoulders. The pack will "lean back" some and look funny if you look at...
Visit any pool supply store and get a bottle of their non-chlorinated aglaecide. A few ounces of this stuff will treat a 25,000 gallon pool, so use only 1 or 2 drops (from an eyedropper) in the...
For awhile I fought the lid off with my fingernails and that was just stupid. Finally I bought the footpump and now the lid comes off fine (thought I am waiting until one day it knocks my teeth out)....
My current alias is 'Steve', but my real name is Kaiser Soze. I currently live in Memphis. I shoot anyone who crosses me, including their friends, family members, and even people who owe them...
Ken, I'm using Vuescan. I tried both Microtek's software and the Silverfast that came with the scanner. I had already been using Vuescan on an LS-4000, so I was familiar with it before getting this...
Thanks, Brian. I feel better now that I know what the noises are and that I don't need to worry about food and water for whatever is inside the thing.
In the last couple of months I've switched to scanning my 4x5's and digitally printing on a 7600. My LF scanner is a Microtek 2500F purchased new. It works very well and delivers excellent (and...
I regularly use both (quick/ready-loads and film holders). If you are willing to make a little extra effort, you can almost get rid of your dust problems with film holders and a light tent. ...
I've been using a freezer for 4 years for boxed film and pre-loaded film holders. Use zip-loc bags and allow at least 1 hour (2 is better) after removing it from the freezer before opening the bag,...
Spring is nearing and I'm going to build me some sort of "diffusion and wind box" to soften the light and (more importantly) help control the swaying of flowers in light wind for close shooting (1:10...
The Calumet shutter tester is pretty much the same design as you are thinking about, although they have a finer granularity and accuracy. Of course, they cost $100. If you could come up with a...
Another helpful piece of field equipment is the tiny "key-back" thingy I've attached my loupe to. Rather than have the loupe dangle down to my belly on a string around my neck, constantly swinging...
You can also do 5x7 in a 3010, even though it is designed primarily for 4x5. Be sure to use at least 400ml of chemistry regardless of the number of 5x7's (up to 5) you process in the 3010. I've...
Compensation for bellows extension. Stanley makes a small 3-ft (1-m) tape measure slightly smaller than a matchbox. Work out the exposure compensation for each lens (focal length) you have. (I...
I use a model (Pakteen 50oz) that snaps onto a belt and holds 1.5L. If I think I'll need more water than this, I won't take the hike. It rides on my hip on a padded belt (Kinesis). Helpful hint #1:...
Left all my loaded film holders at home after a 30-mile drive to a spot. I went by myself and when I returned I lied and told my wife it was "too windy". She *might* have believed me.
It's not the f-stop per se, but the amount of light arriving at the GG and its "directionality". A 450 at f/12.5 has an iris opening of 36mm (450/12.5) with the light arriving on the GG, with much...
Leaf shutters have "rise time" and a "fall time" and an "open time" for each speed, due to the finite mass of the shutter blades. The rise-time and fall-time are essentially constant and represent...
To me, such posts are greatly appreciated. I print them all off and place them in a file (which has gotten quite large) of "photogenic places to possibly visit". Yours just became entry...
A strong "second" to Michael's reply about Gnass Gear LF lens pouches. They are great.
It won't matter matter what material the "freezer" is made of, with regard to minimizing the terrestrial-source background radiation. About 8% of all background radition is "cosmic" in origin and...
I did something similar to create 2 dark-slides with square openings in 2 quadrants to facilitate "zone testing" for B&W on a single sheet of film (by flipping them over I can create an opening in...
CRT's have almost become a commodity item. You should not have any trouble buying an adequate 19-in monitor for $200. I'm a software engineer in a 45-person development group and we've toyed with a...
I've "frozen" the following C-41 films and used them (after thawing a couple of hours) without any problems or substantial changes in color (based on my Colorline 7000 analyzer), some of it over ...
I meter as if I were doing black and white (with careful attention to zone III) and then overexpose by 1/2 to 2/3 of a stop. Don't overexpose too much, though.
I don't see how they could be the same product. In my pool (and spa chemicals are generally the same), to increase PH (make more alkaline) you add soda ash. To decrease PH (make more acidic) you...