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  1. Re: Walking around Midtown neighborhood, New-York City

    Naej: what specific areas do you have in mind when you say "midtown"?
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    Lukas Hoffmann

    Just stumbled across this photographer of whom I was previously unaware, who works in large format. Haven't yet decided what I think of his work, but I thought I'd share in case it might be of...
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    Re: Biggest Free Camera Manuals Mike Butkus

    Direct link to his large format section:

    https://butkus.org/chinon/large_format.htm
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    Re: Who can do a CLA of a Durst Head?

    There's a guy named George Brown who does business on eBay under the name "apogeebee" and who has offered enlarger-head CLAs for many years now. He did a nice job fixing my gummed-up LPL 4500II...
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    Re: 5x7 enlargers?

    Something to watch out for when shopping: many 5x7 Elwoods are missing the tapered diffusion glass needed to even out the illumination.
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    Re: Has Digital Changed Darkroom Printing?

    It hasn't.

    Print with more drama if that is what you need to do at this point in your life to make pictures that you find satisfying. If you don't know, try it and see - print some pictures that...
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    Re: Selecting Paper

    If you truly want a pure cotton rag paper, AFAIK there is only one - Ilford Multigrade Art 300. But it has a very distinctive look and more demanding handling characteristics.
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    Re: Cescolite Development Tray Question

    This. I've never had to replace a tray, have added from time to time to enable extra process steps or when I've needed a new size. The earliest of my Paterson trays are now more than 40 years old,...
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    Re: Cescolite Development Tray Question

    I've not done tray development of negatives, but with prints in a flat-bottom tray I sometimes have trouble with the print sinking to the bottom of the tray and being difficult to grab quickly and...
  10. Re: Detailed Comparison of Chamonix with Phillips Compact II

    Sorry for my delay in responding!



    Yes, it does, though I can't recall ever needing to use it. But sure, if you have a heavy lens on the front standard and you need to point the camera way...
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    Re: 4x5 camera identification

    Seems vaguely Ebony-ish to me too. But if it is an Ebony, it must be a very early one - the details of the hardware fittings are not consistent with any Ebony model I've seen, from the Wide/New...
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    Re: Mentoring younger photographers

    Our flavor of creative anachronism is distinctly 19th-20th century, with arguably a whiff of steampunk.
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    Re: Is the WTB subforum dead?

    Andrea is talking about views, not replies.
  14. Re: why they remove the price after an item is sold ?

    Current snapshot only - eBay deletes completed auctions after a relatively short period, I think it's 90 days now. For auctions further back, realized prices can still be found on sellers' Feedback...
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    Re: Old Eyes NEED Double Space

    Thanks. Checking it just now, Ctrl plus mouse wheel works in Brave too, along with Ctrl + / Ctrl -.
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    Re: Old Eyes NEED Double Space

    I spent a while just now mucking around in the Style Manager. It is possible to create new Styles with custom parameters. In theory it should be possible to include a customized line height...
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    Re: Old Eyes NEED Double Space

    In the Brave browser for Windows "Ctrl +" / "Ctrl -" will enlarge / reduce the size of text is displayed within the browser window. It's easy to use on the fly when something needs a bit of help. ...
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    Re: starting out...

    As stated on p. 5 of the linked manual, the 985 accepts both 6x7 and 6x9 cm rollholders. Same is true for all of the cameras you mention.
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    Re: starting out...

    2x3. There's a 4x5 expansion back but the rangefinder is not usable with it and it makes for an unwieldy package.

    The only Horseman field cameras that are 4x5 have "45" in the model designation...
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    Re: starting out...

    This is getting confused. Time to re-set.

    What size camera are you looking for - 4x5 or 2 1/4 x 3 1/4?

    Do you want to use it as a view camera, focusing on the ground glass, or do you want to...
  21. Re: Getting database error messages the last couple of days

    I did see it here this time. Same timing.
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    Re: Auto log-out timing and message limits

    The session timeout is currently set for one hour. That's pretty generous. If I need longer than that to compose a post or PM, I take as long as I need in a separate text editor and then copy the...
  23. Berenice Abbott's "Super Sight" at the MIT Museum

    Now open at the MIT Museum's new digs in Kendall Square:

    https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/exhibitions/so-easy-to-see-berenice-abbotts-super-sight

    Review from the Boston Globe:
    ...
  24. Re: Getting database error messages the last couple of days

    No, using Brave v 1.61.116 running under Windows 10 Pro v 22H2, build 19045.3930.
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    Re: Is 4 z Step ULF Prints REAL ULF

    No.
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    Re: Any Schneider 210XL owners here?

    I don't know that it's possible to answer that question - AFAIK, we don't know whether the lens was engineered to require all samples to have a shim, or whether only some samples need one to perform...
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    Re: G-Clarons for enlarging?

    To draw attention to the specific question of the utility of the G-Clarons for enlarging, I've moved the relevant posts from the prior thread in "Lenses" to this new thread in "Darkroom: Equipment".
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    Re: why does this happen on some posts?

    I don't use it, so I can't tell you from my own experience. But obviously this thread exists because Paul has been having some trouble with it.
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    Re: why does this happen on some posts?

    Tapatalk Mobile App isn't a replacement for Android, it's an app that runs on Android. The standard forum screen, viewed through a generic web browser, isn't well suited to access via mobile devices...
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    Re: Best 8x10 camera for ultra-wide angle?

    Forgot about Morten Kolve's "Will Travel" cameras:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/333790645038

    https://film.kolve.org/darkroomdiy/will-travel-friendly-cameras/
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    Re: Best 8x10 camera for ultra-wide angle?

    Just checked the Walker price list - at the current exchange rate, the Walker XL is actually quite a bit less expensive than the Shen-Hao TFC that I mentioned.
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    Re: Best 8x10 camera for ultra-wide angle?

    "Best" 8x10 camera for this specialized use? Off the top of my head:

    Short-bed non-folding cameras:

    1. Tachihara 810 Super-Wide. Minimum extension of 75mm, maximum 230mm. Very hard to find,...
  33. Re: Actual weight of 105mm Fujinon-SW vs. 105mm Fujinon-NSW?

    Good question... I added "actual" to the title to drive home that you're not asking for someone to just look up the specifications for you.
  34. Re: Selecting 4x5 camera for Long Tele application Longest bellow possible ?

    1:1 refers to the magnification of your subject relative to the sensor/film size. So 1:1 with a 35mm or full-frame digital camera would mean that you are filling the frame with a subject roughly 1 x...
  35. Re: Selecting 4x5 camera for Long Tele application Longest bellow possible ?

    Why do you need 1:1 if, per the discussion in the other thread, your interest is in portraiture? 1:1 on 4x5 means recording only a portion of someone's face, not even a tightly-cropped complete head...
  36. Re: Replacement Focus Knob Part for Toyo 45A?

    Try the US distributor:

    https://toyoview.com/service-repairs/

    parts@Toyoview.com
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    Re: film rinse/paper rinse

    Everything in this statement is incorrect.
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    Re: film rinse/paper rinse

    Other than the effect not being related to fixer residue, the rest of this is false. The protective effect of the potassium thiocyanate in Sistan is on the image silver, applies to both RC and FB...
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    Re: 11x14 Lens Options?

    The specification for late-model 210 Super-Angulons is 500mm image circle at f/22, so even being conservative there should be no problem with 11x14 or 7x17. My own recollection is that if there's an...
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    Re: Voigtlander lenses for 4x5 Format?

    The lenses for 35mm format that are labeled Voigtlander that you see for sale on eBay and elsewhere are made by Cosina, which licensed use of the Voigtlander brand. Cosina does not make large format...
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