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Thank you so much, guys, that is very useful!

Hello everyone, I will be in Marseille on business next April. May add a few days to explore the French Riviera. Can anyone recommend locations for LF (4x5, black and white mainly) in the area. I...

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Polaroid 55
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42 and started 9 yrs ago

I am mostly shooting 4x5 BW, currently developing in a Combiplan tank. I am interested in buying a Jobo processsor, but have never used one. What do I lose if I go with a CPE-2 as opposed to CPP-2?...

Any news on the get-together?

Thanks everybody -- will try Fr quarter, seems like that will keep me busy.

Will travel to New Orleans in the next few days and taking my 4x5 along. Any recommendations come to mind for cityscapes? Many thanks.

I carry my equipment (Tachi 4x5, 4 lenses, Pentax spotmeter, Toyo loupe, filter pouche) in a 16 qt Target clear plastic box in a Kelty Redwing backpack.

I would like to line the box with foam,...

I use a Palm Pilot software I wrote, which:

1. calculates all the compensations needed for filters, bellows and reciprocity and then

2. stores film, EI, EV, lens, filter, apert/shutter,...

One problem I had w/ Maco IR was guessing EI.

I started with 3, 4 or 6 based on the manufacturer info and the images tended to be variably exposed, often very thin.

Then there is the issue of...

Daniel:

A few examples with Maco 820 / Hoya 72:
Palo Alto, CA, Budapest, Hungary, Phoenix, AZ, another Palo Alto, CA

75 and 90 (Calumet / Rodenstock)
135 (Rod Apo Sir S)
240 (Docter)

135 mm Apo Sironar-S

75-90-135-240

The 75 and 90 are Caltar N f/6.8
The 135 is Rod Apo Sironar S
The 240 is the Dokter Germinar

Hugo, will you please PM info on this camera? Many thanks.

You'll probably fly into Phoenix (which is also halfway between Tucson and Flagstaff). Photomark is an excellent source for LF film. Next door Colormark does superb processing. Both are highly...

The View Camera store website does not appear to list an address, though the area code 480 seems to be Scottsdale indeed. Do they have a walk-in store?

Thanks, Bob.

Aggie, is that in Phx?

Can anyone point me to a store in Phoenix AZ where I can have color 4x5 processed (E6) and buy B&W chemicals (elementary stuff like D76, xtol, TF4, hypo wash, etc)?

Many thanks.

... and also, re: the 150mm focal length. The precise focal length is not really important. I decided to set the software at 1/3 stop precision, so each adjustment step is on 1/3 stops. Theoretically...

I use 3 BW films (TMX, Pola 55 and Maco infraref) and 2 color films (Provia and Velvia) and have obtained the manufacturer info on them -- usually a pdf document which includes reciprocity and filter...

I have developed a Palm software, called LF Exp, that I am using in the field to adjust the exposure for the bellows draw, filter factor and reciprocity failure.

The central idea is that the...

That may be so, but my point is to attempt to move our purchases upmarket to support those manufacturers. Just my $.02.

My sense is that moving (further) downmarket after Agfa and Forte's demise is self defeating, given uneven quality in the 2nd, 3rd etc tier of manufacturers. Somebody noted this already, but I think...

Got it.

Arno, I dont understand smth. I bought a 240 Germ-W in a barrel, which fit into a Copal #1 w/o problems. Am I missing smth?

Check this out:

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George, thanks for the suggestion. I doubt the fixer is lacking anything. As noted, I used fresh TF 4 prepared the same day. The problem is solved, BTW, as noted above. I get clear film base with...

Ronald, before writing my post, I replaced the TF4. Using spanking brand new TF x 4 minutes still left a stain. Thus it seems both a fresh fixer and more extensive fixing and washing are necessary to...

Wow, thank you all for your answers.

I increased fixing by 50% after reviewing Formulary's TF-4 literature and also because John Sexton recommended this (elsewhere in this site) for TMX. My...

I have trouble clearing te magenta stain of TMax 100. My workflow is D76 straight (or XTol) - water stop 1min - TF-4 for 4 minutes - water 1min - Heico Perma Wash 1min - water 1min - water with...

XTol. Second is D-76

TMX-100 (developed in CombiPlan, using Xtol or D76) is my favorite B&W film. It has stunning sharpness and has a previsible and (to my eye) pleasant tonal response.

Also use Maco IR 820c.

In...

55 P/N is also great, although expensive. It contains both a film and paper, and you get both from each exposure. Their sensitivity differs by 1/3 stop, so you need to decide if you wish to expose...

Thank you much!

Hello everyone,

I have discovered two cracks in the wood on my beloved Tachihara. Am not familiar w/ the technical terminology but will do my best to describe the problem: the rail lip that holds...

Paul (and all), where can I learn about the different B&W digital printing technologies?

I have noticed color casts with my digital prints done from B&W scans. I use a web-based printing service that otherwise does a great job, but I need real blacks and real grays in my prints, and not...