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    Dispute over African photographer's images

    In some ways this article makes the point of the authenticity of vision. Similiar to musical performances. Beethoven symphonies performed by a late 20th century metropolitan orchestra is very...
  2. Photography - Roland Barthes- Camera Lucida

    Read the part about his mother again. Then find pictures of your mother when she was your age and of your grandmother when she was old and when she was your age. "This once was" if memory serves....
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    2006 view camera conference?

    This will open our eyes. Flatness, bounty, the land of milk and honey. The corn will be almost as high as an elephant's eye and endless. I can smell pigs. Some of us will get permission from the, is...
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    Cognitive Dissonance= Crummy Photos

    I keep trying to make a print of the fog and it's always a purple haze in silver.
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    Usable and affordable 19th century cameras

    While it is more of a folding camera than a full field camera, I have a Rochester Pony Premo No 1 4x5 that takes regular filmholders has about 81/2 inches bellows draw ground glass focusing and front...
  6. Copying an undulating manuscript. Any advice?

    You will probably benefit from reading a very recent (last several months) article in the New Yorker about making microscopic resolution scans of the Metropolitan Museum's medieval Unicorn Tapestry. ...
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    Backpack for 8x10 Fold Up Rail Camera

    If a bag not specifically designed for cameras is of interest look for a large ALICE bag, which is the standard issue army backpack, at an army surplus store. Mine carries my 8 x10, three lens, dark...
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    A question about Sander

    From August Sander publ. by Taschen, 1999 p. 108 "in a letter of 1925 to Prof. Stenger [Sander] wrote, 'In order to achieve a clear pure photograhy, I use Zeiss lenses, an orthochromatic plate and...
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    TMax 100 and UV Blocking

    Thanks, that's what I thought, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. I only use direct sun as that is the only way I have to control intensity. My exposures vary from 3 minutes to...
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    TMax 100 and UV Blocking

    Help me with this, because I have been getting beautiful plat/pal prints using both old and new TMax 100. When I do my film tests it is zeroing on the film plus "film base plus fog". So I assume in...
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    Shutter for my APO Ronar 480 mm

    Mr. Berger,

    My email is screwed up on this computer so here goes: I was unable to find model number information, the back of my shutter has "Packard Ideal Shutter Patd." on it. It is 5 inches...
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    Shutter for my APO Ronar 480 mm

    I have the same lens and successfully use it with a packard shutter I bought from Hubphoto. The fellow there is great and the shutter was very reasonably priced and is one of my favorite pieces of...
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    Zone system for low contrast scenes?

    In a hardware store one day I saw a young woman wearing a t shirt that read "Ansel Adam's Brackets"
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    Meatyard Landscapes

    The Unforeseen Wilderness, Kentucky's Red River Gorge by Meatyard and Wendell Berry Northpoint press San Francisco 1991
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    Print pricing and compensation agreements

    Art galleries generally get between 40 and 50 percent of the sale. I think that could be a good place to start. However, since this is not a gallery but some sort of store, you may want to build in...
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    Defense of the Pictorial Landscape Photograph

    In this discussion, unfortunately we don't know who the critics are as there have been no names mentioned. I have a great deal of respect for the gallery owners, writers and academics who make a...
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    Aaron Siskind 100

    Siskind's work really cannot be adequately translated into offset reproductions. He worked in silver, almost layering it on. His prints are thick and heavy. His images are next to nothing without his...
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    Platinum Prints

    Michael,

    Please keep us posted about how this experiment works out. I am especially interested in how you view the final platinum prints compared to your Azo. This may turn out to be as...
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    Barrel Lenses-- opinionfilmprocessing

    Remember reciprocity failure with long exposures over (1-2 seconds). Search past threads for specifics.
  20. I would like information on finding early 19th Century Photographers

    The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film site has a huge amount of information about 19th century photographers. On the main page go to education and research and then ...
  21. Lens tinkering question - does a 300mm Gerogon fit a standard Copal #1 or #3?

    There is a nice clear picture of a 300mm Geronar mounted in a copal 1 shutter on ebay right now. item #1206965867
  22. What's the best way to carry lenses in the field?

    Using a deep purple felt bag a fifth of Crown Royal comes in is considered chic in some circles. I guess it shows good taste. but sip the whisky after taking the pictures. At many used camera...
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    Calumet CC400 vs. Graphic View II

    The decisive factor for me is bellows draw. The Calumet (model CC 404 and Orbit OCC 404) have longer rails and bellows. My 12 inch lens needs all of the 19 inch rail to focus for a head and...
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    using barrel lens for 8x10 portraits?

    it depends on how much indoor light is available. If you have many large windows and skylights your times maybe too fast for your hand. I have found I can get down to about 1/2 second using a card...
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    LF: do your viewers notice the difference ?

    No, the general public seems to wonder if my photographs are even photographs. I would have to explain carefully for them to understand what large format is. These issues are not important to them...
  26. Thread: contrast

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    contrast

    For fine prints tonal quality is everything. Tonal range, contrast, purity of blacks and whites make the image. The difference between the tones in an aequately seen and developed negative and any...
  27. Recommendations on restoring Deardorff 8x10

    you could try http://members.xoom.com/Deardorffcam/indexa.html
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    Apo v. Non Apo Symmar for 210 Schneider

    Mr. Parsons,

    What were the other nine?
  29. Speed Graphic focal plane shutter and camera shake

    With my speed on T, the curtain will work fine to open the shutter with a cable release screwed in the release button, but sluggish to close. So, I just use my hand or a lens cap to stop the...
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    Portraiture Without a Shutter!?!

    You might try to make your hand work faster. I can get about a 1/2 second exposure using my hand as a shutter. Faster may be possible. Your hand's movement should be as discreet as possible....
  31. Are Process Lenses Good for Taking Portraits?

    Because you are working on the margin, I now believe you need the best, multicoated modern lens you can afford. For what ever reason, whether it is sharpness, contrast or draw your extreme...
  32. Are Process Lenses Good for Taking Portraits?

    I have used a 150mm red dot artar to good effect in out door 3/4 portraits on a 4x5. Mine is extremely sharp with not too much contrast. Nice sharp liquid eyes, nice lines on the skin. These ...
  33. Zone System: Zone 7 or Zone 8 for Highlight Testing

    I think the correct placement of zone viii is critical. One of the hallmarks of a fine print is excellent whites. All too frequently printers fool themselves by tweaking subpar thin negatives by...
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    Wollensak Lens: Repair this Dog?

    As someone else recommended (here or elsewhere) use cigarette lighter fluid to inexpensively clean a vintage shutter. I tried it on two of mine and it worked great. Squirt it in the holes and gaps,...
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    the f 64 club

    There are many older lenses which have an aperture marked with a number greater than 64. I have an old rapid rectilinear, the type Weston used extensively which goes to f128. However most of those...
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    the f 64 club

    My misunderstanding of this group and its philosophy had a negative consequence in my own photography. For this group sharpness was a chief objective and they claimed to find it in the smallest...
  37. 8x10 system for contact printing portraiture

    As far as the technical questions, I think you will find this area trecherous. For instance, you may find you want a less sharp lens. Modern coated glass renders faces with too much detail and...
  38. 8x10 system for contact printing portraiture

    The classic time for this method are the early years of this century. In particular you may be interested in looking at early movie star portraits often done with 8X10. Dramatic poses, and...
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    developer for Azo???

    The real trick with Selectol soft which is a great developer is keeping it fresh. I think the smallest size is 1 gallon and I use 8 oz. per printing session. However if exposed to air it goes bad...
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    developer for Azo???

    I use dektol diluted 1:3 and selectol soft diluted 1:1 in for varying amounts of time in each developer, following Adams from The Print two devoloper printing. I do it sequentially. I get nice...
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