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Steve, I tried to do EI beforehand but got in a bit of a mess because the card was lit, i discovered, slightly unevenly, but from what I could experience from previous shots I reckoned 400 for film...

Thank you for your replies. I was using HP5+ 400 rated at 320.My exposures to get detail in the shadow and ensure a good depth of field were often something like 30secs at f32. Using Steve Simmons...

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I have taken alot of shots in Durham cathedral with exposures usually running at 2.30 min. I now want to know my normal develpoment time. I am using Rodinal film developer at 1:25....

Ash, I have a Paterson orbital but, when I tried loading 4 sheets in the tray ,the development was very uneven therefore now only do one at a time. I cut off the bars inside as you advised but its...

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I have just purcheased the Nikon Nikkor W 210 lens for some architectural detail in the cathedral. I have discovered I need to be a long way fron subject to get focus.The extent of...

I've just got new spot meter and I want to try and get my film speed sorted out. The instruction to photograph plain card in even light I find harder said than done! The card can meter a 1/3rd of a...

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I wonder if anyone can tell me whether I can get a spot meter repaired in the UK. Also is this worth attempting anyway, It is a Soligor spot meter II. The needle will not go pass the 10 no...

Well Ash, thats an idea. Did it solve the problem? Do you use your tank often? Would be pleased to hear your experience with it.
JNight

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I've been using my Paterson Orbital Print Processor to do single 5x4 negs. Been using ID11 at stock solution Normal 7.5 minutes with intermitent agitation 15secs every min. Ive not been...

Thank you for your replies. Steve, I use your book as my text book as you keep it easy enough to understand. Yes, I bought spot meter and intend to use it. I am photographing church interiors and am...

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Keen to do this zone systyem properly I have purchased a second hand Soligor Spot Meter-II. It seems great and I tested it along side my digital camera and my hand held light meter on a...

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thanks for all your replies. I think you miss-understood me when I said F45. This is the lens' narrowest aperture. My tutor at college told me it was best if possible to use no more than...

Hello Bjorn
Thank you for your help so far. I tried what you told me and yes it seems to work. The place of focus after turning 2 stops back seems to place the plane of focus somewhere around 1/3...

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thank you for that I'll go and try it out.
JNight

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Can anyone explain or send me to an explanation of how to use the scale on the focusing knob of the Sinar F2. Will it help me focus better and give me best aperture to use?
JNight

What is a Sinar Auto-Aperture shutter?
JNight

Hello everyone.
At the moment I am looking to buy a standard lens for my Sinar. I have spotted this one (150mm Sinar Sinaron S f5.6 ) but it appears to have no shutter. I haven't seen one like this....

Yes, I would love one of those and keep looking on e bay but seem very expensive, I'll keep looking, but failing that the 3 way pan and tilt seems the way to go. I 've just read another suggestion on...

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I have been struggling keeping my camera (Sinar F2) steady and easily manoeverable on a tipod head. So I have decided to get something purposeful for the work.I have a very solid...

Looking for a medium length lens for my Sinar F2. Using it for cathedral interiors so need to be able to lift front without vinyetting. I have a 90mm. but it is so dark to see that I'm waiting for my...

Thank you all for your replies. I'll bear it in mind when I buy next time. This one is going back Jean

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I purchased a Schneider Xenar 4.7 135mm just recently and will probably be returning it since shutter sticks at 1/15sec or less. However, I did try it out on my Sinar F2 and although I only...

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I have just had a quote from him for my Sinar F2 large format $255 that will be £135 for UK people like me plus shipping. It doesn't seem too bad if its as good as you all say. I'd pay more...

What kind of price are we talking about for these screens. I would love one for my Sinar F2. Can you fit them yourself of is this a skilled operation
Jean N

What kind of price are we talking about for these screens. I would love one for my Sinar F2. Do you fit them yourself or is this a skilled operation
Jean

Hello Leonard Evens
I am quite interested in the Maxwell Screen. Can you tell me how you went about getting one. I am in the UK and did email the company but never heard anything back
Jean

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I wonder if anyone can help
I am shooting in darkish church interiors using a 90mm Caltar (Rodenstock) lens. F6.8. I am finding it very difficult to frame well since the edges of the scene...

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Its lovely to get a response.
Thanks for the pointer to thread on this subject. I wonder how you have solved the problem of stopping the film sticking to the bottom of the processor. I...

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I have bought a Paterson Orbital Print Processor to develop my 5x4 film. Could anyone give me some instructions on how to use it. It looks like I fit the 4 sheets of film into into...

Thank you all for your warm replies
Yes I love Frederick Evans and Edwin Smith and some lovely intimate pictures (though not large format) by Noel Kingsley(he has a web site).No, not Lancaster uni....

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I did some large format work for my college course last semester when I borrowed my tutor's camera.(He is Jim Williams and is over here from Canada) Anyway it was a...

Thank you all for your help,
Now I can safely look for a sinar lensboard with copal 0. I read a book once by a steve simmons on large format photography. Is that you? If it is, I loved the church...

Hello everyone,
I am a new member and would like some basic advice. I am at college doing a degree in photography and this last semester I learned how to use a large format 5x4 camera.
I was...