I was going to bid on one in a recent ebay auction, but I noticed that the rear element was missing. Check this photo that shows the rear element in place:...
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I was going to bid on one in a recent ebay auction, but I noticed that the rear element was missing. Check this photo that shows the rear element in place:...
The Boston Area Analog Large Format Photographers (BALFAP) is presenting a free mini-workshop on Panoramic large format photography Saturday Morning May 27th. Distinguished photographer Neil Gordon...
A new large format group focused on analog photography is starting in Boston. It is welcome to anyone with a view camera interested in traditional or alternative analog photography. The group will...
As a beneficiary of Bruce's invaluable print and developer test at WEMALF last weekend, I strongly recommend Monterey attendees take advantage of his workshop. By working for months on the...
It's about time that Holga made an 8x10. Should be about $50 and look roughly like an Easy-Bake oven. Imagine the beautiful contacts that could be made with that baby. Also, other than a jealous...
Richard's a top notch lens and shutter repairer too. His show is awe-inspiring and he has the rare capacity to move smoothly between the intimate, close mode to extensive landscape views. ...
Anyone find a clip that can hold prints without marking them?
I agree with the editor of B&W. Part of the power of photography has been photographers ability to develop around the limitations of the medium. This is no different than the way that musicians...
Forget the enlarger posture, it is the grain magnifier that is giving me neckaches. If only they could digitize that.
Just because a technology is no longer growing, or even declining, does not mean that firms cannot profit from serving them. What typically happens is that the production and marketing shifts from...
Steve Grimes can fix the shutter. Like the Library of Congress, he has the latest, the last, the rarest and most obtuse. Unlike the library he can do more than simply put things in piles, he can...
The only constancy about predictions of consequences of changing technology is that they are rarely anything but wrong. We film users should all be heartened by "big Yellow's" prediction, as they...
Perhaps Mr. Lyons shoots for his own satisfaction? At some point these candids will no longer be cause for a lawsuit and they will be invaluable historical records.
Walker Evans used a "periscope" attachment. This is a tube with a 90 degree bend in the middle where the mirror is placed. The tube attaches to the eyepiece of the camera. In this way the ...
How about the plastic/mylar type reflective material that is used to make lightweight emergency blankets? You might want to consider a used panel van. They can be made secure and light-tight...
Calumet sells nice drying screens for about $8 a piece. At that price why build them yourself, unless you are really into it. I bought a used seal press for cheap and found that the Seal company ...
You may want to contact Steve Grimes (skgrimes.com) for a more permanent solution. He does beautivful work custom manufacturing filter holders.
It all comes down to the power of the image. Detail or focus by itself does little to empower an image it can only enhance (or detract) from what is already there. I take umbrage at the idea that...
If I understand correctly, Cachet bought the license for Dupont Velour and manufactures it as Cachet graded Expo paper. I have tried only their multigrade Multibrom paper and have found it...
Traditional photography is an extremely mature industry. Profits are steady but unexciting. From a finance perspective there is no expectation of growth. This is fine for small companies that are...
I have enjoyed this post. The question reminded me of a course I took with an economist who later became chief economist for the New York/New Jersey Port Authority. He told the class about a ...
I think a good critic can bring out ideas about the work in question. These can be ideas that the artist had but couldn't or didn't choose to verbalize, ideas that the artist wasn't conscious ...
I got into large format because I was looking to reproduce details I couldn't get near enough to with 35mm or medium format. I am shooting in both large format and 35mm now. I have to admit...
It is possible that "vision" is something that is as much unconscious as conscious. I know that I have looked back at quick street photographs and discovered that I unconsciously included elements...
I just bought a Weston 877 photographic analyzer in great shape. It seems to fun ction perfectly, but it is missing instructions. Anyone know how to use it?
Thank you all for your thoughtful answers. I will try them and report back my results on the thread.
I read an essay once by a famous German Historian named Hoffman(I can't remember his full name). He studied the growth cycles of businesses and technology. He found that most businesses followed...
I have a particularly persistent problem with B&W sheet film that I process. Af ter hypo clearing, I wash in water for 15 minutes in water that has gone through an in-line filter. Then I soak and...
A Domke J1 bag. Inexpensive, waterproof and capacious. You need the accessory shoulder pad though.
The B27 plate does fit the Toyo AII. However it could be a bit bigger to more effectively dampen vibration. RRS is an odd company. My sense is that it is a pet business done for love of the...
If the smell is overpowering your darkroom is dangerously underventilated. This can lead to cumulative damage to your respiratory system and internal organs. Using odorless products will not...