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  1. Thread: older shutters

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    older shutters

    Don't use anything flammable in an ultrasonic cleaner!!
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    Finished building 4x5

    Box joints with a band saw. Wow! I like seeing a photographer building their own gear. If you decide that 9.5 x 26 is the perfect format for some project, all it'll take is a trip to the shop. A lot...
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    The origions of the Golden Mean

    It's a proportion, a mean, that happens to achieve the same proportion twice in a single division of a line. The proportion of the long segment to the short segment is the same as the proportion of...
  4. Thread: Red Wine Stains!

    by Al W
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    Red Wine Stains!

    One of the best photo restoration houses in the country is "Chicago Albumen Works" in Housatonic, MA. I believe they work primarily with negative conservation, but it would be worth a call....
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    Problem with slight film rotation

    Leonard,

    I believe you're dealing with tolerance build up in mechanical alignment of parts. When this happens no mater how much you look at and check individual parts they will always look great,...
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    Procedure for thawing frozen film

    Kodak says "8 hours per pound at room temperature" in their conservation handout. And that's in a plastic bag!!!! When film is cold it absorbs moisture, so protect it from the moisture that's in the...
  7. Inexpensive Travel Tripod To Get Damaged / Stolen... Dynatran??

    Tiltalls are king for inexpensive travel tripods. Light, sturdy and inexpensive to replace. It's my primary tripod for 4x5 and some 5x7.
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    Shooting color film for Black and White images

    Won't you lose dynamic range with the color film. For deep detail in lights and shadows, I would think B&W film will be hard to beat. If you make two identical images, color and B&W maybe you can...
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    Adjusting the focus point - 1/3 in or half way?

    Leonard

    Thanks for the complement. I enjoy reading your explanations.

    "You physically move the lens to the half way point by placing the near and far focal points on the same f number on the...
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    Adjusting the focus point - 1/3 in or half way?

    The half way rule refers to physically moving the lens. Move the lens to the farthest point and note where it is on the focusing rail, then focus on the nearest point. The hyper focal point will be...
  11. Archival concerns regarding cleaning transparencies with lighter fluid for scanning/printing

    Hmm??? I always liked my mothers advice; If everybody else was jumping off a cliff ...........? Contact the archiving & materials department at Rochester Institute of Technology. They will tell you...
  12. Thread: Poor Mans 4X10

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    Poor Mans 4X10

    I'm not digital yet but have been shooting 5x7, 4x5 and 6x17 360 degree panos with minimal overlap for years. I'm glad to hear that my old shots might stitch. Thanks for the tip on Panotools.
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    Unicolor drum problems(continued)

    Why don't you try the Beseler print drum to eliminate the ribs? Sandy might be correct on the rib agitation theory. Pyro is very sensitive to currents in the solution during developing.
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    Unicolor drum problems

    I've gotten excellent repeatable results from the Beseler print drums. I have 4 of the 11x14s so I can process 16 sheets of 5x7 without having to clean and dry drums! Repeatable results is one of the...
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    Reliability of Compound Shutters

    My first experience with an erratic compound was at a camera show. It wouldn't fired the same speed twice. I got a great deal on the lens, with a bad shutter, and sat it on the project shelf. When I...
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    stitching 4x5s on a Mac

    I agree with Edward.
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    Women using Large Format

    A woman, can't remember her name, wrote in a while back with a suggestion that worked for her. I use it too, and it really keeps the weirdo count down. Wear a hard hat and reflective vest when...
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    How safe is freezing film and enlarger paper?

    Rob,

    The most important thing to remember about freezing film is;

    Keep it in a sealed container in the freezer, and take it out of the freezer several hours before use, so it can warm to room...
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    Curved Focal Planes and Raytrace

    "Steve, we are aware of the coatings for color work, but we are doing 3-color separations and focusing for each wavelength,"

    For three color separation you set the focus and don't touch anything...
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    Troubles with closed-cell foam?

    Just a tip on cutting foam. Aside from a hot wire, nothing cuts foam as well as an electric carving knife. It slices through without compressing the foam and makes clean professional cuts. The two...
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    How do I attach a dark cloth to a camera?

    Clips of any kind are my first choice. Bungee cord and clips second on a press camera. It holds the bottom shut where there's no place to clip.

    Darin, I did the same routine in the fabric store...
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    11x14 Deardorff Studio cameras

    I've had a chance to look at one of these up close. It was detached from the stand, so I picked up one end. It was surprisingly light. The rails collapse down to a short enough length that it could...
  23. LF landscape photography NOT a contemplative activity

    QT,

    If you feel you need to be shooting on the fly as the light changes, sounds like you might be ready for a press camera with a sports finder and a graphmatic. I don't shoot that much color or...
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