Hi, what kind of weather do you usually have to work in? I'm kind of constrained by the wind, I've been doing some 8*10 people shots, and the wind here is a real limiting factor. I don't know the...
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Hi, what kind of weather do you usually have to work in? I'm kind of constrained by the wind, I've been doing some 8*10 people shots, and the wind here is a real limiting factor. I don't know the...
Hi Tom, I have the 12" version, and I like the "look" they produce. I use mine on 4*5 and 8*10, and I used it on scenery and people. I'd think yours at 10 1/2" might make some fine portraits. You...
Hi Bruce, better confirm that Q-tip suggestion before you use it. I think I did that once and destroyed the coating on an expensive lens. I'd cleaned it once with micro-fiber and improved it, and...
And the Eastman 2D is a nice handy camera.
Hi, the adresses left for eqinox don't seem to work. Does anyone have the proper adress. Thanks
Hi Ted, I say develop them. I did a portrait Monday, and in the process, a yellow postit removed itself from my dark slide when I pulled the dark slide to make the exposure, and then when I...
Hi All, I left the corner out of a picture under the following conditions: I had a lot of front rise to include the top of a hill, and I had a little downward t ilt to bring the base of the hill in...
Hi Amine, the piece of paper that comes with the Rodinal bottle says: HP5+ = 8 min at 1:25; it does not show a time for 1:50, but times for FP4 are 18 min. for 1:50. I would think HP5+ in Rodinal...
Hi Dan, you might be able to have a light sorce made cheaper buying a factor unit. I think in one of Ansle Adams books there are instructions for making an enlarger with a cold light head. A guy in...
Hi, it's often harder to find an older camera in useable condition than you would first think would be the case, and wood work is the least of your problems. On the other hand, you will be hiking...
Hi Angela, it might me helpful if you throw out a few examples of the kinds of things you want to take pictures of, then you can get some specific examples of how these folks use the movements on...
Does anyone know where I can get the thin rubber material that they use to make the inside of bellows? Thanks, David
Hi David, what are your bellows made of??? The lining is different than the outside, so what's it made of too; is the lining cloth-like or rubber-like? David Clark
Hi Tom, a friend of mine has a gaget for scanning slides which looks like a tent that he places over the slide. Basically it looks like a 90 degree corner of mirrors. In case of 4X5, I guess it...
Hi Bill, you might want to avoid the split back wood ones. I've got one, and I often find little pieces of wood or finish from what the factory coated the wood with. I've got it under control now,...
Thank you for your responses. From the above, do you think one could approximate this look outdoors with natural light using a yellow or red filter on the taking lens, developing the neg in a weak...
Dear folks, I recently saw this book of some of Maplethorp's photos of women, an d their faces don't seem to have any complextion or poors or hair or anything; h ow did he do that? Is that flawless...
Dear Raven, is that a Copal 0? If so, I think your noise is normal. As far as the speed change, the guy who sold me mine told me at the point of sale not to change the speeds after I cocked it, and...
Hi all, I think with regards to Seattle, if you face your camera west towards the Pacific you are OK, north towards Canada is OK too, but if you turn it to face east towards Microsoft there might...
Hi Folks, I have a JOBO Multitank 5/2551. It holds to reels of 4*5. Can any one tell me how much developer to put in this thing. I plan on floating it in a tub of water and spinning it by hand. Is...
Hi Alan, I have the same setup, and I don't know how to use it either. I wonder if someone could elaborate on the fine points of making photographs with this device. David
Hi Mark, can you describe the "look" you are looking for? There are different ways of getting soft focus. You might want to turn these various soft focus looks over before you spring for an Imagon...
Hi Paul, where would one go to see one of these Topcon converters? How do they work. I understand from above you can convert your 150mm 4*5 lens to 300mm with this device? David
Hi Raven, I've got a Bessler and with the condensor or the cold light I haven't been able to notice any heat on the neg. Glassless seems to be working just fine. What kind of enlarger have you got?...
Hi Erik, how's it going over on that side of the mountains? You must have shot up the last of the Agfa there; I haven't seen in any Glazer's for a long time. Do you think the 8*10 Arista is the...
Hi Sarah, I've found dust in old cameras I've bought. I've found it trapped in the folds of the bellows. The solution I employed was a vacum cleaner, simple as that. Then I finally wiped it out...
Hi William, don't forget to ask these guys about Newton Rings. Ask them how to identify and deal with Newton Rings. In my experience Newton Rings can make or break a contact print. Don't forget to ...
I sat mine on a tripod in Gas Works Park in Seattle, and a stranger came up and asked me how much I charged for my photos. There does seem to be something about these cameras they associate with ...
Hi Alan, I'm looking for a focus scale for a 150mm lens. Have you tried just going through the adjustment procedure with the 65mm lens? I mean in the adjustment procedure have gone beyound the...
Hi Roger, with Tri-X 4*5, I've recently been using Rodinal 1:25 @ 68 for 7 min. For longer night time exposures, I've been using 1:35 for same 7 min. If you are developing by inspection, I first...
Regarding the portait lenses? Does any one have experience with a variable soft focuse lens, the kind where you rotate the front element? I'd like to chat with someone about the technic to using...
Hi John, here is the secret to the crazy shot, and you can use your current lens. You get a skylight filter. Then get some clear laquer in spray can from the hobby store. Spray some laquer into the...
Hi folks, has any one out there experience with a wollensak triple: 12, 20, 24. It's coated. I'm wondering if it is worth considering. Thanks.
Hello, I've recently aquired a Jobo multitank 5 (2551) with two reels for 4X5. M y question is, how much developer do I use in this system? As I understand it, y ou don't fill the tank completely,...
As for the drain developer and stop opperation, I pull the plug on the bottom and let it run into the sink while I begin adding running water through the funnel on top; washing is occuring...
Hi John, I don't know if you can answer the question in terms of frequency (number of exposures); lying in the bottom of a drawer is probably just as detremental to the performance. Over the course...
Hi Ron, I have a Eastman 2D, I don't know if that is technically a flat-bed; it has foldning rails, like the B&J I believe. Is it worth having??? I don't know what your expecations are, but I find...
look in model shops for the high-grade plywood they use for model airplanes for your material
Hi Bruce, I think I saw a Deardorff on the shelf at Glazer's in Seattle.
Hi Bill, if your spot meter is like mine, i think the only calibration possible (other than the zero adjustment) would be to send it into a laboratory that does that kind of thing, and the fine ...