Adjust the black knobs so that the platen is parallel to the cushion in the bottom, and it takes some effort to lock the press. Equal pressure, equal heat, equal drying ??
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Adjust the black knobs so that the platen is parallel to the cushion in the bottom, and it takes some effort to lock the press. Equal pressure, equal heat, equal drying ??
Nice toys too !
And in that case, buy a Wein Safe-Sync with the proper connectors on it, ie: pc; 1/4" phono , or "H" , To go between the shutter and the strobe, or radio triggers, to reduce sync voltage to safe...
For 4x5 & 8x10, I used a Unicolor 8x10 drum on a Unicolor motorized base, model 352. This setup will process 1 - 8x10 or up to 4 - 4x5 negatives.
The motorized base auto reverses. I plug the motor...
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I've bought parts from him in the past, and he has a wealth of knowledge regarding them.
When I was 9 yrs. old I was given a new baseball glove for my birthday. It was so stiff I couldn't close it. A friend in my class told me to bring it to his families leather shop, and that his dad...
Speed Graphic, or Crown Graphic. I'd personally lean towards a rangefinder medium format because the film would be lighter, enabling you to carry more of it and you wouldn't have deal with film...
My guess is that the function of the stainless metal swinging bracket on the bottom of the camera, is to swing out and be threaded into the folded up section of the bed so that it is not "left...
The glue is "Pliobond". It is available in 1 FL.oz. tubes, which is more than you'll ever need. I found the Pliobond at a local hardware store.
See Greg's post #5 above for important details.
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It sounds like the pressure screws, (located on the top of the square-ish shaped cross member that ties into the lifting arms on each side of the press,) are out of adjustment. Loosen the outer...
I have a feeling that the only "stabilized" part of the 6 hole socket on the back if the stabilizer is the slots that provide the voltage to the 22.5 volt-AC color head lamp, thus making a...
If your enlarger and timer use regular three prong plugs then try one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/d/Computer-Ups/OPTI-UPS-SS1200-Stabilizer-Automatic-Regulator/B0007P11M4
I have the 45FA that I bought new about 18 years ago and still use it sometimes. I like it's robust construction, ease of setup and use. It's small and very well made. The longest lens I've used...
For more information, there is a write-up in the January/February 2003 edition of View Camera magazine on page 34, written by Richard T. Ritter and titled "The Zone VI Camera The Fred Picker Era."...
Thanks Richard, It's just as I thought.
I'll call you today.
Dee
The 80mm X 80mm boards are available on the major auction site for cheap from China. I seem to recall paying $80.00 and up each for mine 10 or 12 years ago.
Hi, I recently bought a used zone VI, (made in Newfane, Vt. model), serial # 4627 with bail opener back, and noticed that the ground glass is not glass but is a one piece plastic that is fogged on...
That's it Brian, only I think mine is older, (not brown and the ready light is dome shaped). Everything else is the same. It is slower to recharge but I think I can work with that.
Thanks for the...
It's silver colored, not brown, but the model no. is D-300. It looks older than the D-402 that came with it.
What I'll do is hook up one light. Meter it at 10 feet. Then do the same with two...
Hi, I was given a speedotron D-300 pack. It has three light sockets, a half / full switch and that's it.
I assume its 300 hundred w/s, and that it's symmetrical because there is no switch to go...
Got it together and it works. 30/50 are good, and the rest are as others above in this thread have stated. Now to shoot film.
d.s.
In reading the instructions for the FP shutter, it says in para d), ...
With the bottom strut of the curtain 1/4 inch from the upper, inside edge of the frame, ...
This is the "O" opening it's...
Thanks Dan.
I looked for the link for the overhaul / service manual at graflex.org and could not find it. Do you have a link?
Thanks in advance.
d.s.
I've had my FA for around 10 years and love it. As mentioned, it does have limitations with regards to the size of the rear element diameter of lenses, (63mm I think), and the amount of bellows...
Go to your local hardware store and get a little block of bee's wax and rub it on the contact surfaces. Don't rub or press hard enough to see pieces of wax on the wood though. You can use a hot...
All I can say is WOW, The ultimate 4x5 camera.
I'd love to have one.
I wonder what happened to the patterns and tooling?
Think about the "sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach" that other...
Uniroller 352 (auto reversing) base and unicolor 8x10 paper drum plugged into a Gra-Lab timer. load it in the dark, process with lights on. Four sheets (4x5) at a time. 300 ml. of dev.
Available...
Try cutting one out of the plastic lid to a coffee can. Use an X-acto knife and I think it can be shorter in height due to being a bit stiffer than the original. Being thin might also reduce eddy...
This happened to me once with 35 mm film. Two rolls of color 400 and one tri-x 400.
I started filling out the film envelopes for processing the rolls at a local drug store knowing that the tri-x...
Hi Greg,
I had the same problem. I removed and cleaned the filter paddles, and was able to remove the outermost filter cam, but can't figure out how to remove the other two cams so I can clean off...
Pau3,
Everything Greg said, + Make sure the power supply works.
The one I bought a couple of weeks ago looked great at the previous owners house so I bought it without looking very close at the...
Thanks for the info guys.
The cyan filter has a chunk missing and from there it is cracked all the way cutting it in half. It's nice to know I don't need it, but since the other filters are dirty...
I've got a new, to me, Super Chromega dichro II color head on a D5-xl chassis.
I took the head off to clean the dust etc. and looking inside I can see that the cyan filter is broken. So far...
The problem with finding a switch is that the circuit board sits close behind it and needs a switch with wires made to it. The ones I found had spade or solder type terminals that would extend into...
Thanks for the link.
I don't know what happened... fingers faster than the mind I guess.
Anyway,
I have a chromegatrol power supply / timer that has a broken power switch. I'm having a hard time locating a...
I have a chromegatrol with a broke power switch
Ain't it cool!
d.s.