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    Poll: Re: Poll 2019: Age at last birthday

    Last birthday was a measly 23 for me. I got into large format in what I felt like was a natural progression. Started with my dad's old 35mm camera, then found myself a Pentax 67ii, then the fateful...
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    Air Travel and Wet Plate - Possible?

    Hello, friends of photography!

    My job has me traveling by air weekly. I am always on the road, it seems! Because of this, most of my shooting happens in cities where I work. I’m forever...
  3. Thread: Wheel Stop Lens

    by TroyG
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    Wheel Stop Lens

    Hello, all,

    My local camera Guru let me borrow a lens to try out before I bought it and he has no idea what exactly it is. I didn't know "wheel stop" (if thats even the proper term) existed before...
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    Re: Wetplate - Where to go from here?

    Thank you all again for the sharing of wisdom! I took all of your instructions and also read "Chemical Pictures" cover to cover and I am happy to report that my plates have improved tremendously!!! ...
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    Re: Wetplate - Where to go from here?

    Wow, thank you all so much for your wealth of information and very kind words! This has restored some of my ever wavering faith in humanity, thank you!

    Paul, I appreciate you offering so many...
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    Re: January 2018 Portraits

    I just got into shooting wet plate and here is my second wet plate:
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    Clearly I have a LONG way to go with getting the plates to look better but this is my humble submission!
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    Re: Another DIY Rotary Controller

    I use a NuWave Induction Cooktop. It is useful for maintaining water at 100°F as well as an additional burner during the holidays!
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    Wetplate - Where to go from here?

    Hello, community,

    I just recently shot my very first tintypes. I used to bostick & sullivan starter kit and much to my joy I've gotten a semi-decent picture every time. My collodion pouring is...
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    Re: Hurricane Coming!

    We got hit with the eye in CF but I live in a third floor apartment so I wasn't concerned about flooding. Now what the fun part was was after the storm but still in the very strong wind gusts, I went...
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    Re: Where to put filters in my new Beseler 45M

    Hey, gang, just an update! I did end up just cutting the filters to fit in the drawer I have. It works plenty and doesn't affect image at all. I made little paper holders for them that work...
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    Re: Not enough exposure time

    My lamp is an incandescent lamp with a white coating. As per the manual, beseler calls for a 150w lamp! The light from the enlarger at working height through my 135mm lens and the grade 2 filter onto...
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    Re: Not enough exposure time

    This lens has no such release for the aperture, but I did check just in case! Though it's very precievibly darker at f32 than it is at f4.5. My question I guess would be, how dark should it be? My...
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    Re: Not enough exposure time

    I tested to see if it was my safelight earlier. I let a piece of paper sit exposed to the safelight for a few minutes and developed it. Pearly white!

    That tells me it's not my safelight or paper....
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    Not enough exposure time

    Hello, all.
    I just got the final pieces for my darkroom today! So I've started about running tests, the first one is to find my SCT. I'm finding that I'm struggling to get gray tones. Here's my...
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    Re: Where to put filters in my new Beseler 45M

    John, Im not by it right now, I will be tomorrow though and I will inspect. The head is branded Beseler.
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    Heres the page from the manual. My head looks exactly like the one pictured here...
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    Re: Where to put filters in my new Beseler 45M

    Jac, Thanks for the suggestions! If the filters after the lens are good, they should be fine just before the lens in the filter drawer, ya? In which case, I'll just cut the filters to fit in the...
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    Where to put filters in my new Beseler 45M

    Hi everyone! I just came into ownership of a Beseler 45M enlarger and, after some work, its in good working order! The only thing I can't seem to understand is where to put Multigrade filters. I...
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    Re: Issue with maintaining focus

    I shoot on an old Graflex Graphic View and my lock knobs would shift the standard a little. What I found is if I turn it until it starts to "Grab" but it isn't tight enough to impede movement, I can...
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    Re: Exposing a gray scale for Zone System calibration

    Bill,
    I was ordering the WBZ9. It should yield all the tones I need for this test, or at least thats what Stouffer leads me to believe. Now I thought the goal was to get your process to be able to...
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    Re: Exposing a gray scale for Zone System calibration

    Bill, Chapter 8 of Mr. Lav's book suggested that you produce your own gray scale as a final test of your process. I ordered a scale and then by shooting it and developing it my print of the scale...
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    Re: Exposing a gray scale for Zone System calibration

    Kevin, thank you for your reply! That does sound like it would save on my shotgun approach but I do not own a densitometer. I wouldn't know where to start with obtaining or using one either!
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    Re: Still Life Images 2017

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    Lemon - Ilford FP4+ - Graflex Graphic View - Nikkor 135mm - 1/2s@f16

    I think Im slowly getting the hang of still life. Very, very slowly. But progress nonetheless, I think!
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    Re: Exposing a gray scale for Zone System calibration

    Thank you for your constructive and helpful comments! I did not know about the existence of Stouffer scales existed! I think I'll try that route just for economy and not blowing through so many...
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    Re: Exposing a gray scale for Zone System calibration

    I believe the saying is "duh!". Thanks for pointing that out. I guess 10 sheets of film is cheaper than buying a broadcast chip chart of a gray scale. I'm glad someone stopped me before I was...
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    Exposing a gray scale for Zone System calibration

    Hello, all!

    I just got access to a darkroom so I am going to start doing my first round of zone system calibrations. As one of the final steps, Brian Lav suggests making a gray scale using your...
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    Re: iPhone app for light meter recommendations?

    I use myLIGHTMETER on iPhone. Has a basic and a pro mode which is nice. If I'm just running around with my TLR I use the basic mode to take me back to just carrying a basic averaging meter. But it...
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    Re: Diffusion for Homemade film projector

    I wish I could buy a projector but so many have propriety lamp/lamp housings. Plus, I can't seem to find many ones that still work online. That and I shoot 4x5, 6x7, and 6x6 slides and don't want to...
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    Diffusion for Homemade film projector

    Hey there, gang!

    I'm in the midst of building an attachment for the back of my Graphic View that will make it function as a film projector. Its simply a housing that will velcro on the back of it...
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    Re: Still Life Images 2017

    This is gonna be my humble addition to this thread full of beauty! I unfortunately scratched this negative when I was loading it for development. It was my first time loading my SP-445! Apart from...
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    Re: May 2017 Portrait Thread...

    Thank you so much for the kind words! I shall give it my best go once I can print. I always appreciate feedback of all kinds, but positive feedback always makes my heart warm!
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    Re: May 2017 Portrait Thread...

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    My fiancé. We were out shooting and I had a film holder that had the dark slide slide out partially (I have since added rubber bands to stop that from happening again). Knowing that one end...
  32. Is it hot in here? Or is it just me? (or my thermometer)

    Hello, good friends!

    I am an LFer in central Florida (winter garden, currently) and I just got my in-home developing process going. This consists of me developing in the guest bathroom of my...
  33. Thread: Strange Flare?

    by TroyG
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    Re: Strange Flare?

    Thank you all for the very helpful insight!
    As for doing the test with pulling the dark slide but not taking a picture- great idea! Everything adds up to a light leak except the fact that it only...
  34. Thread: Strange Flare?

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    Strange Flare?

    Hello, gang.

    I've been trying to track down the source of an odd flare I've been getting. It is about the same every time but I can't find the cause. I think it's a problem with my calumet 6x7...
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    Re: April 2017 Portrait Thread

    Hey everyone! This is gonna be a special post for me because: This is my very first large format picture! I've followed to forum and contributed while I could, but anything I posted was shot using my...
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    Re: Show Me Your Night Shots!

    Hey, guys! My first contribution to this thread! This is a turret of the Castillo De San Marcos in St. Augustine, FL. It was surprisingly dark for being in such close proximity to the urban area of...
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    Re: Post Your Photos Made At Close Distance

    This has been my favorite thread since I found this forum when I first purchased my LF camera! This is my first photo share post also! Unfortunately, I'm not completely pleased with it but it is at a...
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    Re: Graphic View Front Thread Size/Flash Question

    Doremus and mdarnton, that could be explored but I have very little faith in my ability to cure my shaky hands and not mess up holding it. I'm sure with enough distance it would take a lot of...
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    Re: Graphic View Front Thread Size/Flash Question

    Well, as stated in my post, I don't really have the means to travel with a light stand, much less a light stand and an umbrella. I have every intention of doing it right when I have the means to but...
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    Graphic View Front Thread Size/Flash Question

    Hello, all!

    I have an original graphic view that had come with the original Kodak shutter. After many trips to a repair shop, we finally declared the shutter a lost hope (B and T would slip and...
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