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The camera is made of Ebony wood, now off of the world market and unavailable. It’s super hard and heavy which is why it’s in a rolling dolly. I’ve also made cameras out of Mahogany and Cherry and...

Hello again all who have posted on my thread regarding varnishing Platinum prints. Well today I received my (tiny) bottle of Renaissance Wax and got excited to try it on one of my prints. Wow did I...

Beautifully said. I agree wholeheartedly.

Fantastic. Now I just need to learn gum over Pt/Pd :)

Your knowledge is impressive. I'm glad I posted my varnish experiments here as I have learned so much.

Thanks Bob, Duly noted. I am going to try Renaissance Wax and will likely abandon the varnish.

I appreciate your well thought out reply. Renaissnace wax it is...

Great information-I just ordered some Renaissance wax and will give it a try.

Faded due to what?

Thank you for the information. I just ordered some Renaissance wax and will try that too.

Drew-I'm not sure why you seem so exasperated by my experimentation with varnish. Though I appreciate your seeming technical familiarity with varnishes/waxes/shellacs, I would appreciate you keeping...

The varnish is made by Breathing Color and is called Timeless Varnish. The ingredients are proprietary, though it is water based and advertised to last over 100 years. I am experimenting at this...

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I built this 16x20" camera three years ago, and I have used it a handful of times since.

Hello all,
I have been doing large format photography since 1987, but only silver processes. For about 10 years I have wanted to try platinum printing, but had my hands full, so never tried it....

You might try simple tray development using a 5x7” tray (for 4x5” film). Pre-soak 2 minutes in water then develop emulsion side up, rotating through the stack, once every minute.
I’ve used this...

I’ve used the pre-mixed since 1990 with no negative issues. I buy it from Bostick and Sullivan these days.


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I have been using Ilford FP4 plus since 1990, developed in PMK Pyro. It’s a fantastic combination and one that’s very consistent. I will make it very simple: The old expression “expose for the...

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That comment is so flip it's hard to even take it seriously. Just to give one simple example of just how different large format is to 35mm film: 4x5" film is 20x larger than 35mm which allows it to...

I have been making large format bw photographs since 1987, and have had three darkrooms. I worked in 4x5" for over 30 years, then in 2012 I began my journey into wet collodion and ULF, which then led...

What enlarger are you using for these glass plate negatives? The simplest way to do this in my opinion (and I work with my own glass wet collodion negatives) is to remove your negative carrier and...

I'm not sure why you would make an assumption that this lens would be an optical piece of junk from the 19th century? And to say that many readers here would agree is also arrogant, if not completely...

Hi Jody,
I'm curious why you would say that this lens is just about useless for photography?