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    Re: Widest and Sharpest 4x5 Lens

    One of those Soviet fisheyes would give you a great effect.
  2. Re: anybody shock mounted a vxl beseler top and bottom

    I wonder if any of those can be affixed to tripod legs? or would that end up creating a tripod that vibrates in a breeze?
  3. Re: I'd Like to Find The Guy That Invented Readyloads....

    Why is it whenever anyone has an issue with a product, three people immediately chime in: "I never had a problem with it." Two imply that the complainant is "an idiot", "not a pro" or guilty of...
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    Re: Determining F-Stop with convertible lens

    Actually, the rear element is mounted in front of the diaphragm. Funny, eh? But that is the only way it will work.
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    Determining F-Stop with convertible lens

    I have a 7" lens designed to be converted to 11". I have the f-stops for 7" but have no idea about the stops when it is at the 11" length. What is the best way to determine the 11" stops?
  6. Alternatives to dry-mounting to retain flatness

    With all the discussion about dry-mounting, what other options are useful to maintain the flatness of a print. I have no problem creating a flat print, but over time it tends to ripple despite being...
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    Re: Fixer Fumes, Mental Funk

    Man, I would use on of the "odorless" fixer formulations. Clayton Chemicals makes one and so does Sprint.
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    Anyone else discovering Kentmere Paper?!

    I found Kentmere to be a high quality paper, but on the cold side. Anybody try their warmtone variant(s)?
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    Riding the rails in the US and Canada

    The Canadian trains are fantastic, particularly the trans-continental ones. Probably a large format camera is not the best choice. You won't be able to shoot on the train or from the train. You...
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    Nikkor 135mm repair- I made an uh-o...

    Grimes retrued the original filter ring, there was slight paint loss but it works perfectly.
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    Nikkor 135mm repair- I made an uh-o...

    I did the same thing and SK Grimes repaired it perfectly.
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    New paper coming soon

    That's fitting. Digital photographers are "photo emulators".
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    Looking for Mojo --

    Mr. Perez, I know about the effects of the Fuji and Imagon products, but am very curious what sort of an effect you have gotten with the Heliar design? Thanks.
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    sticky darkslides

    I've had good luck masking all but about 1mm of the slide and then spraying the edges with aerosolized silicone lube. You only need a little, so you can wipe them off, and there will still be enough...
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    US Manufactering of a Precision View Camera

    Jim Layton is building his alloy view camera out of New Hampshire. I only saw a prototype, but it seemed to be a precision built camera, and an elegant design to boot. His site says there has been...
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    Lens designs with swirliest bokeh?

    Are you sure that's bokeh in the sample photo? I always associated bokeh with areas outside of the sharp plane of focus, whereas what the image has is lens distortion within and outside the plane of...
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    Fade to Black-WSJ article

    As bad as the "digivangelists" who feel compelled to tell everyone within earshot how bad film was for them, are the wistful, wimpy columnists who combine innacurate information about the "death of...
  18. Former RAF Photographer seeks some help and advice

    There's been somewhat of a rebirth of dye-transfer technology. I have seen nothing to match its beauty. See Jim Browning's work at http://www.dyetransfer.org/.
  19. Thread: 8x10 field work

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    8x10 field work

    Buy a Calumet C-1 and save thousand's of dollars that you can put into lenses and consumables. If you get an earlier magnesium version the weight is only 14 lbs. Calumet C-1's are robust and...
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    Xtol Problems Anyone?

    X-Tol problems experienced:
    1) sudden failure after 6 weeks closed storage of solution.
    2) weak response of fresh developer.
    I like X-Tol but do not trust it. The problem with DDX is that it...
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    Best Vehicle & Camper for photo field work?

    The Honda Element gets good mileage and has seats that fold flat to make a bed. I noticed recently that Dodge is selling a european-style delivery commercial panel van (possibly a rebadged Mercedes...
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    Toyo 45A vs. 45AII

    I use the rotating back all the time, so it is useful if you have it. I believe the AII has an enhanced fresnel as well.
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    Arista Odorless Liquid Fixer

    It responds the same way to hypo chek as standard fixers. I am surprised it is lasting all that long for you, since the Arista standard is pretty dilute at 1:9. You should probably change fixer...
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    Calumet made me feel blue

    Although I have had great service from Calumet both by phone and at their Boston area store. It is worth noting that Hunt's Photo is also a supplier of ULF Ilford. The film guy I talked to was very...
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    insulated film container

    Lenses should not be subjected to severe temperature swings as it loosens the cement over time. Keep your lenses indoors.
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    Anyone using Fomapan 200?

    Defender photo's hyperbole is quickly becoming legendary. I would not believe any of the text, although they products are likely to be good. Reportedly the film developer is phenidone-based and is...
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    Is the Azo all gone-o?

    Anyone for a box of Kodak Dekko Paper (circa 1901)?
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    Scruntched Bellows

    Since the bellows an an AII are already compressed when the camera is folded, I doubt that any additional pressure will make any difference. Since it doesn't effect camera performance, other than on...
  29. Do you ever get the idea that people that spend...

    For every person spending $500/month on equipment, is a guy crowing about how he is using his grandfather's Graflex and lenses fashioned from flea market binoculars and printing 16x20 prints in a...
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    Toyo 45AII quick release plate

    Don't bother with the RRS plate for the AII, it is way too small and clearly not designed for a field camera.. It actually encourages vibration and twisting. I suggest a Bogen pan head with a...
  31. Are there portrait pros that do only analog B&W ?

    I find it continually interesting that many traditional film users who switch to digital then announce that "film is dead." They can't stand the idea that they left something behind that had value,...
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    Photos with your loved ones (cameras that is)

    Hey Jim, what's the monster lens on the camera second to the left in the Deep Springs photo?
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    Changes to Ilford paper

    I had a similar issue with increasing exposure speeds and it turned out the enlarger bulb was aging and producing lower intensity. A new bulb restored the original exposure times.
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    Combi-plan causing uneven development

    Mr. Salomon, thanks for responding. My inversion procedure is almost exactly as described, except that I did not know to wait for the chemistry to stop moving before uninverting. The change in...
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    Combi-plan causing uneven development

    I do use a wetting agent, LFN. Is it possible to get rid of or reduce the buildup of wetting agent?

    Thanks, Phil
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    Combi-plan causing uneven development

    I have used a Combi-plan for 4 years, and rarely, if ever, experienced uneven development. Now it is happening all the time and getting worse. The problem is visible along the edges where the film...
  37. Thread: Littman?

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    Littman?

    What a loon! What language is he writing in? Klingon?
  38. Thread: Film

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    Film

    Clay, can you direct us to the APUG thread, that forum is a bit mysterious to navigate.
    Thanks, Phil.
  39. Thread: pre exposure

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    pre exposure

    Pre-exposure is simple. You figure out the exposure for the scene, then shoot the film at one-thirty-secondth of the calculated speed or close down four stops. Place a gray card in front of the...
  40. Thread: Film

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    Film

    Anyone read the recent newsletter from defenderphoto.com? The author writes fascinatingly on film and development. I'll try to paraphrase some of it here. He says that 400 speed random grain film...
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