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  1. Re: Just bought the first component for eliminating dust on scanned negatives

    http://www.amstat.com/anti-static-gun/top-gun-ionizing-air-gun/
    This may be similar to what you already have. For those of you still seeking a solution, the setup that I purchased from Zone IV...
  2. Re: Canyon de Chelly: recent experiences with tour guides

    Thanks!
  3. Re: Just bought the first component for eliminating dust on scanned negatives

    You might also consider an antistatic system. Mine was made by Zone IV many years ago, but others with a similar design are available. Do a web search for antistatic transformer.

    This won't...
  4. Re: Need To Update Editing Software...Suggestions?

    Before you settle on an early version of PS, I'd highly recommend going for the monthly rental of LR and PS. The big advantage is your ability to employ modern technology for noise removal and...
  5. Canyon de Chelly: recent experiences with tour guides

    I'll be going to Canyon de Chelly at the end of the March, 2019. I would like to go on a tour, preferably private, into the floor of the canyon. I know that I can hike down the White House trail,...
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    Re: Linhof - which one to buy?

    I have used a TK45 for over 25 years. The extension slides can be a bit stiff when the air temperature is in the teens or colder, but otherwise I love the camera. Lenses ranged from 75mm to 600mm,...
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    Re: Nd filters versus stopping down

    One other factor to consider is color cast. Not all ND filters are truly neutral. The editor of On Landscape, an online landscape magazine published in Britain, looked at a handful and found...
  8. Re: Need a recommendation for guide service at Navajo Monument Valley

    It looks like Fred is out of business. This number has been assigned to another person. If you go to the View Hotel's list of guide services, they give this and one other number. The second number...
  9. Re: Need a recommendation for guide service at Navajo Monument Valley

    Thanks! The company is now Fred’s Tours. I’ll give him a call.
  10. Need a recommendation for guide service at Navajo Monument Valley

    After an absence of about two decades, I’m finally going to return to Navajo Monument Valley. I was very happy with the guide that I had back then, but I suspect that he has retired by now. I would...
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    Re: Winter is coming...

    My solution for dealing with frozen condensation on the ground glass was to scrape it with an old credit card.
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    Re: Which Gitzo tripod to get?

    Not sure whether you have made your purchase yet. I have an old Gitzo 410 that I would sell for a fraction of its original price. Contact me for details offline if you’re interested.
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    Re: Eizo Monitor

    I have the PA271W-BK-SV, which is now a little over a year old, and am very happy with it. It does support calibration. I recommend purchasing Spectraview with the display. It will include a...
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    Re: Mac Malware from Fake Flash Installer

    Before anyone goes off and runs a clean install of their Mac, look to the comments of the MacWorld article cited at the start of this thread. Toward the bottom of the page are commands to run in...
  15. Re: Iqsmart2 (creo) - Oxygen Problem Focus

    I have an Eversmart Supreme. When I had this problem, the only solution was to replace the base glass plate. Kodak still sells them. Apparently, the sawtooth pattern on the right side of the screen...
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    Re: Oxygen Scan-no sharp default

    I use the 4x5 productivity mask when scanning, and the software remembers my sharpening selection each time I re-open it. This would apply to any mask, whether supplied by Kodak or one that you...
  17. Re: One of my photos was appropriated (maybe)

    Regarding lawyers and related issues: those who think they may want to obtain information regarding their particular situation should look first to their local ASMP chapter. Its members can usually...
  18. Re: One of my photos was appropriated (maybe)

    The painting is for sale for a significant sum.

    It's your call whether to pursue this, but this has happened to me and I did receive remuneration. In my case, a magazine authorized a painter to...
  19. Re: One of my photos was appropriated (maybe)

    First, verify just how similar his painting is to your photograph. As suggested by a previous writer, identical temporal content contributes significantly to your argument. Beyond people, the time...
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    Re: Alaska backpacking with LF - advice?

    I don't think that you'll need much insect repellent in September. You'll encounter more biting flies (e.g., white socks) than mosquitoes, and I have not found them to be very responsive to DEET. I...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Heroique,

    Is that the church near Nikiski? I haven't been to that church since they insisted on charging me for taking a photograph.

    Bruce
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Bush in lava field, Mojave National Monument
    Side lighted cholla and Saguaro cacti, Saguaro National Monument, AZ
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    Re: Post your folds, faults and fossils

    Sandstone wall, Arches National Park
    Thor's Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park
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    Re: post your trees!

    Joshua Tree from Mojave National Monument at sunset.
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    Re: Useful plug-ins for Photoshop

    I don't agree.

    DeNoise works very well to remove noise from a scan when a high degree of magnification is used. It's also useful when removing minute scratches or pits in the emulsion that are...
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    Useful plug-ins for Photoshop

    In addition to being a large format photographer, I also write some reviews of hardware and software as a member of the Alaska Apple Users Group. I've recently written reviews of most of the...
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    Re: post your trees!

    Here are a couple from Yosemite; a knot in a Jeffrey Pine trunk and the detail of the bark of a Ponderosa Pine.
  28. Re: Creo EverSmart Supreme, Cezanne FT-5000, or Other?

    I have an Eversmart Supreme and would note the following with respect to scan resolution. The manual for the scanner recommends using the wet mounting station and its associated mounting glass for...
  29. Thread: Ruins

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    Re: Ruins

    More Wupatki ruins.
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    Re: Is the Technikardan 45S my only option?

    Mortensen,

    I've had a TK45 since about 1991. It was a used model when I purchased it. It now shows some brassing due to extensive use over the nearly 20 years that I've had it. I highly...
  31. Re: Leafscan 45, Sprintscan 45, Artixscan 2500: hi-res "desktop" scanner recommendati

    Looks like you already purchased your solution, but for the benefit of others who look at this thread, I offer the following based on my personal experience with an Eversmart Supreme scanner that I...
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    Re: Tripod head for Technikardan

    I also use a light weight Gitzo 3-way pan head. Do you plan to use long lenses with your TK45? I found that with any lens with which I use 3/4 of the TK45's maximum extension (i.e., my 360 mm...
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    Re: Christmas Card photos........post-em

    Here are two from previous years.

    Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, or whatever works for you.
  34. Re: Using Creo IQsmart under Snow Leopard

    I second the idea of running your IQSmart with a dedicated computer. It could be a G4 or G5 running Tiger or an Intel machine with Leopard. It doesn't have to be a super-fast CPU because the heavy...
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    Re: post your trees!

    A couple of images of trees from the trail system in Anchorage.
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    Re: What did you compose at Water’s Edge?

    This is an old photo from Portage Lake in the Chugach National Forest southeast of Anchorage. Now that the Portage Glacier no longer ends in the lake itself, icebergs are pretty rare.
  37. Re: Trying to decide: Linhof Technikardan, Cambo Ultima or Sinar P

    I've used only one 4x5 camera, the TK45, and I've used it since 1991. I'm quite happy with it, but there are a couple of things worth knowing.

    At least on my camera, the bed movements can be...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Courtesy of Velvia and recent rain.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    This is one of the horizontal entrances to the Treadwell Mine.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    This is what remains of the boiler plant at the Treadwell Mine on Douglas Island, near Juneau, AK.
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