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    how old are we?

    40, been shooting LF exclusively since the first time I picked up a camera, five years ago. Now mostly 12X20 portraiture...

    Nathan
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    What subjects do we shoot?

    These days I'm working on a portfolio of portraits of women, many in masks and/or costumes, many shots in "exotic" locales such as the Australian outback and the Andes (two recent examples; I...
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    fujinon-C 450/12.5 coverage?

    Pretty sure the consensus on this forum is that the 450 version covers 8X20. The 600 f11.5 version of this lens is also great and is my normal lens for 12X20 portraiture. Specs would suggest that...
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    I want to buy 12x20 camera

    The above response, detailed though it is, is not particularly useful for 12X20 cameras. Monorails are not widely available, if at all, in this format. Sinar-type sticky holders are defintely not...
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    600 mm lense for 8 X 10

    Fuji 600 C f11.5! A very light lens for this focal length, with incredible image circle (600 mm). It is my primary lens for 12X20, as well as a nice 8X10 lens.

    Nathan
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    Linhof Master Technika 5x7???

    If you can see a picture, look for the front rise mechanism on the right of the camera as you face it. If it is a little "pump handle" racheting front rise lever, it is a V. I find this the...
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    Widest modern lenses for 8x10

    The 110XL will defintely cover 8X10. I don't find the light falloff very objectionable in B + W. I have not used it at infinity, but the time when I usually think of such a WA is usually for...
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    Grain in Platinum Printing

    (Warning: Long-winded thread only of interest to obsessive alt photo types!)

    I've been printing Pt/Pd for about a year, mostly 12X20 negs (HP5+/pyro) on plat inotype paper, and feel like I'm...
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    110XL for 10x8"

    Covers fine, really pretty sharp to the corners, didn't need a center filter for B+W. Whether it would cover at infinity may be another question, but I think most would use such a WA lens for...
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    Tripod restrictions at Machu Picchu?

    Well, I can access the forum for a minute, so I guess I'll ask my question: doe s anyone know if there are restrictions on using a tripod, or "professional-look ing" camera at Machu Picchu in Peru?...
  11. FSTOP Group Issues New Warning about X-Ray Damage to Film

    The sky is not falling. "CAT Scan" type X-rays are NOT used for carry-on luggage except for those persons pulled aside for higher level scrutiny, who are clearly identified as such. You are...
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    Follow-up to"Optical Puzzler"

    Yes, I agree that getting the part in time is not guaranteed! My fallback position is 2 straight Wisner Copal 3 boards, and I will just mount the 2 lenses that I use for most of my shots: 19"...
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    Follow-up to"Optical Puzzler"

    Thanks to all of you who provided suggestions about diagnosing the problem of th e ghost images. Pinhole in the bellows was a good thought, but the image was so close to the original (only off by an...
  14. Optical conundrum for advanced puzzlers

    It's driving me crazy! 95% of vertical shots that I make with my Wisner 12X20 s how a secondary "ghost image" about 1 inch down and to the left of bright object s towards the top of the image. These...
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    Filtration in the Peruvian Andes

    I have heard it said that, in addition to more UV light, which can be compensated with a filter, the big problem is lack of the diffusion we are used to from actually having an atmosphere over our...
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    Backpacking 11x14

    I backpack 12X20 with a backpack frame intended for packing deer meat out of the woods. I can lash the camera, holders and a lens bag back there and carry the tripod. I wouldn't want to run the...
  17. Kodak to Re-introduce a Variety of Emulsions in Sheets

    Downloaded the following press release from the Kodak website. Thought those of you still preferring to go with the Great Yellow One would be interested: Kodak will significantly increase production...
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    Bosscreen or Fresnel?

    I had Maxwell make me a special screen for my 8X10. Though this screen is VERY positional, it provides the brightest image I have ever seen on a GG, literally the image on the GG of a darkish...
  19. LF for Inca Trail? General advice for Peru and Bolivia

    Just to give you a little perspective, I regularly travel with my 8X10, within the last year to India, Vietnam and Cambodia, a couple of dozen trips in all. As luck would have it, I will be going...
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    Which modern lens for a 12x20?

    I bought my Fuji 11.5 600C for about $1000 on E-bay. It sold new for $1750 at one point, but the Yen is quite weak against the $ now, and I have seen prices at least $200-300 lower than this...
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    8x10 Field Cameras

    You have probably had more responses to your question than you can use, but I have and continue to enjoy an Ebony SV810U. I have an extensive review of it on this site. If after reading that, you...
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    Emile Frechon

    The photos are lovely. They are all identified as silver images, though obviously heavily toned. Usually gold toning cools a silver image, though there are exceptions to this when gold is...
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    AZO Paper Under An Enlarger?

    I have done this with several enlargers. For all of them, I had to just pull the lens off the enlarger, which gave very reasonable exposure times, once I figured out what distance to use. ...
  24. Stability of ULF camera on Reis tripod/head

    Finally got my 12X20 camera from Wisner about 2 months ago, and have run ca 75 s heets thru it, mostly for Pt/Pd. Everything seems to be working fine, except th at the camera rotates freely on the...
  25. is there any traditional photography digital can not replace?

    Eventually (sooner rather than later) no. In terms of the appearance, there is no inherent reason why ANY visual effect can't be produced or recorded digitally. What we SEE at the end of the day ...
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    HP5+ and high B+F fog workarounds?

    For whatever it is worth, I have just not found the B+F to be a problem with HP5+ in Pt printing at 12X20. The big complaint is supposed to be long exposures, and I am getting less than 400 units ...
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    Can't get motivated --

    Fnally, you will always be unsatisfied if you second guess. Use the gear you like to use and appreciate your results for what they are. These days, I shoot only 8X10 and larger, much of the...
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    ULF Film suppliers

    Yes, View Camera Store is the only place in the US as far as I know where you can be reasonably sure of getting 12X20 in stock most of the time. Forget about Tri-X, it costs 40% more now per box...
  29. At Last! A ULF Digital Pinhole! Or, if the box fits...

    You can reliably get HP5+ at 12X20 from A View Camea Store in Arizona. They have a web site. Be prepared for sticker shock: $205 for a box of 25, but compare Tri-X (if they ever have it) at $275...
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    Bit of fun - 'Extreme Large Format?'

    Along these lines, Ron Wisner has some very nice shots taken with his 8X10 from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge in SF:

    http://wisner.com/golden.htm

    Somehow, though, they lack the panache of...
  31. OK, how many mega-pixels equals a LF negative?

    Based on my estimate of roughly 175 thousand angels on the head of a pin (that is, 175 kilo-angels), 17.3 pinheads/pixel and 400 pixels/inch, it is approximately 17 million bakers dozen pixel-...
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    platinum priniting

    To answer Mr. Kennedy's question WRT coating: either a rod or a brush can be used, with the rod reducing your use of $ chemicals by about 25%. I have only used the rod: mix your chemicals to get...
  33. Reliable Large Format Film/Darkroom Materials Suppliers

    I recently set up an entire darkroom including dozens of purchases within a few months from B + H, and I must say that their error rate is not inconseqential. I have received an archival washer...
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    platinum priniting

    Two points worth making:

    1. Unfortunately, this paper has been unavailable for about two years, the ostensible reason being that the stock paper they use has become unsuitable for use in...
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    Films and Airport: An Update?

    As far as I understand it, even after Sept 11, the "CAT scanner" type x-rays that WILL screw up your film are only being used on check-in baggage and the baggage of some of those persons who are...
  36. Platinum printers: dark stains on prints?

    Looking over the print, I think Carl is probably right, though I'm not clear why I am getting this bleeding now. As mentioned above, the last phosphoric bath is 100% freshly made solution 3 L, so...
  37. Platinum printers: dark stains on prints?

    I realize there are alt process forums for Pt/Pd questions, but have found the t urnaround a bit slow, and there do seem to be some Alt process types lurking aro und here, so, without further...
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    roll paper and extra large easel

    Oh, and I would cut the paper with a 40 in Rotatrim. I measured the length to cut under a safelight by using a long wooden T-square with duck tape at the proper length that I could feel. I found...
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    roll paper and extra large easel

    I printed some images at 30X40 and a bit larger on Bergger FB paper, from 44" wide rolls. I would cut each piece of paper off the roll as I was ready to print, though could have probably rolled a...
  40. Does large format inhibit your creativity?

    A couple of thoughts:

    1. LF selects for perfectionists, and, to SOME extent, equipment junkies. Neither of these necessarily foster creativity.

    2. In any format, you need to spend a ...
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