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  1. Wood field cameras and long-term effects of humidity

    Ebony's are made of aged hardwoods and titanium. If you're planning on going to a humid climate, I would recommend these cameras. The metal won't rust and the wood would probably be less...
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    Robert White purchase question

    Hi Michael (Feldman),

    RW is not the direct importer of all their brands. There is a Mamiya UK for instance. RW buys its Mamiya stuff from it just like any other UK dealer. The profit margin...
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    Robert White purchase question

    RW, far from being the good guy that he is (I'm not saying that he is not a good guy), is merely the lucky beneficiary of questionable usurious pricing by Mamiya USA and HP Marketing. RW's prices...
  4. de vere 504 enlarger - what power supply?

    Frank, try asking the good chaps at www.odyssey-sales.co.uk .
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    durst 139

    Check out Mr Cad in the UK for used Durst 138 condensers. Mr Cad.
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    Moving to L.A -Advice-

    Guillaume

    Look for a Sola Hevi Duty step-up transformer of the appropriate VA. Brand-new, they are expensive but you can often find them at much reduced prices at surplus electronics stores. ...
  7. African American Large Format Photographers

    Dear Jim and Jonathan

    Thank you for rising above the situation. Please do not dignify the outbursts of a puerile mind with a response.
  8. Sinar Digital Shutter power / battery...???

    www.digitalcamerabattery.com .
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    Grey Market

    This thread seems to make RW out to be some kind of a knight in shining armour. The fact is: RW isn't. RW is simply capitalising on the recalcitrance of American distributors to price their...
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    Repair of Minolta Auto Spot

    Quality Light Metric is certainly the place to go and your meter will be better calibrated than before. I had all my meters of different makes calibrated by them to one standard a few years ago. ...
  11. But Film Now - Stock Up - Won't be around Long!

    "Digital is MUCH better than analog sound, despite what the purists and their Sondek TTables say". This is not an audiophile forum so I won't turn this into an audiophile debate but let me...
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    Used Durst 138S or a New Zone VI

    Original Durst condensers are the best in the business (the other are the ones made by Leica). Condensers got a bad reputation because of the Coke bottle-glass used by lesser manufacturers like...
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    How To Make/Buy Pure Grey Paint?

    I am sorry. I missed this out. Pantone provides colour swatches with the corresponding Munsell number. If you go to a graphic arts supply house, just ask to borrow the Pantone swatch book. You...
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    How To Make/Buy Pure Grey Paint?

    Err, sorry, Bill, I was just trying to be a wise ass and closing off the HTML tags.

    First, www.gretagmacbeth.com has some useful information. Then. I followed its links to one of its...
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    How To Make/Buy Pure Grey Paint?

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    How To Make/Buy Pure Grey Paint?

    Wow, 12% does seem rather dark. Since paint is made out of pigments, it operates on a CMYK mixing system. I am not sure if you can obtain an even set of RGB values.

    If you're looking for...
  17. Bypassing conventional, going directly to digital.

    I wonder if I should bother at all with setting up a conventional darkroom and i nstead go directly to digital scanning and printing.

    Am I missing anything in my education as a photographer? I am...
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    For better lens caps, last part!!!

    Andre, I think that I will stick with Armin's original quaint English posting which is succint, at least.

    By the way, 'everyone' is singular. It follows that it does not match with the...
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    Best Color Negative Film

    Konica Japan's website lists the Impresa 50 as being available in the 4"X5" size. Perhaps Jeff of Badger Graphics may be keen on scarfing up a few boxes from Japan and selling them.

    I am keen...
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    Homebrew 5x7 enlarger

    Hi Karl

    I know this isn't the answer you're looking for but have you tried looking for a used 5x7 enlarger locally. Commercial labs, schools, the local newspaper, etc. may be going all digital...
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    Conversion of Durst 1200 Lab to 5x7

    Hi Karl

    There is a company in Oregon which sells re-manufactured Durst 138: www.durst-pro-usa.com . Not cheap but a solution if you really need those big Dursts.

    Your other solution is to...
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    What is a"vision"?

    20/20 in the one eye and pretty screwed up in the other. But I get by.
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    Dauxlite II

    Would anyone who has ever used this flashing tool care to comment on it? www.da uxlite.com
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    Littman 45 Single

    It is a Polaroid 110B modified with a Gralok back for use with 4x5 sheet film. It was given a mention in American Photo in October 2001, I think.

    Has anybody used this or seen this camera? Would...
  25. Will Digital Photography Cause A Collapse of the Analog Business?

    If the audiophile market is any indicator, small and nimble producers will take over the production of much higher quality materials at a significant cost to cater to a smaller market.
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    Digital Now as good as LF!

    Dear Josh

    I see you got Greg mixed up with Roger :) Then again, maybe not. Both are exploitative in a sense.
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    No, David, you shouldn't give a vote to that site. That site is a repository of information on photographic equipment written by a few, not about photography per se. You must be careful to make...
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    Yes, Sean. Only this forum MAY be affected. The static page is hosted by Dr Quang Tuan Luong's own cs.berkley server.
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    No need for apologies, James. I knew full well that it was your opinion without your having to state it every time. And in a world where opinions are about as common as a@@holes, that makes your ...
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    No, James, I disagree with you. PN does not suck. It is not perfect but it does not suck. PN remains the most informative archive of photography knowledge on the Web. It has been helpful to many...
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    Reply from Philg (presumably) copied from Pentax 67 Forum:

    Hey, I'm not dead yet... But seriously the easiest thing to do with photo forums is move them into photo.net. The site has a full-time...
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    I do not understand the talk about photo.net being intolerable becuase you simply do not have to visit those General or Archived or Nature or Medium Format sites if you do not want to. The Large...
  33. First time buying a 4x5...begging for assistance.

    I just cannot resist this. It is a GUY thing buying gifts to woo a woman's heart. So it has gone beyond sweets and flowers...

    Think about it as a system that you're starting her on. It is not...
  34. Good reputable schools that offers a BA in Photography?

    Okay, one more for completeness' sake: Emily Carr School of Design in Vancouver, I believe.
  35. Good reputable schools that offers a BA in Photography?

    The sad fact is that as a foreign student, you'd pay full-scale fees regardless of whether it is a state-supported school or private. That's right, it'd be expensive whichever way you choose. The...
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    My vote for porting it over to photo.net.
  37. Ready for the"Zone System"--but which one?

    As another cautionary note: don't mistake practising the Zone System for Photography. It ain't.

    I got so obsessed with testing materials that after a while testing of materials was all I did. ...
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    Dye Transfer

    Over at google groups rec.photo.equipment.large-format, James Browning announced that dry transfer matrix film is available again.

    James has more information, I believe.
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    Polaroid 40 x 80 camera!!!

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    Polaroid 40 x 80 camera!!!

    There is a wonderful moving story by Frank Riper of the Washington Post on how this behemoth heals<a href ="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/index.htm ">right here.<a/>
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