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    Re: Chamonix Hs-1 Review

    Hugo, no..Actually I mean the threaded piece in the baseplate that accepts the front standard screw.
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    Re: Chamonix Hs-1 Review

    Austin, I've had both the F1 and F2(current camera). After years of use, both my F1 and F2 have the same problem which is that the front standard locking screw is loose when tightened. This appeared...
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    Re: Winter is coming...

    I agree with Mark on just getting yourself outside. I usually set my goals on 1 photo per day that I would hang on my walls. That usually gets me out before sunrise and home late. Ah, the little...
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    Re: Hole in the Rock in October?

    For the last 20 years I have done the Escalante NM area in both April and October. Actually never ran into rain in October but snow in and around Bryce and of course you will hit a little snow on 12...
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    Re: Does anyone know what is causing this...

    Are you mixing developer from powders? If so maybe not fully dissolved.
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    Re: SmugMug users & organizing images

    Hmmm, SmugMug. I had a site there a few years ago. At that time I was restoring 1975 BMW 2002. Hundreds of shots thru the whole process. Along with my B&W 4x5 work. One day I got an email saying that...
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    Re: Another DIY Rotary Film Processor

    Just a side note if you ever want to produce more...using an ESP8266 (even a NodeMCU format) can be had for under $5 at this point and it's dropping. This gives you WiFi along with the ARduino...
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    Re: Hiking with the PhotoBackpacker pack

    Hmmm. The last 2 weeks of April I flew out to SE Utah and spent the time around Escalante, Boulder, Bryce, etc. Now I had a heart attack back in October but they fixed me up real nice - 4 cabbages -...
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    Re: Need some Pyro advice

    I had a similar experience back in April. I had an opened bottle of Pyrocat-HD that I had not used for 3+ months. I forgot to shake solution B before I developed my first few negatives. All came out...
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    Re: Can't Stop shooting film - 3 minute video

    +1
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    Re: How Do You Set Long Exposure?

    +1 on the analog wristwatch.
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    Re: What printer gives the best B/W prints?

    Thanks Peter.
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    Re: What printer gives the best B/W prints?

    Just the basic EB6 kit from MIS.
    BK = Eboni matte - EB6-4-K
    C = 30% eboni - EB6-4-C
    M = 18% eboni - EB6-4-M
    LC = 9% eboni - EB6-4-LC
    LM = 6% eboni - EB6-4-LM
    Y = 2% eboni - EB6-4-Y
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    Re: What printer gives the best B/W prints?

    Peter, where would I place the LK and LLK? K, C, LC, M, LM, or Y? I'm thinking replace the magentas, no? (M->LK and LM-> LLK)? M is 18% eboni and LM is 6% eboni.

    I just realized you said MIS...
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    Re: What printer gives the best B/W prints?

    Ken,
    I have just started using the Eboni-6 inks on a 6-ink epson 1430 and QTR. Being new to a BO inkset and QTR, it took me a few days and maybe 30 pages of Epson Hot Press to get the curve where I...
  16. Re: what 4x5 daylight developing tank (or similar) options are available now, March 2

    In a word, yes. Over the past 5+ years of using 2 different tanks atleast once a week, sheets stick when I double up. That is my experience. But these tanks are not being manufactured anymore anyway....
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    Re: Guess what this structure is.

    Right on I-80 up on a bit of a hill. I drive out to Utah twice a year and it's hard to miss.
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    Re: Are Film Price Differences Worth The Money?

    I think this is pretty much the natural progression I took to where I am now. And I agree with buying lots of cheap film and having fun and experimenting. With forums like this, the ramp up time is...
  19. Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    A brunnette to help with my ballhead.
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    Re: Advanced daylight tank for sheet film - survey

    Jeff,

    I'd certainly be interested in one if it was better than the daylight tank I use now. My current tank takes 30 seconds (if the gods are smiling on me) to unload developer and more on the 45...
  21. Thread: Ebonizing

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    Re: Ebonizing

    Marty,

    I hold that early '60s D28 for you...

    Ron
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    Re: 4X5 reflex viewer at night

    I have the newer model Chamonix 4x5 and the fresnel is pretty decent but for night work, not so much. A few years ago I used a Meniscus lens before dawn at Bryce and the only thing that saved me was...
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    Re: 4x5 BTZS in daylight?

    Sandy,
    If I may...what is this print drum you speak of?

    Ron
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    Re: 4x5 BTZS in daylight?

    Sandy,

    Really 2 parts to my question and you answered them both. I was going to email you directly on divided Pyrocat-HD in BTZS tubes since I knew you were going to do that testing a while back....
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    4x5 BTZS in daylight?

    All,

    I currently use a combi (daylight tank) tank because I have no darkroom capabilities. I tried divided Pyrocat-HD last year but solution-B does not load fast enough in the Combi Plan and I got...
  26. Re: Useful items in your bag (that other smart photographers forget)

    A hunters cap. Ran into bow hunters a few years ago out in southern Utah. I was standing there om Boulder Mtn. waiting for the wind to die down and they said I caught there eye. It wasn't hunting...
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    Re: Epson v750 error - unable to allocate memory

    A side note... I find that the Epson software has issues if I have MS Outlook open at the same time. Odd but true.
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    Re: Epson v750 error - unable to allocate memory

    Can you post a screen shot of the Epson scanner settings? I too still use the Epson scan software with my v750 and just used it last night. Also on Win7 64bit with 16gig of ram. Also scanned 4x5 as...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Looks like the trail off that backroad in Tropic.
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    I agree. It looks far better than it ever has in-person.
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Jim, I love these images. 1st set the most. I have just aquired some Velvia 50 and I'm wondering if you'd share your long exposure reciprocity times.

    Regards,
    Ron
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    Re: One Tripod to Rule Them All?

    I've got 1 tripod, a Gitzo carbon fibre that I use for 4x5, 6x6, 645, 617, and digital. Has served me will with an arca swiss ballhead. You do have to rig a little weight between the legs if you're...
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    Re: Silent cross country walking trip with a 4x5

    The degree from Yale is the tipoff.
  34. Re: Heliar in Compound shutter on Linhof Lens Board - Need help

    Hmmm. A few years back I bought the same lens/shutter to use on my 4x5 Chamonix. Got it on the lensboard but did not have enough clearance to seat in the front standard. So I needed to do a little...
  35. Thread: Favorite paper

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    Re: Favorite paper

    +1
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    Re: Advanced daylight tank for sheet film - survey

    I'd be interested in a 4x5 tank.

    A few comments:
    1. Just have people sign an NDA. I was able to get a patent 10 years ago and have applied many times since and have successfully used NDA's. An...
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    Re: Printer recommendation

    Sorry but I can't let that statement pass without comment. The 3880 is NOT famous for being trouble free. I had pizza wheel issues with mine and if you google you will find that I am not alone. You...
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    Re: Ultralight Hikers

    Yeah, ain't gonna happen in unfamiliar short-hike (local territory). Camera, say 3 lenses (90, 150, 300), CF tripod, 4 film holders min., pack itself, a few filters and holder, dark cloth, and a few...
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    Re: Getting sharp scans with the Epson V550

    I believe Ken Lee had a good write-up on how to scan with the 750. I am just getting back into things but I believe I scanned at 2400 and used the green channel for B&W. Mind you that was for...
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    Re: Xenar 150mm 4.5

    Ok, looks like an old presser. 180mm circle.
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