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    Re: My ideal tripod.....

    Given your age...

    Here's what I think:


    Quite simply, this solution is not only compact, effective, and in most cases you should be able to walk with the result for four hours, if not contact...
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    Re: Ansel Adams Exhibit in Oshkosh WI

    Not to belabor Adam’s gallery exhibits and his work, but is what led me to want to see his work…


    was that I received a ‘special-edition’, book bound, of his works.


    I was pleasantly...
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    Re: Ansel Adams Exhibit in Oshkosh WI

    I am well into the geriatric aging process, and although many physiological factors are less than ideal, I do find that I rather require the need to view objects that are not dimly illuminated to...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Could it be, that viewers of the fairer form,

    tend to overlook, or are somehow 'blinded or distracted' by possible technical deficiencies,

    and,

    less judgemental, figuratively speaking, to...
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    Re: Adapted baby jogger for hauling gear.

    Of course, natives got away with them, because the national park service, park rangers, paper, pencils, ink pens, carbon and ncr paper, civilization, hadn't been invented.


    With invention, round...
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    Re: Pelican Isn't Pelican any more!

    "Again: Its not about China . . .


    its about PELICAN. putting their name on a shoddy product and not standing behind it."


    Wrong.


    It is mostly about business, corporations, and their...
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    Re: Pelican Isn't Pelican any more!

    There is a newly built electrical generating plant down the road.


    I had the opportunity to talk with a member of the electrical distribution company administration, and asked if they had an...
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    Re: Central Camera - Chicago - great!

    I made a trip to Chicago back in 1969.


    I spent four days, all day long, walking to and fro, visiting all the camera shops and stores in the loop area.


    Sad, most are now long gone.

    ...
  9. Thread: Tripod help!

    by falth j
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    Re: Tripod help!

    Sturdy, Cheap, and Light as far as tripods are concerned, are all terms which are mutually excluding.


    You can have one or two,


    but only at the expense of excluding the second or third item....
  10. Re: Just hiking? “Then pay no Nat’l Forest fee,” Court says

    With all of the pressure on our park systems to produce or close,


    I don't mind paying the toll, it is short shrift for the experience.


    Unfortunately, someone in government seems to have...
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    Re: New FS rule seems to claim its first victim

    Reference:

    POST #3

    30-Mar-2012, 21:00



    “Amazing how the collective morals have declined.”
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    Re: If I had 3 weeks in the States in October ...

    There is more to the United States than the west coast.


    The traffic is horrendous, and the prices are in the stratosphere.


    The people are funny looking too.


    The west coast is overdone...
  13. Thread: Altman Camera

    by falth j
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    Re: Altman Camera

    I remember Altman Camera, Shutan Camera, Central Camera, Standard Camera, and about six other used or new camera stores within about a mile of each other in the downtown Chicago area curing early...
  14. Re: Your advice on the best spot meter for LF color & b/w photography?

    I'm not as experienced as the rest of the joiners on this forum...

    but I've owned perhaps 50-10 meters since 1955, and I have to admit, even one of the earlierst meters is still working...
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    Re: ASMP is Pro-SOPA

    Forrest, “I’m interested to hear your chatter regarding regarding the American Society of Media Photographers being in favor of the Stop Online Piracy Act?


    Well Frank, "My momma always said…
    ...
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    Re: reasons for shooting different formats?

    Thank you guys, for the quotes,

    and for the kind words....

    I'm much too old to be splitting hairs about such things, and my heirs don't give a damn about what I talk about in the way of art,...
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    Re: reasons for shooting different formats?

    For most, Time, and available technology was the main issue from the beginning...


    Years ago, there weren’t many choices for reproduction.


    I’ve heard where one scene maker spent years trying...
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    Re: Newbie looking for 1st 4x5 in Tokyo

    To paraphrase and old popular wag on this site:


    " boy's with little girlie fingers, can make do with xxx brand cameras",


    " men with a man's real burly fingers, not the itsy-bitsy one's,...
  19. Re: What is the best approach to getting your work seen

    Try and get yourself the heck out of Brisbane...

    And if you can find your way here:

    I have heard, not personally, but from hearsay, that you could stand, a pretty good chance of being seen, and...
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    Re: Thoughts on wood tripods

    What the heck?


    If you all are so worried about resonance, vibrations, moon phase and sun spots, just follow along AA lines and buy and old two ton woody wagon for a base, make sure it has a wood...
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    Re: Do I Need To Find A New Lab?

    Never had any problems with AGx Imaging in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan...

    Mike Lussier has a passion for his work.

    The last time I called, Mike even answered the phone and patiently answered...
  22. Thread: The Woodmans

    by falth j
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    Re: The Woodmans

    to be sure,

    having a driving passion for a purpose,

    to the point of fanaticism,

    is certainly being in a state,

    where constrained behavior not being within the boundaries of what many...
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    Re: scanning 8x10" film by Epson V700 scanner

    I had the privilege some years back, to a attend a weekend scanner workshop hosted at MEX in Columbus Ohio, presented by Michael Mutmansky and the late Ted Harris.

    Various scanners and printers...
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    Re: Will a Manfrotto 338 work beneath a 410 Head ?

    Save your money on the 338.

    I've tried many leveling base/heads.

    The manfrotto 338 was too fiddly besides being a pia.

    Found true love with the Gitzo GS5121LV Leveling Base.

    Of course...
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    Re: Field Camera Recommendations

    Ditto,

    What Franks says in post #22.

    Don't foreget the toyo d45m...

    It's fairly light, decently stable, and with a little forethought easy to collapse into a bag for backpacking.

    At least...
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    Re: U-Line antistatic bag advice

    I bought some anti-static bags here in small lots, that worked well:

    http://www.discountplasticbags.com/categories/Anti-Static-Products/
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    Re: Light leak with Wista 8x10 and Toyo holders

    I am not familiar with the wista 8x10, but can relate to a 'new' 4x5 wista model that had similar light leaks around the film holder and the camera back.

    I replaced the felt light seal material...
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    Re: About shooting Fuji Quickload film today...

    I'm 70+, and I'm beginning to think I must be suffering from the same short circuited, faulty thinking...

    I bought a motor scooter this summer, then a Honda Goldwing, and a few weeks later, went...
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    Re: Jim @ MidWest Photo...

    Hello,

    Remember, this Saturday, November 26, 2011, is "Buy Just One Thing from a small business Saturday".


    I'm sure if we all took care of our 'mom & pop' stores,

    they'ed appreciate the...
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    Re: Richard Avedon Flip Down Reading Glasses

    If you want to go first class...

    Look at some of the dental supply distributors, some of them sell really nice flip-up eye pieces that dentist's use when they are prying out the gold from your...
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    Re: Unified view not working for me

    When I installed the 64-bit version of the windows browser, I had the same problems with this LF site.


    I un-installed the 64-bit version, and re-installed the 32-bit version, and everything once...
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    Re: A newbie asking silly questions.

    George,


    Just my opinion from the little knowledge I had of LF photography when I started out on my LF adventure.


    I was in your shoes not too long ago.


    I have changed my ideas over...
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    Re: Really? $11000?

    which leads to the question who 'really' said:


    'there's a sucker born every minute'?


    or, maybe more appropriately,


    'there's a sucker born in the last five seconds of an ebay auction' ?
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    Re: Alaska backpacking with LF - advice?

    If I were in your shoes, and had to consider whether or not to bring a LF camera, I would mull over these two questions:


    1) Do the guides you'll be with, have the trip planned with LF...
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    Re: Another store closure...Colormark

    Re: Samy's


    I believe it was some time last year, after having read about Samy’s film processing that I tried to find how to accomplish this from information on their web site...

    to no avail....
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    Re: Photographing my bride's beautiful gray hair

    LET SOMEBODY ELSE TAKE THE PICTURE...

    emotionally and economically, you'll be better off.


    All males should at once take notice that whenever we are drawn into commenting on a females hair...
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    Re: To LF or not to LF on vacation

    Hmmnn..

    Ohio?

    Where? :confused:

    Would you mind sharing photo locations after you've visted Hocking Hills, Cuyahoga Valley Recreation Area, Ashtabula's covered bridges and photographed the...
  38. Re: Tiny but precise stick on levels for levelling the standards?

    I too, for years have tried to find ways to keep my level and perpendicular but not with much success, :mad: until I was able to incorporate a large lake as a reference level body...

    I bought...
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    Re: Mixed Lighting in Public Spaces

    Since the OP didn't specify subject and requirements...

    For argument's sake, how about WRONG (imaging medium) CAMERA... :eek:


    Especially with mixed light, flourescents, etc., I'd use my...
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    Re: April 2011 portraits

    FRANK, FRANk, Frank, frankkkkkkk................. :eek:

    "Oh and zombies with 4x5, they're difficult, a real pain in the ass."

    ...are they any less of a pita with a 5x7, or 8x10 ?

    ...
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