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PF says that the TF-5 does a better job of clearing the magenta from T-Max films. Any comments on that? No experience myself but I've ordered some TF-5.
Thanks
Tom Keenan

I will get this figured out. Here's one from last night. I used my morning K-Cup to trace a cardboard stop.
Tom Keenan

Thanks for the interesting comments and links. I learned from them. I assume then that this lens is probably a projector lens and that the lens and mounting flange are probably two different...

As suggested, sounding like a projector lens. Would a projector lens have a diaphragm?

Found this translated from German by Google...
Wetzig & Müller, Enlargers VEB-Dresden
John Wetzig and...

I have this wonderful little lens labeled as in the title 21cm. f4.5. I made one image this weekend wide open and what a nice surprise. Nice detail with a nice creamy transition to background. I...

Just think, if this was a digital forum and I waited 2 years between posts, all of my equipment would be obsolete.

The image on the left is shot wide open and the right image is with a primitive 1...

Image was made on 11x14 film with a 59cm. B&L Protar shot wide open. This is a scan of an 8x10 contact print that I made yesterday on Haloid Contact Paper. Expiration date May 1958. Great fun!...

Am I the only one who misses Ivey Seright??? Good Luck Panda.
Tom Keenan

11 x 14 B&J Frame
Tom Keenan

I might have a B&J 11x14 rear standard that I bought brand new as a replacement part. I would have to check but PM me if you are interested and I'll go looking. Much better than building one, I...

Yes, Looking fine. How do you get away doing this stuiff in the kitchen? I would have been thrown out by now.
Tom Keenan

When I upgraded to CS5, my software came with a 30 day free trial of Lynda.com. I used it and became hooked. And I have a bookshelf full of Photoshop books. Spend the time and go through one of...

I have a couple of backs that need a good cleaning. I notice that the grid lines drawn on the "ground" side of the glass are very fragile. If I use windex and a paper towel, for example, I end up...

That guy could see the image on the ground glass in broad daylight with no problem and he was shooting a moving object coming directly at him!! What am I doing wrong??
Tom Keenan

What was that I just saw in the Hyundai commercial?? Looked like a Korona 8x10 with ratty looking bellows!?
Tom K

I think its time to take a serious look at how long those 5L kits last on the shelf unopened, unmixed. Has anyone looked at that?
Tom Keenan

Over the weekend, I processed some E-6 slides and used the last of my 5 liter E-6 kit chemicals. As I normally do, I went to the Calumet website and reordered. Today, I received a UPS tracking...

another handy resource

http://www.optical-cement.com/

Tom Keenan

Using the procedure in this link...
http://www.skgrimes.com/popsci/index.htm
I re-cemented an old rectilinear lens with excellent results. I got in some trouble with my wife for stinking up the...

Should I make a stop? Maybe start with a nice 5x7 portrait...should I go down 1/2 stop? 1 stop? What do you think as a starting place? What about wide open?
Tom Keenan

OK. Thanks for all the help. I cleaned and assembled the lens, took it in the back yard, focused on an object at infinity and measured the distance from the waterhouse slot to the ground glass. It...

Gordon:
Yes the other lens group is two elements and a metal spacer. I am searching for Kingslake's book right now to make sure I assemble the lens correctly and then I will post some images. By...

Yes, looks very much like the lens in that auction minus the front hood, mounting flange and exterior frame. My lens meaures right around 12 cm. so that sounds about right also. Funny that an old...

Thanks for the info. I think the next step is to load up some film and see what the images look like. Does the "tangential drive" do anything except vary the distance of the entire unit from the...

I have always thought that the lens was a projection lens because it looks like it was removed from somewhere. It does have a slot on the opposite side for a stop.
Thanks
Tom Keenan

I admit that I have not disassembled many older brass lenses but recently I took an old petzval lens apart to clean. Both lens groups are "signed" on the unpolished edge of the glass. It is my...

I recommend this article as an excellent starting point.

http://www.naturescapes.net/docs/index.php/category-photographic-technique/233-star-trail-photography

Tom Keenan

I just completed a round of zone system testing on a new batch of Efke PL100 (emulsion 910649) developed in PF Pyrocat HD in glycol (2/2/100). Film test resulted in package speed of 100. 8 minutes...

For many years, I lived full time in Woodinville, WA and part time in Boston. I did my best to transport as little unexposed film as possible. You are fortunate in Seattle to have Glazer's Camera. ...

Be sure that the lid of the expert drum is seated PERFECTLY. If it is out of line even in the slightest, it will cause the symptoms that you are experiencing.
Tom Keenan

Many thanks to the folks at B&H for maintaining tens (hundreds?) of thousands of pages of product info with a very acceptable level of accuracy. I buy from B&H (and Adorama) all the time in my...

Thanks for the info. Is there a quick and easy way to put an inert gas in those bottles? I picture a giant tank being loaded off a truck with all kinds of symbols and numbers and warnings. What do...

Victoria:
Nice work!! What is the approximate serial nember of your unit?
Tom Keenan

IC:
Is that a BMW wiper motor that is the thumbnail??
Tom Keenan

I have been looking for a reference for how long the chemicals in the Kodak E-6 kit are good UNmixed once they have been opened and exposed to air. So, I open the box, mixed a liter or two...how...

First, I want to thank Greg from Omega Satter for returning my calls and spending time with me on the phone.
Second, Let's be honest with each other here...This is a motor to turn something...

He is looking for a website that discusses the merits of lift. Here it is.
http://www.revver.com/video/379543/playtex-intimate-apparel-gives-women-a-lift-and-a-laugh-with-girl-talk/

I bought a bunch of PMK Pyro developer from B&S some time ago and didn't use as much as quickly as I thought. This is the stuff that comes as one bottle of Solution A and one bottle of Solution B. ...

Greg:
Thanks for responding to this thread. My serial #10328. Was there a photo lab on the Mayflower?
Tom Keenan

Thanks. That suggests that JOBO would charge me $700-$800 for the parts to upgrade. Hmm... I have a call in to Omega Satter.
Tom Keenan