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I acquired an 8x10 Ansco View camera which can with a metal 4x5 back insert. Would this fit in a premade 8x10 to 4x5 frame or would I have to get one custom made around it ?212473212474212475

Thanks Willie, for 4x5 negatives, I tend to develop multiple sheets at once but for 8x10, I only shoot a few negatives at a time so developing one negative at a time serves me well especially if each...

Some success ... tray developed using brush development. I picked up a foam brush to experiment with brush development on a test negative.

Seems to have resulted in even development throughout...

Absolutely ... full camera interrogation coming up !

I always develop with emulsion side up and yes, the image I posted was he positive as he white areas are snow.

Persistence and Patience ! Frustrating when you think you've shot a great scene and the negative doesn't turn out. May have to resort to some paper negatives while I work this out.

Back to looking...

My current tray is about 11x14 but has slightly rounded corners, I’m wondering if due to the rounded edges the rocking of the developer creates some type of uneven development in the middle.

The...

That’s what I had originally thought but took a high powered light source and placed it in the bellows in the dark to see if I could see any leaks and couldn’t detect any. I’ll have to do another...

Crazy to see I has similar problems when I originally posted this thread back in 2012. I've been away from large format way too long. Fast forward to 2021 and I'm trying to get back in the game.
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on these goodies recently ... old Ansco 8x10 and compliment of Kodak lenses. Can't wait to put this old beauty into action.

Ansco 8x10 Universal View Camera +...

Thank you Jim and congrats on your retirement !

In celebration, here is an image from a Antique 4X5 Achromatic Meniscus Lens in modern Copal Shutter I purchased from you a few years ago. Mounted...

Interesting, thanks for the info as I still experimenting and trying to figure things out in the large format world.

Tested a Graphic-Kowa 1:9 / 305mm mounted on my Eastman View Camera No. 2 8x10. Anyone have any experience with this lens ?

Just a quick shot to assess what this lens may be like for soft focus...

I have not tested the 8x10 version but I found significant quality control issues when I ordered Shanghai 120 rolls for my 6x6 gear.

I switched to Arista EDU for my 120, 4x5 and 8x10 needs which...

Ansco 8x10 Universal View Camera + Kodak Wide Field Ektar 250mm [10"] F6.3 Lens + Kodak Portrait 305mm 12in. f/4.8 Lens

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Eastman View Camera No. 2

I dusted off a very very old friend, my Eastman View Camera No. 2


Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. #16924

8x10 View Camera

I don't...

As my Kodak Eastman is about 100 years old, it doesn't have the capability for much movement however, I have not experienced any light falloff at the corners and the G-Claron in general has provided...

8x10 Kodak Eastman View Camera No.2 + G-Claron 210 mm + Arista 100

Just a tree in a park ....

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I shoot 4x5 as well, fantastic quality with both !

8x10 Kodak Eastman No.2 View Camera + Schneider G-Claron 210 mm f9.0 + Arista EDU Ultra 100 @ 25 iso + HC-110 H @ 8 minutes

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Damn that is nice ! 8x10 ?

I had a similar problem and the culprit was due to not giving the film a healthy presoak to remove the antihalation layer ... here is a link to my earlier post
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I haven't got that far yet !

Thank you Peter.

From one Canadian to another ... thank you for posting this valuable chart ! A fellow Hamiltonian, I worked in the steel mills of Dofasco at one time.

I would love to but I haven't bought it yet ... LOL ... I was trying to establish if it covers 8x10 before I purchased it.

I actually want to shoot with it, not use it on an enlarger. It would be used on an 8x10 Kodak Eastman

Yes, I would like to shoot with it on a Kodak Eastman No.2 8x10 view camera

Would anyone have experience with this lens for 8x10 format ?

Appropriate coverage for 8x10 ?

Quality ?

Thank you

The longer presoak has help for sure ! Major difference.

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It didn't seem to effect my developing with my 4x5 negatives but for some reason with this particular film (Arista EDU or rebranded Foma) if I did not give it a good presoak, the dye would deposit or...

LOL ... I do normally presoak but it was for minimal time and agitation, after see the layer come off with the lights on and watching the amount of time and agitation I had to use, I quickly realized...

I presoaked for about 5 minutes with intervals of agitation.

"Eureka" ... I finally got a cleanly developed 8x10 negative. The culprit ... the anti-halation backing or layer on the Arista EDU Ultra film.

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I left the lights on and tested how long it...

I don't mind doing one sheet at a time for 8x10 after all the work you put into lugging an 8x10 camera around ! Just loaded about 18 sheets of 8x10 so will have to experiment with the adjustments to...

Well ... I think i finally figured this freaking thing out thanks to a suggestion from a kind friend on Ipernity ... With the lights on, I took a sheet of 8x10 film and watch the anti-halation layer...

Wow ... I am interested in your comment about a non-hardening fix as I have always used Ilford rapid fix but I just switched to kodafix which is a fast acting hardening fix. The switch to kodafix...

Thanks for the tip Thomas

Now that I think of it ... if you look at the second negative I posted, the negative is developed throughout even in the middle of the negative where the cloudy patch is. It looks as if some type of...

Thanks Vaughn, someone else also suggested a larger tray as they had experienced a similar problem with the anti-halation layer so i'll have to take you up on your suggestion.