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    Joshua Tree follow-up

    Apparently last year they had some serious wind there.

    Serious wind happens all the time in the park. Some areas more prone to it due to the topography (including Jumbo Rocks). The best sites in...
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    Joshua Tree follow-up

    Based on last year's group, almost everyone camped at Jumbo. There are plenty of accomodations in Yuuca Valley, few in Joshua Tree (the town), and a handful in TwentyNine Palms.

    If camping, be...
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    Chromira vs Lightjet

    Given that most Chromira and Lightjet labs print to the same paper (Fuji CA), the only thing at all different about the process is LED versus laser. Not sure how much of a difference the two present...
  4. Processing Quickload Neopan Acros 100

    Rolly Pryo, Jobo 3010, 8 min. at 70f.
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    Fuji Acros Users Unite!

    I just got off the phone with Midwest Photo Exchange, and although considerably higher than Dirk Rösler's price, MPEX does have Acros in loose sheets now as well. The price listed in their latest...
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    Help choosing a tripod head, please

    A third for the Acratech!
  7. Viewing distance-digital vs.silver prints

    Kirk: even under a loupe, virtually no difference has been detected between 1440 and 2880 dpi by most everyone who has conducted comparison tests. Just curious what you've seen with your own work and...
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    Fuji Acros Users Unite!

    I appreciate the marketing savvy, Sal. I have little understanding of how decisions like this are made, so I go with what I understand best: the squeaky wheel gets the oil. It works most of the time...
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    Fuji Acros Users Unite!

    My two staple b/w films are Ilford Delta and Acros, and I'd only use Acros if they'd sell it in loose sheets. The QL's are costly and wasteful, and I only prefer to carry them when on...
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    LF Workshops in California

    Per Volquartz does workshops in So. Cal (specifically Joshua Tree). Check out his website for details.
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    Chromira or Epson 9600

    Bret's comparison of 9600/Velvet to Chromira/FujiCA is like comparing Pabst with Chimay (or Night Train with Dom, for the grape juice drinkers). They are world's apart. And indeed, because inkjet...
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    B&H Packing Material

    Eugene said: "The UPS delivery guy pointed out that the boxes were made of a corrigated cardboard material that was much thinner and weaker than UPS standards."

    Yeah, they always say that. They'll...
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    processing with a 3010 drum?

    I can't speak about the Bergger, but I get superb results with Acros (and Delta) in a 3010 and Rollo Pyro. Rollo is formulated for rotary development. Yes on the TF-4. If you go with the Rollo kit...
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    Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah

    You'll wander aimlessly in the GSENM without some form of guidebook. IMO, it is not a shoot-from-the-car kind of place, so you'll need to get walking. Check out the Falcon guide, Michael Kelsey's...
  15. Are there Epson 9600/7600 users in the group?

    From my experience with other printers, saturation can be just as good or better than on photographic paper. The smoothness of tones does pretty well too. Or is there something else that makes in...
  16. Are there Epson 9600/7600 users in the group?

    Did you try different brands of papers in conjunction with the low contrast versus long drying time dilemna?

    Paul: I've tried many papers, but have mostly stuck with Epson's due to my concerns...
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    anyone tried Atkinson profiles with Ilford smooth pearl paper? Or is there any way to get a better Dmax without buying a RIP?

    I haven't measured to know if dmax is better with the Ilford paper,...
  18. Are there Epson 9600/7600 users in the group?

    Things that are easy are rarely worth doing, Paul ;)

    Matte papers have the benefit of evaporative drying on both sides of the paper. RC papers - being plastic coated on back - can only dry from...
  19. Are there Epson 9600/7600 users in the group?

    Hi Dan! I obviously cannot dispute what you say, but I'd also say look harder. I'm extremely picky with my work, and for this reason will no longer settle for the imperfections of Epson UC's. I'd...
  20. Are there Epson 9600/7600 users in the group?

    Paul: I've been printing with the 7600 for nearly two years, and it took nearly two years of worry and frustration to decide to quit printing color with UC inks on RC inkjet papers and move back to...
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    Do you really NEED Photoshop?

    Something not yet mentioned is full ICC compliance and color management ease. I cannot imagine giving up the efficiency and control of Photoshop for any of the lesser programs.
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    Greg Millers 8x10 "Italians" work

    I really like his style. Thanks for posting this.
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    Dry Mounting inkjet prints

    Ed: I'm not suggesting you change, but you did leave t-hinge mounting out of the list of ways to mount. For most, it is THE way to mount and provides perfect results. I support the bottom edges of...
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    List postings and copyright

    This is truly lame. It makes the digital vs. traditional threads on APUG look like good reading.

    Go make some photographs.
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    How are those JOBO Expert Drums?

    You'll find lots in the archives on this subject.

    I don't do 8x10, but I do 4x5 in the Expert 3010 - up to ten sheets at once - and the results are flawless. Well worth the money I've spent. I...
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    Zone Dials for Exposure Meters

    For us cheap and non-techie suckers that own the Pentax Digital Spotmeter, there's none other than an article on this site: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/articles/ZoneDial.pdf

    I cut out...
  27. Have you used the Pocket Spot meter from meteredlight.com?

    One other nice thing, in this day and age, it is not mistakened for a gun as some meters are.

    Oh, I can see it now: "Today in Los Angeles, John Q. Fotahgruffer was mistakenly shot to death by a...
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    Gravity Works Film Washer

    Kirk: Thanks a bunch for the wash advice; I'm going to give it a try.
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    Gravity Works Film Washer

    Kirk: I wash my film in the Jobo sort of the same way I washed film on reels: constant water agitation (faucet directly into the drum) with frequent changes. I can't really think of a better way to...
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    Gravity Works Film Washer

    This is a two-part question.

    I'm currently washing my 4x5's in the same Jobo 3010 drum that I develop them in. It works, but is not efficient, wastes a lot of water, and requires my attention for...
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    LF film in Moab, UT

    I'm not trying to be a smart alek here, but why are you going on a photography trip when you have no film and none yet secured?
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    an expensive mistake

    Don't you hate it when you are shooting in Yellowstone National Park on top of the canyon around the Lower Falls and you change your film back on your Horseman45FA from vertical to horizontal and you...
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    This forum is great indeed, but…

    Although not a very talkative forum at this stage, you might find the LensWork forums up your alley.
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    Dodging in picture taking stage ...

    The Steve Simmons LF book has a few fine and well captioned examples of the method described by Louie Powell.
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    Jobo 3010 without Jobo Machine ?

    The 3010 tank is designed to have the chemistry introduced while it is rotating. If you wanted to maintain as even development as possible then maybe the following method is worth a try

    Ron, even...
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    Jobo 3010 without Jobo Machine ?

    I'm using a Jobo 3010 on a Chromega base ($12 on ebay!) with Rollo Pyro. Since the Chromega is unidirectional, I flip the drum every 30 seconds. I dont worry about pour time (in or out; only takes a...
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    Jobo Expert 3006 or 3010 ??

    As I replied in another recent Jobo thread, the lid is not that big of a deal to remove by hand. I can't imagine that the tolerances in manufacturing vary that much from drum to drum. If you have any...
  38. Which JOBO: Expert Drum (3006/3010) or 2521 tank

    I just got the 3010 and am developing with Rollo Pryo and agitating on a Chromega base. I flip the drum every thirty seconds. I have not had a need for the foot pump and have found removing the lid...
  39. Need help with which ball to use on tripod?

    The Acratech :)
  40. First lens for landscape & architecture with Shenhao 4x5

    You can't go wrong with a modern Nikon, Schneider, Rodenstock, or Fujinon. I think it's more important to analyze what your most common focal length is/was in 35mm (and triple the number for 4x5...
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