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    weird light leaks

    I developed 3 sheets, 1 from the box, 1 from a fresh load since the problem, and 1 from the holders where I didnt use the changing bag...I determined It was the changing bag...

    grrr...im pretty...
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    Heavy focussing on wood camera - any cure?

    I had this problem with the 8x10 I bought, it was indeed the wood being too tight (most likely from just bending and swelling it over time)...I took it apart and very carefully razored the varnish...
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    Best Vehicle & Camper for photo field work?

    Subaru Outback or legacy wagons are great for roadtripping, AWD, OK gasmilage (about 25mpg highway) you can sleep in the back if you really need to (ive done this a bunch of times although it can be...
  4. Selecting a 4X5 View Camera for the First Time...

    I own the tachihara 4x5 too and have found nothing I didnt like with it after 2 years of hard use. I also bought the tachihara 8x10 recently as well. I use normal lenses though..Ive never had...
  5. f/stop differences between 4x5 and 8x10 lenses

    Aside from the massive cut off i get when using my schneider 4x5 150mm xenar on my 8x10, do I need to correct for the f/stop in anyway? I notice my 300mm lens at 5.6 is much brighter than my 150mm at...
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    weird spots on ground glass of 8x10

    Does anyone else always have these 2 large reflective spots that show up on the ground glass when focusing? I never noticed them when I used a 4x5 but theyre pretty annoying on an 8x10...

    is it a...
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    PBS Art Special--No Photogrpahy

    I think in terms of how evolved painting is, it is still the forefront of 'fine art' in the world. Photography is still pretty young compared to things like sculpture and painting...and in terms of...
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    Kodak 160NC for landscape?

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/ughhsloth/landpan1.jpg

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/ughhsloth/land-pan2.jpg

    kinda crummy scans but these are shot with 160NC 4x5
    definitely...
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    Criticising Famous Photographers

    shrug...you guys should listen to some punk or something.

    critiques shouldnt be about technical details IMHO...

    last critique I had half the time was 2 really good photographers spending half...
  10. So sad, what to replace Agfa Multicontrast Classic

    give the forte papers a try

    i really like the warm tone paper and its really really heavy

    agfa was ok, but had a great price

    i think the forte stuff is a lot better (and unfortunately...
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    Heres a dumb question about 2 adams

    "More broadly, both his photographic and his literary works are in a style that is accessible and comprehensible only to a fringe of a fringe. "

    I dont think thats true really, I started looking...
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    Heres a dumb question about 2 adams

    The reason I asked that was because as a photography major at an art school, there is a lot of robert adamsy stuff held in high regard and ansel adams stuff is kind of snickered at...which is...
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    DeadPan Aesthetic

    i read some goofy article about Disfarmer recently, the writer said that the people appeared that way because they didnt know what they were supposed to look like in a photograph...to some extent i...
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    image manipulation in photograpy

    I think there is at least a slight shift...

    Back in the day, a dicerning eye or expert could refute or athunticate photos that were thought to have been manipulated, now thats not the case. Unless...
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    Heres a dumb question about 2 adams

    Which photographer do you think had more impact in enviromental conservation-

    Ansel Adams
    or
    Robert Adams
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    image manipulation in photograpy

    if you are very interested in this, and very brave,

    check out some photography books by Jeff Wall, Thomas Struth, Thomas Demand, James Casabere, Joan Fontcuberta-

    This is stuff that is probably...
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    Advice on gear prices?

    Im currently looking for a tachihara 8x10 or similar camera...

    I found one that comes in a bundle but im having trouble justifying the asking price-

    tell me if my estimates for the worth of...
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    Portraiture with 8x10

    "Wonder how Nicholas Nixon shoots indoors, casual expressions, with an 8x10? Is it quantity, posing, or something magic?"

    a bit of everything i think?

    he shoots A LOT

    but is if you look at...
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    Anyone ever do collodion wet plates?

    Anyone have any books or websites that could point to how to make a wet plate? Anyone ever do it? Is it extremely tricky? Super high quality negatives arent that important to me-

    thanks

    Dan
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    AZO printers who use r-40 300 watt bulb-

    I want to try out azo printing using the suggestions Michael Smith makes in his various articles about it, one question I have is about the hieght between the bulb and the paper- how far should the...
  21. focal plane of ground glass not in sync with film

    Does anybody have a method of 'recalibrating' or finding the correct distance of where the ground glass focuses to where the film actually lies with-on the film holder back? I need to replace the...
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