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  1. Re: Mistaken Assumptions about Digital Negatives

    Bob, what are you using for the digital negative substrate?

    It's been my experience that using glossy inkjet paper for the negative substrate prints with clean white borders using Ilford...
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    Re: Michael A. Smith has passed away

    I just heard the news about Michael today. Dan Smith's post in the beginning of this thread characterized Michael very well. I was fortunate to have met and known Michael. Both he and Paula were...
  3. Re: Alt-Process Prints from Digital Negatives or Positives

    Not to mention the fact that ALL of the old duplicating films formerly made for creating enlarged internegs are no longer produced.
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    Re: Shelf Life - Rodinal & Other Chemicals

    Because you waste time which can't be replaced. Now if you need to test the viability of the developer or whatever that's another issue, but for practice - wasting your time.
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    Re: Printer Advice: Epson 3880 vs. P800

    For those printing with the Epson 3800/3880 our good friend Keith Schreiber has posted this article about how to eliminate the problem:
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    Re: Soft-Focus Lens Examples

    Are you pulling our legs with this post? Kodak Commercial Ektars were not introduced until the 1930s.
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    Re: Build your own UV light box?

    Doesn't seem to be much there. What are you using?
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    Re: Build your own UV light box?

    Yes I 've built several. The most critical element is to be certain of the wave length of the fluorescent tubes. You need to use something similar to this bulb:

    http://tinyurl.com/zc3mx4w
    ...
  9. Re: Getting ready for my first picture, some questions on exposure and such

    Pere,

    What large format camera(s) do you use?
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    Re: How good are contact prints in reality?

    +1 on that!
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    Re: focusing with glasses r without

    I had my optometrist make a pair of custom lenses which is about the equivalent to +5 reading glasses. They weren't too expensive since they already had my eye prescription on hand.
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    Re: Platinum prints from digital negatives

    So you are making pure platinum prints? Or a mixture of palladium and platinum. What kind of paper did you guys print with?
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    Re: has it all been done before

    Yes it's all been done before so pack up your equipment and ship it to me. I'll pay for the shipping fees :)
  14. Thread: New55 P/N

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    Re: New55 P/N

    +1 to what Bob said.

    I always thought P/N 55 was pretty damned perfect. The stuff they are selling now is pretty much crap.
  15. Re: Film Photography and Alternative Process Printing Workshop in Staunton Virginia

    All of this in 3 days! I'm impressed!
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    Re: Walker Evans: Depth of Field - Atlanta

    Definitely!
  17. Re: Diffusion transfer processor : Useful for Alt processes ?

    No.
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    Re: Disable Tapatalk popups

    +1! Make that thing go away.
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    Re: Gold Toned Vandyke

    Assuming you've solved your clearing / staining problems. You now need to determine the exposure scale of your printing process. And then make negatives that fit the process.

    You can determine...
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    Re: Gold Toned Vandyke

    I've experienced the same or similar problems that you have with ferric silver based processes such as VDB, Agyrotype, and kallitype prints.

    First don't use a water rinse at all before toning. I...
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    Re: RIP Patrick Alt, 1950-2013

    Just heard about Patrick's passing. I have vivid recollections of him in Santa Fe. His palladium prints were sublime.

    He was a character and excellent LF photographer! RIP Patrick.
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    Re: Pyro and Photo Flo

    No photo-flo for pyro - Rubbish! And you don't have to use non alkaline fixer either and standard stop bath is fine also. No final soak in used developer and you can use hypo-clearing agent.

    Pyro...
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    Re: Shiprock Trip.

    Ever notice the small arch at the top of Shiprock?

    I visited a few years ago and took open roads to a point where I could not travel any farther. Never had an issue. I was surprised to find...
  24. Re: Cutting 8-Ply Board With Logan 750 Simplex Plus?

    The Fletcher 2100 is the mat cutter to get in my opinion. Good used ones can be purchased for about $700.

    As for 8 ply mat - I think it is over kill most of the time but if you have to use it pay...
  25. Re: Cutting 8-Ply Board With Logan 750 Simplex Plus?

    Probably not with the standard blade. For 8 ply you will need to use Blade #271.

    See this link for more info:

    http://www.dickblick.com/products/logan-750-1-and-760-1-simplex-elite-mat-cutters/...
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    Re: Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    +1 for the Zeiss lens cleaning fluid, just put it on the tissue not the glass. Fogging the glass with your breath is also an option.
  27. Re: Theoretical digital sensor equivalent to 8x10?

    No one in their right mind sum scans 8x10 firm @ 9600 PPI.
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    Re: Scitex Smart 342L scanner modification.

    Thanks for the quick reply.

    If I've understood properly this modification only affects scans for 35mm film format. Is that correct?

    Where did you source the extension tubes?

    Regards,

    Don
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    Re: Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    I have to thank a forum member who kindly sold me 20 packs of Kodak lens cleaning tissue; marked on the reverse as being manufactured by EK.

    I can now sleep at night! :)

    I'll also look for some...
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    Re: Scitex Smart 342L scanner modification.

    I own 2 Scitex 340 scanners, 1 fully functional and 1 for spare parts. Does anyone know positively that the Scitex 340 can be modified in this manner?

    I appreciate the post by SURF but...
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    Re: Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    Well FWIW, I mainly use them for cleaning my reading glasses. I don't often need to clean lens surfaces.
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    Re: Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    Since the micro-fiber clothes aren't regarded as disposable I don't feel they are a replacement for KLCP.

    Don
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    Re: Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    Thanks Oren. Your observations about source of manufacturer echo others experiences regarding Tiffen though my remaining stock of KLCP is labeled made by EK.

    I just placed 10 packs of the Tiffen...
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    Re: Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    I was waiting for micro fiber suggestion - thanks, but my question was about lens cleaning tissue.

    Don
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    Re: Recreating Tricolor Carbon or Carbro

    Dang Bob are you still hobbling around? My sympathies.

    Don
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    Kodak Lens Cleaning Tissue

    Hello Folks,

    For decades I've been using Kodak lens cleaning tissues (Kodak lens cleaning paper) but sadly my stash will soon be exhausted.

    I've read on dpreview that Tiffen sells the...
  37. Re: How to clean spots from printed color photo?

    My answer is - don't attempt to clean the print. Most likely the damage is now in the emulsion and can't be removed without further damaging the print. Have the print expertly scanned and reproduced...
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    Re: Carbon Transfer Printing

    Try this link:

    http://nickolasmuray.com/
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    Re: post alternative techniques

    Here is something MrJim might like to read:

    http://books.google.com/books?id=f6huAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA461#v=onepage&q&f=false
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    Re: post alternative techniques

    Since you live in CT contact Carl Weese regarding his workshop schedule. He is in CT also and he is definitely one of the best palladium printers out there.

    Don Bryant
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