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65mm is about the limit, if my memory is correct there is a drop bed mode where you drop the front bed down on an angle and then compensate with the front standard to buy some extra room.

2 Gal tanks with floating lids - I mix up two bags of D76 or Dektol at the same time... it lasts many months.

For 4x5 and 8x10 there are Expert drums (3005,3006,3010 etc) and then there is everything else. The CL81 works ok for 8x10, but it's tricky to load and you end up with marks on the edges of the film...

They both have an extra large opening at the bottom (flap where the film goes in and out) - plus I think the rebate is a bit larger with the 8x10 holders compared to others. I probably prefer the...

I have new 8x10 Toyo holders, they don't smell. They are heavy, heavier than the Lisco ones I have. In 4x5 size there is no comparison, the Toyo holders are just much nicer. In 8x10 size they are...

I built something very similar last year using the same approach - Almost 2.5 rolls of UV to make an 11x14 light source (I had a physical space constraint in that darkroom)... I used a large heatsink...

Non folding Ebony 810 gets down to around 3.2kg which is 7 lbs. Extremely practical and rigid too - most of the ultralight designs are ultimately frustrating to shoot with because of flex, shifting...

All the ATL machines are getting on in their years... We have 2 ATL3s sitting in our storage shed for example, mean while we use our CCP2 and CPP3 all the time. Why ? They are full of pumps and...

Having had one, and watched the market for a long time ... around $1000 USD for a 'mint' lens... A few hundred less for one that's been used. As others have said, they are almost universally in...

Having browsed the archives I've seen that alot of people are using the jobo 250 0 series tanks with the 4x5 reels... Anyway I can use trays sometimes, but othe r times tank dev is very convinient...