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    Re: DIY DSLR Scanner vs Drum Scanner

    Judging just by naked eye, no need for scientific tests, my Pentax 645D + Pentax 120 f4 macro lens scanning rig beats any flatbed I 've used. And it is much faster to use to. I can scan a full roll...
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    Re: Ink system question

    Another important issue I would like to know is for how long can the printer be unused with the piezography inks loaded?
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    Re: Ink system question

    Is there any other visible difference apart from black and gray neutrality? I find Imageprint to be very good at that, but I have never compared it next to a piezography print.
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    Ink system question

    Hi everybody,
    I have a hassle-free, low use Epson 7600 UC Epson inks paired with ImagePrint 6.5. I mostly print B&W these days and was wondering if switching to Piezography is really going to make a...
  5. Re: Anyone modifed or used the Sinar Gossen TTL probe for GG measurements?

    I have the Gossen pictured and it is a beauty. VERY precise meter and high quality.
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    Poll: Re: Wanderlust 4x5 P&S

    I arrived pretty late to the scene and would love to have one, if not two. Are going to take preorders? Or when do you think I can buy one? This is just the thing we all need. To have a project that...
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    Re: How to mix kodak hypo?

    You are addressing a lot of issues here. The magenta cast in some negatives comes off very easily provided you wash well your negatives. If your negs are pink after washing I would make sure I am...
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    Re: Suggestions for drying film

    Drying film in a bathroom filled with steam reduced my dust problem to almost 0, when I used to developed my film in one. Now I hang to dry in a closed space.
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    Re: Help! with Rockland tintype kit

    Collodion is very demanding from a technical point of view. It can sometimes, for no apparent reason at all, start behaving in very unexpected manners. The same batch, the same developer, the same...
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    Re: Some testing results - unexpected outcomes.

    1 sec for Fomapan 100 should bring reciprocity failure into the equation, if my memory is correct. From the examples you posted I think you inverted the order in relation to development times. Looks...
  11. Re: Sandwich 8x10 film with two ANR glasses, V700?

    Clear glass facing the scanning lens with film emulsion right behind has no practical visible image degradation as long as it is good clean piece of glass. For the base side of film use ANR glass.
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    Re: Suggestions for drying film

    Once wet freshly processed film that attracts dust and dries, it will have the dust specks forever. They get stuck into the soft emulsion. Get a corner of you darkroom and make 2 walls of clear...
  13. Thread: Pentax scanner

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    Re: Pentax scanner

    At f11, which is very good with this lens and has a little more DoF, at 1/2 - 1/8. It works beautifully. It really goes way into TX grain. The results are way better than what I get with and Epson...
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    Re: Nepal and Everest Base Camp

    I learned my lesson,too. High altitude means small cameras. You'll get back with way more pictures and probably better ones. If I decided to shoot film on high altitude again, I would probably get a...
  15. Thread: Pentax scanner

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    Re: Pentax scanner

    89983899848998589986 Here are some images of the setup. For some reason they upload rotated, but I hope you'll get the idea. The led strips are very convenient and very easy to solder. They come as...
  16. Thread: Pentax scanner

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    Re: Pentax scanner

    Yes, I read all the threads, but it is way too complicated for me to do in a high tech fashion. I lack the time, the skills, the tools and the energy for such involved projects. If I am able to...
  17. Thread: Pentax scanner

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    Pentax scanner

    I took the enlarger head of my Leitz valoy enlarger, adapted an L bracket made from stainless steel that I can fix to the screws that supported the head on the pistol grip and mount my Pentax 645D...
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    Re: Fred Picker's antistatic brush

    Buy a fan shaped nylon brush in an art store. Trim it if necessary. Clean it to surgical standards. Then blow air thru the bristles with energy and they will become electrostatically charged. Brush...
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    Re: I need some help with extension tubes

    I decided to go the macro lens route since I anyway need a short tele. I bought a 120 f4 macro lens. The lens, (still in the mail), should do 1:1 mag. If I shoot a 35mm neg at 1:1 I would be wasting...
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    Re: I need some help with extension tubes

    If I use the 120 macro lens, that should give optimum image quality, instead of using a non-macro lens, right? If I need more a higher magnification than 1x, then extension tubes should do the trick....
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    Re: I need some help with extension tubes

    I havenīt seen one for pentax 645. If I can find a 645 lens mount I could figure it out how to put the 645 on my view camera. Then I could use enlarging lenses I guess because they are flat fields....
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    I need some help with extension tubes

    I want to buy an extension tube for my Pentax 645D that will allow me to fill the sensor as best as possible with a 35mm negative. I have 2 lenses I could use, the 75 2,8 or the 55 2,8.
    I donīt...
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    Re: Large wet plate video

    I don't understand this type of attitude when referring to someone else's work. Why does it bother you? You can look the other way and pretend it doesn't exist. The world is large enough to do that....
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    Re: Large format carrying stroller

    I havenīt been able to carry my Toyo 810M with only one lens, since 2 wonīt fit, in a LowePro Phototrekker, plus a side bag full of filmholders and an Induro tripod appropiate for the task with a...
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    Re: Close your eyes in the darkroom

    I see better (thru my hands) with my eyes closed in total darkness. I guess that shutting ones eyes activates more the other senses.
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    Re: 8x10, 4x5 QL Acros

    If they can be as competitive in price as they are in smaller formats, I'm in for all my LF film. I don't understand why it is way cheaper in 120 size than the rest of brands and in 4x5 and up it is...
  27. Thread: Beseler 45M

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    Beseler 45M

    What is a fair price for a working and well worked Beseler 45M with the condenser head? Thanks.
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    Re: Developer capacity?

    I read somewhere you need 10ml for one 8x10 sheet.
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    Re: LODIMA silver chloride paper

    Please let us know when you have amidol available. Thanks. Sergio.
  30. Re: Can You Recommend Readily Available Paper for Epson 2880 B&W/Sepia Prints?

    Very nice blacks for a matte paper.
  31. Thread: Matting

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    Re: Matting

    Thanks a lot. Of the options Logan sells which could be a good one? I'll probably be mostly cutting windows for 8x10 contact prints. Do I need a hot press ($$$) for dry mounting or can it be done...
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    Matting

    I want to start cutting my own matts, with nice beveled and precise cuts. What do I need to do this? Thanks.
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    production services in Vegas

    Hi, can anybody recommend production services in Vegas for an upcoming fashion photoshoot? Thanx, Sergio.
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    Re: blind Sekonic L508

    I was metering a still life with a gray card to test some film. It was lit with flash and a big white umbrella. The reading on the card was f11 on some and f16 on others. It goes down to Z3 at best,...
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    Re: blind Sekonic L508

    Is there a meter tha can read into deep shadows. The incident meter still leaves me with unknown unmetered areas.
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    Re: How long can I postpone development?

    Maybe R.Lambrecht might chime in on this one. In their book, WBM 2nd ed., they state paper does suffer from speed loss over a period of minutes! I wonder, if this is so, why can film keep a latent...
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    Re: blind Sekonic L508

    I'll try fresh batteries. I find this to be very annoying since I have to guess deep shadow values.
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    Re: blind Sekonic L508

    Actually it says Eu
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    blind Sekonic L508

    I have a Sekonic L508 spot meter. It is pretty good as long as there is enough light. I am having trouble with shadows because it doesn't read them, and only gives an error. Is this normal?:(
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    Re: need where abouts of 7600 code

    Check the yahoo groups on the printer. Lots of info there.
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