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    Paterson Orbital Processor

    Similar story to Dave...I just rang around. I paid similar money with the motorised base.

    Matt
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    Paterson Orbital Processor

    A while ago I bought a Paterson Orbital processor with a view to processing 4x10 and 5x4 sheet film in it. I've finally gotten around to trying it but before I start on the inevitable testing I...
  3. Depth of Focus ... related to focal length or not?

    It has always been my understanding that short lenses mean very shallow depth of focus at the film plane. This leads to the rationale behind the Silvestri and Ebony non folding ...
  4. View Camera magazine article - Seeing in Silver

    Is there anyone else out there who does their photography in their spare time and who sees the darkroom as a break from staring at a computer? I guess it depend what you do for a living but if you...
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    Ebony SW45

    Bruce is absolutely right. Have a look at the Ebony RSW45 with only front rise and front tilt.... all the movements you will need for the majority of the situations you describe.....more than...
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    field camera movements (Ebony)

    Perhaps I'm being a little unfair on the Sinars, but if you ever get a chance to do a side by side comparison of a Sinar F1 for example and an Ebony you will see where I'm coming from. That said I...
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    Feedback on Schneider SA XL 90/5.6

    David I have a 90XL..buy one...you won't look back or be dissapointed. As for centre filters on BW with 5x4 you can probably live without it, but with all the shift available to you, on trannies...
  8. Black coating on 665 pack P/N, what a mess!

    Sandy Do you mean the sticky gunk that covers one side of the neg. If so a solution of Sodium Sulphite will do theh job. I think Polaroid recommend a 12 or 18% solution but in my experience a few...
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    field camera movements (Ebony)

    The suggestions that you buy a monorail to solve your problems are sound as far as they go but unless you get lucky a cheap monorail will wobble around all over the place withouit alot of...
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    Schneider super angulon enlarger lens

    I've been lead to believe in the past, and it makes sense, that taking lenses aren't keen on the kind of heat that could come out of your englarger...damage to coatings and balsam etc. Your 90...
  11. using Hasselblad and Mamiya RZ back on a 4x5 linhof techV ?

    I agree with the previous writer...why bother, you may as well buy a Horseman back. Anyway how are you going to wind the film on?
  12. Camera Movements for Architecture and Landscape

    Luis You have discocvered the truth early on. Most field situations can be handled with minimal movements. To many overspecified cameras get lugged around the countryside wasting expense, time,...
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    Nikon SW 90 F8 - why not?

    Bear in mind that you only have the manufacturers claim for the size of the image circle. Is the point at which the quality of the image drops off arrived at using a calculation common to all...
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    Arca Swiss - beware!

    Dear Herr Meincke My experience, through working in photographic retail supplying among other things Arca cameras, leads me to be able to say, beyond a shadow of a doubt that you were sold,...
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    RC vs FB prints

    Theres not much left to say. I would agree with the philosophy of whatever makes you happy. However go to some exhibitions find a print that knocks you out and see what sort of paper it is...
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    4x5 Tachihara

    Matt I would agree with most of the positive comments above. The Tachihara got me started in 5X4 and produced some excellent photographs for me. You will learn alot about 5x4 and where you want ...
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    Hasselblad ArcBody

    Yes it is a minature view camera I had one on loan and loved it, didn't want to give it back. It really works. You can't hand hold but why would you want to? all the movements you need are...
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    4x5 processing tank

    Malcolm When I started in large format film processenig was a major bugbear of mine. I eventually came up with a minature deep tank line made from Tupperware cereal containers using a Kodak hanger...
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