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I personaly think that using a view camera, and using one well is very good skill, it teaches you alot. And I think for product work, a view camera is a bordering on essential. But really, for...

I've got a Microtek 5900, which I bought for the same purpose you're looking for. It'll do a max of 4x5 film, and letter size prints. It'll do scans good enough for the web (maybe an 8x10 print or...

I've just started working on printing my work digitally, and have been using the 4870 avialble at school. Printing a scan of a 4x5 negative at 8x10, or 11x14 from that scanner produces a print with...

I've heard the recomendation not to pre rinse ilford films (I've heard it as all ilford films not just HP5+, not sure which is correct), and most of the time do not pre rinse, except with pyrocat...

Just one thing to add for #1, I didn't like the idea of using clothspins to hold the 4x5 negs, I was always afraid they didn't grip well enough with the small amount of rebate edge. I use dragon...

Well to make a 24x30 at 300 ppi, take 24" x 300 = 7200, then 30x300 = 9000, so your file will be 7200 x 9000 pixels. To figure the file size, multiply 7200 x 9000 = 64800000, which is the total...

I use pyrocat-hd mixed from the same photographers forumulary kit you're using, I always try to be very care full to get all the chemicals into the bottle, and not spill any. So far I've mixed a few...

Ok, count me as very jelous :o) If you don't like you changing bag (and I don't blame you), you might think about a changing tent, I use a photoflex, which I like much better than a bag. One thing...

We're told in class that the acctual image area of a 4x5 sheet of film should be considered 3.5x4.5, to allow for the rebate edge, the clip marks from the processor (the lab techs at my local lab are...

I've used both TMY and TMX in sheet films with TF-4, and it's worked great for me. I process in a jobo cpe-2, fix for 5 min, and wash in the jobo, 10 changes of water, changing every 45 sec. or so...

Velvia is also a rather contrasty film, so the blue cast will be more pronounced than in something like Astia, or NPH. I use either an 81B or 81C depending on the situation, near a warm colored...

Are you using the levels on the tripod or the camera to level it? The buble levels on my tripod don't match the buble levels on my cambo, neither of witch exactly agree with a level held up to the...

I use a Microtek 5900, which will scan up to 4x5 film, B&H sells it for around $150. With a scanner in that range you've got to know what to expect though, the 5900 works well for what I bought it...

I do something kind of similar (though not as precise) as you're suggesting, an idea I got from a profesor. On my cambo with a rotating back, I cut a piece of black matt board to fit inside the rear...

I use a 3047 head with my cambo 4x5, and it works just fine, the QR plate is stable. With my cambo the tripod mouting block is smaller than the area of the QR plate and with the rubber pad allowed...

I've been shooting it with people for the last few months (in 35mm, 120, and 4x5), and I've really liked it so far for that purpose, the skin tone is very nice even with imperfect complexion, with...

Similar to Michael's suggestion of using filters, etc. to cause vingetting, and buy or make a vinette tool pretty easily out of black matt board, the thinner the easier to work with. I've made them...

Ilford also makes a color display material that goes through the same chemistry as regular ilfochrome, which can be printed directly form a transparency, if scanning/digital isn't the route you'd...

Thanks for all the responses, I think I'll just mix some new solution B hoping it works out better, and be rid of the old one.

Peter

My first batch of pyrocat produced some great results, no problems using it in my cpe2 with it's single, rather fast 75 rpm speed. I went to mix my second batch the other day, and had trouble...

I've personally had good luck with a jobo cpe2 processor and 2500 series tanks (the expert drums are a bit expensive for me :o), with the tank I use, I do 6 at a time (one reel), but there are tanks...

Thanks for all the replies. It seems the lens should work ok for now at least,I got it mostly for landscapes, so movements shouldn't be a big issue at the moment at least. I haven't recieved the...

So today I was more than a little absent minded, and didn't check the specs on a lens before purchasing. I purchased a Angulon 6.8/90 which I plan on using on my tachihara. After checking the specs...

I just finished my first processing run with FP4+ and Pyrocat-HD. I was initially concerned about the high speed of the CPE2, but it seems this may not be a large issue, at least from my frist look...

I'm not sure if you mean the view camera is out because of speed in shooting or in post, so this may or may not be usefull. Calumet (www.calumetphoto.com) makes a small a small version of their...

Thanks very much for all the anwsers. I suspect I'll end up using some sodium sulfite. I will give JOBO a call too, and see about slowing the machine down, I hadn't thought of that. I'll have to...

I'm getting ready to start testing/playing with pyrocat-hd, and I had a couple of questions. I was reading Sandy King's article on unblinkingeye.com, and he advises to use the slowest speed on a...

I've used pec12 and pec pads to clean the anti-newton glass in glass holders with no problems. No experience with the kodak lens cleaner, but suspect it would probably go ok.

Peter

I've never had a problem with a tripod in SB, but I'm a brooks student too. Acctaully anyone with a monorail could probably be easily mistaken for a brooks student, particularly in the numbers...

I've used both perceptol and D-76 (functionally, nearly identical to ID-11) with Delta (100 and 400). My experience has been that perceptol straight gives the finest grain, but not very high...

You're right there are an infinite number of planes that interest the point were the lens and film plane intersect, but only one of them will contain the point you've focused on, which is were the...

Hi David -

I've moved almost entirely away fro Kodak stuff for pretty much the same reasons you're considering the change. I personally like Ilford FP4+ in perceptol. I've heard FP4+ works well...