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In my experience, you should hedge your bets on the shipment issue. Last year I had shipments to France arrive with no problem in one case and a huge customs delay in another. A Photographer's...

I've seen references to Kodak including developing agents in Polymax Fine Art papers. I am nowing comparing samples of Ilford MGIV and Kentmere VC papers to replace the now discontinued Kodak...

I've kept another interesting review of Dyer's book written by Michael Roth, President of the California College of the Arts. It offers another take on Dyer's work that I wouldn't begin to...

I want to second David's mention of the "Plamp." These are great gadgets. I use mine in the field and in the studio using both natural light and strobes. They work great for holding flowers still...

For what it is worth, I spent a month this past summer in the rural Basque Country with my 4x5. I carried two boxes of B&W and a box of NPS160 with me. Traveling this way was a snap with no...

Many thanks to all of you -- I had no clue there were so many good solutions to one simple need. The combined experience of people on this forum is truly AWESOME.

Greetings from Lucas Valley deep in the heart of the People's Republic of Marin. Good light to you all.

I've decided to try mixing some special developer using dry chemicals by weight, but I don't own suitable scales. Could someone guide me to a source for scales that won't slice up my film budget too...

Korab is a new name to me -- and I admire what I see on his site. For more information and an interesting interview, check out this link:
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I can't say I tested any new rules, but I just returned from a six-week trip to Europe and I'm pleased to pass on my experience -- perhaps it will help someone.

I flew with three pieces of...

Thanks again, Emmanuel.

Christian Martin's website is terrific. His LF caricatures are hilarious. All us LF nuts should see them in order to maintain a balanced view of life.

The Toulouse lab...

Thank you Emmanuel and Henri --

I will follow up on your suggestions.

I did communicate with a photolab in St. Jean de Luz, which will be my home base. They claimed that there was no service...

I'm planning a photo project in the Basque region of France this summer. So far, I've not been able to find a lab there that would process 4x5. Does anyone know of a quick turn around mail...

Thanks for asking -- you can see some of my stuff at:

www.lahorgue.com

Feedback is always most welcome.

Phil Bard has moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon. His workshops are aimed at digital processes. Go to http://philbard.com/ to see his current offerings.

Does the bolt shown with the Markins cap rotate from below so that you could bolt a camera directly to the cap?

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Thanks to Jim and Earnest --

I took the lens to a local technician who concluded that the shutter was working well and close to specs. His recommendation was to leave it alone.

It will be...

Yesterday I fell heir to a 5&7 view camera allegedly bought new around 1920. It appears to be in good working order needing only some polish and lubricant. There are no markings of any kind on the...

Has anyone experience with the Giotto 8180 carbon fiber tripod? I am searching for a fiber tripod to hold my Canham DLC at a long distance travel destination.

Frank LaHorgue www.lahorgue.com

A dumb question:

Meatyard's name is only in my reading vocabulary, so how on earth does one pronounce the name properly?

After trying several alternatives, I bought a set of Jobo sheet film clips. B&H has them -- B&H#JOFCS. They are pricey but I know of nothing else that works as well. Also, B&H has used ones for a...

A quick, easy and cheap solution is slice the end off one of those 9" Home Depot levels. What you then have is a 5" light weight two direction level for just a few bucks.

Good light............

Oops -- I should have been more clear. I added 15% to my own times when switching from PF to the B&S kit, not to Sandy's. I was indeed trying to use a 100% solution B by following the PF...

I've used both kits -- Formulary and B&S -- and much prefer the B&S since it is delivered in liquid form. Mixing the stuff up is not easy. The one thing to remember is that the B&S kit solution B...

In my experience, different developers behave differently. D76 worked just fine, just fix long enough to remove anti-halation dye. Rollo Pyro was another matter -- it stuck to the inside of the...

Greetings Kirk. I've used Rollo Pyro in BTZS tubes for some time, though I have now switched to Pyrocat HD. It is certainly worth giving RP a try in your BTZS tubes and I am pleased to help in...

I saw this same exhibit in San Francisco a few months back. My reactions were much like Domenico's. At what point are museum exhibitors going too far in presenting a person's work when the artist...

G'morning Michael --

I've begun working with Pyrocat HD for both 4x5 and 35mm FP4 and HP5. After about six rolls of 35mm, I am settling on 8 minutes at 70 degrees with the 2-2-100 dilution. I...

I carry one spare release rather than four attached to lenses. An attached release doesn't lie well in a tightly wrapped lens.

Good light --

Your announcement lists print sharing as opposed to portfolio reviews -- how does that work? What are the rules?

I'll be there with my West Coast bias firmly in hand.

I've just begun to use p-cat HD purchased from Photographers Formulary as well. Rather than using a pipette, I store the A and B solutions in cleaned out A1 sauce bottles. The solutions pour very...

A Garmin GPS III has served me well for many years. For me, it is important to be able to record many waypoints -- all those spots you wish to return to when the light is right for that perfect shot...

I think Jon Shiu's thinking has great merit. Daytime lighting in my house is the problem -- proper gallery lighting where works are up for sale is not. I don't need archival standards for "proof...

Thanks for all the good ideas. Having proper lighting at the correct angle does indeed take care of the problem, as Jon and Hogarth point out. I now realize my problem is architecture: I live in a...

I thoroughly dislike mounting my B&W prints with glass, non-glare or otherwise. Glazing detracts from an otherwise luminous print and reflections are bothersome. But...

After mounting with no...

Thanks guys --

I'll add these to my paper weight collection.

Good light

I've just fallen heir to three of these film pack adapters -- do they have any practical use nowadays for a guy operating a Canham DLC?

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Lenswork Magazine has a new series featuring both a CD and a DVD interview. See

http://www.lenswork.com/lwi.htm

I now own four featuring Oliver Gagliani, Morley Baer, Don Kirby and Larry...

At 66, I'll bring up the average age a bit for this forum. After a lifetime of shooting 35mm, I started with LF six years back. Now retired in the Bay Area, I get spend real time with my Canham...

A good source recently mentioned that Translight Colors, one of the world's greatest rental darkrooms, has moved to Montrose.