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    Angulon vs. Super Angulon

    Hi, Enrique. You say "I own an Angulon 90/6.8 but am considering changing it for a Super Angulon 90/8 or 90/5.6."

    I guess the real question here is: Exactly why are you considering changing...
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    Front movements added to Korona?

    There's a good chance the person who did the mod was Patrick Alt. Don't have his contact info at hand, but he's in L.A. and is well known for his quality LF repairs and modifications.

    Cheers!
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    African American Large Format Photographers

    >>> "I have a deep appreciation for the originality, sensitivity, expression and emotion often conveyed by African American?s, regardless of their art form." <<<

    How about: "I have a deep...
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    Contact at Freestyle?

    Carl - I contacted someone in Freestyles' sales dept (female, can't remember the name) about a year ago with the same query. We had several e-mails back and forth. The bottom line was that they...
  5. Stolen LF equipment. Heart broken, to say the least

    Andy - This is indeed a depressing story. As someone who has had some prized posessions stolen in the past, I sympathize with your anger and loss. Whatever happens, let's not let the bastards win...
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    Zone System Exposure Question

    Scott - A similar question came up a while ago. Someone was getting flat negs when exposing for extended times with the development adusted as per the manufacturer's recomendation. I'll not...
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    More Doom and Gloom Chronic Depression?

    That explains a lot. Seriously.
  8. Thread: FP4 vs Tri-X

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    FP4 vs Tri-X

    David - You've gotten some good advice so far. Much has already been said about the films you mention (FP4, HP5, Tri-X) so all I'll say about them is that good, punchy, crisp prints can be made...
  9. Ilford XP2 Super C41 chromagenic film - comments please?

    I agree with most of the above. The grain (such as it is) is very fine, but "mushy". This film has very smooth tonal gradations, handles highlights very well, but seems to have very little edge ...
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    D-76H times compared to D-76

    Let's try this again. Don't know why it didn't take, but here's the page with the D-76H info:

    http://www.speakeasy.org/~mrjones/d76.htm
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    D-76H times compared to D-76

    Erik -

    According to <http://www.speakeasy.org/~mrjones/d76.htm> D-76H can be used for the same development times (with the same results) as D-76, and also at 1:1 with same results & times as...
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    d-76 problem with hp5+

    Jules -

    Kodak recommends using 8 oz. of D-76 per 8x10 sheet of film. (At 1:1 this would of course work out to 16 oz. of working developer per 8x10.) This equals approx. 8 oz. of D-76 1:1 per...
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    THE FUTURE OF THIS FORUM - PLEASE READ

    To the user, the MF digest on photo.net appears very much like this forum. (More so like it than any of the other forum formats I've seen - almost identical in use, except you need to log in to...
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    11x14 format or bigger

    I have a 12x20 holder from ABW Enterprises (Alan Brubaker). Drug it (loaded) all over the Southwest this summer and on one memorable occasion had it in direct desert sun for an hour during a...
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    Air Bubbles in 14" Dagor

    James - Not to worry (unless you have a BIG bubble right in the middle of an element!). This was common in older glass, and believe it or not was actually considered a sign of glass quality way...
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    Information re: using Cibachrome as film

    <whatever artistic aim you have can be acheived by using film and making ciba prints>

    Not to pick a fight, but what if Mr. (or Mrs.) Rothman's "artistic aim" IS to get the unusual, bluish,...
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    14" Dagor Am. Op. Co. f7.7

    Hi, Bill - I have this lens. I love it on 12x20, but I doubt it would really cover 16x20 at infinity. (Covers 12x20 with just a bit of movement at f/64.) My copy (ser. #772XXX) is uncoated, but...
  18. Thread: Pulling HP5+

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    Pulling HP5+

    I agree with Doug - HP5 is fairly bulletproof as far as moderate overexposure goes. Plus, film speed isn't nearly as precise as we'd like to think, unless we're shooting an 18% gray card. ...
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    Ilford FP4 - Reciprocity

    I shoot FP4 and HP5 and find that the reciprocity info from Ilford is pretty good. The problem comes when you are making an exposure which is longer than the Ilford chart covers (not sure but I...
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    Exposures over a second - timing?

    It seems like I almost never make exposures in the 1-4 second range, due to reciprocity. (i.e. if it meters 1/2 sec., the shutter handles it. If it meters 2 sec., I'll give it 5 or so for...
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    Ultra Large Format 12x20 & 16x20

    James - You've gotten a lot of good info so far, but don't be discouraged by some of the replies saying how difficult ULF is. It's not. In a lot of ways, it's simpler: You're probably using one...
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    LF shutter accuracy?

    Richard - As mentioned by Steve Grimes, you're seeing the effects of shutter efficiency at work. There is likely nothing "wrong" with the shutter, assuming the speeds are consistant. The marked...
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    IMPORTANT CONFERENCE ON FUTURE OF SHEET FILM

    Jeff - Good idea! And unlike what the naysayers are spouting, these sorts of things have been demonstrated to make a difference. Heck, mediocre TV shows have been brought back to life (when they...
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    photo stores/photo ops near Las Vegas?

    Kevin - Thanks for the heads up - I'll print out the statute and take it with me.
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    photo stores/photo ops near Las Vegas?

    Thanks for all the answers so far - I really appreciate it. In answer to the above questions, I'll be shooting b&w, and I'm using 12x20 so I'll be relatively close to the car. (The longest...
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    photo stores/photo ops near Las Vegas?

    I'll be going to Las Vegas next month. I'm looking for camera stores in Vegas, especially ones that have a lot of used/vintage large and medium format gear. A nybody have any recommendations?
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    LF magazines - which are best?

    I have to agree with Andre and David - Photo Techniques is a great mag which has more in-depth articles about LF techniques (especially darkroom stuff) than even View Camera. Howard Bond...
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    Canham 6x17 back update?

    Michael (or anyone else who might know)- Will this rollback fit any standard 5x7 (like a Calumet C-2 fits any 4x5) or will it only work on the MQC?

    Thanks,
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    can lenses be recoated

    After seeing this post I was intrigued so I e-mailed the company in Colorado that specializes in this and asked about having my uncoated (but otherwise excellent) 14" Dagor coated. Here is his...
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    LARGE formats: 12x20, 16x20?

    Dan - GREAT POST! I couldn't agree more. Everyone has to find his/her own way, and telling someone dedicated to fine art b&w contact prints to digitally enlarge smaller negs is like telling ...
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    Contact Printing Glass

    Eric - I contact print 12x20 negs with a clean piece of 1/4" plate glass on top of a piece of melamine (basically a piece of particle board with a smooth white surface - the kind used in making...
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    wirst watch for darkroom

    I use a child's toy called "Tick-Tock". It'll count up or down. You start it and it ticks once a second (but not loud enough to be annoying) and - as luck would have it - every thirty seconds a...
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    Portra 160 NC vs Porta 400 VC

    Assuming the lenses of both cameras are decent, you're better off using the faster film on the bigger negative. However, if you're handholding then all bets are off.
  34. Digital Camera as low Resolution LF Scanner?

    Eric -

    I saw someone doing this at a local camera store and he used a plastic flowerpot inverted over the lightbox (with a hole cut in the bottom - now the top - for the camera lens to poke...
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    #8, #25 filter question

    Andy - The effects of these filters will be much more apparent when you have some white clouds to contrast against the density of the blue sky. With a featureless sky you could simply burn the...
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    travel w/ULF - film changing tent?

    The previous post brings up a point I've been thinking about. I shoot on 12x20 and will be travelling with it this summer (I hope). I only have a couple of ho lders, and at $400 a pop I'm not...
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    LF Professionalism in the Field?

    All you guys are lucky, even Steve. I've never even SEEN another large format shooter when I'm out photographing. Of course I'm not usually shooting in national parks, but still it would be nice...
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    Using color print paper as film?

    Adam - Agreed. And I have nothing against rational conjecture as long as it is based on valid reasoning and experience (as yours obviously was, from your comments re your experience with ...
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    Using color print paper as film?

    Jan - Thanks for the Ilfo-info (try saying that three times fast!). And good luck with your tests.

    Cheers!
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    Using color print paper as film?

    Hi, Adam - I suppose an empirical theorist would be one who develops a hypothesis, then does some actual testing or at least gathers some real data before pontificating about the answer. ...
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