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I installed a Whirlpool RO system, model WHER25, in my darkroom and love it. My house is plagued with very hard water and this thing has been worth it's weight in gold. The tank is not very large,...

I installed a reverse osmosis system in my darkroom due to hard water issues. I can process 6 sheets of 4x5, 2 rolls of 120, or 3 rolls of 35mm using a little over 2 gallons of water. I keep...

Tim, I develop T-Max 100 (at ASA 100) in HC-110 dilution H (1:64) by rotary processing in a Jobo tank, which you can do by hand on rollers, or with a motor base. I develop for 11:00 at 70 deg. F,...

I just shot my first few shots with FP4 in 4x5 after only having used T-Max and Tri-X. I know that I need to do testing to fine tune, but I'm looking for a good starting point times for rotary...

I personally have only used Ilford MGIV VC papers, neutral, cool, and warm. I love them so much, I haven't tried anything else. I eventually will branch out into some other papers, probably...

I definitely agree. Way Beyond Monochrome is an excellent book, and should be required reading material for B/W film photographers, along with the Ansel Adams' trilogy. I have learned so much from...

I bake mine at 325F for 20 minutes and they come out all curled up :)

Just kidding. I don't do color, yet, but my B/W 4x5s, as well as 35 and 120, I just hang up using clips on a second shower...

I use that tank for 4x5. I always use a little more than recommended, usually between 300 to 340 ml, and adjust the total quantity so that I can use even developer/water measurements instead of...

I have only been printing for about 5 years. Most of it has been with dichroic heads. About 2 years ago, I got a mint 23C VC head, which I like better than dichro. There have been several...

Very nice shots! The last shot with the two trunks, beautiful tones! I love that silver look that I have yet to truly achieve.

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I straightened out a wire coat hanger, hooked at each end, slid about 15 of these on the hangar through the handles on the clips, then hung the hanger on a second shower curtain...

I own a L758DR and it is truly a wonderful meter. I have never owned, or even used, any other hand held meter, and on the same token, I have no desire to ever own or use any other handheld meter. I...

I have also thought about using LEDs, but for the last 3 years, I have been using a red CFL party light bulb. It's quite bright, cheap, and does not fog my paper even after 10 minutes, but the only...

With the Kodak T-Max and Tri-X 50 sheet boxes which come in 2 sealed 25 sheet pouches, what I do is, put new boxes in freezer, when come close to running out of "warm" sheets, I'll open a new box...

I noticed that if you remove the lower stop (the screw with rubber grommet) from the lower side of the column, you can get the lamp house close enough to use a small engineer's square and check it...

Does anyone know if there is a way to reposition/align the focus drive rod (the one closest to the filter module) by adjusting the focus mechanism (the part the focus and fine focus knobs are...

One rod drives the focus, and it appears that the other is just for support. Is there any way to adjust the position of the rod itself?

I just bought an LPL 4550XL enlarger (off the bay) and noticed the lens stage alignment is off. There is roughly 2mm (about 1/2 degree) difference between the left and right when compared to the...

Sorry, I must be smoking crack, I just looked at mine. The cores are extendable, but the base core piece is not the same as the extension pieces. The base piece has a flange at the bottom, the...

Also, the center cores interlock with each other, acting as their own extensions. Just make sure that if you use the extension tube (2870), you have enough core pieces to reach from end to end (one...

The Jobo 2830 is the same thing as the 2551, which is a tank designed to hold 2 4x5 reels. The only difference that I can see is the printing on the side (I'm comparing my 2820 to 2521 and pics of...

Does anyone know of a lens that produces a distorted image, kind of like a Lensbaby for 4x5? I really like the tunnel like focus effect, but don't care for spot focus filters.

You might get some interesting effects by swapping them

When I first started printing at home, in my 1 bedroom apartment, I had it set up like this: My enlarger (Beseler 23C) was in my bedroom on a stand. My bedroom had 2 doors, one going out to the...

I would start out with something like a Beseler 23C. Any version in good shape will last forever. They are very reliable, inexpensive on the used market, and extremely easy to get parts and...

I had a similar issue with a Beseler 45 Computerized Dichro head that I bought off the bay. I had to send it back because the lamp would not work, the few times it did work, it would slowly flicker....

probably heat. I have sat and watched 35mm negatives go out of focus over a period of about 10 to 20 seconds through the magnifier. I was using a condenser on my Beseler CB7, but with Dichro you...

I have a 70mm lens that I use for 645 and 6x7, next time I print 35mm, I'll try it.

Use Gaffer's tape (aka photographer's tape). Good camera shops that sell darkroom stuff would have it, or you can order it online. It's black fabric based tape that looks like, and is about the size...

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what LPL stands for?

I have recently been contemplating thinking about considering an LPL 4500 XLG enlarger (with VCCE head). I know this is a LF forum, and I will primarily be printing 4x5 and 120 with it, but my...

Len, I don't suppose you have a Beseler 45S Dichro head that you would be willing to sell by itself (plus any mixing chambers you might have for it)? I have a CB7 and love it, but I have been using...

I like TXP 320 at ISO 200, HC-110 Dil. H, 6:30 at 70/21 degrees (that's using rotary development). It's a toss-up as to whether I like TMax 100 or Tri-X better, they look very different, but they...

I have been looking into this film and will probably get a box of 4x5 and some rolls of 120. I already have Hoya 72 IR filters I use with Ilford SFX (which is a little too grainy for my taste, even...

Black and white, darkroom printing. I would like to do some color shots, but there is no one anywhere near me (northeast Georgia) that I know of that processes 4x5 color film.

Speaking of which... Does anyone happen to have an extra set of the plastic "wings" (the film retaining pieces) for 4x5 for the 2509N reel that they would be willing to sell?

I use a great, bright, cheap bulb that I bought from Wal-Mart (they also carry them at most hardware stores like Lowe's, Home Depot etc.). The red CFL (corkscrew looking florescent bulbs that are the...

Hi! I have a Canham DLC45 and currently own 3 lenses, 90, 135, and 210. While I absolutely love my Nikkor SW 90mm f/4.5, I have, on occasion, found need for something a bit wider. I have been...

For a starter camera, I would recommend not buying a new camera. Your budget is way more than what you would need to spend to get started. I got into LF with about $600 and that covered a mint...

I'm sorry, I did not mean to post this in the Digital Processing forum. Can this post be moved to the proper forum please. Thank you.