Agreed! Even with the pictorial, I'm sure I would drop something and end up with a pile of useless junk.
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Agreed! Even with the pictorial, I'm sure I would drop something and end up with a pile of useless junk.
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I also have the Nikor tank. I too found out the hard way that you need something to contain the films, so I use a large rubber band. It is good for one session at least, I was not about to tempt...
I know a fellow in San Diego who is very heavy into wet plate. Right now he is in Arizona in his converted school bus/mobile darkroom having a ball making plates. Photopalacebus on instagram. The...
Are you going to get into wet plate?
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Yep. I use it to the last drop, never have had a problem. :)
Whoa! That thing looks scary! I spent the money for a Jo-Lo board for my Speed. It was worth the price to avoid the grief of risking my Aero-Ektar to the dreaded drop test. I'm sure even a simple...
My question is: won't the folds stick to each other when compressed? Even after that stuff cures, it is a bit sticky.
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It's pretty warm even in most of San Diego County except for the immediate coast. Up to 99º today in El Cajon, about 18 miles east of the coast. :(
Tandy Leather has a thin upholstery leather, not sure if it is too thick or not. Price is for a full hide, but it is quite thin.
My grandfather had a 1926 Chevrolet set up to cut cord wood. I remember it had a huge (in my young eyes) saw blade attached to the drive shaft. I'm not sure whatever happened to that beast, but it...
1958 VW Truck at the weekly car show in El Cajon, CA.
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Kodak Medalist II, Portra 400.
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At the Bernardo Winery Craft Fair in San Diego with my "new to me" Medalist II camera. 400TX developed in Pyro-510 1:100.
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I have an 11x14 Unicolor drum which I haven't used, but I do use the smaller 8x10 drum to develop four 4x5 sheets at one time. I found that the little plastic spring clips Harbor Freight sells work...
My mother was the same way, but then I married a girl whose mother once told my mother that her daughter was the "world's worst housekeeper" and didn't know where she got it from. My late wife was...
He must be tough, have to be to survive those winters.
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Organized people are depressing, especially to those of us who are handicapped in that department. My closets generally look like a liquor store after an earthquake, not always a pretty site. :( :(...
20 Gallons?? Geez! were you drinking that stuff? I used to use the brush or dip stuff, but I do like that spray-on. It is much easier and I don't make such a mess.
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I have successfully used a Unicolor 8x10 print drum to process four sheets of 4x5. It works well, you just have to be sure to put a spacer between the sheets so they don't slide together while on the...
When my bulb wore out I used the bulb off an old blood pressure cuff. It is still in good condition.
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One really good resource would be "shutterfinger" on APUG. He is also known as PSS45 on graflex.org. He is a wealth of information on all things graflex.
It looks as if your camera doesn't have a...
I have three: one Graflex back and two Graphic backs. The InstaxWide option seems to be the more interesting conversion right now, especially i light of Fuji discontinuing all their peel apart film.
I've been toying with the idea of using one to adapt a Fujifilm Instax Wide back to my Graflex SLR.
Just get a half-pine of Everclear. No use wasting good Jack in developer.
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They are probably metric screws. You can find what you need on the McMaster-Carr website. They have just about everything you might want in the way of fasteners.
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Hand holding is the charm of using these old SLR's. :)
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I've done it too. These things happen when you are sleep depraved and running on fumes. Don't ask me how I know. :(
My son said it snowed on Saturday. The bad weather doesn't seem to keep him in the house too much, only slows him down a bit. I had to suffer through a miserable 88ºF day yesterday, they are...
I was thinking of my 4x5 Speedy with the Aero-Ektar on board. What a way to build up muscle!
I decided on the screws, they were easier than the rivets, I peened the ends of the screws so they won't come loose.
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I used handles from Bretton Village: http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunks/howto/parts/handles.htm The part is TH-16, cost is $10. THey aslo sell brass brackets, you can follow the link from that...
The stuff is terrible, even my dog won't eat it, and he loves cheese.
Areyou referring to the 'Flo' from the Progressive ads?
If you have some 3x4 sheet film holders you can cut some x-ray film and use it. The stuff is much cheaper than that wonderful Ilford stuff. I'm down to my last box of Efke which I had in the freezer....
According to people at graflex.org, you can put a washer under the springs on the spring back and it will usually give you enough room to insert the Polaroid back with no problems. I successfully...
Smoked Lobster? :p
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You should try and contact the person from whom you bought the drum. He might have the part and forgot to include it. Never hurts to ask.
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Wrong paul… :(
You can contact "Shutterfinger" on APUG, aka 45PSS on graflex.org. He still repairs old Graflex cameras.
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I also have the 11x14 drum, but didn't want to confuse anyone. The unicolor drums are fine unless you are developing xray film.
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I don't shoot that much 8x10 either, and I have found the Unicolor print drum to be satisfactory. As others have mentioned, you can do only one sheet, but it is still easier for me than trying to...