Search:

Type: Posts; User: picker77; Keyword(s):

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Replies
    1
    Views
    1,485

    Gonzo-sized slide projector

    For doing family vacation slide shows with your LF transparencies, check out bayside Item #290521436945. Up to 4"x4" slides, 750 watts, max projection distance 150'. Impressive hardware. :)
  2. Replies
    8
    Views
    2,570

    Re: Cable release wth am I doing?

    You will really like the Nikon AR-3. I went through several cheapies (stiff, rough action, poorly cut tapered threads, etc.) from the photo store's rack stock before I got a couple of AR-3's. Wow,...
  3. Replies
    22
    Views
    5,537

    Re: Efke: love it but one major complaint...

    One simple thing you might try is throwing a small damp (not wet) sponge in one corner of the dark tent before you close it up. I find my fingertips many times get so dry and slick that it's hard to...
  4. Re: LF hikers ― is “Map & Compass” a dying art?

    Grizzled old Luddite that I am, if I'm hunting in unfamiliar territory, especially where vision is severely restricted such as in breaks, ridges, or foothills, I carry a Silva Ranger that I've had...
  5. Replies
    8
    Views
    3,028

    Re: Name of This Piece of Hardware?

    Francesco, check Rockler Woodworking & Hardware. They carry a TON of chest/cabinet/small box hinge and drawer hardware, and are good people to deal with. They are not cheap, but then again they tend...
  6. Replies
    28
    Views
    9,580

    Re: Refrigerator Options for Film

    The 2.5 cu ft dorm unit I just bought is rated at $28 per year (using national average electrical rates). 5-7 cu ft chest freezers all fall in the $26-$30/year range, so their operating cost per cu...
  7. Replies
    5
    Views
    2,858

    Re: Ansel Adams documentary DVD

    http://www.amazon.com/Ansel-Adams-Documentary-Josh-Hamilton/dp/B00007G1YJ
  8. Replies
    28
    Views
    9,580

    Re: Refrigerator Options for Film

    I just two days ago made the same move. My film was crowding out my beer space (actually, my wife wanted my film out of her #2 reefer, which she's been sharing with me for a couple of years). Bought...
  9. Replies
    5
    Views
    2,858

    Ansel Adams documentary DVD

    I'm probably the last guy on the forum to have seen this, but I finally watched it tonight and just in case somebody else didn't know about it, I can assure you it's well worth watching. Intensely...
  10. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,679

    Re: Help with old speed graphic shutter!

    Robbie, I'm not shilling for these people because I know nothing about them--but take a look at Item #140522331505 on the famous auction place. Their Speed Graphic shutter CLA prices seem reasonable...
  11. Replies
    18
    Views
    8,399

    Re: 4x5 Back Interchangeability?

    Never fear, Trooper. Once you look at some of those beautiful & humongous negatives, the bug will bite and like most of us out the door you'll go, lugging all your 'stuff'. It's a great addiction,...
  12. Replies
    18
    Views
    8,399

    Re: 4x5 Back Interchangeability?

    Yes. Plus a stout tripod, heavy duty tripod head (preferably a 3-way pan head), dark cloth, shutter release cable, and something to carry it all in. That's a 9+ lb camera as pictured, but the other...
  13. Re: Manfrotto 234 designed for monopods, usable with LF?

    I certainly can endorse the 229 if you can stand the weight.

    I just received a few days ago a Manfrotto 229 head (LNIB condition) that I was very fortunate to get for $114 at auction. Wow, what a...
  14. Replies
    6
    Views
    4,712

    Re: Light Trap Felt and Glue for Camera Backs?

    Hobby Lobby... they carry black felt in a couple of "hardnesses" and thicknesses, as well as black foam in two or three thicknesses. All available in sheets approx 11x14 or so, and some come in...
  15. Replies
    39
    Views
    16,318

    Poll: Re: How do you carry your tripod over hill & dale?

    I use a modified version of Tim's method for my Sinar F2. Big aluminum case and tripod strapped in the cargo bed of my Polaris Sportsman 500cc X2 ATV. Plenty of room for lunch and other stuff back...
  16. Replies
    36
    Views
    14,845

    Re: Shutter tester mini-review

    I'm curious why you seem to imply that measuring shutter speed using a phototransistor is more accurate with a laser than with a single-point LED light source--in either case you're measuring the...
  17. Replies
    36
    Views
    14,845

    Re: Shutter tester mini-review

    FWIW, here are the results of this exercise. Each speed was measured three times, averaged, and then approximated into a fraction. Clearly I need to either spend some $ on CLA's or lay off using...
  18. Replies
    36
    Views
    14,845

    Re: Shutter tester mini-review

    I don't think so.. I just downloaded the latest version from the sourceforge.net Audacity website and used that. It worked fine.
  19. Replies
    36
    Views
    14,845

    Re: Shutter tester mini-review

    Well stated, Rick. Vasily claims these can work well up to 1/1000 but my experience with this one at around 1/400 seems to bear out what you said. I have a good electronics bench and a Tek scope, so...
  20. Replies
    36
    Views
    14,845

    Re: Shutter tester mini-review

    I looked at many "instant digital readout" testers, usually in the $100 and up (way up) range. But they all still need the same basic setup as this one to use and have more parts that can fail. All...
  21. Replies
    36
    Views
    14,845

    Shutter tester mini-review

    Curiosity about the real-world speed accuracy of the shutters on my various cameras and lenses finally overwhelmed me, and being too lazy to hunt down the parts and build my own, I ordered a $14...
  22. Replies
    0
    Views
    1,501

    Horseman/Sinar compatibility

    Anybody know for sure if a Horseman binocular reflex hood will fit a Sinar F2?
  23. Replies
    4
    Views
    3,053

    Re: Horseman LE vs Sinar F2

    Wish I was, JD. Unfortunately, like many areas Oklahoma has rapidly become a film wasteland. I suppose I should feel lucky that we have one store that still carries a small stock of film in this city...
  24. Replies
    4
    Views
    3,053

    Horseman LE vs Sinar F2

    I have a good Crown to carry around for a beater and "shooter of opportunity", but would like to add something more modern and convenient (geared movements) and overall more precise for occasional...
  25. Replies
    945
    Views
    373,410

    Re: Images of mistakes - good or bad..

    I like this one, Wayne. Looks like four lucky people from the group have been selected for beaming up to the mother ship. Very cool.
  26. Replies
    41
    Views
    12,420

    Re: Decorating an old Linhof Technika IV

    You could do the quasi-military thing with a version of semi-matte olive drab, like I did on this M2 beater. Done with DuraCoat and an air brush, available in a zillion colors from military flat to...
  27. Thread: ID Arca-Swiss

    by picker77
    Replies
    1
    Views
    1,231

    ID Arca-Swiss

    Can someone please identify this older Arca-Swiss for me? They make/made so many variations and models it's confusing. Thanks.
  28. Replies
    18
    Views
    6,629

    Re: Sliding back adapter for roll film backs

    Not a sliding back per se, but the Horseman Type 2 6x9 Rotating Back works fine on standard Graflok backs... I used one for a year or so on my Super Speed Graphic, worked great with a Horseman 6x9...
  29. Replies
    8
    Views
    2,541

    Re: 4x5 Roll film holder?

    I have read some in the past about 5" roll film processing (of very long rolls) for aerial photography, but what interested me with this film was it says on the box it gives you 6 exposures on a...
  30. Replies
    8
    Views
    2,541

    4x5 Roll film holder?

    Saw this film on the bay and plagiarized the photos for curiosity's sake. Never before in my life have I seen a roll of Kodak 4x5. I'd love to see a few pictures of what the RFH for it looks like if...
  31. Replies
    12
    Views
    9,906

    Re: Replacement ground glass screen.

    I bought three of the the Surplus Shed Kodak 4x5 GG's, received them a couple of days ago. As expected for Kodak parts they are pristine and beautifully made, but keep in mind they are exactly 4x5....
  32. Replies
    1,135
    Views
    690,383

    Re: Lets See Your Darkroom

    Hmm... I didn't see one single DRY darkroom in the bunch. I envy all you guys with plumbing. My DR is in a 14x25 room partitioned off in the rear of a 25x55 shop 150' from the house. It's heated and...
  33. Replacing D2 "D" type CB springs with later "P" type

    Last three photos, showing the carriage full up, full down, and with the VC and lamphouse installed. The springs are just slightly stronger than needed, so with the brake off the carriage can be...
  34. Replacing D2 "D" type CB springs with later "P" type

    Thanks to moderator Neil Poulsen, I'm soon to be awash in Omega DII/D2 parts, and will shortly have this old DII-VC warhorse up and ready for another 50 years of use. In the meantime, I scrounged up...
  35. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,511

    Re: Need Omega D-II Counterbalance spring

    Neil: Tried to send you a PM but it bounced because your inbox is full. Zip is 73064.
    Jerry
  36. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,511

    Re: Need Omega D-II Counterbalance spring

    Thanks for the offer, Neil, I'm sending you a PM about the parts.
    Jerry
  37. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,511

    Re: Need Omega D-II Counterbalance spring

    FWIW, I measured the amount of lift required to gain a neutral "buoyancy" on my D-II VC enlarger's head. It was about 23-25 lbs. At 12 lb of preload each, that's why those darned coil springs are so...
  38. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,511

    Re: Need Omega D-II Counterbalance spring

    Been considering that idea, Eric--great minds DO think alike. It would be fairly simple to put a pair of L-shaped brackets with a shaft through them and a ball-bearing pulley up there, and run a drop...
  39. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,511

    Re: Need Omega D-II Counterbalance spring

    I could probably make the single screw mount type work. I just spent a fun two hours in the shop trying to fix the old one. I custom made a good replacement center "axle" (actually, it's fixed in...
  40. Replies
    13
    Views
    4,511

    Re: Need Omega D-II Counterbalance spring

    Yep, it's the two-screw mount type, sort of D-shaped, and mounts on the back of each rail about 3/4 of the way toward the bottom. I'm currently working on a fix for the old one, but don't hold out...
Results 1 to 40 of 102
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3