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    View Camera at Jan 6 hearing

    Hey-Anyone else notice the view camera used by a photographer during the break just now? You could see him inserting a 4X5 holder. Linhof possibly? I guess film is making a comeback!!
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    Re: Adox paper unavailable?

    Thanks Sal!
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    Re: Adox paper unavailable?

    Only 5X7, as a special order. 8X10 listed as discontinued. B&H apparently gets it from Freestyle.
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    Adox paper unavailable?

    Adox MCC 110 8X10 listed as discontinued on Freestyle, and the 16X20 out of stock. What’s the story?
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    A few Edward Weston nudes

    Part of the Lee Friedlander show at Pace McGill in NYC were several Weston prints. A few by Bill Brandt also. A nice surprise, always good to see those prints. The sand in those Oceano ones is just...
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    Brett Weston

    80 prints by Brett Weston. 521 West 23rd St, NY, NY. Till Nov 3rd. Wow.
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    Re: Your favorite female photographer

    Ruth Orkin
    Helen Levitt
    Paula Chamlee
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    Re: Omega B8 Enlarger

    Try http://www.classic-enlargers.com/
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    Re: Keeping Developer Warm

    I use an aquarium heater, in a water bath. Even though I keep the room temp at 68, the developer tends to cool, from evaporation I suppose. Adjustment is a little tricky, because 68 is close to the...
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    Re: Lets See Your Darkroom

    A couple more shots.
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    Re: Lets See Your Darkroom

    My basement Darkroom/Laundry room. Omega B66 and D-2 enlarger. No sink, I have my trays on a bench. I have a separate heating zone for the basement, which I keep at 68, and keep several jugs of...
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    Re: Best Washer for Tray-Processed 4x5?

    + Gravity Works
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    Re: Biggest "steal" you ever made...

    I was reading a little about print spotting, and, almost a year afterward, still coming to appreciate this set-up. Spotone kit, Marshall's Spot-All kit, brushes. Omega D-2 with Zone VI variable...
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    LF resource in Madrid

    We were in Madrid recently and happened upon a large photo store, "Fotocasion". Its in La Latina, near central Madrid. There were a bunch of used enlargers, used 4X5 cameras, darkroom supplies, 4X5...
  15. 4X5 Kodachrome transparencies from the 40's

    Really interesting collection of photos. http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/179
  16. "The Print"

    Ansel Adams "The Print" has a useful section about dry mounting, with some illustrations.
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    Compose on the Groundglass

    I became interested in LF photography by seeing great prints and reading about the photographers (EW), but what really got me hooked was the first time I saw that big, bright image on the...
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    One more view

    Another photo
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    Re: Wall Mount for Drying Screens

    Yup-Water pipes-just the right distance apart!
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    Wall Mount for Drying Screens

    I put together a wall mounted bracket to hold the drying screens. Didn't have space for a dedicated cabinet; the screens are stored out of the way when not in use. Holds 4 screens.
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    Temp Control

    Lacking either a Zone VI compensating timer or a Haas Intellifaucet I tried the 'ol fishtank heater trick. I worked great! I'm lucky in that my darkroom is in the basement with a separate zone. I...
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    Re: Negative Problem

    Well, I bit the bullet, new bellows, new box of film, compendium lens hood. On reloading the holders I found that several had been mis-loaded: one side of the film was above the flange. A few points...
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    Aipad

    AIPAD show at the Park Ave Armory March 18-21. If you're in the NYC area you should check this one out. I went for the first time last year and was like a pig in sh*t! All the galleries from around...
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    Re: Negative Problem

    So a bellows leak would act like a pinhole camera? I had repaired the bellows with liquid electrical tape; I'll have to check again. May be more than one thing happening.
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    Re: Negative Problem

    Did have a bellows leak, but it had been repaired. That line of different density, and the triangular area were on several negatives. All negatives were exposed with the same lens/board. The negative...
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    Negative Problem

    On the left edge and the lower left hand corner of the neg I'm getting that line and that triangular cut off area. Doesn't happen all the time, not able to correlate it with specific film holders. I...
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    Re: contact printing

    If you decide to go this route, make sure the piece of glass you obtain is flawless. I bought an 8X10 1/4 inch piece of glass, had the edges polished, but I did not notice that it had a few really...
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    Re: contact printing

    If you decide to go this route, make sure the piece of glass you obtain is flawless. I bought an 8X10 1/4 inch piece of glass, had the edges polished, but I did not notice that it had a few really...
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    Re: Spot Meter of Shadows from a distance

    One of Fred Pickers Zone VI videos shows him walking up close to the area he wants to meter and taking a reading from one or two feet away. So you don't necessarily have to meter from the camera...
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    Paper grades higher than #4

    Are there any #5 or 6 papers currently available? As noted below-I remember using Agfa Brovira #5. Just trying out a few things in the darkroom, and seeing the limits of multigrade paper with my VC...
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    Re: Pets/Animals in LF

    Ok! I've been waiting for this category. One of my first 4X5 shots, with a basic calumet, around 1975. I'm just getting back into it after a 30 yr hiatus.
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    Re: Lab Apron

    Thanks, Guys-I ordered the one from Freestyle-Mike
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    Lab Apron

    Any ideas as to where I can find a nice non-disposable lab apron to use in the darkroom?
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    Re: How Much Soup for Tray Development?

    Louie-Is that a flat bottomed tray, that is, no ridges? I tried to figure out how much solution I'd need for a slosher in an 11X14 Paterson ridged tray and I think it came out to 1200cc. I'm...
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    Re: Show off your camera!

    Toyo 45AII-After a rain a few months ago.
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    Re: As I continue to learn...

    Its also been a very big jump for me-going from 35mm SLR to 4X5. While I am getting my workflow down as far as metering, film handling, focusing cloth-loupe-sunglasses-reading glasses :), I find my...
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    Re: Just Leaves

    Rhododendron-Fall '09-Tri-X-D-76
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    A couple from the subway and Penn Station-Velvia-Nikon F4
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    Re: 4x5 film dryers?

    I got this steel rack at one of the home goods stores-Bed Bath and Beyond I think-and I hang the film from the upper rods with clothespins. Trays removed.
    Mike
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    Zone VI Brilliant Paper v. '86-'92?

    A bunch on EBay-that's 20 yrs old though!
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