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    Re: Availability of 5x7 film

    Shanghai GP3 b&w film is available in 5x7 size. I haven't used it myself but it seems to have a fair reputation and is cheap in price....
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    Re: Rocks and stones

    Thanks Philip. No, I'm ashamed to admit that I don't post much. I'll make more of an effort.
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    Re: Rocks and stones

    Roadside boulder. FP4 8x10. N- development in Rodinal 1+50. 10" Commercial Ektar. Contact print on Ilford Gallery grade 2.
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    Re: Durst Laborator 1200

    The left-hand knob (hanging down) adjusts fine focus and shouldn't be the cause of your problem. The fact that it doesn't seem to do anything suggests something wrong in the drive. Everything appears...
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    Re: Bellows Construction

    There are lots of resources for bellows making. The best I think is by JB Harlin, here: https://www.jbhphoto.com/articles/bellows-building/

    It's not an exact science by any means, but very doable....
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    Re: Glue used to make bellow.

    Every bellows I've made I've glued the ribs with contact cement applied by brush, then spray contact cement for attaching the liner. Most information I've read about making bellows seems to recommend...
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    Re: CZJ tessar 180/6.3 shutter size?

    Thanks for the information, David. I'm glad to have a good idea of the lens's age. Also interested to know when dial-set Compurs came out. I'm afraid I just pick up the odd old lens and use it, and...
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    Re: CZJ tessar 180/6.3 shutter size?

    Thanks to both of you. I read Arne Cröll's excellent article before I posted my question. As he makes no mention of a 180/6.3 among the post-war CZJ Tessars, and because of it's aged appearance and...
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    CZJ tessar 180/6.3 shutter size?

    I've had a set of cells for above sitting around for several years, bought from a forum member. He wasn't sure what size shutter is required. Antone have an idea? I'm guessing the lens might cover...
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    Re: Scanner problem - HP 4890

    I've considered going that route too, but it's about as costly (used) as a new V850. And to scan my 8x10 negs with a digital camera would require stitching. Better to go for a new scanner, I think....
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    Re: Scanner problem - HP 4890

    Yes xkaes, I was using the correct neg holder. But after years of taking up space I recently took it to the local recycling depot thinking that someone might at least need a working flatbed scanner....
  12. Re: Measurement needed - Durst 1200 baseboard mount

    As accurately as I can measure on mine with everything assembled, the 4 holes are on a 90 x 180 mm grid and they appear to be 6mm metric bolts. It would be more accurate if someone has one dismantled...
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    Re: On The Hunt For Bellows Materials

    That looks very suitable. I've never seen anything similar in Australia. I'd certainly give it a go.
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    Re: Enlarger table height

    I have two L1200s, one with Multigrade head and the other with condenser head. They have 1200mm and 1400mm columns respectively and sit on a common 750mm (30") bench. The condenser head unit with the...
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    Re: On The Hunt For Bellows Materials

    I used JB Harlin's bellows making instructions for two bellows I made: https://www.jbhphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bbuildingjbh2008.pdf

    It seems to me that whatever method you use the...
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    Re: On The Hunt For Bellows Materials

    Suitable material is hard to find everywhere it seems. I used curtain blockout material for my home-made 5x7 camera. It's thicker than I wanted but the bellows turned out well anyway, yet with less...
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    Re: post "in Galli style"

    He posts occasionally on Photrio.
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    Re: Advice about nickel plating please

    Thanks to everyone for your helpful responses. What I didn't mention is that I have previously had a quote for chrome plating just the three rods of the column - $800 !!! So commercial re-plating is...
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    Advice about nickel plating please

    A friend recently gave me a Meopta 5x7 enlarger which although fully functional, I'd like to spruce up a bit. It's a beautiful piece of work, made in the days when things were really well built. The...
  20. Re: Is a Durst Laborator 1200 with a VLS 501 head a usable enlarger?

    I want to emphasize platypus's advice above. Always have the carriage at the TOP of the column before removing the head. I learned this the hard way. I have two L1200s, one condenser, the other with...
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    Re: post alternative techniques

    Thanks Dan and Randy, some interesting thoughts for me to contemplate; just what I wanted. I really like the new cyanotype too; somehow cleaner and brighter, which is probably another way of saying...
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    Re: Tiny Format Portraits

    Hang in, Chris. Thinking of you.
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    Re: post alternative techniques

    My first successful(?) alt print. I'm in two minds about it and would appreciate opinions please. Entry for last year's WWPD. Kodak Dental Panorama X-ray film (exp. 2009) cut down to 5x7, D=76 1+1 8...
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    Re: In Praise of 5x7... Post'em !

    Wonderful image, Paul. You're a master of the B&W craft.
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    Re: Medium Format Infrared Images

    Beautiful, Bryan. I have a couple of rolls of SFX given to me by a friend (a 120 and a 135). I must give them a try.
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    Re: Rollei Infrared 400

    My 720 is a GreenL also. I don't have complaints with these filters either; they're of optical glass and seem very well made all round. I have IR, circ Pol and close-ups all in this brand.

    Yes...
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    Re: Rollei Infrared 400

    Hi Ari,

    I used a 720nm filter with Rollei 400 IR rollfilm. I developed it in home-mixed D76 stock for 6 min. The results were excellent and I wouldn't change a thing. I haven't used it in sheet...
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    Re: Musical Instruments

    Stunning, Merg. Beautifully seen and executed.
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    Re: Fomapan 100, 200 and 400

    Love your images, Yuriy. Great compositions and always a full range of tones.
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    Re: UV LED Exposure Boxes

    Hi Peter,

    Thanks for all the information. Re the Everbeam flood on Amazon, I think that's the same or similar to the one Sandy recommended last year on the Carbon forum. At the time, I looked on...
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    Re: UV LED Exposure Boxes

    Hi Peter,

    Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'll do the same if I find my unit too slow. Do you mind sharing the source of your LED strips? My source apparently has 365nm panels only, which is...
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    Re: UV LED Exposure Boxes

    I have just built the unit shown, using 395nm LED strips from: https://www.ebay.com/itm/253424184781?hash=item3b01422dcd:g:8FUAAOSwhlZYsvun

    I bought 2x5m rolls cut into 0.5m strips spaced 1cm...
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    Great news, Chris; been wondering how you're going. Good luck for your recovery.
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    Re: Pinhole Technique and ULF

    I bought a few electron microscope apertures of various sizes from Earl Johnson on the old f/295 forum. Since that forum closed I've lost track of Earl. But as pinholes the EM apertures are superb,...
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    Re: getting glass CLEAN, how do you do it?

    To clean glass sample tubes used in a mass spectrometer years ago we first washed the tubes in fuming nitric acid, then a wash in copious amounts of distilled water, finished off with a dip in pure...
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    Re: Still Life 2020

    A fine image in its own right. Your judgement was spot on, Paul. I like it very much.
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    Re: What are these annoying blemishes?

    To my eyes it looks like areas of silver dissolved out of the emulsion. Maybe something in the developer, like precipitated sulfite, that's become stuck to the emulsion?
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    Hi Paul,

    The driver is from the same seller. I used this one for use with a dimmer:...
  39. Re: Use of X-ray film: technical discussion with example images

    Paul, I use these for safelights for x-ray film and paper:...
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    Re: Critique please

    There is evidence of camera movement here. Pinhole photographs usually require long exposures and therefore a stable mount for the camera. I'm guessing your exposure here was at least 1 second. A...
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