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  1. Re: Tokyo environs for 5 days , Singapore for 3 days, leaving this weekend!

    For Singapore, the marina area, especially the Gardens by the Bay, and the Marina Bay Sands hotel (the one with the floating sky deck that spans several towers that was in Crazy Rich Asians - the...
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    Re: extra wide angle lens for 8x10

    If you use any movements more than a few millimeters of rise/fall or a few degrees of swing/tilt it will.
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    Re: extra wide angle lens for 8x10

    The 190 Kodak Wide-Field Ektar JUST barely covers 8x10 - it vignettes the corners a little unless stopped all the way down. I use mine more with 5x12, and with zero movements or it will vignette the...
  4. Re: Some trillion cicadas will appear in April for 1st time in 200+ years

    This area (Washington DC/MD/NoVA) is cicada central - we will be in the middle of an explosion, and it will be deafening.
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    Re: Mentoring younger photographers

    I currently teach and mentor at a photography center outside Washington DC (I think my teaching may become more limited as I have stepped into a management role at the center). I always provide...
  6. Re: Any Real Reason To Favor One Particular Lens Line?

    Being a fan of vintage optics, I'm not at all concerned about brand consistency from lens to lens. If you had to nail my feet to the floor about a single brand, I'd probably go with Kodak - the Wide...
  7. Re: What, if any, are the drawbacks to owning a Kodak View Master 8x10?

    If that article is correct, then a Kodak Master View weighs about the same as the Calumet C-1 (at least the magnesium-framed green ones). These days, aside from those Intrepid cameras, there's...
  8. Re: I would like some advice on what type of camera I should buy for a long photo tri

    I'll be going back at the end of June. I'll do some more looking around and see if I can find other spaces that are available.
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    Re: Best 8x10 camera for ultra-wide angle?

    Another vote for a Canham 8x10. I have the wood field version, and as with any Canham, you can slide the rear standard forward. Keith sells a bag bellows for it if you want to go super-wide.
  10. Poll: Re: Poll: How do you process large format black and white film?

    I process all my own film at home. I scan my film because I want to be able to share the images online; however that is not an end goal as I then produce digital negatives for printing in palladium.
  11. Re: Need Advice for beginner Platinum and Palladium Printing

    Yeah- the two best books, the Arentz book and the Sullivan & Weese book, are both out of print, and are very expensive on the used market. Here is one good one, although it is a different version of...
  12. Re: Need Advice for beginner Platinum and Palladium Printing

    The reason to add Platinum to your solution is either A: change the color or B: change the contrast. Palladium is more chocolate brown in color and (somewhat) lower in contrast; Platinum is more cold...
  13. Re: Need Advice for beginner Platinum and Palladium Printing

    That sounds like too much solution. Also, what were you trying to achieve with the blending of Pt and Pd? Were you using the Pt as a contrast agent, or just trying to change the color of the print?...
  14. Re: Need Advice for beginner Platinum and Palladium Printing

    Yes, the amount you use will make a difference. Without knowing exact quantities of solution you used, which paper you're using, and a number of other variables that could be at play here, impossible...
  15. Re: I would like some advice on what type of camera I should buy for a long photo tri

    Hi Andy-

    I have not used a community darkroom down there- I've just brought my film back and forth and developed it at home (I've not had any problems with getting my sheet film or roll film...
  16. Re: I would like some advice on what type of camera I should buy for a long photo tri

    As someone who has traveled with bigger cameras, if your budget will allow, look at a Canham 8x10 (used if you can find one to save some cash). I've taken my Canham 5x7 to Mexico and Argentina, as...
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    Re: Choosing between ULF formats

    I've got a 14x17 which I need to use more. The reason I have it is that it was available at the time I was looking to get into ULF (beyond 5x12). It does not travel well, and although the camera...
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    Re: 11x14 Lens Options?

    Well, over the weekend I managed to open up the barrel on that Apo-Germinar. After looking at it I suspect that it is one that cannot be mounted into a shutter. The design of the barrel is such that...
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    Re: 11x14 Lens Options?

    Yes, the 24" is an f9. It might be possible to front-mount (or rear-mount) the Ilex #5 without too much mechanical vignetting. I'll just have to send it off to Grimes and see what they say once they...
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    Re: 11x14 Lens Options?

    Michael-

    Is that App-Germinar you have from the Kerry Thalmann deal those some years ago? I have the 24" that I want to put in an Ilex 5, but when I talked to Grimes about it they said it might...
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    Re: 11x14 Lens Options?

    Another option for an 11x14 is a 14" Commercial Ektar or the 355mm Caltar (a Commercial Ektar clone). Will Whitaker and I did a head-to-head test of the Caltar, a Commercial Ektar, and the Schneider...
  22. Re: Is Arista EDU Ultra 400 ISO 8x10 any good?

    I shoot my Arista.EDU Ultra 200 at 100. It develops very fast - my normal time for FP4+ in Pyrocat HD 1:1:100 is 11 minutes; for Arista.EDU Ultra 200, it's 7. I shoot it at 100 because I find...
  23. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

    It's a lens that requires careful use - the effect can be overkill if not applied judiciously, and it's certainly not an all-purpose lens. But when it works, it pays off in a big way.
  24. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

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    Century Master 8x10 studio portrait camera, Kodak 405mm f/4.5 Portrait lens @ f5.6, Arista.EDU Ultra 200, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100. Lighting was with a Bowens Creo 2400ws pack/head kit - main light...
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    Re: Portraits from 2023

    Ive done a whole series with him - our first shoot together yielded 32 sheets of 8x10.

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    Just a couple more from the series.
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    Re: Portraits from 2023

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    Kodak 405 Portrait lens, shot at maybe f5.6, Arista.EDU Ultra 200, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100, light was a single flash head on a Bowens Creo 2400 ws pack in a Bowens beauty dish with combo grid...
  27. Re: Is Arista EDU Ultra 400 ISO 8x10 any good?

    Another fan of Fomapan/Arista.EDU 200 here. It's a great film for alt process, especially ones that need lots of contrast, because it has a very long straight line in the middle of the curve so you...
  28. Re: Recommended lens for Chamonix 8x10 for portrait/landscape

    I'd vote for the 14" Commercial Ektar. It's a big chunk of a shutter, but the overall weight is reasonable. And hey, if it was good enough for Yusuf Karsh, it's good enough for me. I use mine on my...
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    Re: Best practices for soft focus lenses?

    Don't worry about the physical condition of your Cooke lenses - they had some wizards in their glass foundry and produced some of the best glass ever. I have a 10.5" Cooke Series II f4.5 that looks...
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    Re: New old guy

    Welcome back to the asylum :)
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    Re: My web site is again live

    Sandy-
    So glad to hear you are back in business!
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    Re: Wheelchair LF Photography

    If you're going into the field, then this solution won't help any, but if you are doing any studio photography, then a decent studio stand would be a great option- you can use those with any size...
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    Re: Where to buy Kobayashi brushes

    I just sucked it up and bought mine at Inkjetmall because between the (not huge) cost differential, the difference in shipping cost and shipping time, I figured it was better for me in the long run...
  34. Re: Foto Inter/Cambio conference in Mexico City, October 25-27, 2023

    Some updates:

    We are partnered with Bostick & Sullivan, who will be supplying all the materials used in the various demos and workshops.

    We are also partnered with Glen Echo Photoworks, who...
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    Re: Sinar F question

    The awesome thing about Sinar stuff is that it is 100% forward/backward compatible across their entire system- you can even mix and match Sinar Norma gear with Sinar P series parts.
  36. Re: Wind movement in scenes especially with large format photography

    I'd have loved to see a second version with the vines moving, but I suspect that they A: wouldn't have moved enough, and there aren't enough of them to do the idea justice. But well-seen and...
  37. Re: Have any of you downgraded from 8x10 to 4x5? Why?

    That's what I do for making digital negatives for alt process printing.
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    Re: Post your churches

    https://www.photrio.com/forum/media/national-cathedral-night.68850/full

    National Cathedral, Washington DC.

    This was shot with the Hermagis Eidoscope 11" f5 at f5. Probably not the most...
  39. Re: Have any of you downgraded from 8x10 to 4x5? Why?

    As has been said many times already in this thread, the primary justification for downsizing would be convenience factor, perhaps tied with budget - feeding an 8x10 these days is costly. But I stick...
  40. Re: Foto Inter/Cambio conference in Mexico City, October 25-27, 2023

    Business update/announcement: We now have a limited quantity of Early Bird discount tickets - from now through July 4, get $100 off the overall registration fee. If you have any questions about...
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