Yes. If you doing 6x9 (or even 6x12), there are several 100mm and 105mm lenses that are much smaller, lighter and less expensive than even the typical 90mm f8 versions. My Fujinon 105mm f5.6 covers...
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Yes. If you doing 6x9 (or even 6x12), there are several 100mm and 105mm lenses that are much smaller, lighter and less expensive than even the typical 90mm f8 versions. My Fujinon 105mm f5.6 covers...
As mentioned, the XL just gives you a bigger image circle. If you need it, that's great -- assuming it fits on your camera, as also mentioned. So you need to decide on how large an image circle you...
One point that is often not considered is the position of the camera before any tilting is applied. In many cases, instead of placing the camera in a perfectly flat/level position on the tripod, if...
You can always use RC paper to test your archival process -- even if RC paper is not archival enough for your standards -- and then move to a fiber-based paper once you've settle on a method.
Maybe it varies with different papers, but selenium toner on the Ilford RC paper that I use creates no change in the tone (if dilute) or a change toward purple -- not warm. Gold toners can create a...
I have no complaints with mine, but I'll admit that the 53mm x 0.75mm thread is not common -- but it has a very convenient front thread of 55mm to make up for that. I found mine, used, at a great...
Yes, you may have used too much tilt -- or not enough. I would think that f22 would be good enough. The best approach is not to use your eyeballs, but to use a magnifier -- called a loupe. These...
All my older black and chrome Componons have 14/15 blades, and the new ones have five -- as pictured. I've never run a comparison, but my old ones (all under 50mm) are great.
The short answer is that both Linear and Circular Polarizers do the same thing. The actual polarization effects such as reducing reflections on glass surfaces, increasing color saturation in foliage,...
or used a grain texture screen in the enlarger -- extensively discussed in a similar, recent thread.
Another option is to use use smaller format, such as the half-frame Pen F.
Royal-X Pan -- not to be confused with Kodak Royal Pan.
ASA 1250. Comparable to Kodak 2475 Recording film in grain.
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At the Oscars last night, Christopher Nolan started his acceptance of the Best Director Award with a tip for other Directors -- especially budding Directors -- "Consider celluloid".
He made...
Nikon, Rodenstock, Schneider, and Dyotar (Fuji) all sold 180mm enlarging lenses intended for 5x7" so they all thought the focal length was adequate.
'nough said.
Add to this that A.I. will diminish this entire market tremendously as time goes on -- and it gets more sophisticated. People can already create their own images of exactly what they want -- the way...
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Interestingly, it creates a different picture each time you execute the same command -- and, of course, if you use the word "Fall", "fall", or "Autumn" -- or even just put a period at the...
I'm not surprised at how little it actually looks like the real thing, but I am surprised at how relatively close it actually got. As I look at the free 2024 calendar I got in the mail -- obviously...
Just for yucks, this morning I visited TENSOR.ART, a website that offers free A.I.-generated photos of anything.
I typed in a pretty obscure request: "squaretop mountain wyoming behind lake black...
Beseler (and other bramds) enlarger parts are on EBAY all the time. It can takes time to find the part you want, because the seller often times does not know the part #, but you can get lucky if...
I'm sure someone will step up to the plate, but you might want to contact one or two of the labs in Australia to see if they process 8x10". I'm sure they have had stranger requests.
I'm sure someone will help you out -- hopefully someone near you. Depending on where you are (Australia is a big place, No?) you can probably find a photographer who can spare a sheet. Contact a...
That's a good point. Next time I'll use fake money to buy a camera that creates fake images. Win-Win.
You almost got it. Everything spoken is false, while everything written is fake. Does that help clear it up?
I once had a bathroom as small as yours -- not fun -- but you did not start out by saying exactly what your "problem" is. If it is simply, "I want to develop by inspection", I'd ask "Why?" All you...
Certainly any film-based print can be manipulated, but that doesn't mean that they all are -- or that they have to be. Normally, I want to capture and produce a print that is what I saw when the...
That's four words, but who's counting?
Apparently some people -- not me -- consider your "real deal" prints as much a fake as any AI image. Just sayin'
On a lighter note, I just discovered several hundred sheets of Kodak 4x5" Royal-X...
So the negative is reality, but the print isn't. I guess that makes a paper negative a photographic hermaphrodite.
Now we're getting somewhere.
Of course not! And leave the ridiculousness of Yes or No answers to the politicians. Life, like photography, isn't B or W.
So film "captures reality", but "all photographs are fabricated reality". Thanks, that really helps clear things up. I can now throw away my Clearasil.
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This is really a moot question. With AI, you don't even need to take a picture (film or digital) of anything. Just ask for it, and the computer will generate it. But it's not real -- it's really...
You'll get better responses if you post this in the REPAIR sub-FORUM.
I would assume they are anodized -- which is an electrolytic process, not paint -- but in your situation, I'd use matte black enamel. You might want to consider using a coat of some aluminum primer...
Exactly what I was going to suggest -- with a good lens shade, of course.
A picture sure would help. A lot depends on what "quite scratched" means.
Care to expound????
Don't forget, less than 1/4 the size & weight & PITA, as well.
As to selenium toner, it is mainly used because a weak solution simply darkens the blacks. A stronger toning will produce a purplish...
Perhaps a better option to "warm" papers is to use a toner. There are a wide variety that you can buy or make yourself. Perhaps the best part is that you can control the amount a "tone" -- and the...