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Do any of you use Arista paper and how good/bad is it?

Whats the best for learning on?


Thanks in advance!

I havnt fogged any film with mine, but its a very old version and it barely glows in the dark, nice timer, very very loud buzzer, I took mine apart and wedged some paper in it to muffle it:D

I too have had some warm days in the darkroom, I have used with great success, the gel packs you use in your cooler.

I simply set the trays on them, for the 5x7 trays one is enough, two for the...

Thanks all who offered me parts for this great find, it is now up and working thanks to Scott Walkers generosity, once my order from Freestyle is here and I have time off from work I will start the...

The IIB is the one I have now, the 90 works very well, not much movement though, the bag bellows would be needed. I am just getting started in LF, but I love my Shen Hoa, it is built very well. I...

My second LF is the Shen-Hao TZ45-IIB, I adore it, very solid, great carpentry, but like all wood field camera's not good in a fall :eek:

Mine has never fell, I am to careful with it. My only...

I have made removable frames and partitions with various sizes of PVC pipe, After you have the frame you simple attache the black plastic with good 3m double sided tape, you can even make a small...

Shen Hoa 4x5 on illford Delta 100 with a 90mm SA lens, if I remember correctly 1/15th sec shutter and f8, the store was lit by sunlight from the windows only, and a few oil lamps. This is a 1890's...

Its so dried out it wont peel, the glue has turned to stone, so it soaking in hot water. I have had luck with that method before.

Thanks, it also came from the thrift store, but was in very very poor shape, the guts looked like they had been on fire. I restored the case and put a Kloss model one tuner, a 160 watt pyle amp and...

Got it un-banded and put together, the big pieces where easy, I have three pieces I am not sure where they go :).

The motor works but I think it may need oiled, it gets slow going up, it sat for...

It was still there this morning and I snagged it for 75.00 !! I'll post a pic of it when I get home, no instructions so I will be doing some searching...:)

Utah, who said I lived in Utah :rolleyes:

I cant find a thing wrong with it other than the missing stuff, even the screws are still in a little fabric draw string bag, I may have to pounce on it, So another brand of light will work? I wonder...

The local thrift store has a new Beseler 45mx II enlarger, it still has the cardboard and packing bands strapped to it!

It is missing the light housing/ film holder and lens, how much could I...

I love LF !!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickademusss/5794864616/in/photostream

I would think the pot growing thing a bit pricy for what you could make or even buy a developing tent, I too use the small down stairs bathroom, built a shelf for the trays and it works well, black...

Thanks all!

Much research and I bought the chemicals, trays, and other odds and ends and this is my first self developed negative :
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its a Wista style board, looks to be fairly common :)

I received my Shen Hao 4x5 last week and took a short hike, and got a few shots, here is my favorite from that day, I have to say I am very pleased with the Shen Hao, it seems well built and very...

lol, I understand!

some clubs are like that....

I am aware that theirs no magic bullet, I love the way the LF slows me down, I also know the limits of the movements or rather lack of movements of my digital cameras. I also want an un-deletable ...

I would like to be able to scan the negs, I have had the local lab do it and they are very pricey, they however dont have an enlarger, all they do is scan it and print, although the 9,000 dollar...

Thanks for the offer! Its #0 shutter sized, I should get the Shen this Friday and take a few weeks to get used to it, but I would like to see what yours would do on it.
Can you tell me if their are...

OK, I want to develop my own BW film, I am a digital guru, who is finding out that film looks way better :)

What will I need to process 4x5 film negatives? I dont want to print them just yet, I...

Thanks for the advice and welcomes guys, I have made the leap after selling some unused hobbies on ebay, I unfortunately dont know of a local retailer that would carry any large format gear, I did...

Picked up my lens, a 90mm F8 Super Angulon, waiting on my auctions to end to buy the body.....

I cant find a dealer for Chamonix here in the USA, anyone no of one?

I would indeed like to see an 8x10 in action, and pick your brain for some tips?
It will be a few weeks before I have my 4x5 rig started I would like to wait till then.
thanks for the invite!

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Hope things are going well with a kit, I have always wanted to build a LF 4x5
If you complete a set of kits I want pricing and availability as soon as you can get it!

I am not a fan of the bull...

Welcome to group therapy! lol, :)

thats for sure,

being a digital guru, I know the limitations of my D300 and the D700...

I know the type of film body I want, just not the brand that will...

HI all,

I have been in photography for about 7 years, It grew from a digital hobby to an obsession in film.

I have several medium format cameras and a couple top of the line digital for...