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    Where's C.J. and her tintype posts?

    Calamity,
    I am sure you will continue to be active, but on behalf of all of us:
    Thank you for your contributions to the photographic community.
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    Calypso Imaging

    If you decide not to use calypso, try West Coast Imaging. Great service, and they are a pleasure to deal with.
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    Okay, this is getting ridiculous...

    "At this rate, it won't be long before Schneider can start promoting the XXLs as "the affordable modern alternative"."

    GO SCHNEIDER!
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    Google Earth

    check out:
    mt. everest, mt. rainer, mt. st. helens, yosemite.

    dont forget to use the camera tilt.

    dont bother: pyramids, hawaii, mexico.
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    First Twenty, v4 - 8x10 portraits

    What a great collection of photographs!

    Thank you for sharing them. Lovely detail in them BTW.

    I just exposed my first two sheets of 8x10. Portraits of my wife and kids.
    I will be developing...
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    Distilled water, any use in darkroom?

    Any good darkroom session requires good coffee. I use distilled water in my espresso machine. It does not leave mineral deposits in the machine like tapwater, and it boils at a hotter temperature.
    ...
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    How to align camera and flat object ?

    Any of them 12 feet long or larger?
    Most lens testing is at 10x enlargements.. so a normal lens on an 8x10 is 12 inches.. x 10 is 12 feet.
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    How to align camera and flat object ?

    It seems that using a mirror on the test target is the best blend of affordability and accuracy.
    There were some suggestions of using an animation stand, but I would think they are too small for...
  9. another "componon as taking lens" question

    I have a 135mm componon in a old tempor (copal/compur/prontor size #0).
    I've only used it a few times, but I was very surprised by the results. I have a 4x5 neg of a womans legs that are...
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    Xenotar 150/2,8

    Dan Fromm has good things to say about a similar lens, the leitz elcan. Maybee he will chime in.
  11. Highly Dilute Paper Negative Development for 8x10?

    since you are using a multicontrast paper, how bout trying one of the contrast filters to lower the contrast?

    or you could also try a standing developer technique.

    another option is...
  12. re: remote shutter trigger-WITHOUT cable or timer

    "That is also possible. Although one solution is the Linhof Aero Roll Film Back for 5" film."

    Cool! Where can I get a 5" roll of velvia?
  13. re: remote shutter trigger-WITHOUT cable or timer

    "The problem with servos or solenoids is that they can't recock the shutter.

    The electronic shutters are always ready to fire at the press of a switch."

    The problem with the electronic shutters...
  14. re: remote shutter trigger-WITHOUT cable or timer

    Speaking of self-portraits..
    I've been having a serious technical issue with my self-portraits. I was hoping one of you creative problem-solving types could help me out... I think I have...
  15. "Theory of Film" made some wonderful points.

    It makes me laugh when people talk about truisms in photography. Discussions like this seem to polarize people and instill arguments about hair-counters vs. holgas, digital vs. darkroom, this vs....
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    Georz artars

    I have a [non-rd] apo-artar, and it appears to be coated. I thought the red-dot artars were actually multi-coated?
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    Horrible photographs and self-esteem

    Thanks for the advice so far.

    The first suggestion I am going to follow is to go back over my work and objectively find what works. The key point here is to aknowlege the good traits of a print,...
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    Digital Submissions

    This document is HUGE. it is 17 megs, I would not reccomend posting this on a website. It is much better to just use HTML.

    When it finally opened, it was very big in size, spilling outside the...
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    Horrible photographs and self-esteem

    In my opinion the photographs I have taken are absolutely horrible.
    I dont know if I am suffering from low photographers self-esteem or maybee im just being too self-critical. But when I look at...
  20. New article by Paul Owen: Black Jacket focus cloth

    Robert: I made my own dark cloth similar to what you have said. Though I used an iron-on adhesive called 'stichery'. Advantage is that I made it fit perfectly around the Busch Pressman I owned at the...
  21. New article by Paul Owen: Black Jacket focus cloth

    For those of you who have the 'breathable' version... how well does it breathe?
    I rarely use a thick dark cloth, mainly due to problems with overheating, but I've also shot in the snow before and...
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    Odd Copal Shutter

    Probably this shutter is for use on a microscope adapter. these are usually prontors, but I guess Copals could have been used as well.
  23. Calumet CC400 on 3047 rotates on the quick release

    Just a warning: I would not reccomend doing this with a wooden camera (which is what I have).
    It's easy to split the wood doing something like this.
  24. Calumet CC400 on 3047 rotates on the quick release

    the problem is that even if you apply a large amount of force when attaching the qick-release plate, it only takes a small amount of force levered force from the camera to losen it.

    I mount the...
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    Freestyle Advisory Board

    Way to go Kirk!
    They couldnt have picked a better person.
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    HUNKA-HUNKA BURNIN' LOVE

    I just received a 15" f5.6 Wollensak Telephoto Raptar. The Yellow-dot version. What a beast it is. I paid only $35, being advertised as an enlarging lens. (whoever heard of a telephoto enlarging...
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    Big Camera gathering in Ontario

    so is this a BIG-CAMERA gathering, or a big CAMERA-GATHERING?
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    fraud on paypal

    Dont forget that paypal and ebay will NEVER email you a request for verifacation info.
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    Lens testing: help with geometry

    Thanks Leonard!
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    Lens testing: help with geometry

    Hello all.

    I am going to start testing some of my lenses, but my geometry is a bit rusty, it's been in an old cardboard box in the garage for 15 years, and I didnt pack it with a silicone beads.
    ...
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    Koni-Omega

    I havent used one in the field, but I did get a chance to handle one at a store.
    I was very impressed with how comfortable it was in my hands. The rangefinder is bright. And the lenses performed...
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    daylight fill developing tubes ??

    The besseler/unicolor 8x10 print drums will do the job nicely. I use a cibachrchrome/chromega tube.

    Either of these will are daylight safe filling and inexpensive.

    The one thing you will have...
  33. Seiko shutters - and that "flying" arm...

    Back to the topic of seiko shutters, I allways thought that they were a copy of compur shutters, and I dont remember the vibration from my SA in a Seiko to be any more than that of a compur. I will...
  34. Seiko shutters - and that "flying" arm...

    so what was this lens?
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    Changing tent for those on a budget

    I just noticed that Big-5 has a 'self-erecting' tent for a reasonable price. It is built with the flexible rings that photo-reflectors and dashboard sun protectors are made with. Hmmm this has...
  36. Ektar 203 adaptability to modern Copal #0 shutter?

    Note that some of them were mounted in compur shutters. I am not sure if they were in size 0 or 1 shutters, but they would fit right into a modern shutter without any modifacations.
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    Recommend a scanner

    Justin, If you check the properties of that image, it is about 500 by 600 pixels. That is a dpi of only about 100, and less information than in a 1-megapixel digital camera.

    Web images do not...
  38. New article by Leigh Perry: Collaborative scanner comparison

    I think the colorgetter pulled out more info in the dark areas though. I wouldnt say there is an overall best, as they have different stregnths and weaknesses. Also note that a flatbed scanner is...
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    Peak Omega/Micromega.. why so expensive??

    I noticed that the Peak Omega/ Micromega grain magnifiers are way more expensive that most other models on ebay. Can anyone explain to me why??

    Darinwc
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    Sekonic L-228?

    I use the l-228 for my LF.

    Upsides: Cheap, no more than $50 for a working model. Compact, small compared to the pentax 1-degree or minolta auto-spot, etc.

    Downsides: Smallest area of metering...
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