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  1. Re: On camera flash suggestion for a 4x5 field camera

    A second on the Metz 45 series. The newer models are kinder to the shutter contacts (trigger voltage much lower) and they put out a lot of light.

    Besides which, they can make you a celebrity. I...
  2. Re: Lab Needed: for huge enlargements from my 4x5" negatives

    I've had 20x24 prints made by Praus Productions in Rochester. Absolutely fantastic work.
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    Re: Falling out love with Colour

    Now that I have 2 plastic inside-the-eye lenses (rather than the 2 natural ones I was born with) I should be able to appreciate color more. I do, but I don't shoot color.

    When I was between...
  4. Thread: Reboot

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    Re: Reboot

    I just turned 69, and if I'm lucky will only have to work another 6 years at the day job (assuming The Man Upstairs lets me last that long). I'm not much on exercise but here are 2 things that work...
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    Re: Mod 54 alternatives.

    I use and have used BZTS (homemade tubes) and the taco method. There are several posts on build the tubes (including one of mine). The taco method is wasteful for fewer than 4 sheets. For 4-6...
  6. Re: Reputable sources for economical/used monorail?

    Let's not forget Jim Andracki at Midwest Photo in Columbus. Although they sell a lot of digital stuff they had not forgotten their LF roots.
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    Re: LF development without a darkroom

    If you are handy with a sewing machine (or know someone who is) and have a few dollars, you can greatly improve the standard taco method. Buy some black plastic screen material at the hardware...
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    Re: Quartz halogen lighting v tungsten

    Roger Hicks wrote a book a few years ago (out of print but available used) where he and a colleague "reverse engineered" shots by Hurrell and other Hollywood greats, and then duplicated them with...
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    Re: Making your own Tripod head QR plate

    If you have the aluminum plates, good for you.

    For any who don't and are considering making QR plates, try Lexan(R) (polycarbonate). Don't know what it's called in other parts of the world, but...
  10. Re: Replacing brass wood screws with machine screws on an antique camera...

    One more tip, if you're going to put brass wood screws into wood plugs (and plugs are a good idea): when the plug is in place, drill a small pilot hole and insert a steel wood screw of the same size...
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    Re: August 2012 Portraits

    Miguel, this is an absolute delight, and proof of what AA said: "Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click the shutter."

    Best Wishes,

    David
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    Re: Why do you shoot Black and White over Color?

    This may sound screwy, but ...

    A few years ago, at a younger than usual age, I developed cataracts.

    My ophthamalogist operated both eyes a month apart, replacing the natural lenses with plastic...
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    Re: PhotoToolsPro! It Shipped!

    Lenny, before you do an Android version, wait a year. Then poll the users of this forum with respect to whether more of them own an Android tablet or more of them own a webOs tablet. That'll give...
  14. Re: Photographing my bride's beautiful gray hair

    My wife has been gray since her late 20s. Her hair stylist suggested that she use a shampoo called "Shimmer Lights," which has worked well to preserve the gray and give it a uniform patina.

    I'd...
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    Re: C-41 4x5 devo in N East OH??????

    Praus Productions in Rochester. Fast service, fantastic quality.
  16. Re: street photography wide angle for a Pacemaker Speed Graphic

    At f16 a 90 mm lens focused at 8 ft will be good from 5 ft to 26 ft. Screw it down to f22 and you are good from 4 ft to 500 ft. While f16 doesn't admit a lot of light it works -- like Frank said --...
  17. Re: Using a Canon Speedlite with my View Camera?

    A flashmeter is the elegant solution. If you don't have one, take Oren's advice and use guide numbers. Your unit appears to have a guide number of 190 with a 105 mm lens, which would translate...
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    Re: Who's Day Job is Photography?

    For 28 years I've been a full time lawyer. Five years ago I got tired of the direction the profession was going and got out of litigation. I'm now what the Brits would call a solicitor, rather than...
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    Re: Fall color enhancing

    You might try an 81A with or without your polarizer
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    Re: B&W Film For Fall Color

    Take a look at http://www.normankoren.com/zonesystem.html, which has a neat comparison of black and white values and color values. Metering a color chart, he finds that red is Zone 5 and Yellow is 6...
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    Re: which film for landscape

    The short answer is that when you find the film and paper combination you like, you'll know it.

    "New technology" films such as Delta 100, TMX and TMY are reputed to be good for landscapes but not...
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    Re: Niagara Falls to Columbus Ohio

    Call up Jim Andracki at Midwest Photo (614-261-1264; mpex@mpex.com); a true friend of this Forum and a real nice guy. He can tell you where to shoot, where to eat, and pretty much anything else...
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    Re: Using movements successfully...

    Liam, as to making dark cloths:

    Get (from a fabric store) materia which is as opaque as you can find. For convenience of care, synthetics are easier than cotton (no ironing).

    Then, go to a...
  24. Re: Question regarding Crown Graphic and lens filters

    Call Jim Andracki at Midwest Photo. If you tell him what your lens is he can find you a filter adapter from their incredibly large supply of used filters and adapters.

    The Series VI was a filter...
  25. Thread: BTZS Tubes?

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    Re: BTZS Tubes?

    I second Wallace's recommendation on the taco method. But if you're only doing a couple of sheets at a time, the BTZS tubes are fine.

    You can make home-made tubes from ABS black plastic which...
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    Re: Tri-X or T-Max.

    Ilford has long said that its Delta films are better for architecture and landscapes than for portraiture because of the perceived difference in mid-tones. TMY-1 and TMY-2 are new technology films...
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    Re: Graflex Xenar vs Optar

    Series VI filters and various incarnations of slip-on holders (including the 1.5 inch variety for the standard 135 mm Crown Graphic lens) can be obtained from Jim Andracki at Midwest Photo, one of...
  28. Re: looking for info on the actual film inside Type 55

    Ilford Pan-F would be probably be a good place to start. Efke 25 is allegedly orthopanchromatic.

    Good shooting.

    /s/ David
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    Re: GPS suggestions

    Latest issue of Consumer Reports rates the Garmin Nuvi 760 as a best buy. About $250.

    Safe driving.

    /s/ David
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    Re: Home Made proc. tubes

    Ask a friend or relative to go to the nearest Loew's. They have all the black ABS you'll need, with a large assortment of fittings.

    Good processing.

    /s/ David
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    Re: Which B&W film?....I can't decide.

    Try Delta 100 at EI=50, developed in 1:50 Rodinal.

    Good shooting.

    /s/ David
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    Re: 4X5 E-6 Processing

    Praus Productions in Rochester. 888-645-9511. Very high quality work and fast service. I shipped 10 sheets of Velvia and had them back in a week. Prices reasonable. Meets Kodak Q standards for...
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    Re: Road trip to Missouri

    Springfield is the "Gateway to the Ozarks," and the scenery is beautiful. Head toward Table Rock Lake for some amazing vistas. It is near Branson.

    If you want to see a REALLY big electric...
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    Re: First rate E6 and C41 labs in USA?

    Another word for Praus Labs in Rochester. I sent a box of Velvia in on a Friday and had it back the following Thursday. Reasonable prices, fantastic quality.

    /s/ David
  35. Re: Pinhole and Polaroid 4x5 Photography - Getting Started

    Keep in mind that the aperture of a pinhole is miniscule. Values of 180, 260, etc. are not uncommon. That means long, long exposures with a polaroid emulsion.

    Get some HP5+ and rate it at 800,...
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    Re: #%$& Glasses

    Ben, one thing you may notice is how yellow the world is. I had my cataracts done a month apart and was amazed that looking through the unoperated eye was like looking through a filter. The...
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    Re: flash meters?

    My advice would be to get one which uses either AA or AAA batteries.

    I have a used Sekonic (analog) which has served me well, but it uses a hard to find 6v battery that looks like an AA on...
  38. Re: So who will take the last Polaroid? (Keeping qualities of various Polaroid stock)

    Two years for type 55, but (1) I kept it on the (cooler) first floor of my house, as far from heating vents as possible, and (2) YMMV.

    To keep my remaining Type 55 fresh, I have a box tucked into...
  39. Poll: Re: Ilford Delta 400 in sheet film. Survey of interes.

    I've had 2 wishes for Ilford. First, that they package Delta 100 and HP5+ in a Fuji-compatible "rapid load;" (I believe they could do this because they are already involved in cooperative marketing...
  40. Thread: weddings

    by David Beal
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    Re: weddings

    We did weddings (35 mm and MF) until a couple of years ago. As others have noted, they are incredibly stressful, must be planned as if you were going into battle, and are complex. By that, I mean...
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