Hello! You will need the print drums. An 8x10 drum can do one 8x10 or four 4x5. You will need the rubber spacer to separate each row of two 4x5 (or make one - there is an article on the site that...
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Hello! You will need the print drums. An 8x10 drum can do one 8x10 or four 4x5. You will need the rubber spacer to separate each row of two 4x5 (or make one - there is an article on the site that...
TMax 400 is the best B&W film at present, though it looses 2 1/2 to 3 stops for long exposure. Hypered Tech Pan was the best, but I doubt that you'll find it.
Several color films are good,...
Hello! With TMax RS, I used 270cc for the 11x14 drum and two 8x10 sheets of TMax. For the 8x10 drum and 4 sheets of 4x5, I used 135cc. Both worked well. With some experimentation, I'm sure I could...
Hello! As I remember it, paper can differentiate a high lines per millimeter (I can't remember the exact number), so for contact printing, no loss of detail occurs, though I would defer to those with...
Hello! I got mine from B&H photo about 3 years ago when I was doing reciprocity testing of TMAX 400 and TMAX 100. Best regards.
Mike
How are you shooting the negatives and what developer are you using?
Michael A. Heald
Hello! I use a Unidrum with a Unicolor motorized alternating roller. The 8x10 will develop four 4x5 negatives; the 11x14 will develop two 8x10.
I use TMax RS.
Using the 8x10 drum, I use...
Hello! You can pick up a Unicolor roller for $15 or so on E-Bay. An 11x14 print drum will go for $10 and will do two sheets of 8x10 at a time. No temperature control, unlike the Jobo. However, for...
Hello! A Unicolor roller system and 8x10 tube is simple and effective, and much cheaper than a Jobo. It will also do prints. Best regards.
Michael A. Heald
Hello! I use 135cc of solution - currently TMax RS 1:7 - to develop four 4x5 in an 8x10 Unicolor print drum.
I found a drum with rubber separator, so I've never tried any other spacer. I like...
I have a Feisol tripod and head, and I'm pleased.
Michael A. Heald
I used a 4x5 tank when first starting, but it took a lot of developer to fill. I switched to an 8x10 Unicolor drum and roller. The drum holds four sheets and the drum and roller are available on...
I'm using an Epson 4990 and Epson R220 with MIS inks for excellent 8x10 B&W. Go for the scanner and a smaller printer.
Michael A. Heald
I use a Tachihara 4x5 and the Feisol 3441 and CB-30 ballhead. I agree with what has been said about them. They will hold you in good stead.
Michael A. Heald
My prints arrived. Excellent job, Darr!
Group 4 members, I am humbled by your work. Wonderful!
Michael A. Heald
What I think I'm interested in is folks idea of how the impact of an image changes with regards to sharpness for the same composition. This would not apply to situations where a blur or soft focus...
As I drool over the latest and greates, be that the most modern lense for film or digital technology, I had to sit back and ask myself, will it improve my photography? How much more could I do if I...
Hello! With the discussions of films vs. digital, resolution of different lenses and films, etc., I thought I would ask folks how much fine detail adds to the value of a particular image for any...
Hello! This sounds like the catechol developers give increased contrast in the highlights because of self-masking, like an inverted 'S' instead of the classic 'S' log exposure curve? Best regards.
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Wonderful! Thank you for your effort!
Michael A. Heald
Hello! Oriental Seagull makes a panchromatic B&W paper designed to print B&W from color. The only problem is th elimited dynamic range if used as a negative, only 3 or 4 stops.
I'm experimenting...
Hello! I thought I would try color paper as a negative to see how it might work with my 8x10 pinhole. I tested the paper with my 4x5 Tachihara and a 210mm Sironar N lens and an old 85A wratten...
Mine are on their way! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's pictures. Best regards.
Michael A. Heald
Hello! I've been noticing large poster-size prints in various places, such as in a hotel's elevator advertising thier restaurant, or vacation spots advertised in the airport luggage pick-up area....
Hello! The first time out and the tripod worked wonderfully. The ballhead worked well, though it took a little getting used to. No breeze, though, so I don't know how it would respond under worse...
Hello! I have a 4990. The M1 looks to have much better shadow detail and less shadow noise, but the 4990 seems better in overall sharpness. I could read the text easier with the 4990 scan and the...
Congrats! Post some pictures when you have a chance.
Michael A. Heald
Hello! I finally upgraded my Sunpak light weight tripod. After reading about the Feisol CT-3441 in View Camera Magazine, I took the plunge. No problem with shipping, even to an APO address. I got the...
Would the color sensitivities give a print that is more saturated than a negative of chrome?
I've read that papers resolve about 50 lpi, is this about correct?
If so, particularly for a...
I found this at APUG 12/24/2007.
"This is Kodaks last reversal color paper for making color prints from slides. The process and the paper have been discontinued. It is a chromogenic dye type...
I didn't see R-3 or the Fuji paper at B&H and Adorama. Where is it available? Best regards.
Michael A. Heald
This looks similar to Ilfochrome, is that the case? Is the R-3 process similar to Ilfochrome?
I had thought of these, but unfortunately, I can only receive shipments via USPS, and these chemicals...
The basic techniques for color balance that I've read about in this type of scenario entail taking a gray card at 25%, 50%, 75% gray and balance the color so that they are gray in the image. So, for...
Hello! I'm interested in trying color paper in my 8x10 pinhole. At 0.30 per sheet and the ease of home development, it seems attractive to start with pinhole color.
I'll would use an 85B filter...
Hello! Welcome. My parents live around Charlottesville. Central Virginia is a lovely place. Large format sounds like a good choice for your project. What equipment have you settled on?
Michael A....
Several hundred feet? That's a bit much, though with pinhole, it might have an interesting effect.
In Photoshop, would it be be possible to select a registration point and then mask the...
Hello! I have an 8x10 pinhole box camera with a FL=12 inches. I've been toying with the idea of dividing the 8x10 film area into four 4x5 spaces, use dividers, and have four pinholes on the front of...
Hello! I would like to participate! Best regards.
Michael A. Heald
Hello! Thanks for the link about the Munsell Color model.
As I've thought about the responses, I think I mean luminance akin to L in the Lab color model (or value in Munsell's scheme). In a...
Hello! Would a flat photo be improved by increasing the contrast of the paper as opposed to changing the development time of the negative? I would have thought this would maintain the maximum blacks...