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Of course, a dedicated enlarger is ideal, if you just make one size prints without cropping, you can use a camera/lightsource/good copy stand to...

Not really. See Barry Thornton's experiments with light tripods vs hand-held. You'd be surprised. Plus a crappy tripod can give you false confidence...

How low a ceiling do you actually have? The Durst 138 enlarger chassis is highly desirable, even if it takes awhile to assemble all the needed extra...

It is easier to ask them: from the Chuck Close thread, I asked Magnolia. Their answer: and from Darkroom regarding optical prints best...

No doubt it is heavier and better paper The big change is the filter grades, which won't require double times but do we need new filters? I...

Yes.

When I started in 35mm a lot of people I knew owned tripods but left them at home or in the trunk of their car because they didn't like carrying...

I seem to be specializing in old film, old paper and old everything else I even have old Rodinol, a full case, several gallons of old TF5 old...

Yes indeed! While it's nice to have an even progression of lenses, but there are other considerations that determine which focal lengths are most...

Wide angle LF pinhole negatives make good contact prints. A pinhole is a lot cheaper than a good wide angle lens. It may not form as sharp a image as...

The main consideration is weight. Try this: get a few books that weight about the weight of an aluminum tripod you may be eyeing. Put them in the...

I can't afford a CF tripod, so I bought an aluminum Benro, which I really like. It doesn't seem overly heavy for short jaunts from the car, and it's...

Any left-over IV is going to be pretty old stock at this point - it's been out of production for a while.

Ilford Multigrade IV RC Portfolio Paper (Glossy, 4 x 6", 100 Sheets) B&H thinks they are getting more ...

Heh, I'm slow sometimes... :o:p Agree about the backprinting, RC is generally pretty picky about what pencils, inks, etc. it will take.

Don't worry Oren, I will be buying the paper as well ASAP

Agree I got almost the last of NOS Postcard size 4X6 AMAZON had 20 boxes on the Ilford store, but it was on a closed LA Dealer eBay then...

That's because they are no longer offering the paper with pre-printed postcard back. The template isn't as good as the real thing, but at least...

90 + 150 = 240. Divide that in two or average it, and you get 120 as the midpoint. Like I already noted, there are a number of lenses available in...

LOL Ilford includes a POSTCARD template in the release They watch us carefully! Tim Rudman's Newsletter January 2021 I got by email today,...

It all depends. There are many brands of carbon fiber tripods and they're all over the map in terms of price and quality of build. For large format...

Very nice!

Just get the sturdiest tripod that you can afford and carry. A CF tripod is ideal, but a flimsy CF tripod is a waste of money.

Yes, E6 and C41 are film processes. RA4 is a print process, and can be achieved either via optical enlargement or scanning and laser printers. One...

I know it's not a definitive answer, but I have used my Gitzo in temperatures down to -20 F or so without any issues. No issues with the tripod that...