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Why so complicated? Imagine the zone system scale. If the structured shadows are in III and the structured highlights are in VII, then at -1 EV...

It clearly looks like the spring is on the inside in the above picture. Did they assemble it wrong or maybe they changed it and you use a different...

I just bought the materials for storage from Conservation Resources. Very helpful. The lady I spoke with told me they designed their plate storage...

As others have said, I purchase and use Gaylord archival products for storing glass negatives at the museum where I volunteer as a photo...

Sphere, Sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro UC Campus, Berkeley, CA 1970

When I make still lifes, I place 1000 watts of halogen light two feet from the subject matter, and it still takes two full minutes to properly expose...

Hmmm... good points--I just have an old school incandescent 15 watt bulb in my enlarger which I'll test using a suggested method in the FADU...

If you set up the camera on the tripod correctly the image will not change from side when you pivot to the next section. The tripod Must be leveled...

If you are new to wet plate, you'll learn that there are a number of different collodion formulas available. I've used the cadmium-free formulas of...

Electronics cleaner used to contain CFCs before they were banned, now it mostly contains lightweight hydrocarbons. CRC electronics cleaner is mostly...

it is.a good idea to combine 2 reels in a paterson 8. it takes 14 seconds to fill and empty. i like it and do it regularly. you need only 2.5 liter....

There is an ebay seller (to whom I have no connection) who sells a modern interpretation of historic head braces for wet plate work. They are not the...

The locking knob on my Arca Swiss D4 has about 7/16" between the top of the knob and the bottom of my camera. My finger will fit in-between with no...

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This isn't good...I have a feeling I will be spending way to much time here... Max, this afternoon

If it's a problem, you can always use the protective ground glass cover that comes with the camera.

Tangential to this thread, but the ultra-short version: Alaris was not a pre-existing company. It was created from scratch during Eastman Kodak's...

If you want to know how it all fits together, if you are an APUG/Photrio member I suggest the Kodak/Alaris/Sino Promise thread(s) there - not all the...

They have switched suppliers so perhaps it is taking longer than they expected/hoped. It is too bad they have not issued an updated official...

Thats good to know. Its not stated on their web site. Getting the Old Workhorse as a 2 part Collodion is definitely an asset, since it won't be...

The affected XTOL is the "Tetenal" stuff from Germany. In the January bulletin Sino Promise indicated they now had a new supplier and hoped to...

Excellent -- I missed that bit. Well, OK, I haven't been paying that much attention. I'm glad you were. And please do correct the history -- I'd...

Update: Its February 25 and no sign of the replacement Xtol Kodak said would be sent by Mid-February. No contact from Big K, no tracking, nothing. I...

I absolutely do get consistent totally predictable results, Michael, just as long as it's a quality control film like Kodak, Ilford, or Fuji. I can't...

Large format. :)

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