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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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My avatar fedora to the left was also shot on very old plate The hat got 10 full power Einstein pops

Sino Promise has been making their C-41 for a while, but I thought hadn't been making XTOL? The tainted batches reference Germany and I thought Sino...

Before I ordered a 4x5 folding viewer for my Chamonix camera, I made a black cardboard mockup of one. After using it a few times, opted for a...

Yeah just responding to acknowledge the question but basically what grat said. I haven't had any problems with that metal spring. I haven't done true...

I would suggest that you take an unexposed sheet and process it to see what the fog level is like, if it is relatively clear, make some photos with...

Lenses of the same marked focal length can differ in actuality, even those of the same brand. It's possible to match up a mismatched cam for a new...