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Here's my 8x10 Wisner sitting atop an old surveyor's tripod I picked up at an estate sale for $25. I spent a little time striping off the old paint...

Very helpful Jim, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. I made notes of your tips. Which Lith films did you use to make the...

Good point, Bob, this howerer does not change at all my previous analysys, a cemented doublet is of course much better than a single lens element,...

Not all are single element, Minolta and Heliopan, among others, made achromat close up lenses.

The 'timer input' of the EST1000 triggers the exposure sequence which includes bulb-preheat, shutter opening. I believe the Triacs in the unit...

A couple more. The two B&W's are from the 90's and the color was shot in the British West Indies in the early 90's.

Don't believe that. Keep learning and you will still be inquisitive at 91 as I am.

Some of these go back a long way. the bear goes back to the mid70's, the Jesus signs go to the 90's as does the peanut stand and the carnival shot...

The written instructions are too lengthy to print here. Basically I use D-23 , LC-1., or LC-2. These developers were introduced in the “The World...

Hi! To understand how a close-up lens works, I prefer thinking in terms of images instead of thinking in terms of changed focal length or...

That object that came around in the future right now is a Nicola Perscheid 36cm that is kindling Pictorialist sensibilities in my brain... where at...

Barn Door at Sunset, January 2020

Thanks Jim. Would you mind sharing your process so we can learn from you?

Lith film is ideal for enlarging negatives if one uses a very soft-working developer. These must be mixed immediately prior to use,and are not...

5 minutes seems really short, I believe that is bare minimum. Most development times are 9 to 18 minutes depending on the mix. Also agitation for the...

I tend to not get rid of stuff unless the thing I had for many years goes supernova on the Internet and I need some $$$... But the things I have...

Mine is stored in glass at a relatively constant 72deg. It is barely light tan.