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Tipping a stainless steel type tank will certainly help in the pouring, but it just takes a certain amount of time to get a large quantity of liquid...

Tip the tank 45% and you can pour it right in about as fast as you are comfortable pouring. The air coming out doesn't interfere with the liquid...

In ascending size- Super 8, Minox, 110, 16mm, half frame, 35mm, 645, 6x6, 6x9, 6x12, 4x5. I don't have an 8x10 anymore. I only ever take one at a...

And do it well enough so that they look like they line up because they would if put together.

Karl, the solvent I use for removing old grease from shutter (and camera) components is simply Naphtha (lighter fluid). I've not encountered any...

Karl, to your first point, there are a few DIY camera shutter-speed testers detailed on the web. I made one that seems to work quite well, using an...

Tks BOB!!! :/)

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Hi Bob, can please you tell me about this one??? (Year) Serial number: 43882 Manu thanks!

When the original footswitch on my developing timer failed,Calumet replaced it. The replacement (I believe—I ‘ve got several layers of...

Finally got out with the 4x5 last week after a good dose of winter the week before in which we got around 50" of snow and temps near 0. It was still...

Minolta 35mm camera, handmade meniscus lens, HP5 film Igor www.igafoto.com

Minolta 35mm camera, handmade meniscus lens, HP5 film Igor www.igafoto.com

Canon EOS1Ds, 11-24 @ 11mm. Found on a drive home so I took a quick shot as I didn't have time. But it's worth a visit with better light and...

Get a "wet location" footswitch if you can afford it. McMaster has a selection of these.

As I said above

I'll see how forest fire smoke is doing then. I'm quite sensitive to it. But I'd certainly love to see your work up close. My nephew lives just...

Yeah, do a triptych so you can't clearly see the parts that don't line up.

Well necessity is the mother of invention.

At this point I'm getting very interested in Adox's solution. It's not that I mind waiting either. I know Kodak is likely switching suppliers and...

In the LF arena it's just 6x12 and 4x5 for me, same camera of course, just swap the back. I don't want multiple options, I just want to grab a...

Alan - Thanks for your take. I haven’t heard anyone saying to simply go for it. I don’t think that I will be going for it. ;) Makes me wonder...

I also mixed some from the bad batch today, and running a test roll of HP5 through. it look perfectly OK. As a side note I bought some Fomadon...

Sure are purdy.

Depends on the project. I go for 35mm for street, travel and more documentary-style photos: anything that calls for quick reaction and improvisation....