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This is a reasonable query. I think that there will always be moderators; they've always stepped forward, and they've always been dedicated to...

YES. However, I would like to mention a particular aspect that becomes effective during cropping or amplification. Suppose I see a landscape at...

I've been storing 5L of stock Xtol and 1 gallon of Dektol in tanks with floating lids for about 20 years now with excellent results. The Xtol will...

thank you. issues has been solved.

Question on Cezanne lamps. I've Peter's suggestion of LED strips; I was wondering if anyone has used or tried a LED COB strip, which can be...

Site is up and running, and people are talking, so just an abstract musing... Chill out... Steve K

I bought a few electron microscope apertures of various sizes from Earl Johnson on the old f/295 forum. Since that forum closed I've lost track of...

It’s adhesive failure in the doublet, ie “balsam separation” although this lens is too new to have used balsam. This is what failure of modern...

Great discussion. The book link is great. Thanks. FWIW - the TMAX 100 4x5 sheet film data sheet says “Do not use TMAX developer with sheet film” I’m...

Yes indeed (although many books on photographic technique are also rife with bad information). Anyone who enjoys the social interactions should...

Oxygen is the enemy of developers. Glass bottles/jugs are great till you drop one on a concrete floor. If you are super careful then go for it. For...

Amen.

For the pinhole cameras I built, I used pinholes purchased from here: https://www.2spi.com/category/grids-cu-aperture/grids-cu/ I would mount one...

If this site disappeared photographic knowledge would still exist in books, more concisely and exactly expressed with fewer errors. And people would...

Is this some type of poetry? :) In any case, I’m not sure I understand the concern (which has been expressed before directly or indirectly). Is...

It can be a pretty useful tool, especially given it costs virtually nothing, so a lot of bang for your buck. And it isn’t just useful for “beginners”...

Yet another vote for PETG. I printed mine as Grat, and added a layer of flat black paint on the inside of the board prevent internal reflections....

I had stored Dektol in 16 oz plastic translucent bottles, filled all the way to the top, and I mean all the way to the top. Bottles sat in my...

The trees on our bluffs are heroic in their resistance to the wind. TriX with red filter, 150 mm lens, scanned from print. VistaBluffTree Flkr by...