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Rutland Tool I think it was. I also got a pile of Chinese stainless steel vernier calipers for $0.97 each. They had some great deals on import stuff that was actually pretty useable.

Why not in the dark room?

For further information, I think it's a Chinese Grade B surface plate bought from a tool supply company that I think got bought by another. I think I paid about $50 but...

Sinar made one, you can look at that to get the mirror right.

If you were local I would let you look at mine but you're far away.

The granite is interesting though. I have an 18x24 granite surface plate and I'm not opposed to making my darkroom shed in to my inspection shed also. It would keep me from using it as a shop table...

Thanks for the advice.

I'm going to see how my friend does it and then pick a way.

I just haven't done it yet so I don't have the experience with which to choose a drying method.

Once I have...

So I can make a print close to double the size of my tray dipping in half and half or do you mean something else by "the slosh method"?

If I can do half and half, that should probably cover as big...

So I picked up my enlarger and it slid in to the back of my rental Nissan NX2000 box van with about 1/4" clearance under the door latch. It was a perfect fit and the van got good gas mileage which...

One thing included with the enlarger is a print blotter I think. It's like a spiral bound notebook and I think the idea is you place wet prints between the pages to dry them.

There is also a safe...

So I have a Sinar F I got cheap, tripods, filters, film and even studio lights.

My next step is a darkroom. I have a "shed" that is insulated and pretty much light tight. It was not cheap but I...

So I have known that I need lights to do any serious indoor (studio) photography but lights are expensive so I was avoiding a purchase.

Now today I looked in a thrift store and found an Amaran...

I just heard from the enlarger seller so I should be able to pick that up the next time I'm going that way.

Thanks for the info.

I think my estimates are pretty reasonable.

My shed cost $2,000 but it's insulated fiberglass and air-conditioned. I rent and have roommates so a bathroom darkroom is not feasible. My shed is on...

Just an opinion:

I could spend 5 figures easily to get a scanning, printing and photo editing software setup to be like everyone else.

An old enlarger and a dark room might run around $4,000...

55" sounds about right from the picture I've seen. If I get a 150mm enlarger lens and want to try a 25x20" print, how high does the condenser light have to go over the top of the frame?

If it's...

I don't know where you are but in the USA, I would just wait for election day and recycle political signs to make darkroom walls. Get some cheap rough cut 1x4" lumber to make your frame, a handful...

I'm not an expert on enlarger identification and the pictures don't have many clues. It's the type with a "n" shaped truss with two horizontal bars carrying the enlarger head, not wall mounted but...

I'm not an HVAC engineer but I don't think I've ever heard of a situation where smaller pipe didn't reduce airflow.

Rather than some inline duct booster fan, I would probably try to find a cheap...

I'm looking at a Beseler 4x5 enlarger. I think I want to make prints around 14x17.5 or whatever is most economical near that size. I also want to be able to do hopefully 20x25 when I can justify...

I absolutely see film as a fring use these days.

My goal isn't to create a calibrated work flow, I just want to have enough info and experience to use whatever is at hand when I don't have every...

Thanks for all the advice. I think I might buy one of the Luna meters and get an app. That would give me a 3-way cross check.

A little back story, my eyes are painfully sensitive to sunlight. ...

That's a good idea comparing a dedicated meter to an app.

I kind of think an app has a chance of working because many phones and specifically the phones I am interested in have well respected...

It looks like my luck is holding up. A friend of mine who has gone digital might loan to me a Pentax Spot Meter. That should help me figure out exactly what I need before I buy.

I have received advice from "you don't need a light meter" to "use a smart phone light meter app".

I'm kind of resistant to both.

Is there anything easy to use, durable and cheap that works as...

Well, since I'm going on about thrift store finds, I can mention another.

Around a year ago I was looking in a thrift store and I found a Gitzo tripod. It's carbon fiber and it has a big Arca...

Sounds good but shipping and handling is going to be $920.00

Thanks for the link to the instructions.

If you know of a set for the Reflex Mag, I think I would like to read how it is supposed to be used also.

So I looked up the reflex mag. It seems like it should erect the image. Will left and right be reversed?

I didn't take out the hood or what I think is a film loading bag but it does have an 8x...

So it looks like a Sinar F?

I'm just completely unfamiliar.

The second lens is a 150mm f6.3 Rodenstock Geronar.

The Reflex Mag, is that the periscope thing?

I have a lot of learning to...

I do not know.

I'm going to try to post photos:

The case: 233049

Inside: 233050

Polaroid back, spare lens, short shutter release: 233051

I'm not familiar with those but you seem to be using it so you're ahead of me for now.

Hi, I just got a similar camera, the front end and rail seem identical but the film holder side (rear standard?) seems to be simplified and black in color. I'm not quite sure what I have there.
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So I was going through a local thrift store today and I saw a large Calimar hard case. Being curious I opened it and it contained a Sinar view camera.

It's Swiss, it's in a hard case and zip-tied...