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I order film from B&H or Freestyle, and it's sent USPS Priority, and I've never had problems with it being damaged from x-ray.

I went to this show. The prints looked good, but it was a little bit disappointing not to see the original dye transfer ones I'd always heard so much about. But that's only because I'm a photo nerd...

And you can always try the free demo first to be sure it does what you want/need!

Oh c'mon... I've made good alt prints (Chrysotype, Platinum, etc...) from HP5, and had plenty of density and contrast for it. And I know I'm not the only one.

I had good results with developing green sensitive X-ray film in Rodinal 1:50 dilution at around 5 minutes development at 20C. Metered at ISO100. Printed good with cyanotype and with gum pigment....

Affinity isn't a "decent" editor, it is an EXCELLENT editor.

You can give RawTherapee a try, depending on what you want to do. If it's "development" of alot of raw files, then that's a good choice. If you're looking for more deep editing, then Affinity is...

Metol is also poisonous, in case this conversation is giving anyone the impression it isn't.

Congrats on the new printer! My 2 cents of advice from having used various Epsons is that if it's going to sit idle for a week or more, you should print out one of the nozzle check test pages once a...

Now that you mention it, this is how it looks to me as well

Same here. It's solid and beats the pants off the awful old Yankee tank I had used previously. My 810 tray is arriving this week and I'm looking forward to it!

I have this exact lens. It's a good match to an 8x10 or larger camera, but also good with 5x7. The long focal length means you'll need at camera with a long bellows to do any portrait or close shots....

What kind of agitation did you use? I'm thinking it might be something to do with the viscosity of the developer and/or how it reacts to the film. Could be other factors from whatever else is in the...

I successfully processed 8x10 in a Jobo style tank with PMK, but this was with a hand roller, and I would pick it up and slosh it back and forth vigorously several times a minute to keep from getting...

And actually, Shen Hao is based in Shanghai...thought so. Yes, this is probably because of Shanghai opening back up for business.

It might be a result of Shanghai opening back up. Probably most people there weren't able to do any overseas business at all during lockdown, and when I visited the huge camera market there a few...

When asked what "new technology" I'd be interested in, I said ready-made carbon tissues in CMYK process colors and a variety of monochrome tones.

When asked what my favorite films are, I listed two films on each line and said I don't have any overall favorite, just ones I like and I choose which of the ones I like that is most appropriate for...

Trying a new lens with experimental DIY Waterhouse stop...
http://entropyandchaos.com/foto/imgpost/NI1.jpg
5x7 Bergger Pancro 400, Dallmeyer 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 Rapid Rectilinear from 1876, B&J View...

I've never had this happen with the handful of kallitypes I've made, but I did experience an odd unexpected color changing sort of splotches when clearing argyrotypes that would eventually disappear...

I wonder if one of those lead-lined film bags will help? I used one while traveling in China - they x-ray your bags before getting on nearly any public transport in the cities. Maybe going thru once...

I got my box of 5x7 from B&H almost exactly a year ago, and they short-dated me, expired in November 2021. It must have been sitting there a long time.

This is what I got from this past weekend. Please forgive the less-sharp-than-it-should-be handheld DSLR scan:
http://entropyandchaos.com/foto/imgpost/Tools1.jpg
Bergger Pancro 400 5x7, metered the...

I don't have anything against Rodinal. With the right film/subject, it works very well. I used it very often for a couple years many different films and got a good sense of what it's good for. I...

Today, Bergger's Instagram account had the audacity to post a pic of a medium format shot in Pancro 400 that was developed in Rodinal (the horror!!!). Of course, I couldn't help but leave a snarky...

For about a year now, I've been successfully using the formulas found here: http://texaschrysotype.com/pdfs/21stCenturyAlchemy.pdf
I have found they are easy to adjust for contrast, and the fact...

I almost threw up the first time I developed a roll of 120 with Rodinal. Couldn't believe how ridiculous the grain was. Only thing worse that I've seen (so far) is the Foma Retropan 320

That looks great, Paul. Shots like that are what got me interested in Pancro 400 in the first place, and my initial failures were a big disappointment (120 format with Rodinal...OH DEAR!!! LOL). I've...

I went back and looked at my Pancro 400 negatives and see that it has a consistently dense base as Paul mentioned, and this is regardless of how much I exposed it and what developer I used.
Though I...

I use barrel lenses like this with a Packard shutter. I mounted the shutter on a lens board, then made various smaller sub-boards to mount the lenses on that fit on the main board. It makes a fast...

Longer lens is what you need here for a shot like this with more depth of focus. Should try 210mm.

I got a fresnel screen for my ground glass specifically to brighten it up so I could use my 90mm f/9 Super Angulon more easily.

I also second the recommendation of salvaging a lens from an old folding camera. I have an ancient-looking Cooke with Compound shutter that came from some old Kodak camera. It definitely brings the...

I second the recommendation for a Packard shutter. I've been using one almost exclusively for the past year, and I'm loving it. Opens up a whole world of cheap barrel lenses, many of which are...

Maybe this: https://www.rosebrand.com/product233/Rosco-Interior-Exterior-Colorcoat-Paint.aspx?cid=193&idx=1&tid=1&info=Scenic%2bPaint

I've also used Stuart Semple Black 2.0. It's my go-to for...

Ah, I didn't realize you could change the scale of the coordinates on the curve. I saw you could type them in manually, but since the scale didn't match up with the step table I use for calibration,...

https://entropyandchaos.com/images/NiEasterChrysotype1_sm.jpg
Chrysotype, Ilford HP5+, Divided D-23, B&J View 5x7, CZJ APO-Tessar 300mm f/9, Packard Shutter on "Instant" setting, Easter 2022....

You can save all kinds of things as Look Up Tables, not just curves. I also save color-related things. Outside of photo editing, LUTs are what your video card uses for setting the screen colors, etc...

Turn on snapping?

Now that I've started experimenting with TRICOLOR PHOTOGRAPHY, I found Affinity's auto layering features to be extremely helpful and big time-saver. It was able to aligned 4 different negatives very...