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I am off to France for a year and I have a box of Kodak TMY which I don't want t o leave behind and I don't want x-rayed. The film comes in packets of 25 sheets which are inside an envelope which is...

For aligning the lens stage of the Beseler, definitely search out the Zone VI gizmo. I found one and it makes alignment alot easier. Zone VI (now Calumet) used to sell them new for around $30 if...

Does anyone have experience with the Compur electronic shutter. Is it accurate? Reliable? Repairable?

Thanks.

Sorry, on re-reading your message I realize that what you refer to as a collar is in fact a retaining ring. And if it is small enough to go through the lens board then I agree with the previous...

You need a retaining ring. The front element goes through the board. Then the retaining ring srews on the back of the front element and holds it to the board. Then the rear element screws on to...

I have come across a product in a well know woodworking and tool store in Toront o (Lee Valley Tools) that could prove useful in the darkroom. It is an aerosol c an containing a blend of nitrogen,...

I am not sure that Pete Andrews is correct in saying that a black and white densitometer can be used to read pyro negatives if a cyan filter is used. Hutchings says: "Densitometers designed for...

For those who are interested, the following is a brief description of Hutchings' zone board:

Picture this. He has a board, about 6 inches wide by about 7 feet long, painted a flat grey. At one...

In his book The Book of Pyro, Gordon Hutchings describes a zone board which perm its a full test of 10 zones with one exposure. It sounds intriguing and I'm in t he process of building one. Has...

Straightforward plans for a "slosher" (referred to above) can be found at http://philbard.com/panel.html

David,

In fact it is a heat absorbing glass - standard for the Beseler 45 condenser set.

If you are willing to spend about $110.00 there are two items out there which will enormously simplify your film and other zone system testing. First, get a shutter tester from Calumet. They cost...

Thank you John. Perhaps I could ask a follow up question. My densitometer did not come with calibration strips. I have been calibrating each color and the combined red-green-blue using the same ...

I just bought a used digital color densitometer (a Cosar 75/76) to use for zone system testing. How do I use it for assessing black & white negative densities? There are settings to measure densities...

A few people have written to me asking for a copy of the Sexton article on using T-Max films. Rather than send copies off all over, I have scanned it and reproduce it below. Enjoy.

Editor: I...

I have a unicolor drum roller and use a beseler 8x10 drum on it. The drum holds either 4 4x5 negatives or 2 5x7's. How much developer should I be using in the d rum? The tray inside the beseler drum...