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  1. Re: Have you had to pay hefty customs fees when buying from Japan?

    What I meant to point out was that Intra EU transactions of used goods has an advantage for EU citizens because less VAT is applied if buying used from a business and none if bought from a private...
  2. Re: Have you had to pay hefty customs fees when buying from Japan?

    Actually VAT is 25% in the EU country where I live :-(
    I think it is only the inexperienced EU online shoppers who gets surprised they have to pay VAT on imports incl postage, but now that eBay has...
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    Re: why does this happen on some posts?

    It is just a plug (ad) for you to download the Tapatalk app on the device you are using.
    It happens occasionally on all vBulletin forums I visit.

    I have never bothered to use Tapatalk (which...
  4. Re: Is hand check film available at Rome airport (FCO) in Italy?

    This changes quickly at all airports at the moment. Some of those that refused hand checks before, now allows it because they have switched to CT or are in the process of doing so.

    I would first...
  5. Thread: Hc-110

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    Re: Hc-110

    Fotoimpex has it in stock

    https://www.fotoimpex.com/chemistry/kodak-hc-110-developer-1000-ml-conc.html?cache=1691389284
  6. Re: Show us your sub-20-pound (9-kilogram) LF kit

    Fun subject.

    It seems like the more lenses and options I have in my bag the less satisfied I am with the process and results.
    I experience a mild paralysation by too many choices.

    I feel the...
  7. Re: The First Photographs Ever Taken in Rome, Italy (1841-1871) Gioacchino Altobelli

    Wish it was a website. Almost unbearable to watch and listen to.
  8. Re: Questions about two G-Claron's and a mystery (process?) lens

    I separated all now.
    Your suggestion came in handy in combination with a sheet of rubber.
    I can’t seem to separate the “aperture barrel” from the large circular plate.
    It doesn’t matter too much...
  9. Re: Questions about two G-Claron's and a mystery (process?) lens

    Great to know.
    My housing situation doesn’t allow a permanent darkroom, so my darkroom work is limited to medium format, 35mm and contact prints 3-5 times a year. But one can hope for a near future...
  10. Re: Questions about two G-Claron's and a mystery (process?) lens

    Thanks Dan. Very useful information.

    The mystery lens does not have a diaphragm or other ways to control light transmission.
    As noted in my original post, is has a surface coated mirror placed...
  11. Re: Questions about two G-Claron's and a mystery (process?) lens

    Thanks Kevin.

    The front group edge of the 150/9 is set below the edge of the "barrel" and is difficult to grab with anything. The rear group seems stuck, but it is not a big deal with that lens,...
  12. Re: Questions about two G-Claron's and a mystery (process?) lens

    Thanks all, great information and leads!

    Coming from medium and smaller formats and being new to large format, I wasn't really familiar with lenses that can be used both for process and regular...
  13. Questions about two G-Claron's and a mystery (process?) lens

    I picked up below lenses for a little pocket change - so little that I didn't put much thought into how to utilise them at the moment of purchase.
    The seller didn't know anything other than he...
  14. Re: What is the best grain focusing loupe (for under the enlarger) ever made by man?

    I certainly wouldn't mind owning one of those cool looking Peak grain focusers, but I too have absolutely no complaints about my Paterson Micro Focus finder. I have used it since the mid 70's.
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    Re: Spots on my negatives!

    Try a water pre-wash before the developer. I had a similar problem with 120 processing years back and the prewash eliminated the problem. I do that with all my processing now. (2-3 minutes with water...
  16. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    If you can't see it in the results, there is not much point in speculating if there is a problem.
    I mostly see non-uniform issues with horizontally travelling focal plane cloth shutters, not often...
  17. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    You can certainly use it with a focal plane shutter but you will not know if the curtain travels at an even speed across the film gate - a not uncommon problem with this type of shutters.
  18. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    That is exactly what Fritz's app "Shutter-Speed" does (The App is free). And you don't need a calculator.

    The photo plug just makes it much easier to ID the exact part of the curve that indicates...
  19. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    Correct. On a modern iphone you'll need the little TRRS headset adapter: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35-mm-headphone-jack-adapter
  20. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    Can’t be patented - nothing novel.
  21. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    Many years ago, the guy who made the shutter speed sound testing app sent me a devise build into a TRRS jack plug to be inserted into the phone.

    When exposed to light through the lens it gives a...
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    Re: Thought Experiment

    He was by no means a traditionalist and embraced technological advances - as he also mentions in this piece when talking about his legacy:

    https://youtu.be/OwpOKBByav4
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    Re: Lightest tripod/head for Chamonix?

    Exactly. Just omit the head.
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    Re: Opinions of 4x5 Developing Reels

    It’s just a matter of knowing your tool.
    The MOD54 has served me well after I adjusted my agitation/inversion method.
    Since I get as good results as I could wish for and with little effort ,...
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    Re: Airports and Film: the good and the bad

    Mostly I don't find it worth the hassel to request hand inspection where the classic X-ray machines are deployed. I have routinely traveled with 400 ISO and below with multiple passes both out and...
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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    I found the same clips on Amazon.de when I started out with 4X5 last year. I wasn't too comfortable with wooden pegs and these caught my eyes.
    They are well made and cheap.
    I run the string...
  27. Thread: Foma 200?

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    Re: Foma 200?

    Foma 200 in 120 format is widely considered problematic, for the reasons Bernice shows above as well as tendency to excessive curling.

    I find Foma 200 perfectly adequate as an economic alternative...
  28. Re: Software for Converting Scanned Color Negatives

    For those considering FilmLab:
    I just got a mail explaining they are warming up for a new release of their desktop version and are giving 30% off for a limited time:

    ...When we announce FilmLab...
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    Re: Focusing loup

    +1
    I am mildly nearsighted and found the strongest drugstore reading glasses perfect for focusing.
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    Re: Show off your Large Format camera!

    You bring your own sofa on location - cool ;-)
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    Re: 4x5 B&W development - no processor

    I don't think the MOD54 has been mentioned yet. Fits in a Paterson tank. The MOD54 unit is a little overpriced for what it is, but not unreasonably so.
    Works great if you have average fine motor...
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    Re: Red Bellow vs Black Bellow

    Red attracts more attention in the wild - "more" is relative - of course. Not as if large format cameras were ever inconspicuous.
    In the studio it probably doesn't matter.
  33. Re: Moving to Spain. Can I send my negatives in the container?

    You don’t know where the container will be placed on the ship. If you have seen a container ship you know what I mean. In my experience, shipping companies don’t insure against damage from humidity...
  34. Re: Gallery owner arrested for forged and stolen Ansel Adams photographs

    Bob Dylan apparently also used photographs as "inspiration" for his paintings:
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/did-bob-dylan-rip-off-cla_b_985296
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    Re: The Phoenix of Philm

    Don't provoke nightmares and anxiety, please. ;)
    I would survive on FOMA and still enjoy it but not quite as much.
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    Re: First exposure with Frankenstein 200

    I don't think it is particularly difficult to mark the bottle of mixed fixer for each film/roll/sheet processed and gradually extend the fixing time until the manufactures limit for the solution is...
  37. Re: Getting back into 8x10, would a cheap Intrepid Satisfy?

    All used equipment comes with a risk, and if you need to pay in order to address any unexpected problem, that money is not recoupable when you resell.

    All new equipment will lose in value when you...
  38. Re: Bridesmaid Demoted to Unpaid Photographer at Friend’s Wedding

    Why is this interesting or relevant?
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    Re: Need box/tent to load 4x5 film

    It is a good point. It may, although I haven't experienced it.
    I use a glossy coated box (some electronic device came in it) and taped the cut edges where debris would potentially come from. It...
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    Re: HENRIK BØEGH Photogravure

    Never seen a person mention his own name so many times on one web-page, with the possible exception of Thorsten Overgaard, incidentally another Dane:...
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