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    Re: Hello! Again (sort of).

    Welcome aboard, or welcome back! I look forward to reading your contributions and seeing your photographs.
  2. Re: What's your go-to when you want pronounced grain on BW sheet film?

    John, I was speaking speculatively out of ignorance. Thanks for sharing your experience... I got into LF long ago partly because of the lack of grain (and the increased detail and beautiful tonality)...
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    Re: Ciao from Italy

    Welcome aboard! Please feel free to ask questions, provide answers, and share some pictures too.
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    Re: The Ortho Look On Pan Film

    I'll suggest that any such test should include some blue sky- I think that one of the significant questions with ortho film is how the skies are rendered. My own test from long ago showed that with...
  5. Re: What's your go-to when you want pronounced grain on BW sheet film?

    Sadly, Royal-X Pan has been discontinued for at least 30 years. Maybe try paper developer- it's more active than a film developer and will likely give you more grain along with its increased contrast.
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    Re: New 75mm Hypergon Lens

    Like any number of modern LF devices, the inspired inventors/marketers don't understand the amount of engineering skill and time necessary to provide a finished, working product. Like the software...
  7. Re: Big snow coming to the Sierra Nevada this weekend

    The only word to describe going out to photograph in those conditions is "intrepid". I've lived through several ice storms in my life, and never want to experience another.
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    Re: Grain Focuser

    There's a recipe out there, and someone will know it. But I just throw a bunch into a tray of water- maybe a couple of tablespoons worth in 2 liters of water. Sometimes my craft is less than perfect....
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    Re: Grain Focuser

    !) Citric acid will work perfectly as a stop bath- and it doesn't stink. I just bought a 1.8 lb bottle from Amazon for maybe $12- several years' worth.
    2) I've used the best Peak grain focuser, on...
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    Re: Has Digital Changed Darkroom Printing?

    No.
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    Re: Forming Day

    I haven't used my Dyna-Lites in six months or so. I'll follow your advice... they aren't making any more of those so I should take care of them.
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    Re: Has Digital Changed Darkroom Printing?

    We have more options now, certainly. But are they good options? The current over-sharpened, HDR, ultra-dramatic look finds little favor with me.
    Certainly using such techniques will not give you...
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    Re: Shutter Repair for Copal 1?

    Since they aren't making any more of them, I think shutters should be repaired where possible. Of course I have several that could use a technician's attention, but that's a different story.
    Carol...
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    Re: Old scratched lenses, coatings, etc.

    FWIW, the Graflex 203/7.5 Optar (made by Wollensak) is not the same lens as the Kodak 203/7.7 Ektar, and the coatings are different. The Optar is a post-WWII design and is coated. I believe (haven't...
  15. Re: Is the linhof super Technika V ( 1964-1986) 13x18 5x7 extremely rare?

    Ahh, the days when an industrial photographer wore a suit and tie. And dress shoes to climb ladders! I started out as an industrial shooter in 1984, but by that time there was no longer a dress code...
  16. Re: Your experience with "on demand" photo book printing services?

    I've made two books through Blurb. The printing quality has been acceptable- better than I'd expected. I expect that achieving better printing quality (from anyone) will come at a significant cost...
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    Re: Old Kodak film stock by emulsion #

    3414 is a high-contrast, very high resolution aerial film meant for very high-altitude work (think U-2 and SR-71). It has little in common with the old 35mm Panatomic-X. (As you probably know, Kodak...
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    Re: new Speedotron equipment

    Well, Speedos are rugged, powerful, and reliable. Pretty much the standard gear for commercial studio photographers for at least 45 years. Other brands have gone under- Balcar, Bowens/Calumet,...
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    Re: Meopta Belar 4,5/210mm

    Well done, Notorious! A fine photograph that somehow reminds me of Josef Sudek.
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    Re: extra wide angle lens for 8x10

    David, since you've excited all this interest, please let us know what you decide to do- and eventually share some pictures with us.
  21. Re: New camera repair service and custom machining in France

    I'm very happy to hear of your new workshop. I doubt that I'll send you any repair business form the USA, but it is heartening to know that you are carrying on a noble tradition. Certainly you will...
  22. Re: Kodak-branded chemicals available (Photo Systems Inc.)

    A quick read of the 'about us' section of the website reveals that this is the company who made Unicolor chemistry back in the day. I hope that they can provide quality as good as EK did themselves...
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    Re: Shooting expired Tri-x 6years old ?

    How it was stored will likely have an effect. But as I reported recently, I was given some 4x5 TXP 523 film pack that expired in the mid-70s. Exposed at about E! 20 to get past the fog, it still...
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    Re: Ansels The Negative

    Which edition do you have? There were several (considerably different) ones, ranging from the 1950s forward.
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    Re: extra wide angle lens for 8x10

    (off-topic) but ic-racer, that's a marvelous photo. Thanks for sharing it.
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    Re: extra wide angle lens for 8x10

    I love my Wide Field Ektars (although I've never used the 190). The 250/6.3 WFE has been preferred by many fine photographers, Ansel Adams and Joel Meyerowitz among them. I found it to be a...
  27. Re: “White” Panel LED Color Temperature W/VC Filters?

    I have the old Zone VI cold-light head with the 'blue' lamp meant for graded paper. While usable with the under-the-lens Kodak VC filters, I use a #1 filter as 'normal, and grade spacing can be...
  28. Thread: Age fog

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    Re: Age fog

    My recent experience with very old film turned out quite well. I found that there was about a three-stop loss in speed in Tri-X that is 50 years old. That was with normal development. It made for...
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    Re: Cheers from Halifax, Nova Scotia!

    Yes, welcome! Don't be afraid to share photos- one of the better things act this forum is that our far-flung members show us what their part of the world looks like to them.
  30. Thread: Age fog

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    Re: Age fog

    I suspect that the bleach would remove the latent image along with the fog. That's just a wild-a** guess though.
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    Re: Aero Ektar 343mm / 13.5" / F3.5 Info

    It's quite possible that both companies were working to the same contract, or identical contracts, in order to produce the numbers of lenses needed. In 1942 they were in a hurry for optics like these...
  32. Re: Wollensak Ex. WA 159mm f12.5 - Flange Focal distance ?

    Take a look at alphaxbetax.com- there's a great deal of Wollensak information on that site.
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    Re: Aero Ektar 343mm / 13.5" / F3.5 Info

    I've never even heard of this lens before- but I can tell you that by the serial number, it was made in 1942. Best of luck in your search!
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    tuco, that's remarkable work. Otherworldly, too!
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    Re: Bridges

    Well done Mr. Sanderson!
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    Re: Film holders: alternative to notches

    I just keep a notebook of exposures. Date, subject, exposure, holder number. Each holder has number and A/B for each side. It's been my practice to make two exposures of each subject- I work in the...
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    Re: 5x8 Camera Build

    That's following the dream, all right. Best of luck!
  38. Re: Help with TF4 / TF5 vs ilford rapid fixer - pros & cons

    No. Anything containing silver (used fixer) should NOT go down the drain. Save it and donate it to your local photo lab (if there is one); they will have a silver-recovery unit and should be happy to...
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    Re: Giant sequoia / redwod advice

    Perhaps our friend Vaughn will see this, and add some of his deep knowledge of this subject.
    I'd like to visit those trees too, but it won't be this year.
  40. Re: Help with TF4 / TF5 vs ilford rapid fixer - pros & cons

    I've used TF-5 for a few years now. It's long-lasting, works quickly, and doesn't stink. Washes out of DW FB paper quickly, too. I use a citric acid stop bath with paper and film. The materials I use...
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