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Regarding HC110 or any other developer...the big issue here is agitation that will not cause uneven development. I used HC110 for years..and I found two perfect ways to get absolutely even...

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I seriously have to wonder about value of the work of Burkett. His photographs strike me as well done picture postcards of minimal value artistically. To my knowledge, museums have no...

I have to seriously question your motivation here....a 4x5 is not going to bring commercial success in portraiture. For a professional who has to balance income with quality, a full frame DSLR will...

Shanghai uses interleaving sheets... Great film by the way...though price has gone up so much...it is hard to justify now. Used to be really cheap. Many older sheet films used interleaving sheets. ...

I tried it...bought a box from Freestyle. Awful...excessive grain. Freestyle fortunately took the partial box back and gave me a full refund.

I would suggest you look at Eugene Omar Goldbeck, Josef Sudek and Art Sinsabaugh. Each very different...all masters of the panorama.

Phil

Dave Smith of Electromechanical Services in LA, CA. Dave is a wonderful Jobo trained repairman.

Thanks to All of you for the Responses

I like all of you love the Craft. In response to your replies, I have a couple thoughts.

• I do believe the argument for the superiority of film is...

I know this has probably been discussed over and over again...but the advantages of large format strike me to be questionable at this point. I have used digital since the beginning and have been...

Try Dave Smith http://darkroomdoctor.com/Home_Page.php

Dave helped me some years back fix a Autolab. Great guy...he will know where to get parts if he does not have it.

Sounds to me like a ground glass misalignment...that would be consistent as you describe. Loupes should not even be necessary except in very low light or with a really slow lens.

I use date and film size ...ie 2016-0702-45-001

I can tell you how I achieve this with an inkjet print. I use 7 shades of BW ink....3 are cool neutral....4 are warmish. By using Quadtone Rip and the split tone feature....the prints can be tuned...

Jobo ATL 3 and 2 Expert Drums plus countless other drums and reels for 25 dollars to simply haul it away. Sold a bunch on Ebay for well over a grand....still use and love the ATL.

Give Vuescan a try... It is IMHO better designed than Silverfast.

This is a dandy lens. Value of these on Ebay is stupid high. Your lens is a triple convertible. Used alone, front and back elements are useable...or combined the focal length will be different. ...

I can confirm that it works great to simply fill the tank with tempered water. My workflow is to pre wet the sheets in a tray, then insert the sheets into the prefilled tanks. I have been doing...

I recommend you use the front feed. Works fine on heavy paper. You do have to have a bit more room behind the printer...but the front feed is designed for heavy art papers.

Phil

Misko

May I ask why you are concerned about the speed? At that focal length, a slower lens will be smaller, sharper and just fine. f9 at 240 is quite easy to focus... Lens speed is frankly...

Raffay

I suggest you try a developer that works well in high dilutions... Rodinal at 1:100 or Pyrocat diluted 1:1:200 works very well on compaction development. For example, I personally use...

Ben

I have to wonder why you are choosing D23. I believe there are many better choices. There will be lots of opinions...but I suggest you take a look at Pyrocat. D23, while soft working, has...

I spoke with freestyle today...and the price for 25 sheets will be 51 dollars! That strikes me as over the top expensive...and is bound to fail...given how good Kodak and Ilford films are.

I...