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  1. Thread: People

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    Re: People

    Yes indeed! In an age when most of the photographs most of us ever see have been converted to digital for posting online, it is rare that a photographer does not take advantage of the convenience of...
  2. Thread: Fstop timing

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    Re: Fstop timing

    Except for f/3.5, the aperture numbers on your (and almost every other) lens increase or decrease by the square root of 2. In the past, several other systems have been used, although our present...
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    Re: 5x8 Camera Build

    Keep in mind that the so called "T" distance (between the face of the film holder and the film) is from the face of the holder to the septum behind the film.
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    Re: MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

    John -- Very well done interior of the hogback bridge. Many of us might never think of using flash on such a subject.
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    Re: tripods and quality

    I agree with Drew and PRJ. The original head works perfectly for me, and is more versatile than a ballhead. Tiltall appears to be designed and built by engineer/photographers for...
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    Re: 5x7 enlargers?

    For evenly distributed light on the baseboard, I used ground glass with the center darkened with a pencil.
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    Re: my show, "Bearing Witness"

    Gregg -- Don't be in a hurry to leave us. This forum needs more fine examples of digital photographs and exhibits to help some of the old timers to feel comfortable if they take advantage of all the...
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    Re: 5x7 enlargers?

    I used a 5x7 Elwood for basic B&W enlarging for several decades. It sat on the floor of a low ceiling darkroom. Other than that, it was satisfactory.
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    Re: Daguerre Camera

    Both Niepce and Daguerre improvised or had made for them a variety of cameras before practical photography was finally possible. Much information about the struggle of both men is available in the...
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    Re: Old scratched lenses, coatings, etc.

    Using a Dremel tool on a lens worse than using a chain saw for brain surgery!
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    jon-oman -- A great photograph, and fascinating in many ways. The lighting is fine, although it may have already been provided by windows on the wall out-of-sight to our right. The purely functional...
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    Re: Ansels The Negative

    Digital often has one great advantage over traditional metering: a histogram. Judging from some photos I've noticed on this site, the histogram is sometimes neglected. Even after decades in...
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    Re: DIY Ground Glass: Is Etching an option?

    I use a coarse whet stone for this. It is handy to use. It is economical for us who also frame many photos behind glass. Almost any old fairly coarse whet stone suffices.
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    Re: Ansel Adams Interview/ 1983

    Thank you for posting this. It can be much better to read something that can also be studied than to hear it, even when it is Ansel Adam's voice.
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    Re: MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

    Bernard_L -- Your photograph of the main hall in post #8220 above is an excellent example of capturing and presenting what appears to be a difficult subject in difficult light. I probably would have...
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    Re: safe haven for tiny formats

    Yes, indeed! We rarely have opportunities like this, and you certainly did it justice/
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    Re: Film holders: alternative to notches

    Using narrow and wide notches to indicate binary 0 and 1 would simplify the system and make it almost universally readable in this digital age.
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    Re: Plan for a 8x10 springback, anyone ?

    [QUOTE=John Layton;1704807]I do believe that some of the standard measurements were modified/changed many years ago...so my advice would be to procure film holders of similar age/vintage and, once...
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    Re: Plan for a 8x10 springback, anyone ?

    Check this out: https://jongrepstad.com/building-a-large-format-camera/. For the 8x10 film holder, the critical dimensions are .260 +/- 0.016 inches from the face of the holder to the back of the...
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    Re: indicator stop bath

    Yes, indeed! You can become your own best teacher if you make every roll of film and every sheet another lesson. NO ONE ELSE is in a position to do that for you.
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    Re: 4 1/2" square lensboards

    An old Camera Repairman's Handbook from the National Camera Repair School lists only one 4.5 inch square board which is twice as thick and is for 5x7 Korona View cameras.
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    Re: MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

    Wow, Tuco. Great capture and presentation!
  23. Re: why they remove the price after an item is sold ?

    It certainly does. Years ago we did not have this most valuable guide to actual values of the items we wanted to sell online or elsewhere. That's about the only reason I have for visiting ebay...
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    Re: Eastman View 2D 8x10 Bellows length

    The distance from the ground glass to the face of the lens board with the extension rail on my 8x10 2D is 740mm (28 7/8 inches). Without the extension rail, it is 420mm (16 3/8 inches). These were...
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    Re: Old Eyes NEED Double Space

    I was very nearsighted from birth. Corrective eyeglasses were an absolute necessity in school. Several years ago laser surgery for glaucoma also corrected for nearsightedness, and for more money,...
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    Re: tripods and quality

    I agree with Daniel Unkefer's comments about the Star D branded Tiltall. The plastic on one handle on mine broke, but a wooden substitute can be improvised and epoxied to the aluminum shaft.
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    Re: Old Eyes NEED Double Space

    Double spacing is a waste of space. For us who still own and read books more significant than those of elementary school, it is inconvenient. It can be even worse on screens than on the pages of a...
  28. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

    Another unusually nice one!
  29. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

    More nudes should be fun like this one.
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    Re: tripods and quality

    MonochromeFan -- The top of my Tiltall is only 58 inches above the ground with the legs fully extended, but the very rigid center column provides 12 more inches. The four Tiltalls that I've owned...
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    Re: Do you recommend a water filter ?

    I used well water heavily contaminated with lime. A filter and using distilled water for mixing developer and for the final film wash worked well enough.
  32. Re: Berenice Abbott's "Super Sight" at the MIT Museum

    Yes, that is the obvious explanation. The label "Super Sight" may have been no more than a joke that was spread as fact.
  33. Re: Berenice Abbott's "Super Sight" at the MIT Museum

    Researchers hoping to recreate Abbott's Super Sight might better concentrate on simple traditional optics instead of fanciful speculation diverting progress from logic towards mere scandal and other...
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    Re: life of photo flo

    The photographer who doesn't use something like Photo Flo probably makes up for that by using more Spotone. Photo Flo is much less trouble, especially when used in distilled water.
  35. Thread: easels

    by Jim Jones
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    Re: easels

    Tim is right. A photographer who has learned what excellent photographs are, and is good at solving all the problems that may occur in making them, shouldn't need to spend endless time and money on...
  36. Re: What, if any, are the drawbacks to owning a Kodak Master View 8x10?

    My 8x10 Kodak D2 kit, assembled many decades ago, is self-contained in an original 8.25x19.5x27 inch case. This includes the camera, 3 lenses, 6 film holders, and a Kodak Crown #3 tripod. It weighs...
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    Re: Do you recommend a water filter ?

    Despite the taste in some areas, 91 years of using tap water hasn't killed me yet, but filtered water may be better for many chemicals and final washes of negatives.
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    Re: Keystone Correction

    My old DeJur 4x5 enlarger has lens stage adjustments to make perspective correction while enlarging. With other enlargers that do not provide such adjustments, I have occasionally shimmed film...
  39. Re: I would like some advice on what type of camera I should buy for a long photo tri

    I returned to the continental United States in 1972 after a Navy career and three years overseas in the aerospace industry. Then large format equipment became practical. Many photographers were...
  40. Re: Help Wanted: Camera with wide-angle lens to re-photograph 1920s Postcards

    Fortunately there are plenty of 100-year-old tripods available online for this project. However, finding just the right period clothing to wear on the job might be a problem.
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