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Traps have been in place for two nights...but no mouse!

Thing is...I'd been away from my darkroom for over a week - and it was during this time that the mouse came along and wreaked havoc with...

Eating crow and drinking pyro here...feeling very badly about my comments above - with my sincere apologies!

(although I must say...that I do find that marinating the crow in pyro overnight in...

Well that's interesting...because it just so happens that another thread title of mine: "Engine Out Equals Floppy Tranny?" got a huge amount of likes as "the best thread title ever!" on the Pelican...

yes...a perfect setup for both a fisheye lens and a square format! Nice!

Daniel I wonder if that peacock is a descendent of those at Kingwood I'd seen during my visits there with my grandparents back in the late 1950's/early 1960's? On my last visit there...1969 I think...

As for mouse pee being acidic...according to my online sources it is certainly very acidic. But then again...these are online sources - and we know how that can go!

Very interesting point about...

The question might be more one of intention...or lack thereof due to lack of knowledge through practice.

Mind fart about TF-5...as I'd switched over from the (slightly alkaline) TF-4 last year.

Nightmare scenario here...with a number of 5x7 negative sleeves having been evidently peed on by a mouse, with the sleeves then having wicked some of this pee in to "infect" about a dozen or so...

I actually prefer glass...but only if a matted, mounted, glazed, and framed print is to be moved just once - directly from my worktable onto a wall. Prints that more typically get moved around more...

very nice image...would be interesting to have a crop just up to the lower leaves, and down to about the bottom of the image, and just to the left and right of the large rock.

as for the two...

hmmm...you could cut and dry-mount each image separately onto two-ply archival board, and trim matted prints to the image edges, then affix these with ATG (the "permanent" kind which won't shift) to...

Jeesh I've got family coming up from NYC (Hastings), Providence, and Boston, and need to feed them all (don't get me wrong will be fun!), and some are heading up to Burlington where it will be an...

Very interesting point about symmetrical vs asymmetrical optics.

Have not read thru entire thread so maybe this has been answered...but if I were to want my 110XL tested for alignment - to whom...

Would be interesting if someone threw some of Moersch's developers into their testing routines. For me, I've had great luck with different combos of Ilford's (WT/CT/Classic) papers and Moersch...

...but a bulb (legit question)...like something to replace the PH-202 in an Omega D2-V. Anybody?

Jim, I've never photographed an eclipse in the manner that you have above, but am thinking I'd like to try this. So...I have two questions, first one being: what film, filter, aperture/exposure...

Neil that Linhof TK "variant" looks great! (I'd owned the "standard" version for awhile a few years back).

...but the rear centerline (visible in final photo) I'm finding a bit confusing. Looks...

Tim - by all means, switch to HP5…so that you don’t risk the photographic results from your upcoming Africa trip by courting (known or possible) inconsistencies in film stock!

Major PTSD taking hold here - fears about that dream coming back...the one where I show up for my organic chem final having done absolutely nothing to prepare - and I'm really late so that everyone...

About five years ago...I was gifted an unopened box of 4x5 TMX - dated June 2015 - and two years ago finally got around to giving it a go, and its basically fine. Never cold-stored but always around...

I only use Cooltone FB rarely...but for certain subjects I find it very effective:

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Cooltone FB in Moersch SE-6

I'd be very careful of thin plastic caps which are not at least somewhat "domed" like those from Schneider - as that shape does help at least a bit to keep them from being pushed far enough inwards...

Perhaps the actual meanings of the words "elite" and "elitist" fall on a scale from "somewhat" to "completely" different?

Perhaps one could, by simply not following the masses (thinking of a...

"however i carry on regardless" this phrase is priceless...really sinks in when I stare at it for awhile (will post it on my fridge) Mr. Can - as always...thank you!

I'm with Peter in agreeing that progressive locking (an even/smooth progression, from light to rock-solid) and decisive separation between rise/fall and tilt controls, without risk of coaxial...

Martin...wonderful! The blown out highlights really work to advantage here, as do the deep blacks - giving the image a semi-abstract feel while maintaining the strength of the silhouette - and that...

Very nice space...and those filing drawers - wow! But...where's the sink?

Pieter is that a recent photo...perhaps from the area around Ubehebe crater? I'm just wondering if the bottom of that crater has (or had) become a lake due to the recent heavy rains in DV. Or...

...a 305mm F/9 G-Claron can do "quadruple duty" as a lens for 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14! Does quite well with all of these formats in fact!

...probably car headlights creating a "streak" during what was likely a slightly long exposure.

Tuco your work is so very "clean." Not clinical, mind you...but you seem able to eke every bit of whatever your camera, lens, and film are capable of...and I really admire this. Not that I can...

What about the aspect of "signature" in enlarging lenses? Maybe its more a matter of having as little as possible so that as much as possible of the signature of the taking lens can get transmitted...

Paul that's a beautiful image - and that test is meaningful to a degree...but there are some differences - specifically apparent print color and brightness/contrast, which you could likely manipulate...

If I'm backpacking my otherwise "lightweight" MF/LF gear, I usually strap my lightweight Feisol "Tall Traveller" tripod to my pack and hardly notice its weight...nor its "moving mass" as I strap it...

Ic that looks like a great result! Thanks for having faith in this (vintage optic repro) project...being brave and thoughtful in making specific and meaningful tweaks - and sharing with us results...

The last box of TMY (50 sheets of 5x7) I'd purchased from B+H was a "great" deal as it was short dated (within but a few months of expiry). Thing is, if I can put this (or any other short-dated...

I've had great luck in using a 135mm Rodagon for 4x5 on three separate enlargers: a Beseler 45 MX, an Omega D2-V, and a Zone VI series 2. For the largest possible (30x40) print size from a vertical...

As for the "the sale of a few prints should offset material costs".... if there were enough eager buyers to match the amount of passion on this forum - then yes, but realistically?

And while...

Not to discourage anyone from seeking out the amazing offerings from Durst...but my own quest for a 5x7 enlarger began with a search for a 138...and what I found was a confusing array of various...