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Have an opportunity to buy a Beseler base and 8x10 printing drum at a good price and I wanted to make sure it's a good choice for 4x5 B&W or color transparency developing. From what I've read it is,...

Thanks so much, didn't think to look at international.

Right now I am leaning a bit towards UNicolor or Beseler b/c the hardware is much cheaper than an Orbital, yet it seems like they can still...

Thanks so much for the info and link. If I'm using just 55ml (or slightly more) will the red pegs work? Sounds like the issue is with 500ml of developer the sheets lift up over the pegs and float...

Thanks. I want to do color photography, so either c41 or e6. But I want a method that will let me use the minimum amount of chemicals at a time. The hope is to mix as little as is needed each time I...

Thanks! The drum roller seems like a good option. Seems like it would work well for processing just a few sheets at s time, with minimal chemical usage, which is what I want. Seems like it might be...

After taking a view camera class this summer I just bought a 4x5 field camera and want to develop my film at home. I'm trying to figure out what my best options are, without spending a ton. I could...

Easy enough, thanks a lot

Very newbie question and likely answered here before (though i can't find a thread with the answer): What's the best way to test bellows for pinholes? Stick a light bulb inside, go in a dark room,...

Wow, thanks. I'm still new to all this, learning what's out there, and was surprised. Interesting to hear the comments, thanks.

Yeah, but that body goes for 2x that. And if he says 'mint' it should be or his rep will get knocked. I shoulda bought and flipped, but got there too late. Was just curious if there was something...

I missed out on this deal, but what's up with this...what a price!
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Thanks, good information.

Hopefully this is the right forum to post this, apologies if it's not.

I'm looking for an Anba Ikeda 4x5. I hear great things about them and am wondering if anyone knows a place that may have one...

I'll check this out, it's very convenient.

And Rayko's flatbed rental seems a good place to start, I've been there many times and it is a great facility.

Again I just need to see if there is...

...and I'D happily eat ramen for the month, but I'm not sure my wife and kids would be so happy with that.

...well maybe the kids would, but not my wife :)

Will do.

I have one negative which I'd messed up and exposed to light...so the negative is totally black (at a cursory glance). So if it is totally lightstruck then it should be all black. ...

Is that it? :)

Is it possible to examine the negative to see if the grain is there? or will it only really show up when scanned in detail?

re: v700

at this point I'm just looking for a scanning solution, any solution. Imacon isn't necessary, but my hope is that I can use the scanner I have (the 1680) and save the purchase of a 700...

Exposure seems okay, though I'm somewhat of a novice. I used HC110.

What in the developing might cause the grain?

...and thanks a ton for all the assistance.

Thanks again. It's not so much that I'm zooming in on the pixels, but that noise is very prevalent even when zoomed out. Here's a portion of the image when zoomed out 8x:

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I am playing...

Thanks all, much appreciated!

Here is a crop of a sky from my scan. 1600dpi, 4x5 Ilford FP4 film...

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Seems super grainy. I don't think the negative is that bad. That's zoomed out...

Hi, I'm just getting started with LF but am loving it so far. I have rented equipment so far but am looking to get my own soon. I've been scanning my negatives on an Epson 1680 but the quality has...