That could apply to so much of this forum.
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That could apply to so much of this forum.
Yikes. This is more complicated than I thought. Thank you.
One plus is that you can actually read the stop markings off a G Claron barrel, compared with an older chrome Schneider barrel.
I came up with a Plan B. I remembered I had a box of G Claron barrel mounts left over from my taking barrel mounted lenses and putting them in shutters. One of them, from a 240mm G Claron, fits...
I bought a decent older 210mm Componon lens. It came in a USPS box, with a bit of bubble wrap, and then some crumpled newspaper. Not a good way to pack something heavy like that.
The glass is...
I ordered a box of 4x5. It came with no notches whatsoever. In the dark you can (kind of) tell which side is which by feel, but it didn't leave me totally confident about emulsion facing out. They...
I think lens choice is going to have much more impact than changes in processing. I had a cheap 35mm Russian camera with a coated lens that could deliver than glow on highlights reliably with its...
The Beseler column model with the 8x10 head.
It isn't an issue of the filters being big enough in acreage. The swing out holder can accommodate a lens just so tall with hitting the lens when you try to swing it over. I have the big sheet...
Is this really sharp edge to edge when enlarging 5x7? (It is listed as a 5x7 lens in old Schneider catalogues.)
I normally use a 210mm Nikkor, but that one is huge and below lens VC filters won't...
Picking up film out of the fixer tray was like handling film with a good coating of dishwasher soap on your hands. That's what I mean by slippery.
Well, Photographer's Formulary says the TF-5 stock solution can be stored for a year. The official Kodak information for Rapid Fixer is/was "indefinitely." Since I have three more bottles of the...
I'll try again. But according to the manufacturer of the TF-5, it doesn't have a particularly long shelf life unopened. Whereas the Kodak product (when manufactured correctly and not cooked in...
Just to give it context, I've been using Kodak Rapid Fixer for at least 50 years. I mix up a gallon, use it and use it with no regard to capacities. At some point after about 6 to 9 months it goes...
I simply take more than I think I'll ever need. Usually that turns out to be more than I need, but every once in awhile I use them all.
Can't tell from your sign up where you are. But CL can be focused to search within a radius that isn't onerous for going to pick something up.
If you watch CL I'll bet you'll see 4x5 Beselers for under $200. (Often well under.) Avoid the early model where the support rods go outward where they interfere with the easel.
I have three big bottles of the old stuff and tried the new for comparison. They seem to work the same. But from what I hear the shelf life of the new version might be more like a year than...
Does that camera have an eye level prism finder? Seems that would work much better than a chimney finder. I know my SL66 has one, not sure about your model though.
Silver (as present in used fixer) is a powerful antibacterial element. I don't think used fixer going into the septic is a good idea, even in small quantities.
I always look very carefully at the ad, and if there is any rim damage that would prevent me from disassembling it front or back (normally easy with the SK Grimes wrench) I avoid it. Even if the...
I may be wrong on this, but I always thought cocking the shutter with the shutter open on preview was an improper way to do it. I don't like the strained sound it makes. Nearly all of mine will...
My first "real" camera -- and it almost doesn't qualify as that -- was an Exa Jr. of my father's which I found in the front hall closet. It is hard to say anything good about it, but it got me...
It was written by Mr. Picker and he was a decent writer.
I've come across an original 5 page instruction manual for the Wista and the Zone VI version of the Wista. PM me with a non-forum email address if you'd like a scanned copy. I'd send it to Seth but...
Once you "flip it around" you've changed the plane of focus. (Not that I am sure what "it" is that is getting flipped.) Easy enough to test it.
Try Craigslist. Often sellers don't know what they are so won't actually list them, but if you search for "darkroom" (and "dark room") you can see photos of piles of old darkroom stuff and spot an...
The plastic hands they went to on the later ones can easily strip at the base.
The scratch marks in my experience are present on all of them that have been used.
I do have one back that I went whole hog on. A mid-grade Maxwell screen. But because of the unusual backwards...
The SK Grimes wrench (with flat tips) is something I have used over and over again with complete satisfaction. I think I've had it around 20 years, or more. It has also more than paid for itself by...
If the fresnel is positioned so that the smooth side is facing the camera lens, then it will almost always be a Kodak Ektalite. It should be in front of the ground glass, contrary to the usual...
In my opinion a great truth is that most of the time for landscape photography, you don't need a lot of movements. New users tend to go overboard with movements, and get frustrated by it.
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I tried Shanghai. First box didn't have any index cut to tell you which side was which. Also, small (smaller than "pin holes") clear spots on every sheet. Sometimes 25+ per sheet.
That wouldn't be fun to spot out of the print....
I'm with Alan. Once I got the quick disc, printed it out and laminated it and put it in the camera bag, I stopped worrying about this.
I've also been using these since the 1970s. Back then a pro photographer for any major paper had one. Their low light ability was extraordinary in the context of their time. The black models are...
Lots of people do. Water rinse, treatment in hypo clearing agent (I use Permawash, but easy to mix something that works) then water rinse, then dry. The need for a long wash can be cut down even...
The regular non-pro version.
I think most of us recognize that Wollensak made some useful, high quality lenses. Their "Ex. Wide Angles" are excellent. Nobody ever built a better example of the Protar design aka "Series 1a." ...
I've been using the water from a dehumidifier. It is a large one, with a compressor, and it can crank out a lot of water.
Testing a drop of tap water, humidifier and grocery store distilled water...