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    Re: Focusing after back swing

    What would be the rule of thumb to readjust focus after using the back swing?

    Use the ground glass, focus and swing adjustments until the plane of sharp focus you wish to strike is defined.
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  2. Re: Is Arista EDU Ultra 400 ISO 8x10 any good?

    Anyone remember the bad batches of X-Tol in 2019-ish? I was working with Alan Ross in Yosemite at a workshop and he had a bad batch and many students had impacted (non-developed) negatives.
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  3. Re: Telephoto Compression and “Super Sun” / Potato Masher Effect in LF?

    Fair. I whave a 450MM Nikkor and/or 19" Artar that can go on a 5x7 Wisner (formerly Steve Simmons', mojo = interesting, desert dust = moderate), with a 4x5" reducing back. No need to print full...
  4. Re: Telephoto Compression and “Super Sun” / Potato Masher Effect in LF?

    @Bryan, I'm looking at Friday or Saturday afternoon - let's go together, if possible! M: 404.747.0097. It's a once-in-6-months thing, and I figure might as well try in LF after doing it in digital...
  5. Re: Telephoto Compression and “Super Sun” / Potato Masher Effect in LF?

    Lachlan, I've been thinking about this. Focal length is focal length; crop factors are another matter. A 600mm lens, from the same vantage point, will compress scenery the same no matter the format,...
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    Re: MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

    Thank you, John. It helps to work with a good model.
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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Thanks, Phil - I think credit for your compliment goes to Michael - I was commenting on his landscapes. Mine is the one (with clouds) of a short pier in SC (which was hard fought, in July, in...
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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53256675968_5ebb49fa79_c.jpg
    2022 07 Edisto Boardwalk 4x5 Rolle IR Caltar-II N 90mm
    by Brandon Ward
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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Fantastic, Michael.
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    Re: Portraits from 2022

    Thank you, Mark. I have to figure out what lens I used for that one as I find its rendering rather pleasing.
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    Re: Portraits from 2022

    As the parent of a 3 year old, the backlog nightmare is real. Just getting around to scanning some positives of images taken last year.
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    Re: MF (6x4.5,6x6,6x7,6x9,6x12) B&W film images sharing

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    Fuji GW690III Kodak TMY-2; D76 1:1
  13. Re: Beseler 45V-XL 3 Lens Turret Wobble - Anyone Have Experience Fixing?

    Steve K, thank you - this is the encouragement I needed as I'm looking at new enlargers. (I also have an old 45MXRC that makes a funny-enough smell when plugged in that I was considering buying a...
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    Re: How to meter this scenery

    Then the ground is in shade…not sure I understand. I just see in the scene a chance for some interpretation and often, chromes look good when underexposed slightly. It all depends on the highlight...
  15. Re: Telephoto Compression and “Super Sun” / Potato Masher Effect in LF?

    Mark, Racer and Vaughan-thank you so much. I have the front and rear cells for the Nikkor T 600/800 (just mounted on Linhof board) and was planning to test it on my Wisner 5x7 field camera. I don’t...
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    Re: How to meter this scenery

    You’ve got 2.3 stops or so before you blow the highlights on a transparency. Meter the highlights with a spot meter, expose +2.3 stops and bracket from there. If with negative film. Meter the grass...
  17. Telephoto Compression and “Super Sun” / Potato Masher Effect in LF?

    Has anyone shot the setting Sun in B&W and pursued the “potato masher” or oversized appearance one can get with long telephotos in small format? What considerations to take for sun and sky /...
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    Re: Stacking 2x Mod45 in Paterson Tank?

    Thanks, Vaughan - didn't hear about Poilot yet!

    ethics_gradient, interesting - one of my Mod54's is a bit "loose" in the cut/print on one notch side and I get intermittent slippage. Like I said,...
  19. Re: Beseler 45V-XL 3 Lens Turret Wobble - Anyone Have Experience Fixing?

    Thank you, everyone, for good feedback & suggestions so far. Looks like I have an early model turret.

    I've contacted Beseler (hooray for a USA company that makes analog gear AND picks up the...
  20. Re: Beseler 45V-XL 3 Lens Turret Wobble - Anyone Have Experience Fixing?

    Thanks, Kevin.
  21. Beseler 45V-XL 3 Lens Turret Wobble - Anyone Have Experience Fixing?

    Hi Everyone,
    I'm having a devil of a time getting uniform sharpness w/ my 45V-XL across the print (as measured by a 10x grain magnifier; final prints look good, but maybe not to the grain-of-silver...
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    Re: Stacking 2x Mod45 in Paterson Tank?

    Okay, so here's the report back:

    Stacking 2x Mod54 sheetholders in the same ginormous Paterson tank doesn't appear to be a good idea - I'm not sure why (could have been poor technique, thin...
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    Re: Around the house?

    Thank you, Martin, Eric & PH - I've been conditioning my little one to LF since he was a kid - have set up the living room as a portrait studio & will share some of the long-term series to the...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

    Very nice. Did you apply tilt, and do you know the approximate shutter speed? I'm guessing a few seconds?
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    Re: Around the house?

    Not much time to take a guitar out, let alone open a case, with a 2 year old, but this is from last summer.

    Wista 4x5
    Caltar-II S 150/5.6 if memory serves
    Tri-X
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    Re: Musical Instruments

    Slight crop from full-frame.
    Wista VX, Caltar II-N 150, Tri-X, D-76 1:1, single light

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53131009266_c6df710254_c.jpg

    2023 01 Washburn 355 4x5 TMY...
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    Re: Still life-2023

    Tabletop photography during 2nd Covid bout.
    Wista RF | T-Max 400 4x5" | Schneider Symmar 135mm
    Light crop from edges of Grafmatic
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    Re: Stacking 2x Mod45 in Paterson Tank?

    Roger that! I just have to shoot a couple Grafmatics of TMY 400 and will report back…
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    Re: Stacking 2x Mod45 in Paterson Tank?

    Thanks! I am not into stand dev, but was interested in others’ anecdotal experience-this is very encouraging…!
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    Stacking 2x Mod45 in Paterson Tank?

    Has anyone stacked 2 Mod45 sheet film holders in one of the big Paterson tanks? It seems to me this would be physically possible, but is there some concern I should be aware of before attempting on...
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    Re: Doomsday is Coming

    Very cool. Sometimes, it can be lonely to be a visionary...what's the symbolism of the disc / saran wrap and the boom arm? Did you light w/ strobe?

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  32. Re: Will I regret not taking my view camera to Big Bend NP?

    What about renting a Fuji GFX Hasseldlad X1D/X2D rig?
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    Re: Musical Instruments

    Philip, that is a great image. Did you do anything special with the plane of focus?

    Very good, looks like fair front tilt to get the musical composition, instrument and other items sharp in the...
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    Re: My new LED head

    I emailed Intrepid and asked if they'd do a custom project for a similar 8x10 enlarger. Resounding, "no"...HOWEVER...

    They may be planning to launch a productized 810 enlarger later this year,...
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    Re: Need More LIGHT: Should I start PUSHING?

    “ Shooting Ilford HP5 400 at f/11 (for sharpness on my f/6.8 210mm Calumet lens) for 1/30 in open shade and getting THIN negs!? 4x5 Calumet monorail cam.
    I will admit: I've been bad and haven't...
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    Re: Light Straw Colored D-76 Powder

    Thanks, all. The packaging is the new taller/thinner Kodak bag with a white back...tons more space than the old stuff used to ship in.

    I guess I can mix up a batch and see. My last jug of stock...
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    Light Straw Colored D-76 Powder

    Hi, some of my “fresh” D-76 has a light straw color and is a it thicker (possible humidity absorption?) thank usual. It doesn’t look far off, but I’m used to D76 being white and full of tiny...
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    Re: Blotchy pattern on 4x5 negatives

    Off topic-apologies. Kumar, your inbox is full and I would like to get in touch with you.
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    Thanks, OP.
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    Re: Beseler 45S Issue

    Thanks, Bryan-got new bulbs from B&H and things seem to be worming okay. Sure wish this thing were a Saunders LPL.
    C lol...or just had a motorized head....
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    Re: Beseler 45S Issue

    Thanks, Paul, I agree there’s certainly a bulb problem, lol. Just wasn’t sure if I’d bought a dog of an enlarger. Thanks much.
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