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    Re: Show off your ULF camera

    here is mine. For using my 500 f3.5 lens i have a support board made to lay the whole camera,on it. Plus i need a lens support. Still in construction...

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    Re: Show off your ULF camera

    I have,a 4x5 korona view and i ordered a chamonix holder. Fits perfect. I guess i will also order a chamonix one for my 11x14 Korona view.
    And i like the handling of the chamonix holders a lot.
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    Re: Show off your ULF camera

    good news :)

    A massive Lerebourse et secretan Petzval lens from paris is on the way to cover my 11x14 Korona. I will use this one for Portraits.

    I also got a Kodak ektar 178mm f2,5 for...
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    Re: LED lighting for wet plate collodion

    hi folks,

    currently working with 4 of these at the opera in zurich I wonder if I should get one of these

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fvn62luJFc

    my boss told me we also have a cheaper...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    Garrett, thats whats good with the wet plate . i also got all salts and liquids here now and have my book recipies and cameras. glass stored in the basement ready to be cut in ans sizes... (collected...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    HI Basil, i missed your comment... thanks a lot for your help

    meanwhile i 've done my Wet plate workshop and got some very nice first glass plates at home.

    The chemicals are all here and also...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    I made my LF wet plate workshop with some nice glass plates. in and outdoor images. The chemicals are soon complete i just need to cut the glass sheets and build a silver bath container... then i'm...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    sounds boring ;)

    I definitely want to get wet :)

    :)
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    The seller told me it got refurbished in the states, specially the bellow looks like new to me. also the rest forks fine. not to get too much friction on the teeth I will help it a bit to pull while...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    wow so cool to meet in here then. Its great to find out this thing has a bit of history and was not just used by one person... of course 100 years have some impact :)
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    Re: Show off your ULF camera

    hi Alfredian

    as far as i know Alan Brubaker refurbished it...the owner before as i've seen in his gallery used it outdoors to shoot high alpine images.
    i am now reading my very first book about...
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    Re: 90 inch bellows - what is exposure?

    Hi Dan
    just ordered one from .. Lebowitz or similar.. i also got a german one from a swiss guy called Peter Michel "Kollodium" . very precise lots of different kollodium recipies temperature...
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    Re: 90 inch bellows - what is exposure?

    which one would you get if you were me? I live in switzerland so it will be a foreign book store order...

    cheers
    farid
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    I will try to modificate a LOMO cam with small glass :) to get the chemical things working :)
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    Re: 90 inch bellows - what is exposure?

    hi Dan, let me check again thanks... i found that list.. but where to start :)

    thanks
    farid
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    Re: 90 inch bellows - what is exposure?

    Hi Rich,

    I recently bought a Korona view 11x14" / refurbished

    As I am very new to all of this. And i Have no films yet. Only reading and learning :)

    I also still wonder how to calculate...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    Hi Kent,
    I see... i will stick to film for the moment but keep in mind to get a small format one for the chemistry start :)

    smiles
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    I can imagine the mess that can be created :)

    For the moment i will get 50 Film sheets for free to start with. but for sure i guess. i will get maybe a lomo cam and test the chemicals on...
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    Re: KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    Thanks for your advise William!

    For the moment i will get 50 Film sheets for free to start with. but for sure i guess. i will get maybe a lomo cam and test the chemicals on aluminium plates in...
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    KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker refurbished

    Since yesterday I am a proud owner of a KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker Kamera in perfect condition .

    As a newbie in the large format i need to get all the theory and practical use on my hands...
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    Re: Show off your ULF camera

    it is ! what a Box :)
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    Re: Show off your ULF camera

    Hi guys.
    Since this evening I'm a proud owner of a KORONA 11x14 " ULF / Alan Brubaker
    100 years old, refurbished and in top shape

    its a complete start for me. not in analog but in such a big...
  23. Re: The quality and technical differences in Process lenses at 600mm and longer?

    thanks a lot Jon, glad you like it :)

    best regards
    farid
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    i would maybe do it with a laser measuring device... or similar but i know what you mean...



    Hi Dan,

    thanks for your response.
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    Hi Dan,

    as i am not even a starter in wet plate photography, but collecting all information i can. i have some open questions. My Idea is to get portraits. torso upwards, but also landscapes...
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