Thanks all for the info..Yes ive always used distilled water for chems (i mix my own using raw bulk chemistry) its the washing thats my concern (FB paper). Thanks Peter Colins no softener in the...
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Thanks all for the info..Yes ive always used distilled water for chems (i mix my own using raw bulk chemistry) its the washing thats my concern (FB paper). Thanks Peter Colins no softener in the...
Hi all,well we got into our new place.A acreage with a house and 2 large out buildings.One of the buildings is being renovated for my new studio with darkroom..Ive been renting studio space for 22...
Hi all,Soo all of a sudden a Mohr Pro 20 coler processer fell into my lap..Im a B/w printer havent used a processer for say 23 years at photo school.I have questions.Does anyone have a link to the...
Thanks,can you tell me alittle (or) links about uranium printing,,thanks agian
Thanks Mark,yup I might hit ya up on that.
what formula do you use for this toner and/or tips are appreciated. I was looking at one on Unblinking Eye site but haven't really searched for a formula...
Yup,so im wanting to make a uranium toner.Im looking for the powder or chunks to add to the solutions.I saw uranayl nitrate,is that the same thing?Thanks for any help
My darkroom and studio ,would be interest in your project.Im in Cedar Falls Iowa
Crazy replies,,,keep em comin
yup thats what mine is ,,vertical.the water drained down to the lower section onto the newer papers.but some packages in the upper part had water as well dripping from the ceiling.some of my papers...
yup yup,some were in the freezer(the older ones )newer ones are in the fridge section.it tends to get hot in my studio here in Iowa mid summer.got a neer disaster story?
Yup soooooo,this morning i return to the studio after a long labor day weekend to find a massive amount of water surrounding my Fridge/freezer that i keep my paper and film in.(yup i didn't close the...
Sounds simple but what i do is mix my dev. (for my 4X5 dev.tanks ) if the temp is too high i put it in the fridge,for awhile,if its too low i put it in a hot water bath for a bit.unless your dev....
I do a class ,mostly older high school kids(and a few adults). we start out with showing them how to use a film camera (most of them have no idea)we use a K100 for this,next class is film development...
When doing a routine clean up i use a air compressor to blow off the dust (for the entire enlarger as well) then occasionally apply a small amount of Murphys oil soap with a cloth.has worked for me...
so,after doing a few prints on Illford Gallery Clasic FB.im finding that i like the blacks and lower tones (especially after Sel.toning).but the upper tones are a liitle muddy and sometimes the...
just adding:
It can be beneficial to weight out the sulphite, add a pinch to the water, solute, and than add the Metol, and when completely soluted add the rest of the sulphite. This seems to...
ok thanks for the information,very helpful,ill do some testing with it.At least i wont make that mistake again,
one more thing,,is it going to perform like it should if i would have mixed it the correct way?
thanks
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Mixed up some D-72 today
-H20.50C3 litters
-metol 12 G
-Sulfite180 G
-Hydroquinone 50 G
-Carbonate 270 G
-Bromide 7 1/2 G
-H2o to make 4 L
I mistakenly added the metol last,,i saw it...
thanks for the comments and ideas.helpful stuff here,thanks again
For those who still have and are shooting Kodak Technical Pan film,what are you using for your developer?Im happy with what i came up with but am interested in more ideas..here is my formula ,it...
thanks for the info,i hope to place a order in soon,thanks agian
Thanks for the info.im gonna try it out with some retro paper from my stash as well as some newer papers. Thanks again.
Yup your right its Sufite,,not Sulfate,,,sorry i typed it in wrong
From The Darkroom Cook Book,this formula intrigues me so imma try it.Does anyone have experiences with this one and/or know what the characteristics of the prints my be like?
Formulla #48...
Ditto,I use it after wash for 1 min.(very diluted) before squeegee and dry,it has nothing to do with developer it just gets rid of water spots and makes the neg,squeaky clean ,,like dish soap.
I have that same complaint about my current stainless steel sink about the temp.loss. I resolved it by putting watter proof heating pads under the trays(the type used for aquariums).But if i had to...
ok great,,thanks for the reply's/helpful information. Im really interested in these,I have and use stainless steel tanks,2 sets of 3 tanks one set holds 8 sheets the other will hold 12 sheets. But...
or do the 4x5 tanks have a stand or legs. its hard to tell in the photos and description.Would be cool if one of you that have these could please post up more detailed photos of these,would be...
soo,for the 4x5 tanks (2 sheet and 6 sheet) how do they stand up without falling over,and is there room enough for aggressive agitation and dip and dunk?
nice write up,,,congrats.
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement..
A interview our local station did in our studio,talking of analog photography..Ive given better interviews but this guy did some magic in his edit. Its 12 min. long,,,like i said i did better ones...
Hi im in Iowa as well ,,Cedar Falls,its good to see other Iowans on here,we may be the only 2 on here.
I keep all my enlarger lenses in a old camera bag on a shelf in my studio (a separate area,my...
who can live this long anyway,to start to see a degrade of tonality,,,,,ask my glass plate collection...
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it will keep evolving thru the lecture date..
peace
We got feature in today's Sunday paper about our upcoming gallery exhibit.I like the write up. I like it better in the print version tho because they use the title of the exhibit as a header,full...
i have those matts in my darkroom as well as in my studio,any ware i stand for a long time.they help my feet and back from hurting so much.
Yup hypo clear,,thought that was obvious since i allso mentioned fixer,but yes i meant hypo clear.thanks for clearing that up for me,,sometimes i cant explain myself very well.