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    Re: Ouch! This hurts!

    A sale of a few prints should offset material costs if one works wisely...

    Steve K
  2. Re: The F.64 BPX Back Pack does not seem to have a place for a tripod. What do people

    Usually a good place for a tripod is by using a strap attached by a loop under head area, and other end looped over the ends of the 3 closed legs, so the pod can be over the other shoulder from...
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    Re: Has Digital Changed Darkroom Printing?

    Film is like playing a real piano, and digital is like playing a digital piano... Both have a place, but... ;)

    Steve K
  4. Thread: Forming Day

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    Re: Forming Day

    Great!!! And don't forget to take any rechargeable battery gear, turn on, let it run the batteries down to 0 charge and give it the full proper charge...

    And don't forget to go through your gear +...
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    Re: Best lens for ultra closeup…portraits!

    You probably want to use entire 8X10 film area, but this becomes much harder for a c/u + 8X10 format + shooting a living (maybe moving) subject, with a "black-out" time from last focus/framing time...
  6. Re: Anyone Know the Type of Black Paint Used on Modern Omega 4x5 Negative Carriers?

    Spray the outsides of neg carrier with Rustoleum "Chalk Board" flat black spray paint (from your home or hardware store)... It is a tough paint, flat black, resists wear well and cheap/easy to use......
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    Re: new Speedotron equipment

    I have a Speedo 2403 from back in the 90's that still works perfectly and in good shape... If the pack is used regularly, or at least powered up for an hour or more every couple of months, flashed...
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    Re: Eastman View 2D 8x10 Bellows length

    One thing to check is to measure old bellows single pleats (3/4"???) times all the entire length of existing bellows... Then extend camera + old bellows fully and measure the extension distance...
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    Re: life of photo flo

    I had tested different dilutions of PF many years ago for making fresh smaller amounts when needed... I was finding even a very small excess of PF 200 solution easily led to scum artifacts on film as...
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    Re: Grain focuser for tired eyes?

    The best way to focus printing is to get an area in focuser that has a division between a thin and dense area and focus until there is the greatest contrast difference between those areas...

    One...
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    Re: Seeking Grainy Paper Negative Developer

    Use the fastest, shortest printing time paper (like rapid RC types) as they have the largest grain, but as mentioned, paper grain is usually very fine... Lith type of developers are maximum energy...
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    Re: "Rack and Pinion" focus on LF lens?

    Another thing to note is if you expect to use a lens with focusing mount on a camera with full T/S, moving the lens away from the rear nodal point (mostly at just behind iris with most lenses), it...
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    Re: Do you recommend a water filter ?

    Carbon filters will leave some residue, and not really filter, but are used to improve taste...

    Out here in LA, filters are a must... I have removed (literally) handfuls of sand/dirt when local...
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    Re: Strobes and Pops

    Or light with continuous light and keep the shutter open as long as your meter + reciprocity state...

    Many multiple pops with a strobe negate the advantages of a fast single pop, so get out the...
  15. Re: Lens, board, and shim: how critical is spacing?

    On my older Tek III, there was a factory thick precision spacer (around 1/8" thick) between shutter and board on my 150mm lens... I figure it was probably added so the RF + distance scales would...
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    Re: Anti Newton Glass on a budget

    I had a long talk with Mike Sparks at Focal Point glass years ago and he explained the process of ANR glass to me...

    He explained that the fine etched surface minimizes the contact area that the...
  17. Re: How have you shopped for lenses over the years?

    I picked up lenses cheap over decades and didn't have an application for them then, but have been trying out new formats and applications and some now have come to life for me in the present...
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  18. Re: print washer on folding table – engineering question

    Those FSA photographers during the depression would develop in tiny motel bathrooms, and to wash film, they would tie the toilet flush handles open and place reels in bottom of toilet while water...
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    Re: paper development process and contrast impact

    No, papers are not developer incorporated anymore... The last one was Kodak Polycontrast rapid III from the '90s... It was developer incorporated so when the paper hit the activator (a strong lye...
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    Re: paper development process and contrast impact

    It's in the negative development + metering... Overdevelopment of the neg will start to block up the highlight region (where there is the most light/chem activity) and make it difficult to easily...
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    Re: film rinse/paper rinse

    Using HCA on low key prints can leave a visible haze on print surface after washing in mineral rich water supplies areas...

    Film dosen't need wash aids... The film base does not absorb chems, and...
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    Re: paper development process and contrast impact

    The other unexpected effect from overdevelopment of FB prints is unexpectedly dark dry-down when fully dry...

    If you extend development, shadow areas can look open wet, but due to the amount of...
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    Re: Baby, it's cold outside...

    Humorist SJ Perleman (writer for Marx Brothers films) wrote a book, "Baby, it's cold inside"... ;)

    Houses here often have no insulation and rinky-dink heating systems, so it can get very cold...
  24. Re: print washer on folding table – engineering question

    Not good idea from the get-go... Other ways to wash prints without the risks... A washer can fail (I'd seen it happen) and a wave of water will flood the surrounding area...

    I was printing in a...
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    Re: Mixing My Own Chemistry

    With mixing order, mainly that the metol will not dissolve with large quantities of sodium sulfite present, so that is dissolved first (with a pinch of sulfite to prevent oxidation)... Easy enough...
  26. Re: Taylor Hobson 2 inch Ental ll mounting question.

    The main reason for me to try different lenses with the Focomat is some additional contrast control... Flat light scenes get help with lenses with a good contrast punch (Componons, Nikkors etc), but...
  27. Re: Taylor Hobson 2 inch Ental ll mounting question.

    I have settled on using a 50mm Focotar II, a 40mm Focotar, for a modern look, and for a vintage (glassy/watery) look, a 50mm Ektar for B/W... For very punchy color (with condenser color head for Ciba...
  28. Re: Taylor Hobson 2 inch Ental ll mounting question.

    I have a sixties British CorfIeld Apo something I have tried with it with a LTM mount, so that was the standard then, so with something more modern, there's a good chance yours is LTM (or at least...
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    Re: Mixing My Own Chemistry

    Not rocket science, and seem to make better solutions that packaged chems... :) Good route to take and you won't look back with the ease/keeping/costs and quality you get...

    A scale can just be...
  30. Re: Taylor Hobson 2 inch Ental ll mounting question.

    Depends what threads are on it, but there should be a way...

    Most lenses for the Focomat will require a bit of an extension tube as the lenses need some extension from the neg stage to focus...
  31. Re: What's your favorite internet falsehood on photography?

    But try to explain that a TLR shows image right side up, but reversed L to R (or R to L)...

    Strange universe beyond the looking glass... :0

    Steve K
  32. Thread: Betax no.4

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    Re: Betax no.4

    The shaver or power cords usually have to spread slightly to fit the post spacing, so will make contact with the outer posts + connector...

    Some connectors might be slightly narrow, but if you put...
  33. Re: What's your favorite internet falsehood on photography?

    I have shocked some students and fotogs explaining basically changing 1 f stop was equal to changing one shutter speed relationship... They argued they didn't see that on the internet at all, but...
  34. Thread: Betax no.4

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    Re: Betax no.4

    It's called a bi-post... In a pinch, electric shaver cords can work, or some modern power cords can work...

    X sync was added to many older shutters,, some so well it was had to tell it wasn't ...
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    Re: 40 or 42 inch rolls of silver fibre paper

    Sawing is the worst idea... Will throw a cloud of paper dust over everything and the roll...

    Cutting with a razor knife, large cutter, or just working with the oversize some way is needed... And...
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    Re: Kodak Rapid Fixer

    Rapid fixer formula is quite robust in liquid form, but there are a few giveaways if it turned... The formula is fairly simple (without hardener), mostly ammonium thiosulfate, a lot of sodium sulfite...
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    Re: Dektol staining of resin paper???

    I think most of the comments here are from those who print from a "fiber", not RC process... RC is a different animal species that require a different approach/timing in process...

    First, printing...
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    Re: Bunch of old Ilford paper from auction - Help!

    It's cursed... Have a stiff drink and call the priest at 2 am... ;)

    Steve K
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    Re: Bunch of old Ilford paper from auction - Help!

    Old RC & fiber MG papers tend to age funny, as the contrast layer tends to degrade first, leaving the flatter contrast layer dominant, so after 10 or 15 years, it loses the ability to produce good...
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    Re: Dry spots on Fiber Based Print

    Bleach/Redevelop toning tends to soften emulsion a lot, so handling/drying takes special care... Make sure all water is off surface of print, well washed, and helpful to soak fully washed print in...
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