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    Re: Print-flattening board?

    what/how to paint piece of steel to prevent rust but no outgas then?
  2. Re: 16 bits Worth It? & Mounting Station Options

    No. Scan in 8 bit.

    Work in 8 bit - but be sure to add noise to layer masks in photoshop that contain smooth gradients.

    You can switch to 16 bits per channel right before you print, just...
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    Re: Bathroom Darkroom Ideas

    I have my darkroom in my bathroom and am realizing this. Steam from the shower is pretty close to the dry side of the room, though there is a ceiling vent and a window I can open.
    I've mounted a...
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    Re: Large Format Landscapes

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    Old Sixth Street Bridge, Los Angeles, 5x7
  5. Re: print washer on folding table – engineering question

    I want the folding table idea to work, if I had a permanent space I would by all means get a cart similar to Pieter's or build a rig like Drew is suggesting. But I want to be able to break...
  6. Re: print washer on folding table – engineering question

    Yes good idea, I'll try that - have to wash all the dust of the washer outside anyway
  7. Re: print washer on folding table – engineering question

    Yes. It's borderline to be sure. But if 220 lb capacity is accurate, and feeling the stability with the dry sink in it, I'm inclined to try it gingerly. Was also trying to gauge if placing washer...
  8. Re: print washer on folding table – engineering question

    Yea, I don't know - that's just what they claim.
    I'm also a little skeptical, although it is less flimsy than it looks. Like it's way sturdier than a normal church style folding table. The...
  9. print washer on folding table – engineering question

    This is a follow up post to my bathroom darkroom question –

    I got a folding fish cleaning table that claims it can support a weight of 220 pounds. My kostiner 11x14 print washer weighs, I...
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    Re: Kodak Rapid Fixer

    Curious - Did you purchase the fixer from Freestyle?
    I've no definitive proof but noticed some weird stuff happening with their arista brand rc paper for my students that seemed like it might be...
  11. Re: bathroom darkroom plumbing question

    Thanks everyone. Very Helpful.
  12. Re: bathroom darkroom plumbing question

    Thanks Fred and j.e.

    I don't really need running water except for the print washer, and I'd like to have it in the holding bath as well if I can figure it out. But it would also be great to be...
  13. Re: bathroom darkroom plumbing question

    Thank you Xkaes, that's exactly the info I was looking for.

    Tin Can - Ground floor - no basement.
    Thanks Michael, no tub, shower only situation. But maybe shower head splitter makes sense for...
  14. bathroom darkroom plumbing question

    I'm in the process of putting together a darkroom in my bathroom for making 11x14 enlargements from 35mm negs and some contact prints from big negs. I've been reading through a bunch of threads on...
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    Re: 8x10 negative storage ?

    Resurrecting this thread to say 3 things:

    1. I went through the 50 or so negatives that I actually took the time to match up with their corresponding contact print and had stored touching each...
  16. Re: Did Edward Weston tone his prints?

    Cool – Thanks, appreciate the info
  17. Re: Did Edward Weston tone his prints?

    Thanks for the tip. My last concentrated darkroom session I used ilford warmtone with moersch SE6 (a comblo I think someone on here posted about) and experimented with different dilutions of moersh...
  18. Re: Did Edward Weston tone his prints?

    Thanks everyone...Sounds like he probably didn't. So if I wanted to try to get close to that look using todays materials I'd use amidol from formulary and that adox lupex stuff that only comes in...
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    do you use it on Ilford warmtone to cool things down?
  20. Re: Did Edward Weston tone his prints?

    Thanks, I have read them tho it was over 20 years ago....These were at the Huntington...The people I've spoken with there and at other museums...I think things like gold or selenium toning are a bit...
  21. Did Edward Weston tone his prints?

    Just got back from a museum visit today where had the opportunity to view bunch of prints made by him, (not his sons)

    According to the catalog published by the museum the prints were made by him...
  22. Re: Leica Reprovit Copy Stand w modern camera?

    Thanks for sharing your ipad setup with the other leica column - looks good

    – yes I should have specified my copy medium is full frame digital
  23. Re: Leica Reprovit Copy Stand w modern camera?

    Thanks Steve - sliding camera stage....16 x 20 but maybe a few newspaper size...altho I don't think the camera can extend laterally far enough to do that. That's good info to know, I think you are...
  24. Re: Leica Reprovit Copy Stand w modern camera?

    Thanks Greg
    Just looking at pictures, I'm not sure my Sony A7R camera would mount to the rig above that lens, because of the way the camera hand grip sticks out. I don't doubt that lens is good......
  25. Leica Reprovit Copy Stand w modern camera?

    Curious if anyone has used one of these copy stands to do copy work with a modern digital camera, like a sony?

    They are made for Leica screwmount cameras, I have a LTM to Sony E adapter, but I'm...
  26. Re: Photography zines, printing, blurb, etc.

    I've never considered them to be 'zines' but I've used blurb to print 40 copies of their smallest square book and give them away about 15 years ago. I've also made a bunch of book dummy mockups,...
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    Re: Canson Baryta Prestige II vs I?

    Dang – Thanks sruddy - that's the type of comparison I was looking for
  28. LIghtweight Epson matte paper wrinkle/curled after printing?

    I'm using Epson Presentation Paper Matte which is 102 gsm, 4.9mil thick - so it's really almost like regular copy paper weight, (unlike the 'premium' or 'ultra premium' ones which are thicker.

    I...
  29. Re: Eversmart vs drum scanners & Aztek plateau

    https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?146948-Practical-Resolution-discussion&p=1454940#post1454940

    my results 5 years ago were that it didn't seem the phase system had a way...
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    Re: Which 135mm Lens to Keep

    No

    I would keep the one that gave me the largest image circle. I'm sure another member can chime in here and state which one that is.

    Or if I didn't use front rise a ton and needed the $, I'd...
  31. Re: Which first Rear Movement and Asymmetrical Tilt Chamonix 45F2

    I found this old zone 6 page to be helpful....although I think the suggestions would apply to both base and axis tilts

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    I've used tilt for increasing depth of field or chancing focus in...
  32. Re: Arca Swiss F-Line Metric vs Metric C Field for architceture

    Thank you – looks good
  33. Re: Arca Swiss F-Line Metric vs Metric C Field for architceture

    Oh Cool Thanks...would love to see a photo of it someday
  34. Re: Arca Swiss F-Line Metric vs Metric C Field for architceture

    where did you get this custom hybrid bellows made?

    my goal is to use a 150mm on an arca 5x7, which from my experience using on deardroff 5x7 seems right on the line between standard and bag...
  35. Re: Traveling by Air In July: How should I handle LF Film?

    Until 2019 I flew regularly both domestic and international with tri-x and portra 400 sheet film. From my experience going through LA, Boston, and Heathrow among many others - I did not find it...
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    Re: George Tice - Lifework

    Foe those that have seen or purchased a copy – I'm curious how you find the print quality of this book?
  37. Re: Any advice on cutting your own museum glass?

    same here, but recently I unwrapped a bunch of older framed works and was able to really look critically, side by side, at the differences in reflection distraction between regular OP-3 Plex, Optium,...
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    Re: Canson Baryta Prestige II vs I?

    Thanks Joshua – good to know.
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    Re: Canson Baryta Prestige II vs I?

    I respectfully disagree:D

    have you guys looked at the 2 different versions side by side?
    to me the 1st version was much much smoother. At least for the glossy. (which is really more like...
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    Canson Baryta Prestige II vs I?

    Has anyone tried the new version of this paper and can compare it the the original? (previous version simply called Canson Baryta Prestige which is now discontinued)

    I've read the description and...
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