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    Re: Rodinal and Stearman 4x5 tank

    Your agitation method is new to me - I don't have a manual, so maybe I missed it. Of course if it works for you - bob's your uncle. Can you mention a source for the manual? Stearman's publication on...
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    Re: Wista/Zone VI Manual

    Thanks Kevin. I think your manual would not cover the Wista 45SP that I have.
    cheers
    Tom
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    Re: Wista/Zone VI Manual

    Kevin, can you mention which version of the Wista (4x5 I assume) your manual applies to? And whether or not it's the version of the manual that was so poorly translated?
    Thanks
    Tom
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    Re: Wista 4x5 camera question

    Can you supply a photo? It doesn't sound like any stock Wista that I've heard about.
  5. Re: Service/Repair Sekonic Dual Spot Meter F / L-778

    That is sensible advice. But after looking at prices on new spot mettes, sensibility takes a back seat.
  6. Service/Repair Sekonic Dual Spot Meter F / L-778

    It appears that the Sekonic L-778 meter that I use for large format photography is terminally ill. Whatever the photographic subject, the meter gives the same reading, within a narrow range. There...
  7. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    I checked around and found a number of kits and assembled units, cheap! That does change the picture for me.
  8. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    "cheap oscilloscope" - is that an oxymoron?
  9. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    I get the idea from Philip's original post that he's just about ripe to fall into the Joys of Tinkering. It's not like photographers aren't constantly tinkering with developers and developing, alt...
  10. Re: DIY shutter-speed tester: Informed opinions?

    Philip - there have been a number of shutter testers presented in the large format forums, the latest that I know about (aside from the subject of your post) is here. I used a part of the Arduino...
  11. Re: A Darkroom in the Sticks - Rural Environmental Technologies

    Sounds like Corran restores, or heads off, whatever damage he might observe, or anticipate, to his septic tank bacterial population with the Green Gobbler. That's not to say that the...
  12. Re: A Darkroom in the Sticks - Rural Environmental Technologies

    Check the thread https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?77925-Chemistry-disposal-question
    wherein Graybeard states: "Silver is a potent bacteriacide; When the metal was less...
  13. Re: A Darkroom in the Sticks - Rural Environmental Technologies

    Waste disposal is an issue for me too - I'm in a situation very similar to the OP's: rural; no municipal water or sewer; on a septic system. After reading the labels of developers and fixers, it...
  14. Re: Flowers, Anyone? The smaller formats edition…

    Very interesting ... how do you manage to get an x-ray image of a flower? My little brain thinks only of the big - and presumably inaccessible - medical or NDT machines.
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    Re: help me understand Kodak VI slip on

    I think Jim_jm nailed it.
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    Re: help me understand Kodak VI slip on

    It does seem confusing. My take on it is that the Series VI adapters are intended for use with 41mm Series VI drop-in filters, to be secured by a retaining ring. The appropriate (Series VI) lens hood...
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    Re: Buying lenses

    I can't claim much expertise, but I've had good luck on ebay buying from sellers with very high rating (>99.5%) and seller-paid returns. Robertscamera on ebay has come through for me with equipment...
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    Re: Vintage Prontor Shutter needs service

    I can second jnantz's recommendation of Carol Miller at Flutot (flutotscamera@earthlink.net), though I think she is pretty backlogged: I've been waiting to get to the head of her queue for about a...
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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    Eliverto, that's a fantastic image. I don't know if your capture of the spider on the petal was serendipitous or otherwise, but it adds something to the beautiful rose.
  20. Re: Will I regret not taking my view camera to Big Bend NP?

    Ben, I would certainly regret leaving my LF gear behind. It sounds like a hassle for you to fly with it though. On the guaranteed plus side, Big Bend is magnificent.

    My last trip to BBNP was in...
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    Re: Competent US Repair Shop

    In the northwest anyway, Advance Camera Repair in Portland,OR: www.advancecamera.com. They're working on an FM2n for me right now, but I don't know if they service LF shutters.

    I can second Carol...
  22. Re: Alternative to McMaster-Carr that ships to the EU

    ...Small Parts, Inc is another possibility. I don't recall that they do or do not ship internationally.
  23. Re: Alternative to McMaster-Carr that ships to the EU

    MSCDirect is a decent alternative to McMaster Carr, and they ship internationally (last time I checked). mscdirect.com
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    Re: Picked up an Automega E5 -- confused...

    ...in the event, I can email you the manual, and the "service manual", in pdf form. Both exceed the file size limit for attachment to a post.
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    Re: Picked up an Automega E5 -- confused...

    mapjon, I think that a 5" cone is about right for a 180mm lens. Do you have a manual? Some useful info at khbphotographix.com. Check this page on that site:...
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    Re: New Mexico?

    My experience parallels yours, Kent. However, reservation boundaries are often poorly marked, or not marked at all, so it's possible to trespass without intent. That vista or formation yonder is...
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    Re: New Mexico?

    Kent, if you do get to the Salinas mission ruins, or otherwise onto US 60 east of US 25, and head thence down US 285 to Carlsbad, you'll pass through the largely abandoned towns of Encino and Vaughn....
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    Re: New Mexico?

    Kent - you choose a good time of year to visit NM - late September through October are optimum, in my opinion, especially during wet years, which this is. No doubt you have Chaco Culture National...
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    Re: Brownish Eco Pro B&W paper developer.

    Turns out the developer was no good.
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    Re: Brownish Eco Pro B&W paper developer.

    Thanks Michael. I'm giving it a try.
    cheers
    Tom
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    Brownish Eco Pro B&W paper developer.

    I just opened a bottle of the developer, and it came out orangey-brown. I'm not sure about how old the bottle is, but it's probably less than a year, and the seal looked good. Is this color normal...
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    Re: Plaubel Peco Profia

    Good stuff Daniel - Thanks for showing it.
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    Re: Schneider-itis: The Perennial Problem

    This seems counterintuitive to me. I would expect a flat black to dampen reflections better than a glossy finish. In the astronomical optical assemblies I'm familiar with, a flat black is preferred....
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    Re: Contact Printing

    Kent, I'm attaching a photo that I made of a rube goldberg contact printing construction, made of cardboard and a bit of construction adhesive. It looks very funky (it is very funky), but it was cost...
  35. Re: Found an Automega E-5 Autofocus enlarger body

    The enlarger came with a 101mm f4.5 Wollensack Raptar and matching cone and rail. The lens is not in good shape, also not of great repute. Word on the street is that the Wollensack Raptars and Kodak...
  36. Re: Found an Automega E-5 Autofocus enlarger body

    As my Automega E-5 5x7 enlarger project winds down, I thought I'd give a synopsis of the project, and thank some of the folks who helped keep it going. I'll also indicate some of the materials and...
  37. Re: Found an Automega E-5 Autofocus enlarger body

    Good to know - thanks. I've owned only one enlarger before acquiring this E-5, and it leaked light profusely when I bought it third-hand. I resorted to draping a curtain over the light-emitting area...
  38. Re: Planning Roadtrip for June in Middle/Western USA

    Got it. Sorry for over-reacting. Even so, it's not hard to appreciate that the parks have solid reasons to ask that you not overnight outside campgrounds while you're in the park.
    cheers
    Tom
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    I'm hoping for some input on another issue that's come up on my Automega E-5 restoration project. I'm working on fixing the concavity in the plate that holds the upper bellows frame and also acts as...
  40. Re: Planning Roadtrip for June in Middle/Western USA

    There are good reasons not to camp in NPs outside of designated camping areas. No doubt you can work out why you, and the zillion other folks who think that it's fine if they do it, should not do it....
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