A recent diy, for someone who might need something similar. It's about as ugly as you get, but I only need one. If I make another, it'll look better.
I soldered a sync cable to a couple of metal...
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A recent diy, for someone who might need something similar. It's about as ugly as you get, but I only need one. If I make another, it'll look better.
I soldered a sync cable to a couple of metal...
That's a good point about the springs. I have 6 straight septums in each of my grafmatics, but I don't think I've ever noticed the condition of the springs.
The grafmatic I'm shooting now is the...
I mostly use the SP-445, and occasionally BTZS tubes.
OK, I'm beginning to see how this all fits together. Yeah, typically the unexposed frame was the first one. That points to an issue with the initial seating. And then I can see how they could get...
I have a couple of 4x5 Grafmatic backs, and I keep getting issues with double exposure and missing shots. When I test them outside of the camera, everything works exactly as one would expect, every...
Yeah, I just need to drill out a lens board for it. Maybe this weekend.
42mm. Series VI should work.
Well, whoever owned it before took really good care of it. The shutter serial # dates within a year of the serial # on the lens, so I don't doubt they came together.
;) ;) What do these funny words mean? ;) ;)
I'm really happy with my Optar 162mm as a RF with flash. It's just dead on. I'd be pretty happy to be able to do that with the Dogmar. I don't know...
I'm thinking that the Kalart Speed Flash Automatic Synchronizer might be a solution for using flash with it.
I like to use my Crown Graphic hand held with the rangefinder. I have some cams that...
I think I'm going to go with flash powder. Can't get more analog than that.
It seems like a really nice lens. I'm surprised the whole thing is as crazy clean as it is. I don't know what kind of box you could put something in for 100 years where it would come out looking...
I recently picked up this 165mm f/4.8 Goerz Dogmar that is in far better condition than I expected. It was described as fogged with fungus, and I thought I'd give a try cleaning it. Well, as far as...
Brown Dektol is a recent, well known issue. Kodak had a product update about it, as noted above, and is not replacing it. I've been working through a batch of cappucino colored Dektol that I mixed...
OK, that makes total sense. So the implication of this is that, for a given aperture, say f/5.6, the diameter of the iris will necessarily be larger or smaller depending on the focal length of the...
When the aperture is set to f/5.6, the iris is partially closed. It will open wider than that, and I can retract the iris all the way, so that it's not obstructing anything.
No, that's a...
I've noticed that on more than a few of my shutters, there's a decent amount of "extra" aperture that is wider than the widest marking. What's the deal with this extra little bit of aperture? Is it...
Alright, that was crazy easy to fix. The silver lock ring doesn't want to be too tight, because it puts pressure the motion of the speed ring. All I had to do was tweezer the contacts back into...
Excellent. Yes, I was thinking that was probably what had to come off. Hopefully this will just be a question of getting those contacts to work. Thanks.
Yeah, the X-sync just isn't working. I'd be tempted to try to fix, but I don't see a way into the case. Something circular must unthread, because I don't see any screws or any other way into it...
OK, I just figured that it *does* hook around the cocking lever, so mine is on backwards in the picture.
Yes, I suppose it could be a dust cover. Functionally, it seems that it just exposes the...
What's the purpose of the slidey tab with the hold down screw? It seems that it's always in the way of either the shutter cocking lever or the preview lever. At first, I thought it might have been...
What does the "Var" column in this chart mean?
Received my two packages of replacement Xtol today, Made in USA.
I have new Xtol that I bought this spring. It works just fine. I also heard from Sino Promise that I'll be getting my replacement soon.
What do you use for drying clips? I've been using these https://www.amazon.com/Aligle-Portable-Multi-functional-Stainless-Essentials/dp/B01AC6LL90. While they're OK for 35mm and 120, they're...
Yeah, I don't have a storage scope, so I don't know what the noise or the trigger itself looks like. I'd have to play with it to figure out the timing. It might be adequate. It also depends on...
No, they don't. They try to deliver as many flashes as they can discharge.
I wanted to use a modern flash with my Kodak 203mm, but in testing, I found there was awful bounce in the PC sync. I get several uneven pops in a short amount of time. Not sure how many could occur...
I have an Acme No. 3 Synchro Shutter without the flash speed setting or flash cocking lever. There's a piece of brass under the holes where these would be. However, it does have a bi-post...
Yeah, on one there was a pin on the ring that looked like it could be pressed out or ground off. I haven't really fiddled with it yet.
I forget how the range was set on the one I opened up. ...
In my collection of useless stuff that I've acquired because I didn't know better, I have two Compur 0 shutters that have fairly limited diaphragms. That is to say, at wide open, which says f/5.6,...
Potomac Brush
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Foma 100, D76, 4x5
I think this is a still life, but maybe it's really a portrait.
Pumpkin No 1
4x5, Foma 100, PMK
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There's a shoe on top of my Crown Graphic. I don't recall seeing that it's a hot shoe, but it looks like one and tends to sporadically trigger my flash, so I put a cold shoe on top to insulate it. ...
I definitely find that for mixing powders, every degree helps. Kodak says 68-85F, so I agree with taking it right to the top. I'll also run the magnetic stirrer as long as I need to. However, I...
Is there any difference between a Grafmatic and the Fujifilm 45 Quick Changer?
I think I should be able to make it. I just need to use the follower rest because steel is pretty flexible at those diameters. I'm not seeing any donor cameras with those parts that I would...
I looked through that, but I don't see the lower plunger or cap.
Even the original Polaroid 4x5 pack film wasn't a full 4x5 image. The Fuji 100 series was even smaller than that. I'm shooting a pack of 20 year expired 559 now. I'm impressed that it works as...