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    Re: Enlarge lens 150 vs 135

    Probably not.

    Some may argue that a longer focal length may be better, because you use less of the far corners of the lens and more of the central sweet spot. This should be more noticeble at...
  2. Thread: Grain Focuser

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    Re: Grain Focuser

    I would advise you to get also some air blowing device to use on your negatives to get rid of the dust that will without any doubt get on your negatives, no matter how carefull you are.

    Storage...
  3. Re: Rodenstock Grandagon 115 vs Schneider Super Symmar 110 XL

    I only have hands on experience with the 110 mm SS XL, which is a very good lens, capable of much more then me as a mediocre photographer.

    I doubt very much you will see much difference between...
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    Re: How to create a replenisher?

    I am not familiar with that specific developer, but i would look at the developing times in stock and in replenishment and calculate the difference. Assuming stock developer becomes a replenished...
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    Re: Jobo 2509N reel problem

    These marks are indeed related to the nodges inside the reels. I had issues with them as well when using rotation development, sometimes in combination with surge marks along the long side of the...
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    Re: development process and contrast impact

    It is pretty easy to run a small test yourself of course. Expose 4 or 5 teststrips of the same area of your print with good shadow detail. Develop them for 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 and the last one perhaps 5...
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    Re: Vignetting 4x5 300mm

    In largeformat photography 'telephoto lens' has a slightly different meaning: it has nothing to do with the focal length in relation to the film format, but is used for lenses with a special...
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    Re: Post your churches

    And then there is the option that the tower isn't vertical in the first place. The Pisa tower isn't the only one that is tilting. Actually quite a few church towers here in the Netherlands,...
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    Re: Fuji 400mm T or Nikon 360mm T ?

    I don't have personal experience with the Fujinon T 400mm, but i do have with the Nikon T-ED 360 / 500 mm combination and the Schneider 360mm Tele-Xenar. The Tele-Xenar has the advantage of being a...
  10. Re: Omega D2V users: printing max size question / baseboard

    +1

    If you still have to get yourself a lens: a good 135mm can be used instead of a 150mm. I never saw the need to replace my 135mm with a 150mm.
  11. Re: How many sheets of paper does it take you to get your first keeper-print?

    Saving on paper is one of the reasons i started using a R&H design zone master. Before i needed 3 to 4 sheets, but with the zone master i am usually able to create a decent first print. I use this...
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    Re: Favorite Dodge & Burn Tools?

    Except for my hands and fingers, some cut cardboard on a piece of metal and cardboard cut in various shapes, mine is definitily some round pieces cut out of an old grade 5 filter and attached to a...
  13. Re: Old Darkroom Paper - Testing, Developing, Light Sensitivity Q's

    Not sure if it does make much sense to look for the datasheets and such on the net. Aging influences both speed and contrast, making any data sheet more or less useless.

    The first test to do is to...
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    Re: Over exposed Tmax 100

    +1
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    Re: Equivalent in 35 mm terms

    5x7 is a bit more square then 24x36mm, but yes, dividing by 4 gives an approximation that would be close enough for me.
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    Re: Thoughts on the Nikkor T 360/500/720 set?

    The Nikon brochure on largeformat lenses states the focal flange distance is 469.2 mm. When your bellows is not long enough to carry this lens, you can use a tophat or even two. It complicates swings...
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    Re: testing spot lightmeter

    When i started using a spotmeter - a Gossen spotmaster in my case - the one issue i had was seeing how deep the shadows where. In other words: what dark spot should i meter to get good shadow...
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    Re: post your Architecture photographs!

    They have a good website: https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/visit-us/photography

    When i visisted a few years back they organised special photography events in the evenings. Tripods and big...
  19. Re: Is this because of light leaking? Or overdevelopment?

    When you developed one negative upside down and one the original way and both negatives are much lighter at the topside coming out of the development tank, you can be pretty sure it is not...
  20. Re: Is this because of light leaking? Or overdevelopment?

    What you could try the next time is to put one negative upside down when developing. When the lighter side appears at the underside of the negative, it is pretty certain it will be camera-related....
  21. Re: Is this because of light leaking? Or overdevelopment?

    It is pretty hard to see on the picture you included, but do you mean that the top third of the negative is consistently lighther / less developed then the bottom twothirds? If so, that doesn't look...
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    Re: 300mm f/5.6 Question

    Another lens to consider is the f5.5 360mm Schneider tele-xenar. Comes in a big copal 3 shutter, but with its 21 cm ffl distance very usuable for head and shoulder portraits with a camera that only...
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    Re: Development time for paper.

    I fully agree with following the instructions on the manual, but as i have written before, it is easy enough to development time yourself. Just make 4 test strips of a good shadow area and develop...
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    Re: Development time for paper.

    I have my doubts if film developer will work well for developing paper, as it paper developer should be much more active then film developer. Do yourself a favour and get a bottle of paper developer....
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    Re: Tmax 400 in D-76 correct dev time

    I am afraid that there is not such a thing as the correct development time. There are just to many variables in play, like the quality of your water, the way you measure your light, the kind of...
  26. Re: Foma Classic paper and higher contrasts: anyone else having issues?

    You also might check your development times to reach D-max. I found that the foma paper needs considerable more development time to reach it's maximum black. This longer time increases also the risk...
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    Re: Images of mistakes - good or bad..

    Perhaps the cassette not perfectly seated in the rear standard?
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    Re: Dove head first into the abyss

    Film perhaps? :o

    But for sure you will need a few 4x5 cassettes.
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    Re: Schneider Kreuznach Super Angulon MC XL 5,6/58

    There are only a few modern super wide lenses offered for the 4x5 format and this is one of them. The others are the 55mm Rodentock Apo-Grandagon and the 47mm Schneider SA XL, which is even a step...
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    Re: Darkroom print and data filing system

    I use an Omega D2V with a condensor head and the standard Ilford filterset, so using a R&H is pretty straight forward after callibration. After metering I make a first print, which I use to judge...
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    Re: Darkroom print and data filing system

    I used a system like that for a couple of years, but stopped when i put it to the test and found out that it only worked so-so. Often I could only use the dodging and burning schemes. One of the...
  32. Re: Fidelity Elite 9x12cm holder works for 4x5 film?

    As long as the holders are in good shape - no warps, a darkslide that fits, the hinge functional, they will work as they should, what ever the brand - Fidility, Lisco, Linhof, Toyo or what ever. When...
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    Re: Focal Lengths with movements for Tachihara 4x5

    There is a pretty steep learning curve involved with using large format, with all kinds of specific terminology. This website contains a huge amount of good information on it an dyou might want to...
  34. Re: Decent wide angle lens for Linhof Master. No range finder use

    For me working with 4x5 is a different experience from working with 35mm or medium format. You can of course compare focal lengths, but what works in 35mm doesn't need to work in 4x5 and visa versa. ...
  35. Re: Decent wide angle lens for Linhof Master. No range finder use

    The standard set of lenses for 4x5 is something like 90 - 135 or 150 and then a 210. Lots of people enjoy using the 90mm focal length and there is plenty of them available in all sorts of qualities....
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    Re: Horseman 45FA wide and zoom. Suggestions please

    Either a 210mm or a 240mm should work fine. I have a 210mm Topcor which is a great lens with a huge image circle. But after working with a 90 - 150 - 210 set for a few years, i found the set...
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    Re: Best 4x5 camera to accommodate a 65mm lens?

    It amazes me that you can't focus your 65mm on a HZX-IIa, as i have no issues focussing my 58mm on the same camera. The 58 is mounted on a flat lensboard and I have to admit thet it results in a...
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    Re: Photographing stars, 4x5

    Ain't that a derivative of Murphies law?
  39. Re: Do you standardize your screw-on filters by thread size?

    For 35 i have to many lenses in to many different filter sizes to standardize. The original idea was to stick to the 49mm my first Pentax lenses take, but then i got lenses that take 58mm and 67mm...
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    Re: Multiple Print Washers?

    I have 2 to be honest - one for 30X40 paper, which i also use for smaller prints, and a big one for 50X60, which i use for 40X50 and 50x60 paper. The 50X60 is a huge thing, needing a lot of water to...
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