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    Re: Cutting Linhof cams...

    I think you will need an expert machinist to do this; Richard Ritter did one for me in the past.
    I am pretty sure that S.K. Grimes can also do this.
  2. Thread: Linhof 5x7 V

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    Re: Linhof 5x7 V

    You can have a cam made custom by R. Ritter; he made one for my Technika a few years back.
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    Re: Digital Negatives with PDN+Piezography K7

    Jon,
    I use the PDN system currently, and have been carefully learning a new digital negative system over the past year. My goal is to make contact prints with Lodima paper, which I now have...
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    Re: Are photographers loners?

    In the PBS documentary about Ansel Adams he spoke at one point about the sacrifices he made to be a photographer, and spoke about the things in life he did not see, or time not spent with family,...
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    View Camera Dust Cover

    Now that I have re-organized my darkroom, and found a nice top shelf for my view cameras, it occurs to me that I need a few dust covers to complete the project.

    I would like them to be clear, to...
  6. Thread: Moving Water

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    Re: Moving Water

    I was curious about how you determine shutter speed for various moving water subjects. Moving water shutter speeds can be difficult to select; I had an idea to carry my digital camera around and...
  7. Re: Could night vision gear be used for loading film?

    I have used night vision goggles for loading Efke 100 film and TMY 400 film for many years-no problems.
  8. Thread: View Camera

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    Re: View Camera

    I am a subscriber for many years. Another reason to keep the paper version is that I like to cut out and save articles in different files in my darkroom-very helpful for referring back to different...
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    Re: Favorite non-photo gear?

    One item no one has mentioned I carry is a knee pad; the type that gardeners use to cusion there knees when kneeling down. For lower shots it helps when kneeling before the ground glass, and keeps my...
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    Re: Full Moon Death Valley shoot

    The most important thing about photographing the dunes is to get there early to catch the early morning light. It takes longer than you realize to hike over to the main dunes, and you have to start...
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    Re: Walls and stuff.

    Allen, your wallscapes are great! I like #67 in particular.
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    Re: edge separation of protar convertable

    Kevin, you seem like you have really done a lot of tinkering with lenses! I just sent my first lens off to focal point for a recoat, and am anxiously awaiting the result (surprised that it takes...
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    Re: Hand-finished Pinkham & Smith lenses?

    I would be curious to see a few examples of photos taken with the P&S lenses, if anyone has any to post on the internet.
  14. Re: A Picture Story: A Grand Dame returns to Tonopah.

    Hi Jim,
    How do you time your exposures with the Verito? I had been under the impression it is too large for standard shutters.
  15. Thread: Attitude

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    Re: Attitude

    Does microwaving the print truly duplicate the drydown effect the same way? I have always thought that air drying led to more drydown than microwaving.
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    Re: Choice for Darkroom Towels

    I was curious to see if anyone was suggesting any cloth that was less prone to shedding, or leaving dust and fibers in the darkroom. My thought was to have some lintless cloth to avoid fibers on...
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    Re: Four dollars a gallon.

    I disagree Roteague; hybrids that are coming along in the next few years will be getting close to 80 mpg or more, and will include a Lexus Prius, more roomy and comfortable. Shortly afterwards, there...
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    Re: Four dollars a gallon.

    I just bought a Camry Hybrid, and am very happy with it; I doubled my gas mileage to 34 mpg! Effectively cut my gas cost in half, saving 1,400 dollars a year.
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    Re: Gnassgear ripoff

    When I ordered a case a few years back it took a long time, and there was something going on about him moving and the phone was disconnected, etc., but I finally got the case after a few months. I...
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    Re: Help with info on this old Protar lens

    I think this is an f8 aperture lens, according to some old posts--there is no aperture listed on the lens.
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    Help with info on this old Protar lens

    I found an old Bausch and Lomb lens on Ebay, and need help determining what the focal length may be. Any of the lens experts know the focal length for a lens listed as:

    Zeiss Anastigmat Series II...
  22. Thread: Focusing Cloth

    by John Z.
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    Re: Focusing Cloth

    I have tried the BTZS, and many others, but now prefer the Blackjacket. See my lengthy review over on APUG if you are interested.
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    Re: 7 Antique Soft Focus Portrait Lenses Compared

    I would be curious to see the same photo with each lens stop down a bit, say to f16 or f22.
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    Re: 11x14 Series V Protar question

    I have tried the Series V Protar lenses on my 11x14, and although they are fine lenses, I found the f18 maximum aperture a real problem. The image on the ground glass was usually very hard to see.
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    Re: Camera Eccentric

    He has been a very good dealer in my experience. He must be on vacation or off for a break; his web site does say something about revamping the site and being down for awhile. Just keep trying, it...
  26. Re: Thoughts concerning Edward Weston, "magic bullets" and saxophones

    I believe this is an appropriate place to insert my current favorite Edward Weston quote; taken from Popular Photography, June of 1938: 'Master of Simplicity'

    "I have worked 35 years, yet this...
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    Re: We live in the best of times

    It may be the case, but the options for film and paper in 11x14, my preference, are becoming more scarce. If we can still get Kodak to make a special run of TMY 400 every few years, I will be happy....
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    Re: Removing the Cog on Jobo Lid

    They can be removed; I just converted 2 from cog to magnet top. You just take a pair of pliers and pry them really hard, and they will pop off.
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    Re: Lessons from a shoot gone wierd

    Once when shooting in Death Valley in the morning, I turned my camera toward the increasingly hot sun, in between taking pictures, and my bellows started smoking. What I surmise happened was that the...
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    Re: Re-grinding Linhof cams

    I do not think that Marflex will make cams for you, but Richard Ritter made one for a new lens I had mounted on my camera which worked very well.
  31. Thread: Jobo parts?

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    Re: Jobo parts?

    I tried to fix the gears that were slipping, but there was no quick fix. Satter does have the parts-I called them directly. After thinking about it for awhile though, I made the decision to switch to...
  32. Thread: Jobo parts?

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    Re: Jobo parts?

    I will try that, thank you very much!!
  33. Thread: Jobo parts?

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    Jobo parts?

    My Jobo processor has served me well for many years, but lately the drum is slipping during the rotation; it appears the white plastic gears that rotate the drum are slipping, because they have...
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    Re: Interesting story in LA Times

    It is an interesting article. I got the impression after reading it this morning that the plates were not taken by Ansel; there were just too many experts and people that worked with him in the early...
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    Re: Whole Plate Film Holders... Hand Count

    I may be interested in 5x7 holders; forgive my lack of knowledge, but can you explain exactly what the term 'full plate' film holders means? Would this differ from my Fidelity holders? I get the...
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    Re: Is having many lenses overrated?

    Remember, Edward Weston only had four lenses for all his travels with his 8x10 camera, which included a triple convertible; the shortest was 12 inches (300mm); he had no wide angle lens!

    Ansel...
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    Re: 600 mm on 8x10 cameras

    I have both the Artar and the Fuji C, and think they are both great lenses. The advantage of the Artar is that it can be found fairly inexpensively in a barrel. The Fuji on the other hand is more...
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    Re: Commissionned new lenses, foolish ?

    Although I did find a 240mm Computar and also a 10 3/4 inch Dagor, both for under 300 dollars each. Both cover 11x14 format with room to spare. The real expensive lenses are the 305mm Computar, or...
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    Re: Commissionned new lenses, foolish ?

    I am reading this thread and hoping someone eventually can make a 600 mm Dagor or Protar lens; I would certainly be a customer. It may be a complex undertaking, but I am sure that it could be done...
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    Re: If you could break one bad habit....

    Buying lenses on EBAY--enough is enough!! I did not need that Emil Busch 21 inch lens I just picked up, although it was only 86 dollars. Most important thing is to get back in the darkroom...
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