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    Re: Howtek 4500-Questions-Software, Comparisons, Etc.

    Just learned that Yahoo are closing their "Groups" so the High-End scan group will be shut down in the next 2 days.
    Hopefully it will be migrating to a different platform
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    Re: Howtek 4500-Questions-Software, Comparisons, Etc.

    https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ScanHi-End/conversations/topics/31487
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    Re: Howtek 4500-Questions-Software, Comparisons, Etc.

    Hi Dean,
    Sorry for delivering the bad news but you are about to enter a world of pain and frustration.
    This is the same issues I have experienced with Silverfast on my 4500 and I have never...
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    Re: Black spots on negatives

    Hi Guys,
    You are probably correct about the developer being bad. Time does fly by and I hadn't marked the container as to when the mix was made; note for future!
    I never reuse the developer and mix...
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    Re: Black spots on negatives

    Hi Andrew,
    Yes, I did but always have done and have never had a problem until the last couple of batches. The water in Yorkshire is renowned for being very 'soft' so have always done it with tap...
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    Black spots on negatives

    Dear all,
    I would appreciate some guidance on what you think is causing the black dots on my negatives (white on scanned to positive).
    I am developing FP4+ in ID11 for 9minutes 20seconds in my Jobo...
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    Re: Fujinon W f6.5 360mm vs Nikkor W f6.5 360mm

    Completely agree with Mark. I recall my final decision was based on condition and, curiously, the aesthetics of the lens as the Nikkor's tended to have the later all black shutter fitted. And yes,...
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    Re: Fujinon W f6.5 360mm vs Nikkor W f6.5 360mm

    I have used it with great results for portraits but seem never to get a suitable landscape composition for it. Unfortunately, the opportunities I get for people are not as frequent as those in the...
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    Howtek 4500 - new hardware detected

    Well today hasn't gone exactly to plan.
    Fired up my Howtek for the first time in a month or so and the ancient Mac OS9 running Aurora decided not to switch on. The lamp on the front of the Mac...
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    Re: How about something like a Howtek drum scanner

    Hi Alan,
    I am happy to send you a scan of a 10x8" Provia 100 transparency made on my Howtek at 2000dpi but i'm not sure what use it will be if you can't compare it to the same piece of film scanned...
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    Re: How about something like a Howtek drum scanner

    I don't think it is what it does but how it does it. How it works is for someone else to answer.

    Wet mounting on a drum makes the film as close to perfectly flat as can be achieved as it is held...
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    Re: Epson SC-P800 & Epson Print Layout

    Hi Guys and thanks for your replies. I had thought this topic was going to remain undiscussed.
    I did think about the amount of leading edge paper required but essentially 17" is the same width as A2...
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    Epson SC-P800 & Epson Print Layout

    Hi Guys,

    I have just made my first print with 17" roll paper on my Epson SC-P800 having previously just used standard cut sheet sizes.
    I set my roll paper size to 431.8mm (17") x 594mm, the same...
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    Re: Metering with filters

    Thanks guys. As always your guidance is very much appreciated although guidance is no substitute for me actually developing experience.
    I think I just needed a bit of 'hand holding' to build...
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    Re: Metering with filters

    ...or could I just use my spot meter directly onto the ground glass? I suppose I would make a correction for loss of transmission through the glass but after that was done I could quite accurately...
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    Re: Metering with filters

    Taking a prompt from you about the metering probe, I had a look in my Sekonic L-508 manual and they actually do what they call a Booster which they describe as being "For light measuring on camera...
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    Re: Metering with filters

    Thanks again Pere,

    I am a sucker for good quality kit which, I guess, the Contax easily qualifies. I keep toying with the idea of swapping the Contax for a RZ67 because it's 645, not 6x7, and I do...
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    Re: Metering with filters

    Hi Pere,

    Many thanks for your guidance.
    The next time I go out I will take my Contax 645. Normally I would just rely on the TTL but I will take my spot meter and simulate how I would meter a...
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    Metering with filters

    Hi Guys,

    I am looking for some guidance, or links to videos, as to the best technique when using Lee 100 filters with my 10x8.
    I have red and orange for b&w, Autumn and Landscape sets for colour,...
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    Re: Affinity photo

    Never having used PS I decided to go with Affinity due to the one-off purchase price and no monthly subscription.
    I have used it without problem for 1.2GB b&w and 0.9GB colour 10x8" drum scans...
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    Re: DPL users/owners of Howtek/Aztek scanners

    Having searched everywhere I cannot find definitive info on the type of grease needed for the ballscrew of my Howtek D4500. I can see from the Aztek site that it is Kluber Topas but not sure of the...
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    Re: John_Vandale

    Hi John,

    Welcome to the forum.
    Wonderful images on your Instagram and somewhat disturbing music on your homepage. Really quite unsettling when presented with your blurred image. A curiously...
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    Drum scanning Polaroid/Impossible 10x8

    Can someone advise what i am left with after taking a photo using the latest Polaroid Originals/Impossible 10x8 film and whether any part of the developed product is suitable, or safe, to drum scan....
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    Re: Remove lift from CPE2 Plus for shipping?

    Result!
    Wise decision to remove the lift as mine was shipped to me with it still fitted which snapped the top plate where the white screw fits. Very expensive mistake for the vendor
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    Re: Remove lift from CPE2 Plus for shipping?

    Remove the white plastic head screw from the rear, as Martin said, then one or two screws from either side of the white gear wheel. The lift then slides forward, say, 5mm to release it from the top...
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    Re: Catastrophic Jobo Failure

    I recall using a basic silicon bathroom sealant as the original stuff was a similar flexible material. I did mine about 8 months ago and it has been fine ever since. I would suggest that you inspect...
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    Re: Howtek 4500 - service parts and manual

    Hi Anthony,

    Thanks for the lead to the High End Scanner group which i have joined. In fact i think i was actually a member before i posted on here but Yahoo groups are not the easiest thing to...
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    Re: Catastrophic Jobo Failure

    I recall that you remove the two screws on the front and the small thumb screw at the rear. The lift then slides forward slightly down the length of the tank around 5mm to release other screws in...
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    Re: Still alive and well

    Welcome Gary,

    Looking at your fabulous website you have a lot to offer this forum and i have a lot to learn. Great photos.

    ...Sweep
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    Re: Spacer ring dimensions

    Sounds like a plan, Jac. Sounds like a plan.
    I will see if i can get it done tomorrow night and will post the dimensions on here

    ...Sweep
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    Re: Spacer ring dimensions

    Jac states, "I am not going to spend my time if you won't make the effort to be certain"
    But Jac, if you don't know why bother responding to the post???

    So, i can take it from the replies that...
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    Re: Spacer ring dimensions

    I know, Randy. My first post gave a link to an ebay seller.
    What i need to know is the dimensions so i can make one for $0
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    Re: Spacer ring dimensions

    Hi Dan,

    No problem. The threaded nut has a shoulder on it which butts-up to the back of the plate and sandwiches the spacer to the back of the lens body. If you don't have the spacer ring then the...
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    Spacer ring dimensions

    I have just bought a Nikkor W 360mm f6.5 in Copal 3 shutter which came mounted to a thick wooden Deardorf board.
    I think the lens will just about fit on a Linhof board but i need to make a Copal 3...
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    Re: Fujinon W f6.5 360mm vs Nikkor W f6.5 360mm

    I have just made a risk assessment for when i use the Nikon and think it would be sensible to wear steel toe-capped boots in case i drop the thing :)
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    Re: Fujinon W f6.5 360mm vs Nikkor W f6.5 360mm

    Indeed you did Luis. Indeed you did :)
    My decision for the Nikon eventually came down to what was available and the fact that the lower cost, silver shutter ring, Fuji had a front element scratch;...
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    Re: Fujinon W f6.5 360mm vs Nikkor W f6.5 360mm

    Having spotted a couple of scratches on the glass on the photos of the Fuji, and having it confirmed by the seller, who amended their ebay listing to suit, i ended up buying a Nikkor W f6.5 360mm....
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    Re: How to print large files?

    My comment was only in reply to your post that the "mounting task may not be worth for a particular job" and you will notice that I did not extol the virtues of one system over another. Frankly I...
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    Re: How to print large files?

    "Well, IMHO we can say that a true drum is a true drum, problem is that mounting task may not be worth for a particular job"

    But mounting does get easier and quicker, and the inclusion of dust and...
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    Re: How to print large files?

    Well, I can't argue with that but please read my reply at post 11.
    What I don't understand, and I am a complete novice you understand, is why people would embrace LF photography and then not wish to...
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