Who has the Fotar? I thought I was the only one in the building with a darkroom.
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Who has the Fotar? I thought I was the only one in the building with a darkroom.
I shot 4x5 chromes for a living for 12 years. Thousands and thousands of sheets. I don't miss them. What's the latitude of Velvia? Four stops?
Willie, I try to match my scans to the actual plates (using a print viewing booth). I’ve measured the density of blown out hilights on my plates at around 0.78. So, yeah wet plate collodion can...
Portrait of my son at the studio. Rodenstock 210 App-Sironar W. Quinn's Collodion formula on Aluminum, Osterman Developer Formula and KCN for the fix.
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I've long been curious about this little tool...
http://walkercameras.com/a_aligner.html
The broader the base of a spirit level, the greater the accuracy. I don't place much stock in shoe mounted levels. In 25+ years of shooting architecture for a living, I've always relied on a...
So addictive... lately I've been thinking a lot about 4x10 Wet Plate ;)
Has it already been four years since we hauled the sink out of your place??? Thank God you were on the ground floor!
If you're looking for a monorail that will mate with an Arca front standard, then you need an Arca rail. There are a number of manufacturers who produce quick release plates and I have an assortment...
In the past, I looked into graphite as a clean lubricant. Problem is, graphite can corrode aluminum. The solution was molybdenum disulfide. It’s a very fine powder that you apply by dipping a q tip...
Quick question: Are you stitching images? A straight copy of a 4x5 with the r4 wouldn't yield a print any larger than 20x24.
-CB
I have a couple of these, they work great.
https://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-7-screwdriver.html
I have a couple of Crewdson's books. I love his work, but I think it kind of misses. If you've ever seen the documentary or behind the scenes images, there is an amazing amount of craft that goes...
Thanks, Ari. I do have a CPP3 and master drums. I think I'll test that kit out in the studio with some 4x5.
Hey gang. I have a commission for a project that will be shot on 8x10 color neg. It's been a few years since I've developed C-41. The chemistry I used then seemed to be hit and miss. Can you guys...
I use a 3880 with Piezo inks and I think I'm ready to move up to a p7000 because of various headaches. I've tried making negs with my Canon Pro-1000 and it easily blocks 100%, but I haven't dialed...
If you're talking about making injet negatives... no you wouldn't want to put one in an enlarger. They are fine for contact printing, though, and a great way to get into Alt Process. I also...
When copying via digi camera, I wonder if there's any advantage to wet mounting?
My buddy with the Sigma 85mm always buys at least 3 copies of a lens, tests, keeps the best and returns the rest.
Sandy, I'm surprised the Rodagon has the necessary resolution... I did some testing with a couple friends a few months back for art repro. The A7rIV was mounted on my 300lbs Foba, on a concrete...
The left and right verticals are not parallel, indicating that you have a little tilt to the camera. I always start by setting tilt, so that the camera is plumb and then adjust pan to bring the...
That is a really clean wet plate neg. Nicely done and gorgeous tones too!
-CB
Mixed up all my collodion chemistry this morning and shot my first plates. I think I'm hooked...
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I got aother off Amazon by Litup. It's been solid for a year now.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WDYV17M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have Silverfast and DPL for my 4500. I do really prefer DPL for negs due to the CMS methodology that TG mentioned. Also note, since the aging Silverfast route is 32 bit, your outputs will be...
Dean, if you want, you can profile for transparencies using an IT8 target, but it's not really possible to profile for negatives. Silverfast is decent, but yeah, I love DPL, especially for negs.
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I believe that it's easily argued that the nude form, expressly the female nude, hasn't been a legitimate artistic exploration since Steichen. The subject is highly problematized and not all...
Shouldn't the ink dry down a bit? Reading it as it spools out seems premature.
Leaves... Ware's New Cyano on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag...
http://christopherbarrett.net/ForumImages/leaves_cyano.jpg
Heh, it was 1 pm. Once I got going I did produce those pretty quickly. I hypo-cleared them, so they were only in the wash a half hour. Years ago I worked as a black and white printer and I would...
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I've been able to spend quite a bit of time in the darkroom the last few weeks and am having the most fun ever!
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For multi-day trips on location, I've downloaded thousands of sheets into triple boxes without using the bag and never fogged any film. But, yeah, if you can return it, worth the peace of mind.
I just emailed Jürgen to see if he's been thinking about it. My Nuarc works beautifully, but I'd love to go bigger.
Thanks, Roger. I got into cyanotypes about a month ago and have gotten really technical in nailing down the process. Almost there. I tend to see everything as a horizontal but agree that this works...
Shooting up with the Chamonix 4x10 and just getting into cyanotypes lately. Too much fun in the darkroom :)
http://www.christopherbarrett.net/ForumImages/trees_cyano.jpg
I have it in my L1200. I dig it. Won't ever go back. I got the LED light source and the splitgrade controller. It includes an analyser and starts you off with a base exposure and contrast which...
I've maintained a close relationship with Arca Swiss, having bought a half dozen of their cameras over the last 20 years. My last was an 8x10 F Metric and Rod told me afterwards that they're selling...
I have the B1X, the B10 and half a dozen D1's. I shot architecture with strobe on 4x5 for a dozen years before digital. What you want is a radio slave and a PC to MiniPhono cable. Easy peasy with...
How do you do that?