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    DIY Bi-post Connector

    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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    Re: Grafmatic Back Operation

    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...
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    Re: Developing tank advice

    I mostly use the SP-445, and occasionally BTZS tubes.
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    Re: Grafmatic Back Operation

    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...
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    Grafmatic Back Operation

    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...
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    Yeah, I just need to drill out a lens board for it. Maybe this weekend.
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    42mm. Series VI should work.
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    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.
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    ;) ;) 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...
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    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...
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    I think I'm going to go with flash powder. Can't get more analog than that.
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    Re: C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    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...
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    C.P. Goerz Berlin D.R.P. Dogmar Age

    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...
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    Re: Is Dektol supposed to be brown?

    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...
  15. Re: "Extra" Aperture on Some Shutters (Copal/Schneider Symmar 135mm convertible)

    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...
  16. Re: "Extra" Aperture on Some Shutters (Copal/Schneider Symmar 135mm convertible)

    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...
  17. "Extra" Aperture on Some Shutters (Copal/Schneider Symmar 135mm convertible)

    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...
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    Re: Rapax Shutter Tab

    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...
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    Re: Rapax Shutter Tab

    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.
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    Re: Rapax Shutter Tab

    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...
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    Re: Rapax Shutter Tab

    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...
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    Rapax Shutter Tab

    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...
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    Re: Graflex Crown 4x5 focusing scales question

    What does the "Var" column in this chart mean?
  24. Re: the thread for Kodak XTOL quality control issues

    Received my two packages of replacement Xtol today, Made in USA.
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    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.
  26. Thread: Drying Clips

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    Drying Clips

    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...
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    Re: PC Sync Debounce

    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...
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    Re: PC Sync Debounce

    No, they don't. They try to deliver as many flashes as they can discharge.
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    PC Sync Debounce

    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...
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    Acme Synchro Shutter Flash - No Setting

    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...
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    Re: Feature Limited Compur Shutters

    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. ...
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    Feature Limited Compur Shutters

    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,...
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    Re: What did you compose at Waters Edge?

    Potomac Brush
    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50372647818_40f71e10a8_k_d.jpg
    Foma 100, D76, 4x5
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    Re: Still Life 2020

    I think this is a still life, but maybe it's really a portrait.

    Pumpkin No 1
    4x5, Foma 100, PMK

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50595381363_4c466b2847_k_d.jpg
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    Re: Advice for Handheld 4x5 and Flash Please..

    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. ...
  36. Re: XTOL not mixing well and not working any more!

    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...
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    Re: Grafmatic Back - How to Break 'Em?

    Is there any difference between a Grafmatic and the Fujifilm 45 Quick Changer?
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    Re: Crown Graphic Top Rangefinder Plunger Cap

    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...
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    Re: Crown Graphic Top Rangefinder Plunger Cap

    I looked through that, but I don't see the lower plunger or cap.
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    Re: instant film for 4x5?

    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...
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