When ferrotyping glossy paper the preferred solution is Flexogloss(sp). After complete washing, the print is placed in the dilute solution of Flexogloss for one minute or more but not too long or...
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When ferrotyping glossy paper the preferred solution is Flexogloss(sp). After complete washing, the print is placed in the dilute solution of Flexogloss for one minute or more but not too long or...
I'm really shocked to hear such derisive comments on the build quality of Shen Hao cameras as it is completely contrary to my experience with the brand. Last year I was looking for a new camera to...
I have used every make holder there is and I do prefer the Toyo holders for their consistency but I have only used new Toyo holders so I really can't comment on other makes since I've never used new...
Dear Mandon;
The corners on my XPO GG are also clipped and it really comes in handy when using a compendium lens shade and movements of the front standard especially with wide angle lenses. The GG...
Dear Eric James;
Your photograph is one of the three finest color images I've ever seen and is first among equals. It is magnificent. The composition and subtlety of color is simply timeless. It is...
During one of the nights of the full moon last month, I had taken a ride in my golf cart and as I passed the back garden, I saw what looked like glowing little lanterns in the dark space between two...
I prefer to copy old photos and documents with a 4x5 camera mounted to a vertical copy stand but with any lens longer than 105mm, I have to stand on a ladder to look into the ground glass. Is the...
Dear Bob;
Google APUG and when at the site go to the articles section at the top of the page. It'll take you to the recipe section where you will find many fixer formulas.
Denise Libby
Dear Mark;
My cousin is a Zundap and Ducati nut. He'll go nuts when he sees these. Man that G Claron is a fantastic lens.
Denise Libby
Dear Joe;
Here is a self portrait I made on my 39th birthday, many years ago Yikes! well anyway it demonstrates the white nylon with a hole in the center technique. I used this as an example of...
Dear Cor;
There is a wonderful portrait in the Image Sharing forum under Feb. 2011 portraits, taken by Adam, which shows the beauty of sharpness in a portrait of a young man, which demonstrates my...
Dear Adam;
In another thread, I stated that using a sharp lens, allows you to have your cake and eat it too. While most portraitists prefer the soft fuzzies, I always like to start with the sharpest...
Dear Cor;
For group portraits, I'm using a 150 f9 G Claron and for individual portraits I really love the 270 f9 G Claron. Since I have so much bellows draw, the 270 can be used for compositions...
Since ninety percent of my work is portraiture, both group and individual, I find that with just two focal lengths, I can compose from large group to head and shoulder or closer with my Shen Hao XPO...
Robert Royce will grind you any lens you want if price is no object. Bob is perhaps one of the three greatest lens and mirror makers in the world at this time. He made the conical Newtonian mirror...
If both lenses were the same quality, I would always pick the lens in the Compur shutter because while nice shutters, the Copal is not in the same class as the Compur.
Denise Libby
While testing an old lens, 1903 kodak anastigmat at f7.7 Foma 100 in Stoeckler divided developer. White nylon diffusion. My niece and her daughter in the sun room, reading.
Denise Libby
What are the shutter speeds on the Polaroid MP4 Copal shutter and is the shutter flash synched? Thanks for the help.
Denise Libby
Dear Jay;
can the formula be divided for split development and do you have a formula for using it thus? If not, can you give a starting development time for any of the Efke films or Foma films? It...
Dear Donald;
I almost never comment on other photographers work especially if it is in a different genre from my own but after looking at your work for some months now, I believe that you are one of...
I spend 5hrs, every night, in my darkroom and like Allan, I love the smell of fixer, the sound of water running, the soft glow of the safelights and even when just cleaning or filing or loading film...
Galerie and Ansco 130
I spoke to a Fuji optician and Schneider Lens tester and was told the same thing by both. When MTF tests were performed on examples of lenses exhibiting significant "Schneideritis" there was no...
My grandfather was a politician and when I became the COB of the Professional Archers Association and had to address the national meeting I remembered the quote he used to help me with my first...
I agree with Drew. The 270 G Claron is a fantastic lens with great coverage and is razor sharp.
Denise libby
Dear Tim;
I use and love the Efke (Adox) 50 film, as a matter of fact it has become my favorite film.
Denise Libby
Is there a way to emboss a linen finish into the damp emulsion of a print using the pressure of a dry mount press and a template of some kind and letting it dry slowly under low heat until the print...
When I used to print for a few pro's and had multiple prints of the same problem neg, I used a jiggle frame and a sheet of 11x14 clear glass, mounted on four springs. A piece of tissue was...
Are those bed bugs I see?
Archer
Dear Jordan;
That is most definitely a processing error, most likely in the developer. A properly washed negative that has been thoroughly developed and fixed will not show density differences due...
I agree with Bruce and Darin especially if you are using a water rinse instead of an acid stop bath and an acid free fix which is customarily used with a staining developer. What's the hurry? You...
Dear Craig;
most window glass is slightly thinner than 2mm and grinding compound grit is available at any lapidary supply. Start with 400 grit and finish with 600 grit and you will have the best...
Dear Heroique;
I agree with you completely and am astounded by the vitriol being spewed by Mr. Turnage. I met Ansel Adams in 1956 and remained friends with him until his death and I can assure you...
The bellows lens shade I built can flow with movements of the front standard by simply using different length rod dowel on either tab of the lens shade and by rotating the shade for rise and fall. It...
After owning this camera for a month now, I finally got to shoot some film and do a little macro work. The ability to focus/change film to subject distance and use some movements on the rear standard...
Dear Scott;
When I worked in a studio we had the same problem with several 11 by 14 sheet film holders and the boss was going to toss them so I took them home and bought some thin black felt. I cut...
Dear mortensen;
Why not make your own? I made mine from an old enlarger bellows and a filter ring that fit my largest lens and use step up rings on all my lenses for use with the bellows. It screws...
My Beseler 45VXL sits on an old heavy metal desk that is 29in high and the top of the column has 4in of clearance between the top and the 8ft ceiling and I can make 24X30 inch prints on the baseboard...
Dear John;
The graveyard is very haunting and the image is beautiful. I have a question. I notice that on my monitor the image looks to be toned differently in different areas of the print. Some...
Dear Lars;
I made the compendium lens hood from an old enlarger bellows. It can be adjusted to work with all my lenses from 90mm to 355mm by using the dowel rods cut for each range of focal length....