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what would be the next step up, to include flash metering? maybe ebay has a 'bargain' today...

Best,
D.

much obliged to one and all--

if so inclined, please do recommend a used meter for ~$100 (up or down)...

Best,

Dean

would you say, then, that those 'sunny 16' slide charts are much too imprecise to be of any value?

thank you, Andrew...

Dean

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What we're attempting to accomplish may not be possible without purchasing a light meter--instead, we downloaded a 'sunny 16' paper slide calculator:
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Two quick questions from a beginner today:

1) after mounting the APO Symmar in the Pacemaker Speed Graphic, will the SG cover close--or, does the lens front prohibit complete closure of...

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For both the Graphex #2 and the Copal #1--is this cable release suitable:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/272795-REG/Gepe_601212_Plastic_Covered_Cable_Release.html

More to the...

yes: 72mm it is...

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We ordered a B & W NC filter for the lens, in a 77mm size--it does not fit (seems a wee bit too large).

Any idea on the correct filter size for the lens?

thank you

Dean Taylor

thank you all for contributing...

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Apart from that, the release button is connected to an electric circuit to disable the function of firing when not using the build in release...

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A beginner asks about removing the lens from the lens board...as you know, the back of the lens (inside camera, behind lens board) has two notches, which appear to require a tool of some...

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We have a body shutter release needing adjustment--sluggish to trip shutter mechanism...protocol for adjustment, to adjust closer to lens first? The other side (where mini cable ties in) has...

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A beginner asks about a shutter cable release--are they standard size threads, or specific to the shutter?

Also, the right-side 'body release' on the 4x5 Pacemaker Speed Graphic calls for...

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A beginner asks about a lens board to accept the 210mm APO Symmar lens on a 4x5 Speed Graphic.

Specifically, would you know the dimension for the lens hole in the board--with this info, I...

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A beginner asks:

Regarding the 210 APO Symmar lens and Copal 1, to disassemble the front and rear lenses from the shutter, is there a 'catch' that needs to be released before unscrewing...

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Is anyone familiar with a brush-on adhesive with a low-tack property to it, which might retain its 'tack' after 'moderate use'?

For example, brush it on the back of a print (e.g., the...

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Please take a moment to clarify the features of the GraLab 300 timer--recent eBay purchase...

Specifically, the upper left hand corner switch reads (clockwise from nine o'clock) "time,...

hello LFP pros!

please take a moment to clarify: is this the preferred method of drying 4x5 negs (using metal hangars designed for the task)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF-QsuXC7Wk
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First, thank you all for your responses to my inquiry.

Is it permissible to use a tray somewhat smaller than 9x12 for single-sheet processing?

For example, a three-inch deep 6x8 tray: would...

hi LFP community--

And, thank you, one and all, for weighing in!

Q: is there an issue with the back (non-emulsion) side of the film being bound by the rubber band? ("The antihalation dye didn't...

a Visqueen darkroom...

thank you, LFP community, for sharing your expertise! Much to consider here, food for thought...

At any rate--and, while I am assimilating this, I came up with another...

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A photographer has posted a YT video explaining a method of 4x5 processing.

In it, he takes the exposed 4x5 film and curls it, longways--emulsion in, of course--and secures it with...

much obliged, folks!

Another concern involves what seems a likelihood of touching the emulsion--even a bit--as the film is loaded into the Riteway holders (in the dark, of course). Even the...

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Having just received a set of Riteway film holders, it became apparent that the dark slide (term?) does not move in to the holder.

Q: if you ave encountered this with your own Riteways...

thank you, one and all!

to recap: the consensus has it that the flashbulb system has much to recommend. Great--I'm sold!

However, before I make the flash purchase, is it going to be a tedious...

"What happens (as if nobody knows, right) is that the E6 film drops the shadows, so what's in the higher values is accentuated."

If I were using a spot meter and Provia I would stop down two from...

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Please enlighten: is there any reason why a Speed owner would want to purchase/use the original flashbulb lighting device--versus buying an electronic flash? Are the bulbs they use readily...

thank you, LF community!

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If the lens being utilized is multi-coated is it also useful to have any added filters multi-coated?

this filter is MC:
http://is.gd/yfteM7

My untutored sense of the matter is...

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Color film users (4x5) please take a moment to share your experiences with that one film you find to be without peer. I am a long-time devotee of b/w, large format--primarily admiring...

please do...

thanks, Ed!

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Please advise as to preferred method of bellows repair--pinholes in Speed Graphic bellows.

Two remedies came up in my search: 1) black fabric paint (apparently a WalMart item), and 2)...

if time permits might you post a photo or two?

thank you!

hi Ed

Is that the set-up you have?

Best,

Dean

thanks. Mike.

Jo from the Netherlands has a world of information at his site--he stripped one right down to the nitty gritty (new leather and all!).
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thanks, Dan.

The seller had the nerve to quote a price of over $1200 [!].

thanks again, Brian...

"Very clean looking Anniversary Graphic. That is my favorite of all Graphic Press camera."

please enlighten: why is it preferable to, say, the Pacemaker?

Best,

D.

thanks Brian--will do!

interestingly, a lad down in Brea (near you, an hour-and-a-half from me) has quite a lot of gear--including a nice Speed, but he won't sell off the camera without the other...

someone at photo.net posted this item:

http://photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=1462090

how does the camera look to you?

is film yet available for the Polaroid holder?

thanks again!

thanks, Rich--post submitted...