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    Re: 10,000 + sheets of type 55 for sale

    I was waiting for them to open again. They were formerly know as unsaleable.com - a company based in Austria. They partner(ed) with http://www.polanoid.net/

    I bought some type59 from them a few...
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    Re: Copal shutter hangs at slow times

    automatic reciprocity compensation?

    G
  3. Thread: Which is better

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    Re: Which is better

    I'd put all of these equally on 1st place.

    G
  4. Re: Isn't teaching "Professional Photography" morally wrong?

    I have a masters degree in music and it payed off without a student loan. I made enough money (teaching) during my 7-year education to spare my parents paying for it.

    I quit being a professional...
  5. Thread: 13x18 Film

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    Re: 13x18 Film

    13x18cm holders are easier to find than 5x7" holders, but the film will not be readily available across the ocean!

    (sorry for the blatant adrertising)

    http://sheetfilm.be/film.php

    Wephota...
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    Re: Home Made View Camera

    Hi suchar, joncapozzi,

    less than 300 Euro (not dollar...) for the 8x10 and 7x17, including filmholders for the last. Bellows for the 8x10 are from ebay (very lucky with the price...) and for the...
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    Re: Home Made View Camera

    have a look here:

    http://sheetfilm.be/cams/

    those are my homebuilt cameras.

    G
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    Re: How do you wash your dark cloth?

    Another one here.

    It keeps unwanted passers-by at a good distance.

    G
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    Re: November portraits

    I did, some years ago and plan to do it again in about 50 days!

    Congrats, Jiri.

    G
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    Re: November portraits

    8x10 with J. Taylor "The Favourite" 450mm (appr.) f8
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    Re: Brilliant Ground Glass

    Bill,

    that statement is incorrect. Just trust my word on it. Good timing and adequate pressure with the finest grits make the gg more transparant than with coarse grit.
    Also, if you read some...
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    Poll: Re: What do you do with your 5x7 negatives...

    and the option "feed them to the dogs".
    I dropped 5x7" because it was only a very limited used format inbetween 4x5" and 8x10"... with all respect to the users of 5x7". There are certainly many...
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    Re: Brilliant Ground Glass

    Then you apply too much pressure with the finer grain.
    Coarse grain can have 15Kg, with the finest grain I only apply about 3Kg.

    Aluminium oxide is also more prone to scratching the glass than...
  14. Re: How many takes do you do during portrait photosession?

    4 to 6 on 8x10".
    I have a fixed price for a portrait session, including 2 prints, so I'm always counting on selling some extra prints outside the package I offer.

    G
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    Re: post "Something Dead"

    http://fijnefotografie.eu/pics/polaroid/5212_04.jpg

    The skull of Bambi

    G
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    Re: Please show me press camera portrait samples

    You're overrating Frank ;-)
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    Re: How Many LF Formats Do You Use/Own?

    Jim Gali has way too much cameras. I propose that the sends a camera to every 10th replier in this thread.

    I only shoot 3:
    4x5
    8x10
    7x17
    and use them regularily, i.e. at least once a month.
    ...
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    Re: Brilliant Ground Glass

    You are mis-informed. Dave (Parker) did not use acid, but also abbrasives.

    Kind regards,
    Geert
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    Re: The most useful thing I have ..........

    time.
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    Re: How many peppers?

    this was definitely NOT shot by Weston in any way:
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    Re: 18cm X24 cm Film Holders.

    Yes they will fit, at least the ANSI standard plasic ones.

    Brands in plastic holders are basically the same: Lisco, Fidelity,...

    G
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    Re: sunrise/sunset BRING IT!

    Thanks Brian, it needed a lot of work in the darkroom.

    G
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    Re: sunrise/sunset BRING IT!

    I might have posted it elsewhere, but here it is (again)

    http://fijnefotografie.eu/pics/france/stpabu_67_02.jpg
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    Poll: Re: Poll: What metering system do you use?

    Gossen Spot-Master. Great stuff.
    Downside: it eats batteries, about 1000 individual meter readings with a 9V battery.

    But most of the time, I content myself with a really simple selenoid...
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    Re: Using "work lights"

    Some months ago, I ripped the 2 lights of an AGFA Repromaster and those are now permanently pointed toward the concrete ceiling.
    Besides those, I use a 250W builders light with a quite large...
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    Re: Using "work lights"

    Ash,

    you can use builders (halogen) lamps and bounce them on white foamcore or the ceiling as needed. Works like a charm for B/W. Output control is by placing them closer of further away.

    De do...
  27. Thread: Flowers Anyone?

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    Re: Flowers Anyone?

    http://fijnefotografie.be/pics/amaryllis_01_ptpd.jpg

    8x10" contact print in pt/pd POP

    G
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    Re: Belgium and Luxembourg

    That's right:

    "De Slegte" - near the university hall, streetname is "Devolderstraat", and an english seconde hand bookshop on the "Ajuinlei" (that's a street) but I don't know if they've got...
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    Re: Belgium and Luxembourg

    Hi Rick,

    there are no specific tripod regulations in Belgium. Just take care that you still allow people to pass when setting up on a sidewalk.
    In churches, it's best to ask permission first. A...
  30. Thread: Self Portraits

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    Re: Self Portraits

    As a counterweight to the beauty of SampleMeagan's image, here is my ugly self.

    C.E. Riese Doppel Anastigmat 210mm on Speed Graphic.
    Thanks to my lovely wife for the haircut, the shaved the other...
  31. Re: Does the Sinar 8x10 Fresnel work like the 4x5 one?

    Frank,

    on the back of a friends 8x10 F-series, the Fresnel is held with tabs towards the eye.

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    Re: Lodima Fine Art Paper

    Congratulations to Michael and Paula for their efforts in making this kind of paper available again.

    I'll be in for ordering next year!

    Kind regards,
    Geert
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    Re: 9x12 film sources in Amsterdam or Geneva?

    You think so? Only in Belgium, there's at least 15 shops that carry LF film. 9x12 is not a standard size anymore and will be on special order.

    G
  34. Re: "If it doesn't move, shoot it" (post yer still lifes)

    on outdated Polaroid 59... the last ones.

    Toyo C with Sinaron 210mm.

    Made in January 2008, just before the announcement that it would never be produced again. Have a look at the clock, it seems...
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    Re: Sironar 240mm turns into a 700mm "lens" ???

    Thanks Bob,

    now I know why there's an extra aperture scale on my 210 Sironar!
    Having experience with vonverting old Symmar lenses, I'm not tempted to use it that way. Too soft.

    G
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    Re: ground glass corners how to use please

    Hey Ole, you stole my reply! :p ;)
    Go to sleep now, it's 1:13 AM morning here and also where you live! Or are you going to watch the Olympics too at 3:30?

    Seriously, I based my reply on these...
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    Re: ground glass corners how to use please

    Jeffrey,

    You're also right about that, but leather bellows are permeable up to a certain degree. Also, ther's plenty of gaps in an LF camera that allow air to pass but block the light (think about...
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    Re: ground glass corners how to use please

    Robin,

    the other way'round is also possible, if your tripod is set up so you can see through the lens: with the lens stopped down at the desired aperture, look through the lens to the back of the...
  39. Thread: Moving Water

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    Re: Moving Water

    http://fijnefotografie.be/pics/france/stpabu_67_02.jpg

    Speed Graphic, Sinaron S 210mm, 1 second. Wephota NP22 100ASA in Moersch Tanol
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    Re: Cross Posting on APUG & LFPF

    That's what I do.

    At least Jim Galli has the courtesy of using the same title on his messages on both forums.
    Makes it easier to skip one or the other.

    But sometimes it interesting to read the...
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