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    Re: Industrial Images (Large Format)

    Retired engineer here - I was involved in planning and design for facilities like this for most of my professional career. So I have an affection for the subject.

    Two of my favorite books are...
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    Re: film rinse/paper rinse

    water is a chemical
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    Re: Durst 138 / 138S heat filter question

    I have a Durst F60 - the heat absorbing glass is one piece and sized to fit in the filter drawer which sits above the condenser.

    I bought (special ordered) the HAG because I thought it was...
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    Re: How are you Spotting Ilford MGFB paper

    Same here - and from the same bottles - the stuff lasts forever if you use it right.

    I was taught how to spot by David Vestal who was a real master of that skill. His technique was to use an old...
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    Re: Slosher Tray Technique

    I was first exposed to sloshers in a workshop with Chip Forelli, and when I got home I made my own from plexiglass. I used plexiglass cement - a specialty item that I found at a glass shop.

    I...
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    Re: book for this historic technique?

    Like Dugan, I recall this mainly as a darkroom procedure, but I also vaguely recall that Spiratone sold a set of masks and a holder that were intended for use in front of a camera lens.
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    Re: Plexiglass Rub-Mark and Scratch Repair?

    Meguiar's PlastX - sold in automotive stores and used for polishing plastic lenses of headlights. Also used by pen makers for final polishing of wooden pens that have been given an acrylic finish.
    ...
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    Re: Zone VI camera

    That looks like the Zone VI Lightweight. That was a redesign of the camera Zone VI built in Vermont, and was designed and built after Zone VI was bought by Calumet. Like the Vermont cameras, the...
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    Re: Zone VI camera

    Which size - 4x5 or 8x10.
    Which model - there were several, starting with cameras made by Wisner or Tachihara and private labeled by Zone VI, and ending with the Lightweight that was made by Calumet...
  10. Re: What photo finish cameras were used for the nags at the track

    I remember a presentation by Andy Davidhazy of RIT on this subject many years ago at a meeting of the Schenectady Photographic Society.

    Race tracks used slit cameras. The 'shutter' was actually a...
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    Re: Large Format in Albany NY?

    Empire State Plaza, the Capital and the old State Education Building. Various college campuses: SUNYA and the NanoCampus, Skidmore College, Union College. For nature, Thatcher Park, Spa State Park...
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    Re: Indoor public spaces that allow tripod

    In most cases, indoor spaces are private property, and you always need permission to photograph on private property.

    Even quasi-public spaces like shopping malls are private property.

    Publicly...
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    Re: Deadly hike----Haz-Mat the cause?

    I'm not entirely sure the sheriff/authorities are responsible for creating the mystery here.

    Without access to their official statements, I suspect that what they said was something along the...
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    Re: Deadly hike----Haz-Mat the cause?

    There was item on CNN today indicating that the authorities have pretty much concluded that the family died as a result of a combination of dehydration and hypothermia. They had plotted an 8+ mile...
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    Re: B&W Pencil/Dye Retouching Tutoring?

    I suspect that what you are looking for is likely a soon-to-be, if not already lost art.

    About 15 years ago, I took a large-format workshop at Peters Valley Craft Center (northwestern NJ, in the...
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    Expired Certificate Error

    I'm getting an error message that the authentication certificate for the site expired on 12/26/21 and that I am no longer allowed access. :mad:
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    Re: Portraits from 2021

    That's exactly what it means. Development by inspection is something that a few darkroom wizards did back in the day, but the technique is not widely used anymore.

    Normally, film is developed in...
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    Re: Consistent black lines on negatives

    The wording of the question implies that this is 35mm.

    The fact that the line appears in the same place in every frame, and that it doesn't extend all the way across the image, suggests that it...
  19. Re: Advice for installing louvers and a fan for a darkroom shed?

    It's nearly impossible to seal a darkroom so tightly that dust-laden air can't inflitrate around doors, receptacles, plumbing penetrations, etc. So I think that the best approach is to use a...
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    Re: Christmas in the Big City

    Having lived there for a year, my experience is that gray skies are normal in Chicago - - -
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    Re: Framing a darkroom against concrete wall

    Codes do change, sometimes for the better, and sometimes because less expensive methods and materials are available. But you can be sure that if the decision is theirs alone, contractors will always...
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    Re: Framing a darkroom against concrete wall

    When I built a darkroom in the corner of the basement in our former home (built to early 1950 codes), I was faced with this situation, but with the additional complication that there were major...
  23. Thread: Spotting

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    Re: Spotting

    Many years ago, I attended a workshop taught by David Vestal. The process he taught for spotting was to put a few drops of the appropriate mix of Spottone dyes on a palette (he used a porcelain...
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    Re: Tripods in lightning storms?

    My first response is to ask why you raise this question? If you are seriously considering going out into a lightning storm with a camera and tripod, my answer would be 'Don't do it!'.

    But if...
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    Re: Old Things,Farms,Barns,Buildings, Plus

    I do like the picture, but I think your wife is right. But rather than the problem being that there are two subjects, I see the fence as a psychological barrier blocking the viewer's access to the...
  26. Re: Exposure, Light Leak or Darkroom Issues?

    You problem may be that as you are pulling the darkslide, you are also inadvertently and unknowingly lifting the holder away from the back of the camera. This allows light to get inside the camera...
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    Re: Banned email

    First, let me say that I understand the challenge that the administrators face. I used to be the administrator of a web site used by a professional society, and faced numerous problems with spurious...
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    Re: Missing exposure equation

    This formula will allow Excel to calculate an exposure compensation with whatever degree of precision you want. You can specify the precision either by formatting the cell in the spreadsheet, or by...
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    Re: Will a fire alarm light fog film?

    Two profound responses here:

    Drew Wiley: "Quite possibly. It doesn't take much. "

    Bob Salomon: "Take a sheet of film out of the box with that light covered. Put a quarter on the film and...
  30. Re: How Many Ways to Process ANY Film: List Them

    for Sheets:

    Open trays - shuffling sheets
    Open trays - with a 'slosher' insert
    Tanks
    Vertical tanks with nitrogen agitation
    Vertical tanks - stand processing
  31. Re: LF photogenic sites in San Francisco, Napa Valley, Muir Woods, Santa Cruz, Monter

    Yes - but only on line. There are no conventional 'toll booths' at the end of the bridge to accept payments.

    You must go on-line to a web site (bayareafastrak.org) to register the plate number of...
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    Re: Suddenly in Manhattan?!

    Having visited NYC many times (and currently planning a trip for my son's birthday next month), I suggest going handheld. Sidewalks are just too crowded for tripods. Trying to use a tripod may...
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    Re: Omega D2 Questions

    It's been a while since I was in the market, but Midwest Photo Exchange used to be the 'go to' place for Omega enlarger parts.
  34. Re: LF photogenic sites in San Francisco, Napa Valley, Muir Woods, Santa Cruz, Monter

    Our son lived in Silicon Valley for a number of years, and that gave us a reason to visit the area regularly. Some additional suggestions and thoughts -

    South of San Francisco:

    Mission Carmel...
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    Re: Recycling Silver Gelatin Paper

    Many years ago, I met a photographer who had an interesting way of recycling old, out-of-date fiber based paper.

    He fixed it out, washed and dried it. Then, he dry-mounted fiber based prints to...
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    Re: John Muir Historic Site

    Rules about when photography with tripods is now allowed are subject to interpretation - this can be a good thing, and a bad thing depending on the mood of the person you ask.

    Years ago, I visited...
  37. Re: Box of paper dated 1952, what to do with it?

    If nothing else, seriously outdated paper makes good lightweight mounting boards.
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    Re: Anyone use rainwater in the darkroom?

    I've never used rainwater directly, but I have used water collected from a dehumidifier. Both rainwater and dehumidifier water are essentially distilled water (ie, water that was converted to the...
  39. Thread: Rinsing

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    Re: Rinsing

    I have seen a plain water rinse step inserted in place of a stop bath in film developing, but I have never seen anyone rinse between steps. I have seen people do a pre-rinse before starting...
  40. Re: 8x10 Development in tray - How to know the time

    The traditional solution to the timing problem is to use a timer with phosphorescent hands - that is, hands that are painted with a material that emits a soft glow in the dark. GraLab is the classic...
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