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Stereoviews started around 1855. My instincts are telling me these lenses might be from late 1850s--deep lens hood, flat focus knob, waterhouse slot appears cut in after manufacture. Did not notice...

A couple of enhanced photos of the writing.


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The Petzvals are obviously made as a pair for stereo work. Almost every other stereo camera I've seen has rapid rectilinear lenses. Those are much smaller/lighter than Petzvals and give sharper...

I bought a matched pair of 6 inch Petzvals earlier this year and had a stereo camera built. There are some anomalies about these lenses. One has etched in the brass is "Marion & Cie, Paris". The...

I've used the sp445 since it came out with ilford and foma films, HC110. I've had no issues with hundreds of sheets.



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I did answer that when companies start wading into divisive politics I quickly stop buying from them. I'm just tired of it.


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I'm staying with my Ries.;)


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Totally agree with Vaughn. You can't use the 4x5 holders you already have from the Graphlex, or are those not the standard type? Buy a couple modern holders. They are cheap enough.



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I am curious if a blue filter would work.


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Interesting info. I have three early Voightlanders, 1847, 1862, 1865. I generally use them stopped down a bit. Often f8. That should negate the shift on the 1847 lens?


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The emulsion on wet plate is pretty thick, and the silver seems to permeate that thickness rather than just sit as a layer on top.


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I shoot both wet plate and b&w film. My impression after looking at samples under a medium powered microscope is that film silver is in large clumps/crystals, while wet plate silver seems to be...

You can also date them by the serial number stamped on the frame under the rear standard.


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A 3-way head is most useful for a light camera like yours. While the load rating won't have to be very high, what does help is to have a large QR plate or contact surface. The more contact surface...

I've been thinking of taking some night shots of moving trains using flash and HP5. I normally do this with DSLR and ISO 800 & f4. Looks like I could do it with HP5 and ISO 1600 and f5.6 just fine....

On some of the EARLY 19th C lenses a low serial number is a cool thing to have, but on a 20th C camera? I don't think so. I have a 2D and definitely would not pay more because of the serial. I...

That's a good idea. Landscapes don't move very fast so the slow speed shouldn't be much of a problem. Paper negs would be easier than tin types too.


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And cost.:D I once thought of getting an 8x20 camera and was thinking of making tin types with it. That would be cheaper than film and actually seemed to be more efficient than doing contacts from...

You should also begin thinking about tripods (plural.) Camera that big outdoors will be a a bedsheet in the breeze.


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I've found that if you approach people in settings where they're relaxed such as city parks they tend to be more open.


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I've been doing tin types steadily for the past two years, mostly 5x7 but also 4x5 and 8x10. I'm finding I need to sun the silver and filter intensely about every 60 tins or so. I sun it for about...

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I'm pretty eclectic. I have lenses from the 1840s to the 1990s, and use many different formats of cameras. It's all fun.


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My niece & husband worked for 10 years until recently as missionaries in Ukraine. She said the best charities she knows that are getting funds directly through to the people are:
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Last time wife & I were in Scotland we visited the Hebrides. One of the islands had a large colony of puffins. I was using an 85mm on my Nikon to photo them when one landed on my leg and sat there....

Really, there are two reasons you might want to develop film while on a trip. The first is to make sure you're getting the shots and there isn't a light leak or something. The second is to prevent...

I use ammonium thiosulphate by the gallon jug, mixed 1:3 with distilled water. Film, dry plate, wet plate.


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If all you're wanting to do is process film my strategy has been to use a stearman SP445. I load it at night in either a windowless bathroom with lights off in adjoining room, or in a closet with...

Ice racers, Long Lake, South Dakota. Camera was 5x7 Gundlach Korona, 150mm Heliar, FP4+.


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I too mostly photo country churches, on the plains of the Dakotas. I use film and mostly wet plate (4x5 film, 5x7 and 8x10 wet plate.) Churches here are mostly Lutheran but there are other...

I don't have a lot of film in my freezer, maybe a year's worth, but my problem is I shoot so many formats. Off the top of my head there's 127, 35mm, 120, 9x12, 4x5 5x7, and 8x10. Oops, forgot half...

No. I emailed him back at the beginning of February about making a board for my new Verito lens. He said he had moved and as I recall he said it was to Indiana. He's also linked on my Facebook...

I think he has moved to Indiana to escape the crime and taxes.

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That does look pretty efficient.


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No, I don't have an enlarger. I'm trying to avoid that at this time.


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I have the older version of this timer, so I think it will do the job. I'm also used to taking exposure tests in strips for wet plate. Looks like prints are slightly different than film to process...

I'll add that I do have a big black Gra Lab timer. I've been using it for processing film.


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One of my goals for this year is to start contact printing. Mostly this will be with 8x10 and 5x7 film (FP4+). I don't have a dark room but use an interior bathroom. I'm looking at a very simple...

My Nikon D850 seems to match what I can do with 5x7 film, and yet I don't use the Nikon very much through the year. It mostly comes out for special events such as vacations with my wife or ice...

1800-1900 or newer? English, American?


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