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Thanks for the answer Dustyman!checked it several times before my post here,its the only site online where i could find some info on the camera;),red it through,but sadly yours is a 1959 one,"from...

ok,my "rail question" was cleared in the thread before,but i would have some other questions..
first of all the camera in question is the 1960 Kardan shown here:...

Thanks for the answer Bob!

Thanks for the quick answer Bob!and would you(ar anyone else) know a place to find rails for the 1960 Kardan Triplex?would it be possible to find a source with parts somewhere,or should i become...

Greetings!

are the 2 rails mentioned above the same-interchangeable?
the difference i can see from pictures is that the slot on the rail is facing up on the 1960 8x10 Triplex,and down on the...

Hello Doremus!Thanks for the ideas!
to me it was a mistery too..BUT today tried it again,and it worked like a charm,today the paper had a better mood i guess.
had to give 160ml more to the...

Ok,Gentleman,i admit..i bought today a rollei lith developer,and going to use it on the really gray fogged paper,and to be honest,really looking forward to it!selected already approx 30 4x5 negatives...

ashamed a bit,but to tell you the truth Ritchie,i allready looked into that,and found some of the Moersch Lith developer you mentioned is on shelf in a shop in Barcelona,im just still crossing...

may i ask you Greginpa,did you try pot.bromide before you tried the Moersch restrainer?and also the advantage that the Moersch has against the pure pot.bromide...could you explain it?i like to...

i would be damned if i would do that,for the rest of my life..:)
not that im against alt process experimenting,its just that its plenty of good fiber paper and the test strips showed some great deep...

i found some threads where they explained how they did what on their prints sometimes,but not a dedicated thread for this..they never showed where they started from.
so how about showing your...

my darkroom is a small room on the 7th(top)floor in Barcelona,so it can get pretty warm in there,but it has never been a problem with fresh paper..i use Ansels factorial system,find the emergence...

greetings!
run out of my fresh paper,and reallised that i have some really old fiber paper.i tested them yesterday and nearly all of them showed more or less paper fog,what i could fix with some...

got the pics from the phone,yes,it was really dirty..

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from now on i will do this more often,thats for sure..now that i know that it can look like this...

Thanks Guys for the ideas..

yesterday my pc crashed...yaay..
but anyway..i took apart the 2nd head i have and dont use at the moment,i did a very brief wd-40.ing..and after found some...

Thanks a Lot Jac!for the numbers,and the link too!
if the experiment from the idea of Mike shows that its the bearning that makes the noise than i will buy 2 in an eyeblink in the size i need..
but...

Good ideas here Mike!Thanks!
nothing is touching the blades,im sure,yes,i took it apart before,actually had to:)
anyways..i would like to give this oil or electric cleaner idea a try..but i have...

Thanks for the quick answer Leigh!

forgot to mention,but i have 2 heads actually..2x 500H,and both does the same "helicopter sound"
so i think-thought that this is the sound it gives..maybe both...

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i have an Ilford 500H head ,really happy with it,but if i turn it on it sounds like a helicopter is about to take off...everything is so quiet in the darkroom and than...

"When cutting film development time down by say 20%, does this equate to 1 stop less brightness in the highlights"
i truly dont think ANYbody can answer this exactly Ian.not even if they use the...

i also think its a light leak..i think the line in the left side on the sample negatives was blocked from light,(maybe 1 finger or something stayed there)and it looks ok,the rest got light, and looks...

Greetings Ian!
Foma is a contrasy film,that builds up contrast pretty fast(and blocks highlights)i would suggest testing your development times,and film speed..it comes really handy.its one of the...

did you try it with any lightsource coisasdavida if the bellows are wide enough?it might be a problem.
curious how it worked out..
let us know!

i understand,but i think you could use just one stage..the 3-4 cm wont do much there.
you took off parts from the head attachment that could come really handy(maybe you didnt take them...

coisasdavida,
fell asleep on this post,sorry..
Great that you could convert a medium format to 8x10.Thanks for showing us!may i ask how did you fix allignment problems on that project?
this is a...

Thanks for telling us about your 8x10 enlarger coisasdavida!i would also love to see it,if you could share some pics with us!
wont have any vignetting cause i will replace both stages..
three 504...

Maris,my hat is off,
for others too,Great stuff here!
Keep them coming guys!!Rock Rocks!
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Thanks for telling us your opinion Peter!
"they may have the needed parts sitting around that they'd love to get rid of."
you are totally right here Peter!i checked their site waaay back an today...

Jose,than you MUST know this(if you dont you are welcome;) ) : http://www.jbhphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/LEDsVCPrinting03.pdf
if you have the Heiland LED head,than forgive my DIY soul..

i know Jose,that was the reason of my post(as started)to convert 5x7,and than i thought why not 8x10,if possible with a small change..
i didnt mention this,but the metal work will be for free cause...

Thanks for your thoughts on this Martin!
light is fixed,bellows i can make -no problem-,neg holder ready,so i have to change the support for the head,and lens stage(what a friend will fix..)
so,all...

read my post before-checkpicture after your post,i will replace it..

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If you've ever taken the dichroic/ condensor/ cold cathode head off a DeVere you'll see that the assemblies can be...

Thanks Luis!appreciate it!

so here it is,forgive me,but i cant draw(as you see here)
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Thanks for your info Jose!
the hole under the negative carrier is 14x15cm..(thats the reason i thought about a 13x18 conversion first)
yes,i plan to replace that part,and also make a small...

Jose,could you Please point out the things that i missed in my conversion plan,and if its a real bump,that cant be fixed by a human,or human operating a laser cutter-cnc machine( or how they call the...

please guys,tell me why does a Beseler 4x5 work(with the 8x10 conversion kit)for 8x10,and why wouldnt a 504 De Vere work?
if a friend makes new negative base,and i make new bellows,than the light...

did i say something wrong Jose?

i think(it might be just me) there is a difference between 4x5 and 8x10,even enlarged just 16x20,im not saying like 6x7 and 8x10,but there is..
important that...

Hello Jose,and thanks for writing!
useful calculations here,what i appreciate,Thanks!
i have a De Vere 504 Bench Enlarger,as i mentioned before.that has(at the moment):
52cm bellows draw,and with...

Thanks Randy!
and may i ask which lenses couldnt focus on your 5x7 experiment with the De Vere?would be interested in that..if you remember..
Thanks in advance!