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Thanks everyone for all the explanations. I will use the 12 and 18 and bypass the long element for the time. The suggestion on a yellow filter was also great. The Ilex shutter has all three focal...

I've acquired a mint Ansco 8x10 camera with six new Lisco holders. The camera includes a Protar VII Triple convertible lens. I've never shot with anything but current Schneiders etc.

The front...

Thanks everyone for the advice. Here's the results. I had six one gallon packets of Dektol. Three were without expiration dates and were paper feeling foil packets. The other three were shiny more...

I need some advice from you seasoned darkroom guys. I've looked through these threads and can't find anything.

While cleaning in the garage, I discovered a box with packages of Kodak Dektol, Fixer...

There have been a number of folks having difficulty downloading the brochure from the state's web site for this workshop but I can't figure out how to attach it to this post. Send me an email and I...

The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California, is having a two-day photography event on April 23 and 24th, 2010. There is a Friday night seminar on museum photography techniques...

This all came about because I led one of the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walks in July and asked the museum if they would open the place up early for us. They agreed and it was one of the top 10...

First, somebody has to pay for the staff to open up the doors three hours before the day begins. Next, I agree about the silly Halloween train thing. I wasn't in charge of the copy for their web...

If you'll post the groves you have in mind, I'll check them out for you and post them on the sacbee.com/leaves reports. The color is already wonderful in the upper Bishop Creek areas. I'm here in the...

I only mentioned "salad" so that it seems more healthy to me. They keep the rib tray well stocked. You can't beat it.

I too have always enjoyed shooting Tri-X at 3200!

I though some of you might be interested in this photo opportunity. It is rare to be able to shoot in a museum with a large format camera, tripod and before it opens to the public!
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Wow Drew, that's pretty harsh. Galen was a friend of mine and while his style differs from mine, I still respect the man's talent. Vern Clevenger is another great photographer in the area. He has...

My newspaper runs a six-week project reporting on the fall color in this area. I started shooting the foliage story 30 years ago. With the internet we began doing daily color updates and photos and...

While I tend to agree about the calphoto site, a lot of reports I find myself scratching my head over. This is my 27th year covering the Sierra color (and 31st shooting it) and we get thousands of...

Hi Everyone,

Just a note to keep you updated on the fall colors coverage in The Sacramento Bee (sacbee.com/leaves/) again this year. The page is active right now but the galleries from previous...

What a tragic loss. Maybe Ansel is showing Ted some new tripod holes!

What are the exhibitor hours of the show? I looked at the site and can't find anything on those hours or days.

Thanks

Well, I'm not familiar with the magazine business nor your magazine. It seems to me that if your revenue from subscriptions is such a small part of your operating income, why not lower the...

Hi Ted,

That's not entirely accurate. I come from the newspaper end of photography and the audited circulation numbers are comprised of both subscription AND stand sales. The research folks do...

If you take the two standards off the rail, everything will lay flat in just about any backpack. I've had several students over the years do this and it works just fine. This is actually a great way...

Well said Michael. Let's all stop the bashing and whining. Write a letter to the company if you have a complaint. Nobody here can make those decisions.

Dan, Thanks for the information. When an aperture scale is replaced, is it some type of sticker or is it a nice plate or something?

Dan, I'm not convinced that a "0" is a "0" is a "0".

I was browsing through eBay this morning and found another mis-matched lens/shutter to illustrate my point of just being aware of what you're...

Dan thanks for the clarification. I'm not an expert in anything. I'm only going by what others have advised me in similar situations on this forum that not only do you have to check the aperture...

It also appears that someone put Nikor elements in this older shutter. You should check the sharpness to make sure the elements were spaced properly like the original shutter.

Hi Paul,

That's interesting. I have a Zeiss Triple convertible, Ross Double convertible and a B&L Protar Series V (8x10) in Volute shutters (all work smoothly) and all in the f:stop scale. None in...

Thanks Diane for the reply but there are way too many lenses to list here. I found some information in the Cameraeccentric catalogs that was helpful as well. That gave some dates by catalog...

I had seen the Wikipedia listing from my Google search and the 1899 and 1920s dates from Kodak led me to seek out all your input.

I thought that this scale might be used as a clue to dating...

Hello, I'm wondering if some of the really knowledgeable folks such as Ernest, Kerry etc. have a reasonably close date that we, in North America, converted from the US Number stop to the present...

The secret in mounting or removing the lens board is the thumb screw above the board which is also used to hold the bellows ring. Unscrew the thumb screw and that will allow the board to be moved up...

Bob,

I shoot in the field with a 4x5 Tachihara and Grafmatics do work nicely. Also, I have a 6x7 Graflex roll holder for 4x5 that works nicely as well as a 6x17 Horseman back that slides under the...

Is this a good url for Carol? My browser says it can't find the server.

I recently bought a lens off the popular auction site and the lens is an f:8 Fuji lens. It arrived in a copal shutter marked for an f:5.6 lens. Obviously the shutter has been switched from it's...

I'm looking to buy a good 8x10 that won't break the wallet and am seriously considering the Shen Hoa. Following the popular auction site for the last couple months I've noticed the huge prices that...

I should have made that distinction in the original question. The part A was cloudy in the bottle before I ever had a chance to pour it in water. I found it that way in both new bottles of Ilford and...

I opened a new bottle of Kodak Rapid fix today that I've had on the shelf for a year. When I mixed it up it was cloudy. I checked the bottle and found white sediment on the bottom. So, I opened a new...

Like Ted Harris' reply, I've shot thousands of color and b&w over the last seven years and can count only about a dozen mishaps that were my fault. This is all I shoot except for a dozen Grafmatics...

I agree with Michael. I shoot only TMax 400 and 100, soup in RS developer. I've tried them all over the years and really like TMax. When I backpack I can take the same film as a Readyload. It makes...

Also, never apply lens cleaning agents directly to the glass on a lens. Always apply it to a cloth or tissue first, then clean the glass. Applying directly to the glass allows the cleaner to migrate...