I see that our forum member Richard Ritter has put a Burke & James 8x10 up for sale. I have the greatest respect for him and his work; he built my Zone VI 4x5 in 1992 and has repaired it several...
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I see that our forum member Richard Ritter has put a Burke & James 8x10 up for sale. I have the greatest respect for him and his work; he built my Zone VI 4x5 in 1992 and has repaired it several...
The Deardorff and the Wisner will handle the 19" lens easily, as will the Kodak Master View mentioned above. I've never seen or used an 8x10 Tachihara (although I happily used one of their 4x5s for...
"Completely clear' suggests that you ran the film through the fixer first. I know, I know, you're too smart to have done that- but we've all done it at least once!
I'm not familiar with the film,...
Weston was concerned about showing pubic hair in his nudes, not because the galleries would not accept it, but because he faced arrest if the U.S. postal inspectors were to open the package and find...
It's worth noting that as recently as the early 1990s, Schneider kept the Apo-Artar (a 'process' lens) in their catalogue and advertised it as "the best lens for photographing jewelry". If nothing...
That's certainly true- but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Tin Can, "greased men"? I rather doubt it, perhaps he used some makeup sometimes. What Karsh often did was use orthochromatic film to darken men's skin tones, a very traditional technique in studio...
Back to the OP's question. after 25+ years, I switched from TXP320 to Ilford FP4+ in abut 2010. I found that the ~1 stop EI difference (from 160 to 80 in my case) was not significant. And that the...
Might you print more with a good light source? Having to fight against a tool tends to discourage its use.
I would contact KHB Photographic in Toronto to see about converting your D4 chassis. They...
I would imagine that nuArc itself is no longer in business- but maybe not. I'm sure that they made other graphics products besides process cameras.
Karsh had a long career and that photo is labeled 1952- long before Calumet introduced the C-1.
What's important to remember, though, is that the great portraitist wore shirts with French cuffs and...
Kino- you're welcome.
Red Dot Artars are very high resolution lenses... you might try using it at infinity (normal shooting distances).
It may a) work fine b) illuminate the corners of the...
The Artar was designed long ago, for copy work at around a 1:1 reproduction ratio. However its symmetrical design means that they are also well corrected at infinity. This comes at a cost in...
That's a good start.
I used the magnesium (green) version on the job in the '80s and '90s, although that was industrial and studio work.
Don't be intimidated by the C-1 (a Calumet design btw). It's a fine machine. ...
I visited Upper Antelope Canyon in the late winter of 1995. My experience was similar to Doremus' first visit. My companion and I were the only people there that day- it was quite an experience, and...
In a past job, we had one of these along with several Super-Chromega dichroic head enlargers. I recall that your head uses Wratten gel filters to provide the colored light. These fade due to light...
You may be having trouble focusing. I may be Captain Obvious, but use a good focusing scope and find a light/dark edge in your image to be sure you're getting it right.
There are two Tri-X films for still cameras. 1) Tri-X Pan Professional, EI320, known as TXP, available in sheets (and formerly in 120 rolls). And 2) Tri-X 400, available in 35mm these days. They are...
Baldwin Lee is speaking at the George Eastman Museum tomorrow night. If I still lived in Rochester I'd certainly be there.
My idea was to show what an ordinary subject (my backyard) looked like under the 83% eclipse seen here in Tucson.
Of course there were high thin clouds to diffuse the effect- a loss of about 2-1/2...
I've successfully used a 19" (480mm) f/11 Goerz Red Dot Artar on an 8x10 camera in the field, and a friend has long used his 24" (600mm) version of that lens.
But certainly the 600mm Nikkor-T would...
What an interesting project to tackle. It's looking good!
Do you have a source of film that you've designed your camera around? It seems that even aerial film is hard to find these days.
That lens might cover 8x10 at portrait distances. It was meant for very high-resolution aerial work on 5" roll film, but who knows how big the image circle might actually be?
And of course, no one...
Never having noticed BW-65 before, I took a look at the Formulary's site. It's not listed there.
I've been using their Liquidol with good results for the last five years or so. I haven't done any...
An interesting mountain of glass. Perhaps you could mount it on a tailboard camera, like a B&J Rembrandt.
Should provide an unusual perspective for portraits..
That's good news. It's always a pleasure to know that quality, expensive gear can be still serviced by professionals.
For the record, in recent decades ITT has been just a giant holding company,...
Welcome Alessio!
Here's the easy way to find your answer.
Cut a sheet into 4x5s and make four exposures. 1)normal 2) 1 stop over 3) 2 stops over 4) 3 stops over.
Develop normally- whatever your usual method is....
I've often thought of visiting Wales. I've only seen the south coast from the English side of the Bristol Channel (Porlock), though. Someday!
'X' synch is for electronic flash, which fires instantaneously when the shutter is triggered.
'M' synch is for regular flashbulbs. There is a several millisecond delay for the flashbulb to ignite....
Welcome aboard, or welcome back! I look forward to reading your contributions and seeing your photographs.
John, I was speaking speculatively out of ignorance. Thanks for sharing your experience... I got into LF long ago partly because of the lack of grain (and the increased detail and beautiful tonality)...
Welcome aboard! Please feel free to ask questions, provide answers, and share some pictures too.
I'll suggest that any such test should include some blue sky- I think that one of the significant questions with ortho film is how the skies are rendered. My own test from long ago showed that with...
Sadly, Royal-X Pan has been discontinued for at least 30 years. Maybe try paper developer- it's more active than a film developer and will likely give you more grain along with its increased contrast.
Like any number of modern LF devices, the inspired inventors/marketers don't understand the amount of engineering skill and time necessary to provide a finished, working product. Like the software...
The only word to describe going out to photograph in those conditions is "intrepid". I've lived through several ice storms in my life, and never want to experience another.
There's a recipe out there, and someone will know it. But I just throw a bunch into a tray of water- maybe a couple of tablespoons worth in 2 liters of water. Sometimes my craft is less than perfect....
!) Citric acid will work perfectly as a stop bath- and it doesn't stink. I just bought a 1.8 lb bottle from Amazon for maybe $12- several years' worth.
2) I've used the best Peak grain focuser, on...