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    Re: Did I damage my emultion?

    Hi and thanks for the reply. It was not factory sealed (I'm about halfway through the box) and I did allow it to come up to room temperature first.
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    Did I damage my emulsion?

    Hello all,
    I recently loaded some film from a box that had been in my freezer for years, and I discovered that many of the sheets were practically glued together. After doing some searching...
  3. Any Experience with Qatar Airways and Carry On?

    Hello,
    Anyone hear have any experience flying with Qatar airways? I'm about to fly with them for the first time, and always try to avoid being seperated from my gear when I fly, just in case. ...
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    Re: Building a Light Panel

    While I agree 100% that there are superior metrics to CRI, if the OP limits their LED tape search to brands they can find CQS or RA2012 data for, their options will be pretty limited.

    If on the...
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    Re: Building a Light Panel

    It sounds like you may a victim of some bad info. CRI is not a measurement of color, its a measurement of how faithfully the full spectrum of color can be represented. It matters for black and white....
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    Re: Continuous Lighting

    That is a terrible lamp life! You should be seeing quite a bit more than that. Did you touch the envelope (glass) while installing the lamp with your bare hands? If so, the oils on your skin can...
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    Re: LF Clarification

    Wish I'd seen this before I posted.

    Its a much better reply than mine was.

    And I might have added:

    "Yes it does. And if you post a shot from an iphone she'll have twins!"
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    Re: LF Clarification

    Your post would be an excellent rebuttal if I was saying "no rules for anything!"

    I am not however. I am just asking if people think we needed this particular rule.

    The purpose of rules is...
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    Re: LF Clarification

    Yes all of that was understood. I said in my post that you guys did a great job of setting a clear definition. My point was that perhaps too much effort was spent creating a great definition, and not...
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    Re: LF Clarification

    Well, it appears I'm quite late to this particular party, and the new change doesn't really effect me as aninfrequent poster, but I feel I must speak my piece all the same.

    Considering the long...
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    Re: How to read "K" value of light???

    Bruce is dead on. The Kelvin scale doesn't even really reflect shifts on the magenta/green axis. There are other methods of quantifying, but to get a meter that can read a fluorescent accurately AND...
  12. Re: LED panels for continuous light? Who uses them?

    There are some really great LED fixtures out there, and some truly awful ones, and the price is not always commensurate with the quality.

    A major factor to look for is the CRI rating. This is a...
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    Re: Photobackpacker is Retiring

    Hey,
    As a result of the posts on this thread, I dumped my old reliable, but never quite fit right pack and jumped on the photo-backpacker band wagon. Wow. As a long time photographer, AND...
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    Periodic Shutter workout?

    I know there are some that say firing the shutter a couple of times before making exposure improves the accuracy. I also know there are some that disagree. I'm not looking to open up that debate.
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    Re: How to coil a cable

    +1

    I've worked in TV and Film for a decade, and the audio guys and video guys always over under, but we lighting folk typically over-over. Its easier to toss across a grid without a hitch, and if...
  16. Re: Mounting Graflex XL lens in standard lensboard

    Great! Thank you for the quick reply.
  17. Mounting Graflex XL lens in standard lensboard

    Hello all,
    I'm trying to find out if the shutters for graflex XL cameras can be mounted in standard lens boards. I don't anticipate much trouble getting one out of the helical barrel, but...
  18. Re: Light leak with betterscanning film holder ?

    I use the betterscanning holder and have never had an issue. One day though, I was making a scan on my 4990 in a dark room and noticed all the light spilling out of the sides of the scanner. I...
  19. Re: What Is Most Missed From The Pratice of LF Back In The 1990's

    I couldn't agree more.
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    Re: Lens advise for Grand Circle Tour

    I'm gonna third that, off the lenses you listed, those are the three I would bring. I was in many of the places you're going this year, and my kit was a 90, 180, and 270 and it served me well. Do you...
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    Re: What Input Resolution for BW Negative?

    I think you're confused about which minolta he means. There are two Minolta 5400 Elite scanners (I and II) They are both dedicated film scanners, and both capable of far more than 2500. I haven't...
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    Re: Is large format photography on the rise?

    Yeah I really have to agree. I got into large format years ago, having had my eyes opened to the possibilities by St. Ansel's "The Camera" I had been shooting 35mm and medium format and was more than...
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    Re: Making a New Modern Drum Scanner

    Just started reading through this thread, so for all I know my input is coming to late, but I would recommend poping the flash a couple of times before you take the first image.

    As a lighting...
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    Re: LF new guy - help setting up a shot

    Nice camera. Congrats!

    Yes closer to the goal posts/scoreboard is better, and you should be prepared to stop down a bit. The Depth of field in 4x5 is TINY!

    Movements can be used to manipulate...
  25. Re: Basic help with Firewire 400/800 and Windows 7

    That sounds more like a scanner driver issue than a firewire card issue. When you attach the scanner to the computer does it tell you that you've connected a new device?


    What software are you...
  26. Re: Basic help with Firewire 400/800 and Windows 7

    Firewire was adopted by all manufacturer's long ago uner IEEE 1394. Its been windows supported for a decade. Its Apple that has actually left it behind in favour of thunderbolt. Not really a decision...
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    Arizona in late August?

    Hello all,
    I'll be spending a bit more than a week in Arizona during the last week of August and into early September. The broad strokes of the trip are Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, and Phoenix...
  28. Re: so, do you guys consider my 6x9 to be "large format"?

    Hard to say it better than that!
  29. Re: What laws do you break to get the shots you want?

    Good point Roger. There are probably a few other exceptions as well, and I can say that that's definitely I agree with from a moral standpoint.
  30. Re: What laws do you break to get the shots you want?

    I'd say, in the US at least, you have zero legal responsibility to report illegal activity in which you are not involved, so long as you don't lie to or intentionally mislead law enforcement...
  31. Re: What laws do you break to get the shots you want?

    I have without a doubt exceeded the speed limit on my way to/from photographing something, maybe even passed a vehicle or to on the right on a multiple lane road if I felt it was safe to do so.
    ...
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    Adjusting Contrast for FP4 with DR5

    Hello all,
    I have a lot of epxerience using 120 Pan F in the DR5 process, but I've never done sheet film with them, preferring to first get comfortable with the Zone System as described in "The...
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    Re: Anyone use a hat?

    I got a fairly wide brimmed hat for TLR shooting to naturally shade the top down viewfinder while shooting. I don't shoot with the TLR much anymore, but the hat remained part of the photo kit, and...
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    Re: ESATA drive boot problem

    Switching the jumper to "slave" as mentioned before is your best bet. Outside of that, it could be an issue with the SATA controller on your motherboard. My motherboard seems to get twitchy with four...
  35. Thread: SO Utah

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    Re: SO Utah

    Bryce is not less traveled but MUST be seen if you haven't. Escalante national staircase is amazing if you want to see some truly remote wilds, have an off-road vehicle, and AREN'T alone. Otherwise,...
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    Re: Citation for stopping to "take pictures"

    Who is this "we" you speak of? Police officers ARE allowed to chose between giving you a ticket and a warning. Its is SOLEY and explicitly at their discretion.
    I was once ticketed for speeding in...
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    Re: Citation for stopping to "take pictures"

    I did send a letter to the Governor's Office and the board of tourism, I did not consider the Attorney General. I think I'll do that. Thanks for the tip.
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    Re: Citation for stopping to "take pictures"

    Well said Peter. I find it intresting that so many people have claimed I've endagered others by stopping on the side of the interstate as if driving down an interstate includes ZERO risks. I drove...
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    Re: Citation for stopping to "take pictures"

    I can think of a number of reasons Austria would be preferable.
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    Re: Citation for stopping to "take pictures"

    I wasn't given the OPTION of paying on the spot, I was threatened with jail if I didn't. And no I didn't "get lippy" that never helps the situation. According to the trooper it is standard practice...
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