...or at least contemplating to do so.
I’ d like to print vertical from rolls of paper and have an itch to try printing a life-size full-body portrait. I have a fairly luxurious darkroom sizewise...
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...or at least contemplating to do so.
I’ d like to print vertical from rolls of paper and have an itch to try printing a life-size full-body portrait. I have a fairly luxurious darkroom sizewise...
You are very welcome! I‘ll document this further. I made dozens of pictures I didn’t show here due to the four picture limit, so if there’s any detail you‘re missing just ask...
Today I completed...
Finished the mounting of the bellows. The back is simply glued in with contact cement while the front is additionally fixed to the standart with a mounting plate.
To make sure the holes align when...
Came home to this today :D
https://up.picr.de/40366540mc.jpeg
Comparison to the old bellows... looking fantastic
https://up.picr.de/40366543lt.jpeg
I‘m on daddy duty today and the little...
@Greg: thank you! That’s a nice story. I had this one lying on a shelf for a couple of years as well and was in the process of selling it, ultimately freeing up some space and decluttering my...
Anyone ever tried Rodico? It’s what watchmakers use to clean highly polished surfaces. Kind of a putty designed to wipe up oil and dust... perfect for fingerprints.
Started cleaning the shutter of the 120... it‘s the first one I‘ve ever opened so I took it slow. I do have disassembled a couple of watches and made them tick again so as far as this goes I‘m...
...more lenses:
- Tele-Xenar 1:5,5/360 - shutter runs nicely, cosmetically perfect
https://up.picr.de/40347851wy.jpeg
Rodenstock:
- Sironar 1:5,6/240 - bad lens separation, slow shutter, no...
OK... thought I read it was graphite based but that might have been a bad german auto translation on amazon
@Ben Calwell: there’s a site that sells self adhesive leather sets for the technika......
I honestly never heard of a waxed bicycle chain before... now this makes sense. They seem to use graphite and moly bound in paraffin. Great idea, thank you!
You can measure this. It takes a nice depth gauge though as you will go for 100/s of a millimeter...
Take off the rotating back of your Linhof and carefully measure how deep the gg is set. I...
Great - Thank you! Nice numbers :)
@fotopfw Nice! If there are any details you need just ask...
With the magic powers of „Elsterglanz“ (german equivalent to nevrdull) and copious amounts of elbow grease......
Hello Bob,
I‘ve got two...
38995 Technika III 5x7
https://up.picr.de/40328247qy.jpeg
2122358 Technika V 4x5
https://up.picr.de/40328248ys.jpeg
You’re very welcome!
A fun little detail:
https://up.picr.de/40322702yk.jpeg
The four sliders that hold the back to the body and their respective grooves are numbered from 69 to 73 so each...
Great! If you really just want to replace the bellows, this is pretty straight forward on a Technika... if you have any questions, I‘ll gladly answer to my knowledge
edit: to finish off the...
A view of the dirt
https://up.picr.de/40320881jj.jpeg
Ultrasonic cleaning (part barely fits)
https://up.picr.de/40320875ia.jpeg
Shiney
I‘ll just go on, if nobody minds 😅
Anyway, removing the bellows with a small knife.
Front
https://up.picr.de/40320473dp.jpeg
Back
https://up.picr.de/40320474de.jpeg
OK, maybe I‘m the first here trying to disassemble the front standart of a 5x7 Technika III... well I guess I‘ll have to figure it out myself.
I decided to try some moly grease on the rails as...
@Ironage - for me this was the best way to start off on the analog journey... to be honest I don’t think there were digital cameras available when I started out 😅
@Tin Can - what a beautiful set!...
Hi Philip,
thank you for the welcome!
I indeed had the idea once to change the lightsource of the Durst to LED but then got a hold of a whole pack of replacement bulbs and kinda ditched the...
Hi,
this is my first post on here asides my introduction so please bear with me...
Over a couple of years I pieced together a very nice set I intend on restoring bit by bit. I have already done...
Hi,
new guy from germany here.
Long story short - Started out with mom’s old 35mm Agfa, fell in love with a two eyed Rolleiflex and consequently built a little darkroom around a Durst...