I have five or six of them and they are all pretty beat up. One had a light leak when I first got it that I traced to the felt on the end being bent over. Easy fix. I also make sure the septums are...
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I have five or six of them and they are all pretty beat up. One had a light leak when I first got it that I traced to the felt on the end being bent over. Easy fix. I also make sure the septums are...
Kimwipes with ROR/Zeiss/Acetone does the job. If you keep cleaning and can't get it off, then the material (microfiber, etc) you are using is contaminated. I don't like microfiber cloths for super...
I use the Pigma Micron as well. Never had an issue with it. I've had the same pen for years and it hasn't dried out.
I'd send it back. Life is too short and materials are too expensive to jerk around with a lens you will always have doubts about. You'll end up replacing it anyway and that will cost you double.
I've had issues with SS in the past when it ages. Can't remember specifically the chemistry of it, but it definitely changes and becomes hard to dissolve. Ruined a batch of Rodinal with some once....
About a year and a half ago I built a UV printer and was thinking of working my way through different processes. I got as far a cyanotypes. Lol. I did a couple hundred in a short time aided by the...
What is your lensboard made out of?
I have a 50 Takumar that was yellowed. I used a few small UV leds that were left over from a UV exposure unit I had built. They cleared the lens in a couple days. I just put them on some tin foil and...
I still have a few boxes of Forte, but it is roached. It was a sad day when I discovered that. I could still probably use it for lith prints, which I never do. Or figure out how much Benzo I can...
Yup, those teeny little SuperBright bulbs sure are nice... They are a standard socket size so you can just wire up any fixture, or even use them in your safelight housing. I use one in a pull string...
Free never means free with Epson. Unless you want to invest the amount of money it would take to get it running, which will be significant, better to just skip it. Ive passed on a few "free" Epsons...
No reason to do anything differently or change developers. You just need to add something to the bottle to prevent oxidation. I use Butane which is "flammable" of course. You could use the stuff they...
I think your best bet Monty are the LED fixture lights that people have been using lately. They aren't very expensive and they seem to put out a good amount of light.
I built my own LED unit out...
Ari I have that same Rototrim and I've cut aluminum with it no problem, if you don't mind tossing the cut off part. The cutter must stretch it or something because the cut off part is always wavy and...
Try the 32 bit version instead of the 64 bit version.
I found a G4050 in a thrift shop a couple years ago. I remembered it being horribly maligned when it came out, but for three bucks I figured, why not? On a Mac the HP software was absolutely...
First get rid of that crap on there. Then drill and tap the mount for a set screw. Your problem will be solved for good.
Looks to me like you missed focus on the print.
The ground glass needs to sit at the same distance as the film from the back of the camera. Measure the depth of your holders with film, then the thickness of the frame where the ground glass sits....
I've also used India Ink in the past (Speedball Super Black) and that works really well. Another alternative is to use a Sakura Pigma brush pen. They only cost a couple bucks and the ink is a...
http://www.patrickjames.net/lff/2019-024-18.jpg
Bronica EC-TL, 50mm Zenzanon
I don't shoot much medium format these days but every now and then I pull out a camera.
http://www.patrickjames.net/lff/2019-032-16a.jpg
Bronica EC-TL, 150mm Zenzanon
That is a drop in the bucket.
If you want to test one, set it outside in the sun for a few hours then make a print from it. i doubt you will see a difference.
If you are making that many...
That is the Benzo. If you heat it you can get it to dissolve again, but it will separate again.
I am having the same issue with the last batch of Benzo I got from the formulary. I think next time...
You've got some great work there John.
One thing though is the scrolling. I prefer to look at one image at a time. And certainly your images are worth that attention.
Yeah. He went from "anyone know anything about flashing" to "I invented it!"
Glad I didn't see this thread until today, although my answer pretty much would have negated his whole article because...
Looks like you did a heck of a good job on that!
I built my cameras at the worst times. The first one I built was a Polaroid 250 with a Schneider lens to shoot 665. Then 665 was discontinued. So I...
I am just seeing this thread again after these couple of weeks and this cracks me up...
I spent around $300 to do my friends conversion. Mine was far less since I used parts from a few cheap...
Like Drew, I've been using Sakura Pigma pens for years. They come in extremely fine points.
You still don't read so good so much, do you Bob? Or maybe it is just comprehension.
What people did 50 years ago is irrelevant if there are better ways today. Maybe you just don't get it.
The...
You don't read so good so much, do you Bob? The OP wants something to use in the mountains, with one lens, and wants to be able to handhold it.
You really are one of the worst wet diapers around...
I built a 4x5 Polaroid conversion about 17 years ago. Made it from several different cameras. Basically it is a Polaroid 110b with a 135 Symmar and a Sinar back. I made it to have something portable...
A little over a year ago I built a UV unit with three strings (90ft IIRC) of non coated strip LEDs I picked up off Amazon. It took a lot of soldering which was a pain, but the light is super bright....
I really like this photograph....
I own one of the regular Rangers from before the Rx. I've had it for around 20 years I think. It is a nice powerful little unit. If you can get a new one, so much the better. If you are going to...
If you want a good one, go with a Durst, DeVere or LPL. LPL parts are the easiest to get in the US and you can still get most things new. Only you can determine if the investment is worth it. It is...
Why don't you just ask him? I'm sure Kim is comfortable with any camera. I think he has been doing that workshop since the 90s.
The display on the two digital Gralab 645 timers I have can be turned off. There is a metronome function as well. I think the Gralab 900 I have can do the same. The Kearsarge timer I have can't be...
If you are really dying, order it from Yodabashi or another place in Japan. If they won't ship it to the US there is a guy that goes by Japan Camera Hunter.. Have him get it for you... Probably won't...