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This is why I like a digital reference catalogue for my stuff. [Which I'm woefully behind on...] Photograph/scan the stuff you want to actually catalogue, then keyword the images in something like...

Having a line of bottles, first to last use, setup and ready to go before you start does seem like the most logical and safest way to prevent an error.

Another neat looking trick I've seen...

"At the edge of Civilization", just how far out is the location, and what is the transportation access like? What is it going to cost me and how long is it going to take to get to your location?
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The thing that remains constant as you apply extension beyond the focal length distance is the way that light at a given angle is bent when passing through the lens at a given location.

This plays...

The road to science is all about asking dumb questions and finding the answers to them till you learn enough to start asking better questions and figuring out the harder answers.

I will admit that...

With regards to the sunscreen, you should check the effects under a violet coloured filter with your eyes, and then compare to the effect captured on your film.

But if you really want to test...

Personally I could have a fair bit of fun with a 4x5 motor drive. Not something to pull out every day and use for every last shot you take, but anyone who can't think of something fun to do with such...

This kind of plays into the differences in the media and how they work, and that in turn plays into what one can do as an artist. My phone has a screen that is in the range of ~800x1200-1300px, but...

Another aspect to consider is possibly finding ways to streamline your setup. I've seen one setup online awhile ago where everything the photographer needed, including a battery pack to run his...

What is the nature of the splotches, and what is it on?

If you have an easy way to post up a macro shot of an affected area it may help people offer more reliable advice to help clear things up...

That's a good question, and I'm curious about a cheap off the shelf option that would work well for this kind of thing.

How cheap are ones you have now? Cheap enough that you can rip them apart...

One of the main issues with moisture cold storage generally isn't due to what is there when you first put it in storage, but rather what can happen over time if the cold storage space isn't properly...

Totally understandable to feel you're not able to keep up with things and the weights of some gear. We're all different, working in different locations, with different lifestyles and states of...

I hold a science degree, not an arts degree, but I still spent a lot of time in a computer lab staring into screens working on a wide range of things back in my university days, and personally I take...

I'm rather interested in this, but I'm also rather curious about how even the agitation method is. Any chance of seeing some grid and smooth gradient exposures processed with the plunger method?

Of course any sized format can be free of technical flaws, and if given the choice between the same image with and without flaws I am going to choose the flawless option in the vast majority of...

I'm a fan of very large format work. Minor flaws really aren't that distracting to me, anymore than being able to see the imprint of a chisel's mark on a stone statue is a distraction.

When you...

Be careful with your fibre weaves and finish, as not all carbon fibre is actually light tight. A previous project I've worked on had some issues with that, and one of first resins they were using...

I'm kind of curious as to what the modification required to fit some of these different backs to the camera are. Is there enough material and space that you could shave off the needed material, but...

And my point is that they are all just tools to use when going from a physical 3D real world environment to a a static representation of that world. Use a tool suitable to your goals, and enjoy...

I do computer sciences and electrical engineering related things, but an apparent irony was pointed out to me by a chemist:

Using film as your sensitive medium is a purely digital process....

I've found that mounting a camera under the tripod tends to lead to more awkward working conditions as you end up with a leg behind the camera, or bumping into the front legs if you're pivoting the...

I would encourage backers of any kickstarter to be 'generously forgiving' as much as possible. Staying calm and supportive, and encouraging those behind a project to take their time and make things...

I'm not sure that is really a bad thing in the grand scheme of things. Kickstarter is just a platform to let developers and customers come together more easily. Kickstarter already has plenty of...

I'm trying to find a photo of one of the gear carts, but sadly can't seem to find any from those trips that show the cart itself. I think I might toss together something in sketchup and start a new...

I'm still working on putting together a field kit, but I'm pretty sure that I'm going to end up rebuilding a rig myself and some coworkers put together a few years ago for field research. They were...

What kind of volume of gas release are these systems dealing with, and do you have to account for any kind of pre-heating of your incoming gas lines to avoid temperature shifts in your chemistry?...

Carbon fibre can be used for something like shutter blades, but care needs to be taken in the construction and exact materials to be used. For starters carbon fibre is a woven material which comes in...

Take a page from industrial fabrication design and set yourself up a custom multi-driver rig for the air wrench so it turns them all at the same time... Get really fancy and add independent pressure...

If you are interested in finding light leaks, then why would you allow any light through at all? That seems like it would make it needlessly hard to track down super fine leaks that you would then...

One thing to remember about general auctions is that what things actually go for is highly dependent on who is there and bidding on stuff. Former classmate apparently picked up a pile of 'old' camera...

In my experience I would say that gallery settings are an art form in and of themselves, and you really can't make many general hard and fast rules. There is a lot more to a gallery viewing than just...

I'm curious what organizational methods people are using to manage their film holders in the field when using half sheet exposures.

What checks do you put in place to make sure you're not...

If the image you want to capture is far wider than tall, or more rarely far taller than wide, then why not use an ultra wide film format to capture it on? It isn't like film is free. It isn't the...

Interesting question. I'm still in the process of getting gear and planning out a workflow methodology for travel work, but personally I was planning to use light safe boxes as the light protection,...

I am very well versed in the optics and mathematical principles behind the cameras, and have experience employing these techniques in robotic controlled imaging systems during their development and...

Manufacturing something like a camera really doesn't worry me too much, given that I've built things from homes and fine cabinetry to drones and automated weapons platforms for work, and the general...

Greetings! I'm working my way toward getting into large format photography, and in the process of researching options for my first camera I've come across a question I haven't been able to find clear...

That someone at Kodak realized they could save a fraction of a cent from every box by skipping printing the Kodak logo on it and they're now buying the same stock material some other company uses in...

I think it is also a little easier to build and align with a matching front and rear standard, which may be why so many of the older ones took that general form and we see more refinements such as...