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1,5x or 2x your standard development times would be a good starting point, yep.

Dilute your developer a bit more than usual (I used 1+19 instead of my usual 1+9), and rub, rub, rub! Gently of course, and evenly. You may need to develop a bit longer with this method. After a few...

If you're worried about contamination, use small quantities of one-shot paper developer and apply with a fresh sponge. The sponge method worked for me when I made 100x150cm prints and couldn't find...

If you can't find a decent enlarger in Switserland, try a French forum with lots of used gear: http://www.galerie-photo.info/forumgp/list.php?6 or a German forum:...

Thanks Dan, that helps. And I'll check for separation.

I'm about to buy a Voigtlander Apo-Skopar 600mm, it has an aperture ring AND waterhouse stops. On one side of the ring F-stops are engraved, on the other side numbers 10, 20, 30,... 60. Serial nr is...

My negs are *perfect*, they have been ever since I started out with the zone system in 1989. But I dodge and burn 99% of the time to emphasise certain areas or elements in a print. It adds depth and...

You can always put it up for sale on 2dehands.be and/or marktplaats.nl.

Hi Nat, the Sinar clamp that holds the rail has a standard 3/8" female thread. I would not advise an adapter from 3/8 to 1/4 with a heavy Sinar, but otherwise any Arca Swiss style plate should fit as...

You can't be serious?!? One of THE most important photographers, EVER. Saw his exhibition in FoAm, Amsterdam 2009, gave me goose skin. That never happened to me before, or after. OK, taste is...

Lamp fitting perhaps?

I wrote an applescript (MacOS only) that says how many (half) minutes have passed. I can bring my laptop INTO the darkroom since it blacks out the screen. It also has a countdown function so you can...

Get these: https://diglloyd.com/blog/2019/20190720_1214-BreakthroughPhotography-6stopND-polarizer.html. I use one on my Fuji GFX50s and it's a sharp aan shooting without a filter and there's no...

That looks like a light leak. Check your bellows.

Tear off a piece of ANY tape, stick it on your trousers briefly and voila, tape with exactly the characteristics you describe.

I've recently ordered & installed an acrylic GG on https://www.pyrasied.nl/en/product/satin-clear-gs-acrylic/ (5000 single sided satin, not double sided). The 3mm version in 8x10 is remarkably flat...

Perhaps he used the boat only for getting from A to B? He doesn't state that he shoots from it. But why don't you ask him?

When the wall anchors of our cast iron stair railing broke off, the local blacksmith soldered them back on with silver and gave me 5 y. guarantee when I worried if silver was strong enough for the...

I really like its classic characteristics. Doesn't curl at all in 8x10" but I don't use pyro - if that makes a difference.

But Adox shouldn't be more expensive than Ilford IMHO, in Europe it's...

Stabitech is no longer in business I'm afraid.

Alpacka packrafts are very stable, light & portable: https://www.alpackaraft.com/rafting/. You may be able to rent one.

I have 4 negative holders in a second small backpack that I carry on my belly. Safer for the holders, and much better weight distribution, too!

If you really want to go that way, get a backpack with an external frame (Fjällräven Fire Brigade Frame, Tatonka Lastenkraxe, Kelty). With an internal frame pack the S-shaped back will flatten when...

Just a few personal observations, nothing scientific. Nearly every plastic object in my household that's over 30-40 years old is either drying out and developing cracks (hard plastics) or getting...

I find a fully digital workflow sterile, even MF - I own a Fuji GFX 50s. There's no sensor larger than 645 available, so the distinct look of LF is lost.

A hybrid workflow has the best of both...

Supposedly *the* best ground glass available http://www.stabitech.nl/Bosscreen.htm, made in The Netherlands.

Just a side note: these H'blad machines are quite fragile and repairs can get *very* expensive. Calumet received a €3000+ repair bill recently. Scanning with a high end digital camera (Nikon d8xx,...

Depending on where you live in Belgium, you could consider scanning on a H'blad scanner at Calumet Rotterdam (https://www.calumetphoto.nl/store/rotterdam) for +/- €40 per hour. You do the scanning...

I shoot 8x10 and I can only get pergamin sleeves in Europe.

+1 for the Fujifilm

Adox MCC-110 is a great paper with very deep blacks, but manufacturers are always way too optimistic when it comes to developing times, especially with fiber papers. I develop Adox MCC-110 in Adox...

I don't think ordinary paper 'gasses out' like (styro)foam and certain glues. Paper may be acidic but it seems unlike that it will penetrate polyethylene - I'm assuming that those Printfiles are made...

I like windfinder.com a lot for all weather related things (wind, tides, rain, etc) but it doesn't allow you to fast forward months ahead like you asked for. They also have an iPhone app:...

Have a look at Godox, in terms of build quality their products are between Bowens and ProFoto, but you do get light quality quite close to ProFoto. Much more affordable, too. If and when my Profoto...

Are you sure about the weights? Seems closer to 20 lbs. for the pack + 5-6 lbs for the head, similar to the Profoto 7b I had. The pack was 1200 Ws but That produced 600 Ws per flash head which was...

I'm using stackable, fully enclosed Leitz letter tray: https://www.leitz.com/nl-nl/products/leitz-plus-brievenbak-met-lade_52100085/. They're wide enough for 120/135 pergamin sheets and the drawer...

Old paper developer? Old paper?

If the image appears sharp on your ground glass, the lens should be fine, right? Maybe it's caused by wind. You have a much longer bellows that catches more wind then when shooting a 150mm. Or...

Have you tested the camera bellows for light leaks?

Fuji announced a 30% price increase 9 months ago - and not only for slide film if that gives you any solace....