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Photography in general
14th January 2024, 01:58 AM
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Large, sharp grain... Suggestions?
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The grain in the print is a map of the spaces...
The grain in the print is a map of the spaces between the grains of the negative.
To get those spaces far apart the negative should be dense, developed in a non-solvent developer, of low contrast,...
Forum:
Monochrome Film
4th January 2024, 01:34 AM
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Anyone remember?
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1,698
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Maris
Back in the 1970s I was behind the counter in a...
Back in the 1970s I was behind the counter in a camera store when a sales rep came in carrying a mysterious cardboard box. Inside were several large long neck sealed glass ampoules of a "magic" and...
Forum:
Cameras - medium format
12th December 2023, 05:48 AM
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Mamiya C220 Professional
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Maris
Just checked my C220. Yep, the yellow plastic...
Just checked my C220. Yep, the yellow plastic "washer" is there and the wind system works ok. I thought the yellow plastic part is an indicator to show the angle of the winding key to help align the...
Forum:
Darkroom
24th September 2023, 12:20 AM
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LED Timer for LF dish development ?
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Maris
I use a VoiceZone talking timer. A synthetic...
I use a VoiceZone talking timer. A synthetic female (?) voice counts down from the set time and announces the passage of every minute. For the last minute each 10 second interval is called. For the...
Forum:
Darkroom
18th June 2023, 02:01 AM
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Developing Film in warm weather ?
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Maris
I never adjust the temperature of processing...
I never adjust the temperature of processing solutions for black and white film. It is too prone to error. Temperature is a difficult parameter to adjust precisely and it is going to drift with time....
Forum:
Photography in general
7th August 2022, 12:19 AM
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Negative popping
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Maris
My original answer to the dust on film problem...
My original answer to the dust on film problem was to use a 3" Staticmaster brush. Yes, this is the one with the highly radioactive Polonium 210 alpha particle emitter strip next to the bristles....
Forum:
Darkroom
25th October 2021, 10:42 PM
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Multigrade
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Maris
When changing contrast filters the question is...
When changing contrast filters the question is what changes and what stays the same.
With the latest Ilford filters and their Multigrade Classic paper the exposure stays the same for grades 00 to 3...
Forum:
Photography in general
1st March 2021, 12:02 AM
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holes in my bellows
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Maris
The ultimate bellows repair material is 3M type...
The ultimate bellows repair material is 3M type 850 black polyester tape: very thin, very black, with a strong non-bleed. non-creep adhesive. Ideally all bellows should be made of this stuff....
Forum:
Monochrome Film
19th October 2020, 01:38 AM
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Economical substitute for DD-X?
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10,483
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Maris
Surely Xtol run as a replenishment system has got...
Surely Xtol run as a replenishment system has got to be the world's best and cheapest ready-made developer. Here in Australia it costs me about 30 cents per film. That's about 17p in UK money. And it...
Forum:
Monochrome printing techniques
19th March 2020, 01:10 AM
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25
Which anti-static brush?
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10,226
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Maris
I use a Staticmaster brush, the one with the...
I use a Staticmaster brush, the one with the radioactive Polonium 210 alpha particle emitter strip. The radioactive strip has a limited half-life so a replacement once a year is recommended. The...
Forum:
Photography in general
26th November 2019, 10:41 PM
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37
Should you pre wet film ?
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Maris
Pre-washing film is pretty well essential with...
Pre-washing film is pretty well essential with replenished developer systems.
My replenished Xtol stock of 1.6 litres has been working since 2007 and has had hundreds of films through it. If I...
Forum:
Darkroom
22nd October 2019, 10:09 PM
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9
Does 1/4" really make that much difference
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Maris
There is a lot of depth of field on the enlarger...
There is a lot of depth of field on the enlarger baseboard at moderate enlargements, maybe a centimetre or more. Move your grain magnifier up and down a surprising amount and you will see the grain...
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Darkroom
21st August 2019, 11:34 PM
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Will marks on enlarger lens front element affect prints?
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Maris
It is possible to test an enlarging lens for...
It is possible to test an enlarging lens for significant damage by looking at fine (fine!) lines in the image. If the lens is compromised black lines against a light background will come out wider...
Forum:
Manufactured brews
6th January 2019, 11:34 PM
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26
Does anyone here use Fotospeed products?
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14,337
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Maris
I use Fotospeed FX30 Odourless Fixer and...
I use Fotospeed FX30 Odourless Fixer and Fotospeed SB50 Odourless Stop Bath in my darkroom. Because there is no smell I don't need a fume extraction system and run an air-conditioner instead; very...
Forum:
Photography in general
9th March 2018, 01:14 AM
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The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun BBC4 11:00pm
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Maris
In the youtube presentation note the double...
In the youtube presentation note the double exposure at about 22:35. Unless, of course the usual dark slide convention - white side = unexposed, black side = exposed - has been flipped. No one does...
Forum:
Cameras - medium format
12th November 2017, 12:55 AM
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10
Mamiya RB67 problem
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6,861
Posted By
Maris
When I get stray blank frames with my Mamiya RB67...
When I get stray blank frames with my Mamiya RB67 it's because I've left the lens in the "mirror up" setting after doing some cable release actuated long exposure shots. Remembering to set the lens...
Forum:
Photography in general
26th March 2017, 09:46 PM
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Calculating ISO 1
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Maris
I've used a lot of photographic materials that...
I've used a lot of photographic materials that have sensitivity values well below what light-meter dials were designed to accommodate. The easy way out of the problem for me is to set an ISO value...
Forum:
Photography in general
3rd March 2017, 11:03 PM
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10
How much would you value your prints at?
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Maris
An interesting point vincent. I'd suggest the PO...
An interesting point vincent. I'd suggest the PO clerk is wrong. Photographs on paper are not fungible. This is because they are the actual photographs in question. The PO clerk, by referring to...
Forum:
Monochrome Film
21st February 2017, 11:31 PM
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14
Kodak HIE IR film - Question
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Maris
I just tested some Kodak HIE 35mm that had been...
I just tested some Kodak HIE 35mm that had been in room storage since it expired in 1999. Behind a #25 red filter a useable EI was 50. Base fog was 0.6, a very high value, but the negatives enlarged...
Forum:
Darkroom
8th February 2017, 12:36 AM
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17
Testing fixer
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Maris
Here's how I calibrate a test for the strength of...
Here's how I calibrate a test for the strength of paper fixer.
Use small pieces of thoroughly fogged photographic paper. Place one drop of known freshly mixed paper strength fixer on each and...
Forum:
Photography in general
1st February 2017, 11:10 PM
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8
f11 magazine
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3,702
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Maris
Just for fun, I feature in issue #46. Tim Steele,...
Just for fun, I feature in issue #46. Tim Steele, the editor, seemed to tolerate my avowedly non-digital approach.
Forum:
Monochrome printing techniques
26th December 2016, 10:35 PM
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15
Paper fixing
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8,294
Posted By
Maris
Undiluted "neat" rapid fixer (Ammonium...
Undiluted "neat" rapid fixer (Ammonium thiosulphate based) fixes very slowly compared to a 1+4 or even a 1+9 dilution. Why? The reason is that fixer concentrate has very little water in it. The...
Forum:
Cameras - medium format
7th November 2016, 11:49 PM
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5
Cable release socket repair.
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4,293
Posted By
Maris
I've only encountered two cable release socket...
I've only encountered two cable release socket failures and in both cases the problem was caused by the socket containing the broken off tip of a previous release. A fine screw driver jammed in and...
Forum:
Monochrome Film
18th May 2016, 10:42 PM
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14
Xtol Longevity
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6,775
Posted By
Maris
My 1.6 litre bottle of replenished Xtol is 9...
My 1.6 litre bottle of replenished Xtol is 9 years old and has done hundreds of films. Replenishment rate is 90ml per film and the replenisher is a 5 litre batch made up and stored as 5...
Forum:
Monochrome printing techniques
22nd February 2016, 08:40 PM
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14
Life of paper developer
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8,882
Posted By
Maris
My experience is that Dektol paper developer...
My experience is that Dektol paper developer diluted 1+2 from stock shows no significant decline in activity if left in an open tray for a day. After three days developer activity is down about 20%...
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