Forum: Cameras - medium format
20th January 2020, 04:34 PM
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Forum: Books
20th January 2020, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 10
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I concur re The Negative. If the man himself...
I concur re The Negative. If the man himself plus his work are of interest, I recommend 'Ansel Adams - An Autobiography' and 'The Portfolios of Ansel Adams' (with introduction by John Szarkowski).
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Forum: Books
20th January 2020, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,635
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
15th January 2020, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 41
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Over the past 50+ years (!) I have owned a...
Over the past 50+ years (!) I have owned a variety of MF film cameras (Yashica Mat 124G, Pentacon 6, Mamiya C3, Rolleicord Vb, Fuji GW690II) but until three years ago, never a Hasselblad. Put a toe...
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Forum: Books
5th January 2020, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,635
The danger of browsing interesting-looking...
The danger of browsing interesting-looking threads here - have just ordered The Manual of photography: Formerly the Ilford manual of photography Hardcover – 1978 - all 628 pages of it! £12.61 inc...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
9th December 2019, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 12
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:) And lens cap!
About eighteen months...
:) And lens cap!
About eighteen months ago I sold two CB lenses and the proper Hasselblad Bay 60 yellow/green filter - after all, I no further need for the filter...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
9th December 2019, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,072
Ordered a used Marumi adaptor Thurs evening and...
Ordered a used Marumi adaptor Thurs evening and it arrived Sat morning - whilst I was out and about on the Ridgeway in conditions where a yellow filter would have been very useful. Anyway, the fit...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
5th December 2019, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,072
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
5th December 2019, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,072
Just answered my own question - doh! However,...
Just answered my own question - doh! However, the Fotodiox ones I found on a certain big river site are castigated for having a very sloppy fit on the lens bayonet. Others listed are of unknown...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
5th December 2019, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 12
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Hasselblad 80mm CF Bay 60 to 67mm Adaptor?
Just taken delivery of a 503CX with the 80mm Planar CF T* f2.8, which unlike the 80mm Planar C on the 500C I had earlier, is Bay 60. Always like to use a medium yellow filter and as I have a 67mm...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
29th July 2019, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 41
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My venerable 500C soldiers on, along with its...
My venerable 500C soldiers on, along with its 80mmm Planar. Used it today for the first time since January and the roll of Fomapan 100 is currently hanging in the shower - and looking good :)
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Forum: Darkroom
6th December 2016, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
23rd February 2016, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,341
The 'two films on one reel' is not something I...
The 'two films on one reel' is not something I had considered, so thanks for that and certainly would be worth trying if/when I have two identical films to dev. First two through the camera this...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
23rd February 2016, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 9
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Thanks. It is not so much the potential...
Thanks. It is not so much the potential cost-saving but more a case of the convenience of developing sixteen frames at a time rather than just eight. I do have two tanks so it would be a case of:-...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
22nd February 2016, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 9
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Fuji GW690 II - 220 Film Availability?
Am awaiting delivery from Aperture (London) of a Fuji GW690 II and whilst I have plenty of rolls of 120 film in the fridge & freezer, I wondered if 220 is still available. All I have turned up so...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
29th January 2015, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
22nd January 2015, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 1
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Wanted: Rolleiflex Bayonet 1 Rolleinar 1 set
If anyone has a Rolleiflex Bayonet 1 Rolleinar 2 set laying about the place, I would be interested. I quite fancy trying out my Rolleicord Vb in close-up mode.
Argh - mistyped the title and cannot...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
14th January 2015, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,496
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
2nd January 2015, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,496
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
31st December 2014, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,496
Free - Paterson ThermoDrum 810
Boxed, see photos. Free to a good home! Located close to Junction 16 of the M4 in N. Wilts.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f84/Lyneham_Lad/Miscellaneous/ThermoDrum1_zpscf205176.jpg
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Forum: Monochrome Film
7th November 2013, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,429
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Forum: Monochrome Film
5th November 2013, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,429
Acros 100 @ ISO 200 - MassiveDev Chart Error?
Looking at the Massive Dev chart for Acros 100 rated ISO 200 (why I have rated it at 200 is another story...) and developing in Rodinal, it shows a 1+25 dilution and a time of 14 minutes. Normally I...
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Forum: Photography in general
4th November 2013, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 11,792
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Forum: Monochrome Film
26th October 2013, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,927
Thanks for the feedback/comments. My choice of...
Thanks for the feedback/comments. My choice of Rodinal is because of its resistance to oxidisation. Due to travelling there can be periods of more than three months between developing sessions and...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
25th October 2013, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 6
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Neopan 400 & Rodinal?
My usual choice for high(ish) speed film is Tri-X, which I rate at ISO 200 and develop in Rodinal 1:50 for 9 minutes. The speed 'pulling' is on the basis that it gives a more 'scannable' neg....
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