Forum: Cameras - Large Format
29th July 2022, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,254
Meniscus Lens on Horseman 45FA
A customer in Australia asked for a Wollaston soft focus meniscus lens for his 4x5 Horseman FA.
But the small 80x80mm lensboard and short bellows draw on the camera limited his options to either a...
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Forum: Darkroom
20th June 2021, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,814
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
30th January 2017, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 756
some (working) links
Sorry for the botch-up on the links.
These ought to let you see some of the photos made with this camera…
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
30th January 2017, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 756
Fotoman 617 Interchangeable Lens Outfit.
Fotoman 617 Interchangeable Lens Outfit.
Lenses can be changed anywhere, anytime, in a few moments!
A unique, one of-a-kind dark slide and interchangeable lens cone system.
The 15mm thick...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
3rd January 2017, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,729
Alternate lens for Mamiya RB-67
If you haven't seen it, I devised a simple way to mount a soft focus meniscus lens on my RB-67…
Now I could shoot a roll of film to see the subtle differences with each aperture change.
Focusing a...
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Forum: Introductions
29th December 2015, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,968
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Forum: Monochrome printing techniques
26th December 2015, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,820
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Forum: Darkroom
26th December 2015, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,697
Make a Dedicated Easel
I've been marketing my Photography for 30+ years and found adjustable easels to be clumsy and slow.
For years, I used the reliable 1/4" fixed border "Speed-Ezle", but I wanted something a bit more...
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Forum: Introductions
25th December 2015, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,266
I check in here today and I find a real...
I check in here today and I find a real photographer sets up shop in one of my favorite Nevada towns...
A warm welcome from Washougal, Washington.
Reinhold
www.classicBWphoto.com
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Forum: Monochrome printing techniques
25th December 2015, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,820
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Forum: Photography in general
21st September 2014, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,523
Choosing Filters
Some guidelines...
Filters for panchromatic film?
Filters for paper negatives?
Filters for X-Ray film or Ortho Film?
Filters for wet plate (collodion)?
Here's how filters influence color...
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Forum: Filters
19th September 2014, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 22,207
Filter Spectral Graphs
For those folks who are uncertain which filter to use, here are spectral graphs for various filters.
A filters effect on the photographic negative depends heavily on the type of film you're...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
11th September 2014, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,510
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
8th September 2014, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,510
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
6th September 2014, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,510
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
6th September 2014, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,510
Thanks, that was a quiet moment in Noyers,...
Thanks, that was a quiet moment in Noyers, France.
Here are two more showing how 75mm looks on 6x12 format.
The cemetary in Halifax Newfoundland is on Konika 750 infrared film.
The ancient...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
5th September 2014, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,510
Cambo 750 Wide + Horseman 612 Outfit
A wonderful, compact, rugged 4x5 and 6x12 camera.
My wide field travel camera was perfect for the cities of Europe and wandering the back roads of America.
Now I've got to scale back a bit, so...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
7th July 2014, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,426
German Photo & Labor (Laboratory) Magazines
I offered these magazines on this side of the pond, but most folks over here freeze up if it's not in English...
Comprehensive, high quality data-packed magazines for the technically involved...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
22nd February 2014, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,203
Four Inch (4") Square Recessed Lensboards.
Commonly used on Graphic View and similar cameras.
--- Square cast aluminum recessed board:42mm (1-5/8" hole), 3-3/8" square 1-1/4" deep recess: $30
--- Machined round aluminum board: 3-1/4"...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
19th February 2014, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,690
A belated update...
The clone and one 6x12...
A belated update...
The clone and one 6x12 Horseman back has been sold.
Here's what's left:
By the piece:
--- The Cambo Wide, 75 mm SA lens, Graflock back, viewfinder, and two 4x5 holders:...
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Forum: Darkroom
6th February 2014, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 30,730
Welcome Jade,
You've told us about your...
Welcome Jade,
You've told us about your equipment, but...
You haven't told us anything about your processing.
A common mistake is not matching exposure time to a standard developing time. Try...
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Forum: Darkroom
5th February 2014, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,475
Rob,
This method does three things: It STOPS...
Rob,
This method does three things: It STOPS development, it carries off (most) of the developer, and it brings the film into a (mostly) neutral pH.
Here's a comprehensive discussion entitled...
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Forum: Darkroom
3rd February 2014, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,475
As Bob says, that glob of slime is an algae...
As Bob says, that glob of slime is an algae colony, a sure sign that it's time to dump it.
What is unsaid is whether the stop is to be used for film or paper developing.
Paper developing uses a...
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Forum: Cameras - Large Format
3rd February 2014, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,297
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Forum: Darkroom
30th January 2014, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,934
Enlarger Vibration Test
Try this simple test, but be appalled at how much your enlarger vibrates. Any laser source will do, but the sharper the laser dot, the more impressive the results.
I used a construction level...
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