Forum: Photography in general
16th December 2019, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 8,243
I always pre-soak my films with a few drops of...
I always pre-soak my films with a few drops of wetting agent for a few minutes while I prep the developer. It's never caused uneven development for me, so I don't know where Ilford got that idea...
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Forum: Darkroom
28th November 2018, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 184,333
At the moment I'm making small prints from my...
At the moment I'm making small prints from my older 2 1/4" sq. b&w negatives to give out to friends for Xmas gifts. They're all landscapes and urban scenes, most of which I made during my University...
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Forum: Top Tips
26th November 2018, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 29,092
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Forum: Monochrome Film
20th May 2013, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,295
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Forum: Darkroom
14th May 2013, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,479
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Forum: Monochrome Film
10th May 2013, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,409
Hi Michael,
IIRC, Ilford changed its black...
Hi Michael,
IIRC, Ilford changed its black packaging for white to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2004, just before the company went into receivership. FP4 Plus was launched in 1990, which will...
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Forum: Photography in general
10th May 2013, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,910
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Forum: Darkroom
7th May 2013, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,362
I'll be honest and say that i don't know what...
I'll be honest and say that i don't know what effect (if any) using the 'wrong' condenser arrangement might have on your prints. My 504 came with only two condensers and has a note from its previous...
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Forum: Darkroom
4th May 2013, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,362
Hi Stef,
As Marty said, a 50mm will give...
Hi Stef,
As Marty said, a 50mm will give larger projections than the 80mm at the same elevation. Vignetting may cause problems when using shorter lenses.
My 504 has a LED-converted Varicon...
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Forum: Photography in general
2nd May 2013, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,363
If the full, legal copyright came with the...
If the full, legal copyright came with the pictures i might be tempted if i were running or subbing to an image library, though I'd want to see a representative sample so i could judge the quality...
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Forum: Darkroom
28th April 2013, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 14,703
My safelight is a red, cylindrical, Jessop (not...
My safelight is a red, cylindrical, Jessop (not Jessops!) one with a screw-on cover. I've had for about 20 years or so, IIRC it came with my first enlarger. It's mounted horizontally above the door...
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Forum: Darkroom
27th April 2013, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,037
All things being equal I'd be inclined to keep...
All things being equal I'd be inclined to keep the diffuser head. Compared with a continuously variable filter, those little square plastic filters are very annoying. They're inconvenient, expensive,...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
24th March 2013, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,912
Quick update:
Well it's a good thing I...
Quick update:
Well it's a good thing I didn't waste any film on it. I carried out Mike's suggested test with a snip of film and a capfull of the developer. It turned out to be... Fixer!!! :D :D :D...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
14th March 2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,912
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Forum: Monochrome Film
14th March 2013, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,912
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Forum: Monochrome Film
12th March 2013, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,149
I use a rusty old axe and a candle. It works...
I use a rusty old axe and a candle. It works really well. I'm cutting one now in fact. 'Course I only have two fingers left, it's really....
...CHOP!!!!! OUCH!!!!! *sweary words here*
...I only...
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Forum: Cameras - Large Format
9th March 2013, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,783
I've been there; I bought a Yashica-Mat TLR off...
I've been there; I bought a Yashica-Mat TLR off Flea-bay, which turned out to have a dicky film advance mechanism. I also own a Yashica 635 with the three-element lens, which doesn't quite live up to...
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Forum: Darkroom
9th March 2013, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,748
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Forum: Photography in general
2nd March 2013, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,215
Jessop paper used to be sold in white packets...
Jessop paper used to be sold in white packets marked 'Made in Croatia', which I think points to Fotokemika (Adox/Efke) as the manufacturer. This changed during the Croatian war in the 1990s and the...
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Forum: Cameras - Large Format
2nd March 2013, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,001
Ilford ULF run 2013
Simon Galley from Harman/Ilford has posted about the 2013 ULF run here:
http://www.apug.org/forums/forum172/116052-2013-ulf-manufacture-ilford-photo-harman-technology-limited.html
Cheers,
kevs
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Forum: Alternate printing processes
28th February 2013, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,805
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Forum: Monochrome Film
26th February 2013, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,702
Hi Chris,
I sympathise with you (and anyone...
Hi Chris,
I sympathise with you (and anyone trying to buy film nowadays!). Perhaps you could get together with some other film user(s) and make a bulk purchase of film, chems etc. yeh it's swings...
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Forum: Photography in general
5th January 2013, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,573
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Forum: Monochrome Film
10th December 2012, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,196
Lostlabours,
Thank you for replying and...
Lostlabours,
Thank you for replying and explaining; it makes sense now I think... :-) 1:2 does sound like a good compromise between sharpness and grain; I can see why you'd like to reduce grain...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
7th December 2012, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,196
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