Forum: Photography in general
21st October 2019, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Photography in general
14th October 2019, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,139
Mystery object - any ideas?!
This is a photo of my father on holiday in Germany in 1956. Probably taken by my mother on his Ross Ensign Selfix 16/20. Question: can ANYONE identify the mystery object on the table in front of him?...
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Forum: News and Announcements
23rd February 2011, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,769
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Forum: Monochrome printing techniques
22nd February 2011, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,540
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Forum: Monochrome printing techniques
22nd February 2011, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 2
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Best pegs for hanging FB prints to dry?
For hanging prints back-to-back to dry, I've started using these. They've got soft but grippy rubber jaws that seem to leave minimal marks on the print surface:
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Forum: Monochrome Film
22nd February 2011, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,474
Richard, for printing, I use a Kaiser tray...
Richard, for printing, I use a Kaiser tray warmer, in conjunction with an angled Kaiser tray thermometer - both good bits of kit. I tend not to worry about stop and fix temperatures, though maybe I...
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
21st February 2011, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,806
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Forum: Darkroom
21st February 2011, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,620
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
21st February 2011, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,806
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Forum: Monochrome printing techniques
21st February 2011, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,540
Longest you can leave FB prints in water for?
Is there an accepted maximum length of time you should leave FB prints soaking in water (for instance, holding them overnight in an archival washer for drying the next day?) Surely the emulsion/image...
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Forum: Darkroom
21st February 2011, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,620
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Forum: Darkroom
19th February 2011, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,265
Thanks for both these responses, guys - and...
Thanks for both these responses, guys - and Trevor, appreciate the link to that thread.
Are there any topics that haven't been discussed on FADU, I wonder?
It's ironic that thanks to digital...
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Forum: Darkroom
18th February 2011, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,265
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Forum: Darkroom
18th February 2011, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,059
Hi Adrian and MartyNL -
Thanks for both your...
Hi Adrian and MartyNL -
Thanks for both your responses. At present I have a Multigraph head (the one that sounds like a coffee vending machine as it computes the filtration and tees up the lamp...
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Forum: Darkroom
18th February 2011, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,059
Hi Dave -
Have you heard the rumour that VLS...
Hi Dave -
Have you heard the rumour that VLS 501 heads have blue asbestos linings in the lamp housing, and are also known souces of medium level plutonium irradiation? Plus there are unconfirmed...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
18th February 2011, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,259
Hi Ray - I really don't think anyone here is...
Hi Ray - I really don't think anyone here is claiming certain brands of camera are 'obviously superior'. This was just meant to be a friendly enquiry to other FADU members about triangular notches on...
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Forum: Darkroom
17th February 2011, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,059
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
17th February 2011, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,259
Thanks, guys. Miha has nailed it - those are...
Thanks, guys. Miha has nailed it - those are exactly the triangular indentations I was referring to. The only remaining mystery is - how did I ever forget shooting with a Hasselblad?
By the way,...
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Forum: Cameras - medium format
17th February 2011, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,259
Identifying cameras by examining the negative
I've found I can confirm which camera I've shot a particular film on by putting the negative on a lightbox and checking the image of the film gate edge under a powerful loupe. Most cameras have a...
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Forum: Photography in general
16th February 2011, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 4
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The strangest photographic exhibition I ever saw.
About thirty years ago, I recall going to the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park to see an exhibition of photographs with a very quirky twist indeed: the organisers had asked various well-known...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
13th February 2011, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,124
Aculux 3
Thanks, Mark. I appreciate the really useful feedback. And 'hear hear' as regards the brilliant Geoffrey Crawley, whose Acutol developed my first-ever roll of film back in 1968. I should think in one...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
12th February 2011, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,124
Any views on Aculux 3?
Would be very interested to hear other members' opinions of Aculux 3. Being of the old school, I shoot mainly on FP4 Plus, and am a devotee of softish negs with a full range of tones and plenty of...
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Forum: Photography in general
11th February 2011, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,684
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Forum: Print Finishing
11th February 2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,017
A couple more spotting tips...
Before you apply your spotting brush (or pen) to the print, try breathing lightly onto the print surface first (as though you were cleaning a pair of spectacles). This makes it very slightly damp,...
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Forum: Monochrome printing techniques
11th February 2011, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,170
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