... Well.....it was a pretty poor image. The developing went well (I think), but the picture is way too bright, which leads me to think that my antiquated...
John Bartley
oldrad@...
Jul 1, 2004 11:26 am
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John, You may not have any problem with the mechanics of the camera. If the film holder was indeed loaded improperly and the film was not being held against...
Good morning all, So it's dawned a lovely morning here in the Ottawa Valley. The weather was a bit frightening earlier with thunder and lightning storms moving...
John Bartley
oldrad@...
Jul 1, 2004 2:38 pm
98
Hello John: Where is Stittsville in relation to Toronto.? I have fifty years experinece with 4x5 and would be glad to help solve any problems you run into. And...
Larry Boccioletti
larbocci@...
Jul 1, 2004 4:10 pm
99
John; With regards to your meter dilemma-- Do you have a 35mm camera that has a built-in light meter? just about any camera with a light meter built in can be...
clifford beaman
beamans3@...
Jul 1, 2004 5:17 pm
100
I confused myself yesterday trying to Zone meter and use a filter (remember I almost never shoot any film - I get caught up with non-working cameras). To start...
Hello all, I was fortunate enough today to ruin a negative completely. Now while that may sound terrible, at least I had one now that I could use to practise...
John Bartley
oldrad@...
Jul 2, 2004 6:09 pm
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Yup - I went the wrong way - slowed the shutter down instead of sped up...a whole roll grossly overexposed. Still confused about +/- meter vs _/- exposure. ...
Hi Murrey, There is a very good Tutorial on the Simplified Zone System. www.normankoren/zonesystem.html Also lots on exposure etc on the Luminous Landscape...
Bert: It is, and it did. wonderful site, full of good stuff john (:>))) keep trying, it is worth looking at.......
john frost
johnfrost@...
Jul 3, 2004 1:29 pm
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Link is http://www.normankoren.com/zonesystem.html Norman, I didn't know that you are also in this group. I really like your website. You have really helpful...
Ground Glass spacer suggestion for view cameras- I was displeased with thin strips of maple wood a neighbor cut on a table saw for me - the blade apparently...
... Reminds me of the first (I think) time I tried loading film holders. There I sat in the darkroom, several 4x5 film holders and a nice new 25-sheet box of...
... table saw for me - the blade apparently had a 'wave' pattern as it resonated...the wood thickness varied excessively over a short length and there was too...
... Ohhhhh - I know that feeling, and not with photography either. That cringing feeling on the inside that you you get whan you know that you just broke it! ...
John Bartley
oldrad@...
Jul 4, 2004 11:47 am
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... be greater than a second or two. To be fair, I'm doing contact prints, I do ... Well, sounds like you'll have to get the dimmest possible bulb. I think...
Here's another darkroom trauma story - if you've hard it, I apologize...but it still stresses me! I picked up a roll of 1000 feet aerial Plus-X, and attempted...
Back to Zakia , White & the 3rd guy whose name I forgot... I guess this is a case of 'losing the forest for the trees'... I think I have it now - I skipped...
After trying unsuccessfully to use an ailing Studio shutter with a Verito lens, I've reluctantly decided the only way I'm going to be able to use this...
Dimmer bulb or dimmer switch is going to work fine to control exposure times, but with multigrade paper I'm *guessing* that you will end up with quite a soft...
... <big snip> I have a couple of article on my web site about using Packard shutters. Take a look at: http://mysite.verizon.net/fowler/photo/photohome.htm ...
Thanks Bob, The wooden ring solution sounds simple. A couple of circlecutters of different diameters and I should be all set. Why didn't I think of that? :) ...
I'm not sure if it's new...but that's the right third author. This morning I realized another reason why it's so easy to get confused. You get a reading on a...
... Easy as pi (just a circle cutting joke)... ===== Bob Fowler crazybob2525@... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address...
Hello all, it's good to be back. Has anyone any clue about how to trigger a Sinar shutter? It is an older one of those mambo shutters with the special Sinar...
If you want to get ambitious about it, how about a Packard Shutter Box? Deardorff used to make them. On the back (the side facing into the camera) is a...
I wonder what this camera was used for? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15247&item=3826119115&rd=1...
John Cremati
johnjohnc@...
Jul 7, 2004 7:22 am
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The Sinar cable releases have straight threads, not tapered like the regular ones, and the travel is also much longer. A long and thin screwdriver works OK for...
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