Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions-How to develop ortho

2002-08-13 Thread George L Smyth
--- jmeyerh...@aol.com wrote: How do you develop ortho film for continuous tone? Thank you...j Use dilute Dektol. I use Dektol 1+15, though I may opt for 1+10 through 1+20 depending upon the scene and its final purpose (I might use 1+10 if I am going to print with the Van Dyke process). Best

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions-How to develop ortho

2002-08-13 Thread JMeyerhofe
How do you develop ortho film for continuous tone? Thank you...j

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-13 Thread Gordon J. Holtslander
Hi: For my pinhole stuff I mostly shoot 8x10, but I use ortho film but develop it as continuous tone film. My 8x10 film costs me CA$70.00 for 100 sheets I contact print these images, usually on cyanotype. This can actually make things very convenient. I recently returned from a vacation. As an

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-12 Thread Mark Beauchamp
William Erickson wrote: The rolls are just in there loose, with a pressure plate that tends to push them out of position. The lid seems to be engineered so closely that it does hang up when you try to put it on. Worse than trying to load a Leica. You need good vision to see the numbers on the

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-12 Thread Fox, Robert
William, Thanks for the feedback -- can you tell me why the 6x9 multi format Zero was so hard to load? I've heard there can be some difficulty in getting the lid on over the film rolls. The results I've seen from this camera have been very nice, although 5x4 beckons! R.J. R.J. Fox Member

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-12 Thread William Erickson
) pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:20 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions Short introduction: I'm an amateur photographer in the Washington DC area shooting mostly medium format on-location portraits and architectural stuff. I shoot

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-12 Thread Fox, Robert
of seeing the world! R.J. -Original Message- From: George L Smyth [mailto:glsm...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:43 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions --- Fox, Robert r...@aarp.org wrote: [clip

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-12 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: Fox, Robert r...@aarp.org Are there any practical reasons to shoot at 4x5 rather than 8x10? 4x5 is more, well, practical: smaller, less costly to operate, easier to carry and you don't have to get a second mortage to buy an enlarger (if you wanted larger than

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Newbie Intro. and a few questions

2002-08-12 Thread George L Smyth
--- Fox, Robert r...@aarp.org wrote: [clip] Are there any practical reasons to shoot at 4x5 rather than 8x10? I suppose it would be easy enough to do both, but I'm wondering about people's preferences for architectural and portrait work. The multi-format Zero2000 looks like a good starter as