I use a Beseler 23cII (bought new in 1980) with a Zone VI cold light. Good
up to 6x9. I also have a huge Kodak 5x7 ( actually can do up to 7x9) floor
standing monster complete with smokestack.
Richard Heather
Hey everyone,
I know another off topic post, but it's kind of on topic, right? i
We use lith film in the non-silver classes at UB. You can achieve normal
tonal range with very diluted dektol. Normal dilution paper developer will
not provide a full tonal range but will produce a greatly compressed tonal
scale. i've had good results with 1:5 dilutions, but i have seen people get
Hey everyone,
I know another off topic post, but it's kind of on topic, right? i mean,
enlargers are often times used with pinholed negs! anyway, my question is,
can anyone give me some advice regarding enlargers? i'm building a darkroom
in my basement. I'm not exactly sure where to begin when it
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
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
I just spent a week helping a friend load his new multiformat zero etc. What
a pain! As for 4x5 vs 8x10, 4x5 gives you a lot more choices. 8x10 satisfies
the purist. Look at choices at www.pinholeresource.com.
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George,
Thanks your the links and information -- your images are outstanding. Your
comments about the extra costs of doing 8x10 are definitely a big issue. I
don't think I'll jump into alternative processes to get started, so roll
film should be fine for now. I'm looking forward to a new way of
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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
--- Fox, Robert r...@aarp.org wrote:
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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
