Re: [Cameramakers] 8x10 enlarger

2001-12-03 Thread Alan Zinn
At 05:27 PM 12/2/01 -0500, you wrote: Alan Zinn wrote: Phil, All those light bulbs seem scarry to me. Aren't you worried about heat build-up? You should have a heat absorbing glass. Why not go fluorescent? That way besides the benefit of cold light you can use much lighter glass and

Re: [Cameramakers] 8x10 enlarger

2001-12-03 Thread Marc
I have an easy to build pano enlarger that you could adapt to 8 x 10 if you want to check it out go to my web page below and see enl1.gif. I can send the instructions if you are interested. AZ Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera. www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/8874/ or AZ,

Re: [Cameramakers] Re: Enlarger Diffusion.

2001-12-03 Thread J. Wayde Allen
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. I've been fighting this fight, too. One problem is that if your diff material isn't absolutely creamy smooth, you have to space it quite a ways behind the neg to ensure that any graininess is entirely out of foucus. I can't seem to find

[Cameramakers] help on polo mod 100

2001-12-03 Thread Shawn Hughes
Hello! Found you guys through google. I am getting ready to modify a flash to work with my model 100 polaroid. Anybody already done this? Please save me from myself. I apologize for not sifting through the archives, but 7 megs is a bit much. If you could reply to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED], I

[Cameramakers] Re: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #273 - 12 msgs

2001-12-03 Thread Ron Levandoski
The neon shop sounds like a cool idea, yuk,yuk. Would the spectrum of the light from neon or for that matter, fluorescent lights interfere with multicontrast filtration? Ron From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:27:01 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Cameramakers] Re: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #273 - 12 msgs

2001-12-03 Thread Ron Baker
Hi Ron Neon is what cold lights are made of. The nice thing is they can be formed in just about any shape and the colors are adjustable. Ron Baker www.ronbakerphotography.com - Original Message - From: Ron Levandoski [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 03,

[Cameramakers] Kodak Tourist 120 Conversion HELP!!!!!!

2001-12-03 Thread Matt Mengel
I decided to flush the shutter on my Tourist and quickly realized I'm in over my head. The shutter came off very conveniently with a nice little bayonet connection. I tried some denatured alcohol from a syringe to flush it. Now the shutter works great. All the lens elements are completely wet as

Re: [Cameramakers] Re: Enlarger Diffusion.

2001-12-03 Thread Alan Zinn
At 03:01 PM 12/3/01 -0700, you wrote: On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. I've been fighting this fight, too. One problem is that if your diff material isn't absolutely creamy smooth, you have to space it quite a ways behind the neg to ensure that any graininess is entirely

Re: [Cameramakers] Re: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #273 - 12 msgs

2001-12-03 Thread Alan Zinn
At 04:37 PM 12/3/01 -0800, you wrote: The neon shop sounds like a cool idea, yuk,yuk. Would the spectrum of the light from neon or for that matter, fluorescent lights interfere with multicontrast filtration? Ron Ron, The neon tube comes with different phosphors just like real Aristo Cool

Re: [Cameramakers] Kodak Tourist 120 Conversion HELP!!!!!!

2001-12-03 Thread Marv Soloff
Matt Mengel wrote: I decided to flush the shutter on my Tourist and quickly realized I'm in over my head. The shutter came off very conveniently with a nice little bayonet connection. I tried some denatured alcohol from a syringe to flush it. Now the shutter works great. All the lens

[Cameramakers] Re: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #274 - 1 msg

2001-12-03 Thread William Nettles
re: Enlarger diffusion Use translucent plexiglas that is used for light tables. It comes in many thicknesses from 1/16 on up to probably 1 They all transmit the same amount of light. Thicker will probably mix better. For my modified Bessler enlarger lamp I simply removed their awful