Re: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film

2002-01-23 Thread Don Hill
Another bonus with the 10" drum is that when new they are supplied with a rubber stopper which keeps the 4x5 sheets separate during development, with no need for the screen. Very convienent. Don On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:54:05 -0500 Gregg Kemp writes: > I used trays for developing 4x5 film (Tri-X

Re: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film

2002-01-23 Thread Don Hill
ditto on the HP CombiPlan tank, less expensive than jobo, easier than the tubes. On Wed, 23 Jan 102 10:17:30 -0500 (EST) "Richard M. Koolish" writes: > > Porter's has a plastic daylight developing tank for > > $40 or so. (I think their web address is portercamera.com) > > I bought my developing

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Vinegar as stop bath, vitamin c alternative

2001-12-20 Thread Don Hill
Regarding stop bath alternatives, citric acid or ascorbic acid or just plain vitamin c is a great alternative for stop bath. If I remember correctly you use 20g per liter of water for use as a stop. That's a guess because I can't find the resource at the moment. I guess it's time to admit I am b

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Will paper work in 4x5 film holder?

2001-12-18 Thread Don Hill
Another inexpensive option would be the arista ortho litho film from freestyle. It is sold precut for filmholders, 4.9"x3.9", and at last check it was 17.99 for 100 sheets. Not bad. It's better than finding out the hard way that the huge box of 5x7 paper has to be shaved just a wee bit so it wil

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Greetings and paper negative info

2001-12-04 Thread Don Hill
I use these for contact printing, but I assume with some imagination you could enlarge them. Don > Question for Don: > Do you use this paper negative for enlargements > or > contact prints? > Thanks in advance. > leezy > > ___ > Pinhole-Discussion mai

[pinhole-discussion] Greetings and paper negative info

2001-11-29 Thread Don Hill
Hi all, I've been quite the stealthy reader of the list for some time, so I figured I'd pop my head in and say hello to everyone. This is an exciting and informative bunch - and I hope I can add a bit here. By the way, I'm number 170 on the pinhole day site. I've been an off and on pinholer for