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  1. I have a mostly working P800 for sale. I bought it cheap, completely nonworking, and I've done a lot of diagnosis and repair...and it's still not working. But it's a lot closer. When I got it it wouldn't power on; that was a a bad cable. The drivers wouldn't install; that was an expired maintenance cart and one empty ink cart. After going through all that and more, it won't print. Period. I suspect that the print head has dried up completely. Replacing the head may or may not get everything rolling again. For me, I've run out of time with it. I have prints to make, so I'm giving up. Printer comes with new Cyan, Magenta and Photo Black carts. I'll also ship the old maintenance cart with it, in case you want to get a ship resetter and use it again. IF you've read the above, you can guess that it's being sold as is. A used P800 is going for around $1500 on ebay.
  2. That's the Event Manager, but not the drivers. i called them and asked about that and their answer was basically "buy a new scanner"
  3. If you have them and you can send them then you're my new best friend
  4. A couple of years ago I posted looking for information about my 4x5. I had thought it was an older Shen Hao, but thanks to this site I learned it's a Guanlong, a brand I had never heard of. I haven't really been able to find out much more about it, though. Does anyone have any idea what it might be worth?
  5. First, thanks for the feedback. Here's what I did the first time, after I had everything in the bag. I pulled the file film away from the take-up reel. I didn't find any natural separated, so that's where I cut it. I pulled the outer material, which I assumed was the backing, away, I unreeled it all the way to the end, then cut it away there. Then I started loading the developing reel from the takeup reel. On the the second reel, I guess :-)
  6. I've been processing 35mm and large format for decades. I just (tried to) process my first roll of medium format, and I ran into a bunch of problems which don't seem to make any sense, so I'm hoping someone can shed some light, no pun intended. I put everything in my changing bag to load the daylight tank. I unrolled the film from the reel to get to the end, cut an end off about an inch back from the beginning, then I peeled the backing back and cut the end away from the film. I loaded the film on the reel; it was very difficult, and that should have been my first clue. I processed the reel, and what I had loaded was the backing. Luckily for me, I'd left everything in the changing bag, so I put the reel and tank back in after drying them and loaded the film. I thought. Here's where it gets strange. I had loaded another piece of backing. So then I opened up the change bag and there was MORE film AND backing. What in the world did I do?
  7. I spent a couple of hours talking to a stock photographer a couple of decades back. He told me that to make any meaningful money (say 2-3 figures a month) you start with about 10,000 images. If you want me make a living with it, a lot more than that. Of course, YMMV.
  8. For years I've been printing on 100% archival materials. Last year I had to move at a moment's notice, and everything, including my prints, went into storage, which was not climate controlled. My older prints were fine, but my newer (archival) priints were about 50% mildewed/molded. Is it because they're acid-free? Would the acid have provided protected against mold spores?
  9. I've having to downsize, and I have about two dozen Photo Techniques that I'd like to see go to a good home. For me, Photo Techniques was the go-to magazine for real information about film photography. I'll sell them for $20. The problem is shipping. They're heavy. Right now I'm in Northern Virginia, and the best thing would be for someone to pick them up. If not, and if someone really wants them, I'll look into shipping.
  10. Last week I asked a question about Shen Hao lens boards. I didn't get any responses...probably because my question was predicated on a faulty assumption. Here's round 2. About 20 or so years ago I bough a 4x5 field camera on eBay. It was listed as a Shen Hao, but it turns out that that is apparently incorrect. It has no manufacturer's information, except for what may be on a sticker written in Chinese (I think). I'm perfectly happy with the camera; it was cheap, it holds my lens and my film holders, and it focuses. But I am curious about what it is. Does anyone here recognize it? Or, read Chinese? :-)
  11. 1) Does anyone know when Shen Hao moved from wooden lens boards to metal boards? 2) Does anyone have the specs on the wooden boards?
  12. Dieter, thanks for the information. 100 degrees laterally, not diagonally, although with the aspect ratio I'm dealing with (2.83:1) I doubt there will be much difference. You're right about Leica price. Bless anyone who can afford them, but I don't fall into that category.
  13. I'm looking for a shoe-mounted viewfinder in the 100 degree range. Any suggestions?
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