david_oconnor1

Negatory Bob, they say "if you aim for nothing, you will hit the mark

every time."

I have the "Wollensak Rochester Verito 14-1/2" Diffused Focus F4"

No. 8585 lens. It is in a Wollensak #4 Studio shutter. The shutter is

built like a tank, with an open-close preview lever, stepless

aperture ring, F4-6-11-16-22-32-45, and a heavy duty pneumatic bulb,

hose, and actuator. No speeds per se, but the shutter stays open

untill you release or the bulb goes leakdown. The lens-barrel is

easily 3.5" wide X 6" deep. Can't comment on performance. The glass

is perfect but I never shot with it (yet).

Thank you, John - You answered my question. By "modern films" are you

referring to Tgrains/coreshell? In which case, a conventional film

such as fp4+ may actually benefit from the above-described methods?

Or, do most films available in these "modern" times lack the ability

to be manipulated as easily as past emulsions. Thanx again.

Ted, others,

I have read in the "cookbook" about the above-mentioned benefits of

this developing scheme, however they state it should only be used

with very highly dilute, non-solvent developers. Of course rodinal

@1:50+ qualifies as such, but is this "gospel according to

Anchell/Troop" correct concerning other developers? I am thinking of

D76 1:3 for Delta 100. Any insight? Thanx-

Him bellers am fine, also else ils dandy.

Hates comars. Sleeps around. Can't cook.

The great yellow rat-bastards are also showing 8X10 tech pan

available on thier site. I asked a distributor and they laughed..

said its been unavailable for years in 8-10.

I applaud your ambition. I assume the self-arresting gibs are of the

law-abiding variety. I had a similar set of circumstances befuddling

me, so I took up photography instead. What kind of film/developer are

you going to use with this contraption? :) Good luck!

Buy. Try! Cry. (Sigh) Gooder Luck.

I guess nobody heard you Nigel. I check here often, because I too am

curious. I suppose time will tell..

I don't know Sergey, but before the flamethrowers arrive you may want

to indicate subject matter, degree of enlargement if any, same

developer for each? (or different developers optimized to each film,

etc.) The term "which is better" will set you up like a bowling pin.

Remember, opinions are like apertures...

Just a note to say that I sure appreciated discussions like this one.

Since it is impossible to use the "Try it!" theory for everything,

the findings of learned experimentors is an advantage to us trying to

improve our craft. Thank you.

....expertise is appreciated.

....expertise is appreciated

I have sluethed up as much as possible on older posts regarding cutting down film to get 2 5x7's from an 8x10. I can understand the roto-trim theory, and the 5x7 block-template-to-trim-around theory.

The physical trimming of the film is not ponderous. My concern is, should some sort of liner paper be used below the film as a protective measure. Or even a film-sandwich between 2 sheets of something? As nice as sheet film comes from the box, I would like to keep it that way. Of course I would give a dust-off w/anti-static brush between trimming & loading. Thanks in advance for your input. your

I read the same post, and wrote down the info.

1:9 @ 68deg, 2 min continous agitation. Normal fix & stop.

The guy is Evan Grant, you can see examples at www.image-in.com

The effect looks cool, but they look like nice shots regardless.

Dave O'Connor

On the B+H site, a rodenstock apo sironar N 240mm 5.6 copal 3 is

$1349.00 The Linhof-tested rodenstock apo sironar N 240mm 5.6 copal 3

is $2926.00 a difference of $1577.00 The 150mm is double the cost for

Linhof-tested vs straight Rodenstock. Cams and infinity stops and

focus scales are wonderful, if you need them. Are these trinkets

incorporated into the cost? If so, would thier value be deducted if

you dont use a rangefinder and focus scale? If you're in the market

for optics, surely they would have cams etc. as an accessories

option.

Well, Linhof sure is very proud of thier testing. A "linhof" 150mm N

5.6 Rodenstock is about $1500. more than an off the shelf 150mm N 5.6

(B+H) wow-wee.

Thank you, Bob. Any idea on Sinars practices?

I have seen used lenses for sale that are described as "hand-picked" by Linhof, or whomever, indicating that these lenses meet higher standards than off the shelf versions. Is this practice still in place anywhere? For instance, does Sinar test their rodenstocks, or just engrave the lens hood. I think I read of a lab that tested ten apo-sironar S lenses and found 2 that they felt were adequate for thier purposes. Thank you.

Thanks mark, I checked it out. I should have mentioned that I will be

tray developing.

Thank you for the chemical formula location in the book. I don't see

the reference to DEVELOPMENT TIMES -such as "process FX1 undiluted

for 11 minutes @ 68 deg. agitate until your agitated"

I have heard high praises for these developers, on this forum and in the "film developer cookbook". It is available ready mix at the Photographers Formulary. However, it is not included in the "massive development chart" or in the book, although it is referenced frequently. Any starting points? Thanks in advance.

as a first-time poster, i must say i'm impressed with this whole

deal. what a wealth of information and resources made-to-order. I

have ordered 2 boxes of fp4+. I kind of figured that without hearing

much talk of bergger (good or bad) that it probably was not overly

impressive with non pmk developers. I shall begin my (simplified) asa

tuning for my lens/camera. Thanks to all.

original poster says: I meant to say ilford fp4+ (125 rating).

also,the degree of enlargement will be 20x24 max. thanks again.