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I would just like to say that kevin has a very elquent pen indeed!!

and I think he should be the spokes person for this site.He made such

a moving statement that i think we can all sympathize with. BRAVO!

BRAVO!-J

Paul I was about to respond to your post but its not even worth it,

because it does not make any sense. but I will say this just as Bach

and Beethoven are both classical composer and can be compared in that

they both are in the same genre of music. I would consider Misrach

and Fatali to be in the same genre that was the basis of my

comparsion. Also I think we can have a discussion without calling

someones opinions "childish" or insulting their views. I disagree

with you but I dont need to insult you to show that.-J

Hi david at this website (http://www.jackspcs.com/pmk.htm) they say

11 min @ 70 degrees for N. I think those times are straight from

Hutchings himself. I remeber reading an article by Hutchings about

bergger and I think he said to rate it at 100. I have never tried

this film before so I dont know first hand.-J

"Michael runs a bussiness. Plain and simple."

could not have said it better myself.

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as for the comparison to Misrach they are similar they both shoot

color landscapes of the west.the differnce is Misrach is good and

does not need the gimmicky hyper saturation that is inherent to

Fatalis work.-J

I have been using pmk for almost a year and love it. the problem i

have with Dixactol is the formula is not published and there is not

whole lot of info available on it. G hutchings gives you the formula

for pmk if you buy the book or you can get it over the web. and i

think Dixactol is more expensive.-J

I would try the arista 125 since its the same as fp4 and very cheap.

supposedly 5x7 will be available later this month. I shoot arista 400

in 4x5 and love it.-J

Fatali is a mediocre photog with incredibly bad taste.Richard Misrach

has shot the same type of subject matter and has a far more

interesting take on it. I think the real discussion should be which

is worse his prose or his titles?-J

I think chris is right Fatali`s writing is much worse than a few burn

marks on a stupid rock.not to mention the super saturation in his

photos, they actually hurt my eyes.-J

On a related note Im curious if anyone has ever tried tech pan in

Modified Windisch dev sold by the formulary. It states its similar to

the old windisch but modified by bill troop. they also recomend it

for tech pan.-J

If the fence has a hole in it the security guards asleep and i know

theres a good shot there im in. I spend as much time trying to

decipher the hidden meaning in no trespassing signs as i do under the

cloth figuring the composition. sometimes you just know that you get

away with shooting sometimes you know you cant. i get thrown off of

property every other shoot but people are generally nice about it.

you just have to use common sense and hope luck is on your side.

besides its adventurous (i know spelled that funny).at some you just

have to take a chance and shoot.-J

You should decide what is more important portability or movements. if

you need portability a monorail (like omega,calumet,cambo) may

present problems.if go for a graphic get a super speed its the only

one that can shoot vertical and it has front swing.as for monorails i

have cambo that i got for $250 its bulky but very flexible and easy

to use (just hard to carry).i shoot in the city so i drive alot walk

a little and the cambo works fine. if you hike or walk alot or take

public trans you should get something smaller (super speed).peace out-

J

My bad it should be 3/8ths not 1/8th. I dont even think there is a

1/8th. oops.-J

Stop bath can decrease the amount of stain you get with a staining

developer (pmk).It can cause pin holes and its just one more chemical

to mix and deal with.-J

I would try to get the thicker 1/8th in thick instead of the standard

1/4 in. Its always been my experience the 1/4 is not heavy to hold

the glass flush against the neg.-J

I use a gravity washer and it seems to work nicely but they are

expensive.It automatically drains the water every few minutes fun to

watch.-J

the best answer for you question is to get the film developing

cookbook it will tell you everything you ever wanted to know and alot

you did not -J

if you use wine bottle you can get these rubber corks and this pump

that will suck all the air out the bottle. great for developers.check

wine maker shops.-J

Hey Sean

Photo formulary sells it in 100mil bottles for $4.50. with a dilution

of 1:2000 it will probably last a lifetime.-J

I love the older Riteways (not to be confused with the new ones which

are expensive and i have heard nothing but bad things about).I get

them at camera shows for about 7 to 8 dollars apiece. the tape on the

bottom is much better than the new fidelities and the finger thats

holds the darkslide actually works.before you buy them just check

that the tape is not to worn and that the holder is pretty clean.

Before I use them I check them for leaks and i usually vaccum them

out and clean them with alcohol.-J

i use wine bottles with rubber corks and a small pump to suck the air

out. check wine maker shops or cook wear shops. the pump is about 15

bucks the corks are 3 or 4 dollars a piece.-J

chris

if you wanted to be extremly anal you could time how long it takes to

pour out the chemistry and use that time as to when to start pouring

out the developer.will it effect the film? yes. how much? probably

not that much you would have to have a pretty critical eye to tell

the difference between 6 min and 6 min 30 sec. what i do is pre soak

the film for 2 min in water then process as usual i would start

pouring the dev out at 6 min knowing that it would take about 20 sec

to pour out. that is time enough to adjust for the fact that it took

the developer 20 sec to displace the water presoak in the emulsion.

a pre soak also prevents uneven developing.-J

Randy I have never used this tank but I have never heard a good thing

said about it.If you snoop around on this site you may find some

threads discussing the infamous yankee tank.If you have not used it

yet you may consider taking it back and exchanging it for something

else.-J

you might try drilling holes in pieces of board until you find the

right drill bit. then just drill a blank lens board. at least that is

what I would do. Just curious does the shutter have B & T ?-J