dan_craig1

I've got a set of prints I made about three years ago, that at the

time I wasn't terribly fond of, but after pulling them out recently I

thought them worthy of consideration.

The problem is this: I didn't process them archivally. They were

fixed "enough" and then washed briefly and then dried. Luckily

they aren't showing any signs of contamination, but I'm

wondering if it's too late to save them. Anyone have any ideas

how I should proceed?

Many thanks

Thanks for all the great input. I hope it keeps coming!

I'll throw another item into the mix now: What sort of final rinse/wetting agent works best with this film? LFN? PhotoFlo? Something else? Or nothing at all?

Most of the formulas I have seen for mixing the sodium sulfite

bath to clear Polaroid 55/665 negatives require weighing out the

powdered chemical in grams. Having no scale to make these

measurements, does anyone have a formula with measures

that dont require one? Thanks in advance.

I had the same problem not too long ago. A trip to Home Depot and I found these:

http://www.masterlock.com/cgi-bin/product_detail.pl?sub_cat_id=D3115&template=style

They are just the right size for the holes in the case and long enough to work with easily.

This is about as close as I have seen to an Arca page

http://www.twestbrook.com/Photography/Large_Format/Arca-Swi

ss/arca-swiss.html

I've got a few Polaroid 20x24's I made in school that I have never

gotten around to mounting/framing, mainly because I am very hesitant

to do anything that might damage these originals.

I'm wondering if anyone out there has experience with this and can

give me some tips, or maybe just throws some ideas at me. Being that

they are one of a kind originals, I'd like to find something that is

known to work and last before I "experiment."

Any help is appreciated.

Dan

The Arca Swiss F Line has been a front runner for me as well. It seems

best suited for all sorts of work but especially architecture. The

only question(s) are/is: 4x5? 5x7? Metric? Compact? Is any one of

these combinations better for any reason?

Thanks for the recommendations thus far. Very useful insights.

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So is it true that Sinar equipment is much more widely available

to rent then other brands?

I've read the books, the product info, done the math, etc., but I am

very interested in learning from working architectural

photographers what camera SYSTEMS work best for them and

what they would recommend. I'm not new to the LF world, but

having only touched briefly on Architectural work in school with a

limited selection of cameras, I value and appreciate the opinions

of the pros. The systems I have been most interested in have

been the Arca Swiss F-Line, Sinar (F and P series) and the

Linhof Technikardan. Each have their pros and cons, but I would

really appreciate knowing what you folks think of these and

others.

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Thanks very much

Dan