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Sal, I almost bought a Zone VI 5x7 Type I enlarger, but wisely called

Calumet for the missing negative carriers before I made the purchase.

Not only does Calumet have no carriers in stock, they have no plans to

ever sell them again. Calls to dealers specializing in used enlargers

came up negative (sorry) as well.

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I should add that Type II negative carriers are readily available, but

I think there should be some responsibility of the manufacturer to

keep a supply of replacement parts or, at the very least, a good

referral to a reliable parts dealer. The folks at Calumet were

professional and polite, but not able to help me. Hope this h

Hello list members. This may have been covered before, but I'm curious

if anyone has a suggestion for distressing negatives during

development? I'm talking about severe distressing for artistic

purpose, not just an extreme increase in grain.

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I've seen some examples in contemporary art shows, and the effect has

the same look as acid etching away the emulsion. It also is very

similar to the edge effect from Polaroid Type 55 film, for example.

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Thanks in advance for any suggest

Ed, funny you should mention that film since I just tried it for the

first time a few weeks ago after a recommendation in Photo Techniques

magazine. Their advice, if I remember correctly, was to expose

generously, use a yellow filter, and D76.

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The negatives look fine, but I haven't printed them yet, as my

darkroom is still being rearranged. I'll gladly post any results