tom_meyer6

Rats... I was hoping for a happy ending.

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Like trib, I love my "50 year old technology" III and will <i>not</i>

complain about fallen crests, I never had a "real" lens board (rich

little poor boy)! And I never range finder focus, I wouldn't feel

like a real photographer without the darkcloth and none of my lenses

are Linhof (don't sue me!)

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I think I'll put a decal of Alfred E. Newman on the lensboard with my

135 Sironar, it'll look good over the Leica lens cap that's on it...t

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p.s. Bob, lighten up, your takin' the shine off it.

My Tech III focuses a 90mm Grandagon just fine with a lens board I

made from a sheet of aluminum I got from a machine shop. It's flat,

no recess at all. Aluminum is soft enough to drill with a Black &

Decker yard sale hand drill and finish with a fat rat tail file, I

mean we're discussing techniques approaching 50 years old, here! (hi

Bob). Hey trib, tell me more about that grip!...t

I think these cameras were also called a Rickert or something like

that. A friend has one (green anodized sort of looking thing). Very

light weight for a metal 5x7. He likes it...t

I've used a Linhof Tech III (actually 2) for about 12 years and the

only thing I occasionally yearn for is a more precise tilt up front.

As Trib notes, the drop bed combined with the front rise and then a

fine tune with the rear standard, suits for a lot of extreme movement

in a camera that doubles well as a battle axe. Consider using the

money you save for top notch glass and you'll never regret it. Get

yerself a 90mm 4.5 Grandagon (which the Tech III handles fine) and

forget the lesser movements (the rear element slides in like... well

like it was made for this camera). If you want to use shorter lenses

you might need to go to the Tech IV. These cameras have tons of

extension, I routinely use a 210mm. The section on Linhofs at this

site (as previously noted) is really the best you can do short of

takin' it out and moving it around...t

It's such a pleasure to find great people in the world and that this

technology enables us to communicate so fluidly.

In literaly 15 minutes I have solved a problem that is months old.

I'll have my camera back from the "reputable" repair shop <i>and</i>

a new felt liner for my camera on Monday (it's now Friday), for the

wopping price of around $20 <i>including</i> the Fed Ex shipping

expense to get the felt delivered.

Life is good, Thanks Bob and Martin, and Thanks to those who maintain

this site!...t

Sounds like an old blues tune.

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But really a repair facility that shall remain nameless, has had my trusty Tech III for 5 months now, claims the felt, that goes between the film holder and the ground glass frame <i>has</i> to come from Switzerland. Is this bogus, or what?

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Does anybody know where I can get this seemingly incredibly rare material in the U.S.of A.?

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sheesh, you'd think it was shorn from the hide of Namibian goats raised by Buddist monks that read them Japanese love poems since birth and grazed them only in the pastures on the southern slope of Mt. Olympus. Help! I miss my baby! I need some felt!...t

Ellis! My Man! I can't believe your/my timing! A client just

presented me with the digital camera they want me to use to

photograph their catalog of trickets! This gizmo looks pixel-perfect!

ha! It ain't L-Format but it works for me! thanks!...t

I'll try it tonight! Thank you!...t

Wolfgang! Do any of Jim's conditions apply? How long are you developing? I'm pretty sure the box says 30secs at 65-70 degrees F (normal room temp).

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We're on opposite sides of the same problem, I actually <i>want</i> solarization... maybe refrigerated film would help (me)?

Tom

I asked this question in the B&W Film Forum, but someone here might have some insight as well. Please excuse the cross over, if you've been there and done that.

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I have succeeded in making a polaroid 665 neg solarize by peeling it (post exposure and normal processing) under a 75 watt light bulb, at about 3 inches from the light. It's more like a reversed out line around the edge where shadow meets light (there's a name for that, but it's late.zzzzz....). My problem is it's not very consistent, does anyone have experience achieving this effect? How? please/thank you.

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Phase two, is I'm looking for really old 665 or Type 55 film...like 10 years old, or more, please email me if you have any old stock. Thanks...t

I have succeeded in making a polaroid 665 neg solarize by peeling it (post exposure and normal processing) under a 75 watt light bulb, at about 3 inches from the light. It's more like a reversed out line around the edge where shadow meets light (there's a name for that, but it's late.zzzzz....). My problem is it's not very consistent, does anyone have experience achieving this effect? How? please/thank you.

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Phase two, is I'm looking for <i>really</i> old 665 or Type 55 film...like 10 years old, or more, please email me if you have any old stock. Thanks...t

I'm gonna try hot lights (more i-red) and no filter at ISO 200. I've been curious, too. Hie is cool film, but it's too much for portraits, unless you want too much. I'm looking for smoother skin, better detail. Medium format, not sheets or miniature. soon come back...t

I say go for it, Ellis!!!

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My advice on the 4x5 for your applications would be an old Linhoff Tech III or IV. They have a good range of movements including a drop bed for front fall, front rise by rack and pinion, front swings and shifts, the back revolves and tilts and swings on four pins that terminate in ball and socket joints in the corners of the back.

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The bellows on my old Tech III are about 16", the lensboards are flat (make 'em yourself) , they have a Graflock back for roll film and you can find the III's for under $500 in really good shape and the IV's for under $1000. Even if the bellows are bad, they can be replaced for under $150. .. And they fold up into a really good defensive weapon with a 135mm mounted inside...t

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Check out the wb site the moderator of this forum has for incredible details about these good cameras... Oh yeah, I use a 90mm no mine, no problem...t

I adapted mine with an old Ilford 400 Multigrade head and control panel/footswitch (4 Grades is plenty) and it's been great for over 15 years...t

Yeah I hadn't thought about field work, but I have quit doing my industrial landscape stuff in the city. Maybe I could hang a sign on my butt when under the dark cloth that said "no radio"...t

Sorry Ellis, no tips from me but... even if you could, why would you? The damn stuff is so slow, disassembly would be messy and problematic, Tri-x is cheaper, blah blah blah....what advantages do you anticipate? ...t

Wierd question, but I guess you're right. Although when given the

opportunity, I suspect some folks will steal anything if it's not

locked up... I wouldn't count on some junky to be that discriminating.

 

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Decoys do work, though. Someone moved my box of large format equipment

(about $3500 with a handle on it) to steal a $150 TV. They can

probably get more crack for a TV than a Linhof...t

the graphic center in california sells them brand new for under $40.

you get the tank and a rack that holds 10 sheets 665 and expand to

hold 10 sheets 55, and an identical bucket with a couple of holes

drilled in the bottom for washing (just run a hose in it).

 

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GraficCenter@aol.com

 

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should work for you. i will sometimes shoot 80 or 100 negs in a

session (665) and i use a tupperware type bucket for that, but it

doesn't get moved until they're ready to go to the darkroom for

post-production. make sure it doesn't have a vacuum mold point in the

bottom center.

 

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these negs are pretty fragile and the corners of one will ruin the

next if motion is allowed.

 

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i met a guy in houston who travelled with an ice chest custom fitted

with an acrylic (plexiglas) grid that held each neg in its' own little

5" high compartment. it wasn't glued together, the horizontal ones

were slotted 1/2 way down and the verticals 1/2 way up and they slid

together to make the grid. it nested into a nice polystyrene hinge

lidded ice chest. then he'd top it off with the s.sulfite and seat

belt it into the back seat of his car. he was a portrait guy. he

showed me 30x40 prints and they were VERY clean. nice work, too (if

you're out there)....tom