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  1. Is there a definitive consensus on the minimum amount of HC110 syrup needed per roll - 3 ml. or 6 ml.?

    By roll, I mean 80 sq. in., or 135-36, or 120.

     

    And does anyone have first hand experience finding that 3 ml. is not enough?

     

    I can't recall why the recommended amount changed from 3 to 6 ml.

  2. Is this for a wedding? If the wedding couple would like to pass the negs onto their great-great-great grandkids, then the issue of archival permanence should be considered. I would vote for Tri-X or other silver-based film instead of a C-41 medium. Just my opinion.
  3. I received a response today from Fuji:

     

    "Dear xxxxx:

     

    Thank you for contacting Fujifilm, USA's Contact Center. Please allow us to assist you.

     

    Please be advised that Neopan 100 SS black and white film is not

    imported into the United States. Therefore, we do not have information regarding its availability nor can we offer support for it...."

     

    I was hoping to try SS100 as a possible alternative to 120 APX100, but it seems SS100 (and 1600) is not made in 120.

  4. Mike- I did consider the Acratech, as it's in the same ballpark. However, the consensus is that it won't hold the same weight as the others. My situation is that the Hass + 40mm (about 5.5 lbs.) will not be mounted directly over the ball - the weight will be off-center about 6". If the camera were mounted over the ball, the Acratech would be fine.
  5. I'll restate my query: I'm interested in the Kirk BH-3, the RRS BH40, and the Markins M10 and would like to get articulate opinions from people who have had hands-on experience with these ballheads - not theory or conjecture. I'm not interested in the Arca-Swiss B1 or the Acratech.

     

     

    Thanks

  6. I'm about to spring for a ballhead to go with my RRS PCL-1 panning

    clamp and Gitzo Studex. I'm shooting panos, and my heaviest gear is a

    Hasselblad w/ 40mm - and because this heavy load is cantilevered way

    off balance, the large Leitz ballhead I've been using is no longer

    adequate. (The Leitz is great for the TLR Rollei, though.)

     

    So, has anyone been able to compare the Kirk with the new RRS BH40

    and/or the Markins M10? I'm interested in the Kirk because it's nearly

    $100 cheaper (I'm financially challenged), but, if it doesn't compare,

    it would be a $100 waste. I'm willing to spring for the RRS or Markins

    if it's really worth the difference.

     

    I'm interested in hearing opinions based on hands-on experience.

     

    Thanks in advance

    Phil

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