tom_rand

Check out Lost Luggage at www.lost-luggage.com. Unique selections in various sizes and material. Their books are top of the line and well worth the price if you're looking for something "a tad different". Highly recommended. Lost Luggage also has their less expensive brand called Case Envy (www.caseenvy.com). Brewer-Cantelmo created the original portfolio book that has now become a standard. B-C makes custom books to your specifications, as well as offering what they call Ready Made books in standard sizes. There is House of Portfolios that also caters to photographers looking for custom made books in the same vein as B-C. Aside from the choices I've mentioned, a less expensive option is to purchase an off-the-shelf book from Prat or Pina Zangaro, both of which are available at most art stores.

Use new Rollei Scanfilm CN400 Pro. The film is color without the orange mask, which makes it easier to print in a b&w darkroom using standard chemistry and a filter of 4+. This film is sold as a color film for b&w printing and appears to be what you're looking for. Rollei is coming out with a 200 version in October. You can buy the film through Freestyle in the states or Robert White in England.

Gamma Photo processes large format film. They are located at 314 W. Superior St. in Chicago and have been around for years. A pro lab.

Get a sheet of *anti-newton ring glass* to replace the current glass in your contact frame. I had the same issue and the new glass solved it.

"I'm comfortable with discomfort, and this deal makes me uncomfortable. I like to go to the mall the day after Thanksgiving, too. That's how I'm wired."...

 

Thanks for letting us all know how you're wired. But is Thanksgiving 'art'? What about all the other holidays?

I applaud you all...wonderful images.

Whatever happened to Bob Shell?

So, in one paragraph you state the Internet is "a piece of crap" and then you claim "almost everything I know about taking pictures was learned somewhere on this site."

 

If your thread is "the thinking man's 'This forum sucks'", then put your two comments together and let us know what you "think".

You've been a valuable contributor by sharing images that have proven how the best camera equipment and finest optics still can't save a photographer from producing mediocrity.

When coating paper with platinum/palladium (using a glass rod);

small, black specks often appear on the surface. Does anyone know the

cause?

Can you guys post some pictures to clarify the argument? Visualizing is the key here, and Leica-created porn shots would really help.

Okay: Van Gogh never sold a painting, but his work is considered art. Van Gogh also cut off his ear. Now if a tree fell in a forest, would Van Gogh have heard it?

 

Let's get back to bitching about the MP.

For point & shoot, I use a Minox GTE; the best pocket camera for what I need to capture. The lens is incredible and provides the sharpest images. A faithful P&S companion, and Minox is owned by Leica.

Can someone provide feedback on the "new version" NPC 195 camera?

I've used the Polaroid Pro Pack camera and would like to step up to

the latest NPC 195. However, I'd like more information from users, in

regards to performance, quality, and optics.

I recommend Fuji NPS 160 for good color rendition. I also enjoy using Agfa Ultra 50. Using Agfa Ultra depends on how saturated you want your color to be. Whatever film you choose, at least try one roll of the Agfa Ultra 50.