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October 3, 2003

Hi there,

I have done some work with Anthotypes recently.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/zubita/altphoto/

I used the article from the British Journal of Photography

to make mine. Quite easy really although patience is requires

and much sunlight. I used red poppies.

And so far I have not noticed any fading over the last two months.

There are other descriptions in older texts like Joseph Eder's

History of Photography and there is a book on eBay right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/

eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2560970019&category=2196&rd=1

If you outbid please share, ;-)

It's a lovely process and does work. Suitable for fine art or large negative

printing.

Cheers,

October 7, 2001

There is a new one is believe

www.frugalphotographer.com

Has both Efke and Macophot.

August 19, 2001

Dave,

Andrew and Jeffrey are quite right. A Rolleicord, yAutocord or Yashicamat perhaps even a Ricoh Diacord are fine for staring out.

A friend of mine got a Rolleicord V lastweek and was very happy.

TLRs are fun and perform well. The Rolleicord V is the best deal

for the money. You can likely get one for $100-125 on eBay. Apart

from this Andrews advice is solid and you should see this photo

by Jeffrey Goggin ...

http://cgi.linkclub.or.jp/~dmakos/imgsquare/index.cgi?read=1948

... to get an idea what an Autocord is capable of.

August 19, 2001

True. Agfa 50 rocked my world of colours. The prints from my Rolleiflex would with this film made people gasp. It was all just a natural response to great colour. Nice photo Jeff, btw, and I hope for all of us that Agfa brings it back. Letter writing campaign anyone?

August 19, 2001

If at all possible I would shoot a roll first, however,

it would be surprising to me that it would not work. Perhaps

a good question for RUG, Rollei user group.

July 26, 2001

David,

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I just got my shippment from Fotoimpex in Berlin.

Their website has these developing times etc for PL100

http://www.fotoimpex.de/Technik/Entwicklertab/entwicklertab.HTM

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Cheers and Good Luck!

April 10, 2001

I am beginning to see that NYC is no different than Toronto where I live. The 'big' stores have a good selection but suffer from high prices and often poor customer service. Thanks for the tips thus far

I will check some of these out. Any photo fairs over Easter in NYC?

April 10, 2001

Does anyone have any suggestions on goog medium format stores

in NYC? I am looking for medium format folders, TLRs and collectible

equipment in general.

February 9, 2001

My ideal Rolleiflex is the 2.8D with the Planar lens. I dislike the lightmeter in the E and F models, although EV is no hard to use. The Xenotar or 3.5 Planar are also just fine. No big difference. The only reason I would get an F model is for the removable viewing hood and screen. Easier to clean but most change the screen only once I assume. The bayonet III accessories are also VERY pricey. But if money is no object then go for the most expensive model and you will have a camera that will never lose its value as long as it stays in good shape. Did I mention that the photos from a Rolleiflex are fantastic? Perhaps a nice 3.5E model (with Bayonet II) would do as well. Have fun.

February 7, 2001

Rolleiflex Automat or Ricoh Diacord hands down. Both should cost

no more than $100 if you can find them.

February 2, 2001

Kevin and Todd,

Thank for your concern about my state of loneliness. Actually, I am a social person and do have some friends, mostly other photographers. Problem is they would not be caught dead with a Holga in their hands.

Major gearheads. I like the parakeet idea but, birds frighten me. Todd, perhaps I should stick to contact printing like gem-like Rollei

squares instead but I will try out the Holga for fun.

Olivier and Charles, thank you for your comments as well. I think I will experiment with a remote triggering device involving a clamp. I have already managed to get the Holga onto a tripod.

Thanks for all the fun/practical advise. If it proves anything, Holga users are very cool.

January 30, 2001

So, let's say you had a Holga and wanted to take a picture of

yourself. How would you do it? No mirror and no friends. Could you

build a self-timer?

January 22, 2001

For a cheaper option try the Russian Horizon 6x6 loupe, usually

available on eBay for around $40 USD. Glass loupe of excellent

quality. Coated as well.

January 10, 2001

Yikes Joe. Sorry. Did not mean to have this post show up often.

Apologies to everyone. I thought it was not going through. Now I know better.

January 10, 2001

Joe,

I just got home with my latest batch of b&w prints taken with the old trusty Rolleiflex C, 2.8 Planar. The lens is wonderful. I found that