david_dorcich1

Developers oxidize, that's why they have a limited shelf life. When you mix them from powder is better to just stir the solution, shaking it will introduce more air into the mixture and in theory reduce the useful life of the developer.

 

I just use a 1 gallon jugs to store my chemicals, i haven't had any problems with d-76 going bad since i have always ended up using all of it before that happens. The simplest way to use it is as a one-shot mix. It isn't very expensive and you don't have to keep track of a replenishing solution if you just toss out the developer when you are done with it.

 

Fixer can be reused, and it has a much higher useful capacity than developer. i use a Hypo-check solution to text the fixer before i use it. It is very cheap and simple way to test to make sure the fixer is still good.

 

Water is an effective stop bath for film, I fill and empty the film tank twice instead of using a stop bath.

You most likely pulled the dark slide when the shutter was still open, or didn't set the f-stop after focusing the camera.

 

Easy way to avoid pulling the dark slide with the shutter open is to trip the shutter once before you pull the dark slide. If the shutter is open it won't fire.

"I have annual National Parks pass, it allows one person or car free of cost. "

 

At per person fee sites, the pass admits pass holder and up to three (3) persons age 16 and older.

The GS-1's disadvantage over the Rb/RZ is that you have to rotate entire the camera to switch between portrait and landscape.

Like this?

 

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?cat_id=804&pid=6074

"..but how come it's called a P20+ back if it's 16 megapixels?"

 

The d300 is a few short too...

Plus X is still around in 35mm and 120.

November-February is mating season. I would recommend long lenses, you really don't want to go near them.

"There's also a difference between prisoners of war and the average citizen on the street. The people in Gitmo aren't there for selling encyclopedias without a license. They're there because they tried to kill people like you and me."

 

If they don't know why they are there, how can you presume to? Since they were labeled as "illegal enemy combatants" habeas corpus was suspended. They only recently won the right to even know why they are being held.

File corruption is not unheard of even when working in the same program. That's why it is never wise to only have a single copy of any file.

So you expect files from a new version of a software program to always be compatible with older versions why exactly?

use your 8x10 camera as an enlarger maybe?

The frames that you exposed are toast, but the rest of the film that was still on the reel should be fine.

The split image in the center of the circle will line up when you have focused on the subject in the circle.

Would be best to re-roll the film in the dark. The side of the film that goes through the camera first normally is attached to the backing paper with tape, if you run the roll backward you might have a problem with the un-taped end rolling correctly onto the take up spool.

"Orthochromatic film hasn't been regularly used in 50 years so that's not even worth discussing. "

 

Its still used and quite easy to find is both sheet and roll film. Its worth discussing, and using.

How would a filter blow out a highlight? You are doing that with your exposure choice.

 

"Almost all current films are panchromatic and do not require filtration" That really makes little sense, filters are you useful way to create the image that you want. No film "requires" anything, the requirements come from the results you want to obtain.

I prefer matte, its impossible to hide specks with spot tone on glossy.

The advantage of liquid over powder is that you can mix what you need when you need it from the concentrate, with the powders you have to mix the entire packet then make your working solution form that.

 

Its really a matter of preference, once opened/mixed both have the same shelf life.

Or you could just google search it, most "targets" have been photographed for years already.

"The author of the referenced article does not say ( or know) if photography was used in the planning for those events."

 

So what if it was? They probably wrote things down during their planning, do we now ban pens and paper?

You can release the shutter by selecting mirror up on the lens, firing the shutter on the body to put the mirror in the up position, then twisting the mirror up knob on the lens to the "normal" position, this will fire the shutter.

Lo-1 on the d300 is iso 100, assuming you are shooting something in direct sunlight you would need an 11 stop ND filter to shoot at even f22 for 30 seconds.

I have used ilfolsol s with fomapan 100 sheet film, base time of 6:45 with rotory processing; but i prefer the results with d-76. I find that it is easier to control the highlights with d-76.

You could also try the DR-6 Rectangular Right Angle Finder to help you compose with the camera low to the ground, its not what i would call cheap at $185 though.