Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
October 31st 09, 12:12 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm,rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 11
Views: 899
Bluefire Police film?
Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:
"Thor Lancelot Simon" wrote
I wonder whether, at this late date, it would be possible to persuade
Kodak to divulge the formula for Technidol.
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
October 30th 09, 03:33 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 6
Views: 706
Digital image longevity
Alan Browne wrote:
I use a pigment based printer. I don't expect displayed photos to fade
for a very long time.
Are they available for Canon?
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
October 30th 09, 03:28 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm,rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 11
Views: 899
Bluefire Police film?
David Nebenzahl wrote:
[Using r.p.e.35mm for its intended purpose--discussions of 35mm FILM
cameras]
So has anyone used this Bluefire "Police" film? See
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
October 26th 09, 03:12 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 6
Views: 706
Digital image longevity
Alan Browne wrote:
I recently attended a 50th anniversary party and photographed discretely
and formally just about everything. Part of this was a great outdoor
group shot, with rain, flash...
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
October 22nd 09, 02:00 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 6
Views: 706
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
August 6th 09, 03:58 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 3
Views: 754
Australia
Just back from 4000m trip myself - wish I had even some as good as these.
Murray Brizzie
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Forum: In The Darkroom
June 10th 09, 03:24 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,810
Safelight bulbs??
These days I find that I prefer top posting to bottom posting. It makes threads
easier to read. Back in the days before threaded newsreaders I admit it was easier
to read a post when the reply...
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Forum: In The Darkroom
May 29th 09, 07:48 AM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,810
Safelight bulbs??
I see your request not to top post - unfortunately my
program displays from the top, down, and I don't have to
scroll all the way thru countless repetitions of
previous postings to get to the actual...
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Forum: In The Darkroom
May 23rd 09, 03:24 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,810
Safelight bulbs??
Sorry, been away -late answer. The quick answer is 'NO'.
Fluoros work to a completely different system.
That's why the usual dimmers warn against using them to
control fluoros. Incandescent only. Get...
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Forum: In The Darkroom
May 9th 09, 05:17 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,810
Safelight bulbs??
A 1 amp diode in series with the bulb will reduce the wattage
(but not by half). Try a 1N4004. 400V @ 1amp. About 10c or less.
Murray
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
Richard Knoppow wrote:
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
April 2nd 09, 06:24 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,543
The durability of film (scan example)
Chattanooga? Been there! :-)
Wonderfull place to bombard the railroad junction.
Murray
Brisbane
Annika1980 wrote:
Here's a couple of slide scans that are over 60 years old.
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
April 2nd 09, 06:20 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,543
The durability of film (scan example)
My experience with older (much) films is that the prints
fade way faster than the original negatives. Amongst
my piles of film packets from 1960 on, the negatives
survive but the poorly processed...
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
March 5th 09, 02:27 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 8
Views: 847
35mm
'95 Camaro here. No problem with the name except people
mispronounce it. 2 'a's - no 'e'. Some believe it is a
spanish dialect word for friend.
'Prius' always makes me think of 'Priapus'.
You forgot...
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Forum: Other Photographic Equipment
March 5th 09, 01:52 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.misc
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,957
Anybody home
The lights are on but everyone is out.
Pan wrote:
Hello.....hello..
Anybody home???
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Forum: In The Darkroom
February 14th 09, 12:04 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,703
A New Name For Rodinal?
I've had chems and film from fotoimpex both to Australia (and France,
to save on their horrendous postage charges) with no problems.
The US in particular seems to be the fly in the ointment.
Canada...
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Forum: Other Photographic Equipment
March 23rd 08, 01:48 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.misc
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,947
Fogged lens problem
In the grand scheme of things a '69 lens is not all that old.
I have seen, however, fungal fogging in younger lenses.
On the front lens it is usually not too difficult to get
at, usually. I am not...
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
August 27th 07, 03:15 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm,aus.photo
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Replies: 10
Views: 985
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Forum: Digital Photography
August 19th 07, 02:07 PM Posted to alt.consumers.uk-discounts.and.bargains,rec.photo.digital,alt.photography
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,901
Where get darkroom timer (for timing PC use)
It's not analog and it doesn't tick but I find a bicycle
pocket computer from Aldi has a very useful timer/stop
watch funcion that I use for developing etc. I cost peanuts
and does the funcions you...
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
August 6th 07, 02:23 PM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,047
A good illustration of a danger of digital
Stirrer! :-)
Murray
Mxsmanic wrote:
While a classic F-4 Phantom jet fighter makes a surprise, low fly-by, the
digital photographers are too busy admiring their previous shots to see it:
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Forum: In The Darkroom
July 14th 07, 01:25 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 8
Views: 728
Help with Kodak Hawkeye film
Yes, I was surprised myself when I did a google on
these two and found that the bisulphate was passed
by the FDA for a food additive. An acidifier, IIRC.
In the referrences I saw bisulphite wasn't...
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Forum: In The Darkroom
July 14th 07, 01:23 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 8
Views: 728
Help with Kodak Hawkeye film
Yes, I was surprised myself when I did a google on
these two and found that the bisulphate was passed
by the FDA for a food additive. An acidifier, IIRC.
In the referrences I saw bisulphite wasn't...
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Forum: In The Darkroom
July 14th 07, 09:36 AM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 8
Views: 728
Help with Kodak Hawkeye film
OK - I think I have an answer.
The tap water is cool enough now - our winter.
It comes out at about 18 C. The baths were from the
cupboard at 20C.
The emulsion was lifting off in the developer now...
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Forum: In The Darkroom
July 13th 07, 12:03 PM Posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Replies: 8
Views: 728
Help with Kodak Hawkeye film
I have 300' of Kodak Hawkeye Surveillance film
(B&W) and the first roll is still in the camera.
I was checking development times with some small
pieces and was upset to see the emulsion...
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
June 11th 07, 11:02 AM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm,aus.photo
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Replies: 61
Views: 2,379
1770 The date Australia lost it's independence
"discovered" - yeh, right!
250 years after the Portugese. 150 after Abel Janzoon Tasman.
But that never worried the Brits - always 'economical' with
the truth, as ever.
Murray
Brisbane
Ryadia...
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Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment
June 11th 07, 10:58 AM Posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm,aus.photo
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Replies: 2
Views: 650
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