Recent content by Chromium VI

My main camera is a Lumix G70. I originally bought it new with an Olympus 18-35mm but after the aperture failed I moved to a TTArtisan 25mm, I also have an adapter for Contax/Yashica lens 'cause I own quite a few, and it's good glass. I absolutely love this camera. It's small, feels well built...

Let me try to answer all your questions: 1: I use the ball head 'cause is the one that came with my tripod, I like it and it works. But if you are going to buy a dedicated head (and have the funds to do soo) the post by @silvergelatin is the way to go (I use a geared head w/ a Sinar 4x5). 2: I...

Well... I see that Durst columns are quite popular!

I always used my ball head and never had problems with c2c sharpness nor parallelism.

You can also load the film paper side on the Hasselblad

Ohhh! I See now! That happens due to the 3/8" to 1/4" adapter, for which the distance prevents any friction between the camera and the head. If you instead of the adapter use a tripod head (like a standart ball head) you will not have this problem. You can also use a small square of woodboard...

Witch knob? The Highness knob or the focus knob on the head? When you "infinity" are you meaning that it slips while adjusting? If that's what is happening you need to add a little oil to the friction wheel and adjust the respective pressure screws so it spins without much resistance but the...

Welcome to Photrio! I don't fit the camera directly to the column. I first attach a tripod head (I didn't knew that Durst had the actual adapter...) to the 3/8" screw and then I attach the camera to the head through the proper connector (wich my head uses an Arca Swiss 1/4" connector).

Well, recently I found my 1st print, the one that I added gum to the mixture. It's still as detailed and contrasty as in day 1... At least I know that there is something that works.

It happened to me once with some Compard R09, I had a bottle (1/2l) for around 2yrs and never had issues, even at the end with lots of crystals and a syrup already tar color. Then I bought a new bottle of the same brand but 125cc version, around 6 months later I got very thin negatives out of it.

I would buy the cheapest and then do a couple of re-crystalizations 😀

I would love to see Superia 100 4-layer again, my favourite colour film. For kodak stuff; PlusX gets a vote, and Ektachrome IR is also nice.

Well... It's always nice to know that I'm not the only weirdo that calls "buying puzzles" to all the junk that I buy to repair. I've been int watches and radios, before I went into college, then started on fixing cameras, but also worked on turntables, typewriters and cassette players. Now I...

I've seen pretty damn weird things being done to a 501cm that I'll not even tell you...

Here in Portugal we also have "ABC Escolar", they also sell sordalab to individuals, but sometimes have better options of quantities. You may also be interested in "Quimics Dalmau" in Spain, they have a dedicated page for photo related stuff and they sell to individuals (most stuff) althogh I...