Recent content by EdFromNYC

I agree also! A 4x5 Crown Graphic camera is cheap, quite portable and even hand-holdable. Remember Weegee and other press photogs used it everyday as their workhorse! Among other things, there are limited front movements for architecture and you can use a roll film back too. Back in the day...

Even though I have 2 Hasselblad 500c's and a Fujica G690, I prefer my Mamiya 1000s and use it most often. It provides 15 exposures per roll and really enjoyed getting 30 shots when 220 was available. If you have no issues, I would also recommend you just get another Pentax 645N body as you...

Hi! Back in the day, pre-2008 when we retired from our custom lab, we dealt with a local silver refiner. However, we use a silver recovery bucket with steel wool. After silver saturation tests, we would send it in to be refined and paid minus the refining charges. I know CPAC sold recovery...

Hi! I had a custom photolab for 40 years and retired in 2008! We used six D5 Chromegas and a dozen D2V Omega B/W enlargers! Your enlarger appears to be a very late model D2V with a very nice black finish that looks to be in great shape! I did an image search and all I could find are images...

Alan! NYMACC, is a successor to the old Metropolitan Camera Club Council of the 70s and 80s (I believe that is the correct name of that group) that was the NYC forerunner non-profit that publicized independent and corporate photography clubs, gallery shows, speakers for lectures, etc as well as...

Hi to fellow photography enthusiasts! Longtime Professional Photographer, former custom lab owner and Immediate Past President of Park West Camera Club in NYC! I joined Photrio a little while ago and now have time to say hello! I larked in the past but have subscribed and follow this site as...