Recent content by kfed1984

I have the standard femoneg with the pink knobs above. What mask and glass should I use for 4x5 film? Do femomask and femoglass fit the standard non-AM carrier?

They go for about $4000 on ebay.

yeah maybe that's the easiest thing, there are a few cheap ones on amazon, hopefully they should be alright: Replacement bulbs from official sources go for like $50 a piece. I burned a few of them while playing around with the power supply, so don't want to blow too much $$$.

I'm thinking of an LED bulb with 24V and same lumens rating as 250W halogen. The mounting feet can be adapted as needed. This would be the easiest LED conversion not requiring removal of existing light box and replacement with a new LED one, plus adjustment with counterweights, etc. Easiest...

I just got an L1200 with CLS 501 head and also have a copy of your book; good to know you endorse this enlarger. The book has too many nudes IMHO, which is a bit distracting at times, LOL. The only thing I'm worried about for L1200 is the obsolescence of the halogen bulb, so I'm thinking if an...

I just bought a Durst 1200 (CLS501) with 4x5 and 6x9 light boxes and a femoneg carrier (non-AM) with 35mm mask, for $1000. Everything is working fine. Does anyone know the exact lightbulb spec for this? I know its a 250W 24 V, but what is the bulb size/code? How long does the bulb last...

So the one with pink knobs is standard and grey knobs is the AM version? In the picture I see that both can accommodate the 4x5 mask. Will the 4x5 femoglass fit the standard carrier or only on AM version?

The fascination of making color negatives comes from knowing that you're making an object, and not just collecting information. This is what drives people to use film unconsciously. We had a very long thread on this topic, but it got a bit out of hand and the thread got locked.

Do you still have the plates or you were joking?

Need to mention that dimensions in this pricelist, for laser printing on Ilford paper, are in CM not IN. So a 16x20" print is about $140 and 8x10" about $60. I will stick to my own printing, and maybe make an enlarger from my 8x10 camera.

Here is a price list for a C-type print, from a digital file. Maybe you can scan the negative first. https://www.whitewall.com/ca/photo-prints/fuji-crystal-archive-dp-ii Here's for black and white on Ilford paper. https://www.whitewall.com/ca/photo-prints/ilford-bw

I was thinking of using the 8x10 camera as the enlarger, maybe with a macro lens. Basically you're got everything you need. The tilt/shift, and bellows allow for all zoom adjustments. A custom film holder could be made, illuminated by an LED light pad maybe. The easel can be set up...

Thank you. This probably explains why Edward Weston used exposures lasting for hours for his still life and pepper prints. Probably the depth of field control at macro level required even higher f-numbers, and hence long exposures.

Well DOF is progressive from sharp to the closest and farthest parts of the scene. Some DOF may be desired. I just wonder what effect stopping down to f64 has on the sharpest parts of the scene, in focus. How much damage does f64 diffraction do to an 8x10 contact print or on enlargements about 2x.

I mainly bought this print to use as a standard to compare my prints. Inspiration for composition and sharpness of print. The only thing is it doesn't seem black enough, it has a slight bluish tint, maybe it was selenium toned.