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Yes, I’m really happy it’s working now, I honestly thought it might be something more serious. I’ll leave the bulb as it is until it reaches the end of its lifespan, and your suggestion to keep an eye on the socket makes perfect sense. Thanks again! It’s great to see helpful people like you in...

Thanks for the advice! I just tried removing and reinserting the bulb with a bit more pressure, and now it works. It seems the issue was with the contacts, I’m not sure why it didn’t work the first time, but it’s all good now. I really appreciate your help, and if I run into trouble again, I’ll...

Hello, I recently received a Durst M605 kit from a seller and noticed the bulb was darkened (likely blown), so I ordered a replacement. I installed a new Osram 100W 12V EFP 64627 bulb, but unfortunately, the light still doesn’t come on. Here’s how I’ve set it up: • The Durst M605 CLS color...

Hi everyone, I recently got a Durst M605 with a CLS color head and a TRA 305N transformer, and I’m planning to use it temporarily as a light source for DSLR scanning of color negatives (I had issues with the Kaiser Slimlite Plano). Before I start, I’d really appreciate your advice on heat...

Hi everyone, I recently bought a used Mamiya 645 AFD II from Japan, and I’ve been really happy with it so far. However, I just noticed something odd in the battery compartment: there are small stickers placed over some of the metal contact areas. I’ve marked them in blue in the attached image...

Mostly I want to focus to digitize 35 mm film. Of course I don't rule out the possibility that later I might want to digitize larger film formats such as 120 mm. As I understand lenses with 1:1 magnification ratio are better for digitizing 35 mm film and lenses with 1:2 magnification ratio are...

Hello, I'm considering to start "scanning" film with my Nikon D800 and I'm not sure which lenses could perform better in terms of sharpness from corner to corner. At the moment I'm trying to decide between: 1. Sigma EX DG macro 50mm f/2.8 2. Nikon AF-D Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 (older version)...

Thank you so much. And thanks to everyone else who participated in this topic. I like that we can discuss and share our opinions. If anyone else want to share their thoughts then I would like to read them too. Have a nice day!

What about these in the link? I'm not sure if there is a rubber ring or plastic ring but if it is a plastic ring, maybe it's this kind of bottle is also an option for storing photography chemicals...

I've contacted Amazon seller who sells glass growlers and asked him what is his opinion about storing photography chemistry in one of these bottles. Also I explained that I'm trying to find the main differences between glass growlers and reagent glass bottles in terms of chemistry resistance. He...

Thank you for replies everyone. I am very happy that you share your opinion. May I ask what are your thoughts on reagent amber glass bottles when storing chemistry for longer term? They are even more expensive than amber glass growlers but do you believe that they provide better chemical...

As always, thank you, Matt!

Thank you for reply!

Hello, I want to ask about glass bottles for storing chemistry. Is it very important that glass bottle or beer growler would be amber? Or it doesn't matter for storing chemistry if glass bottle or beer growler is clear? I find amber beer growlers 10 x more expensive than clear ones so maybe...

Thank you for this detailed explanation!