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Recently got a Beseler 45MXT Enlarger and am looking for a compatible 4x5 ANR glass negative carrier for it, either the Beseler brand or if anyone has other options/alternatives I am open to suggestions, thanks!

Recently purchased a darkroom easel off of Craigslist and the base board appeared to be terribly dented (perhaps it was in storage for a while and things were stacked haphazardly). If anyone has one for sale please message me. Must be straight, level, and in good condition! Thanks

Hi, is this still available? Is the bottom surface flat? I recently picked up a used Easel off of craigslist and it looked fine from first glance until I inspected it further to find out that the bottom plate (where the paper would be resting on) is dented up in the middle region. Attached are...

Thanks for the tips! I have some Photo Formulary Citric Acid and was wondering how many grams would you suggest for mixing into 1Liter? Also, with the acid stop would you do two baths—say, a 30 second stop followed by another 30 seconds?

This is my first time attempting the EMA development process with Pyrocat HD and I had run into some issues that I need help with. My process was to develop the HP5+ negatives, which I had rated at 320 for a total time of 45minutes at 68 degrees fahrenheit. Initial 2 minutes of agitation...

Oh okay! I will definitely check out your blog and educate myself on these matters! Thank you so much again!

What are your development times for 1+1+50? Is this with normal agitation? I will be doing carbon with Das

Ahh, got it. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I am unsure who to listen to. So am I fine to just shoot the film/develop it at its Box speed?

I have heard that with Pyrocat HD that you want to rate the film at half its speed... I am interested in doing minimal agitation (semi-stand) development with Pyrocat HD and am curious as to what I should actually be rating my Ilford FP4 125 film at. I would be developing in a SP-445 tank. Is...

I'm interested in using a HASSELBLAD B60 60 SOFTAR III SOFT FOCUS FILTER onto my current lens (Wollensak Verito 8 3/4") for some more added softness however I made the rookie mistake of not knowing that the Hasselblad B60 Filter Lens does not screw so seamlessly onto the front end lens thread...

Ahh gotcha. I will reach out to S.K Grimes to see if he can make me a top hat lens board!

Oh I suppose I could extend the lens out further by getting a 65mm-65mm extension tube to attach to the lens board that has a copal #3 shutter on it. Then I could attach the lens onto the extension tube. Would this work, anyone know?

Ah I hadn't known of top hat lens boards before, thank you! Now, I have to figure out where such boards exist and are compatible with fitting into my Graflex RB Series D 4x5 camera 🧐

Hi all, I recently acquired a Wollensak Verito 8 3/4” lens and I am interested in experimenting with playing around with the focal distances. The front lens removes and the threading for the front lens is at 62mm. Does anyone here know where I could acquire a 62mm extension tube? This would...