Recent content by Todd Barlow

The Camerama Camera Show is this Sunday, June 7th, 2026 (Toronto Ontario, Canada) Drop by and say hi, look for the "Zone V Gray" table cloths under a ton of darkroom gear!

The Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC) Spring Camera Fair this Sunday May 24th, 2026 (Toronto Ontario, Canada) Drop by and say hi, look for the Zone V table cloths under a ton of darkroom gear!

I am getting my filing under control and found I bunch of cards I had received but had not identified below.... PCX#67 Cards Received by me as of May 22, 2026: Feb 16 - Don Heisz - Cars - Nicely conveys the winter and the cold, reminds me of my youth on the prairies! Feb 23 - Chris Ellinger -...

Again, my apologies for the lateness of sending my cards out! PCX#67 Cards Received by me as of May 17, 2026: Mar 24 - DRPSILVER - Got Calculus - Nice shot, brings back memories! Mar 24 - Chris R - Abbey Lake Trichome - Very nice,! Thanks for the inspiration, I have to look into trying this...

Apologies for being late! My cards are in the post today. All the best Todd

Thanks Matt. I will follow the same title process for the next 6 shows this year! All the best Todd

Sorry Terry your going to miss a great show! I did not add London Ontario Canada to my thread since I had posted it under the "Photrio Regional Focus Group - Canada" All the best Todd

This coming Saturday!

The London Vintage Camera Show Spring Show is two weeks away! Drop by and say hi, look for the Zone V table cloths under a ton of darkroom gear!

The Spring Camerama Show is this Sunday, March 1, 2026 in Toronto. If you are going, drop by and say hi! I’ll be the one with an Ilford darkroom apron by the tables with darkroom gear. All the Todd

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Hello all, A recent darkroom purchase included several enlarging lenses that had been stored standing up on a shelf without any covering. There is a fine covering of gunk (not fingerprints or smudges, just a fine layer of dust and ?) First I used a jumbo blower and a blast from a can off Dust...

Thanks for all the feedback. I opted for the liquid Deoxit. I applied sparingly and then exercised the rotary switches in both directions. It has fixed the issues of a flickering read out and wrong numbers showing on the LED display due to poor quality contact being made.

Hello all, I have a GraLab 450 that has an issue with the selector switches not switching digits on the digital display. I opened it up and blew out some loose debris from the switches, performance improved but still not 100%. I am thinking of trying a contact cleaner but too many opinions and...

@Kino - It was part of box of miscellaneous darkroom equipment. No enlargers, mostly developing tanks and graduates.