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  1. Sirius Glass

    Let's talk about cataract surgery.....

    I see 20/20, at distance and do not need reading glasses.
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    Print-washing strategies to save water

    That is what I meant HCA. At this moment I am in a hotel in Buenos Aires Argentina. Tomorrow morning I take a flight for the cruise to Antarctica. I am texting my girlfriend and family while live streaming two Los Angeles television stations about the fire which is not far from our places...
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    Tripod recommendations for Hasselblad 501CM

    Gitzo, Tiltall, Manfroto and Arca-Swiss components can be used on the Induro tripods.
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    I might be looking for a new camera (single exposure, fairly portable)

    I inherited a Mamiya C3 with three lenses and a Porroprism. I never got comfortable with it and traded it in for a Hasselblad 503 CX and a prism. I highly recommend Hasselblad V Series, but not the 200 Series or the 2000 Series, because lenses, parts and services are readily available. The...
  5. Sirius Glass

    Sally Mann Photographs Removed from Texas Museum Exhibition after Outcry

    High on my list of reasons to stay out of Texas or any other location with similar laws. The fact the they were her own children and she stopped photographing them before puberty speaks highly of her.
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    Print-washing strategies to save water

    I use a vertical print washer after the prints spend time in Hypo Eliminator. I am in Southern California so I am careful about water usage.
  7. Sirius Glass

    Let's talk about cataract surgery.....

    I talked to my ophthalmologist about all the options. Cost was not a concern, and the ophthalmologist recommended the one covered by Medicare which would correct the astigmatism. The implants corrected the astigmatism to almost nothing. Laser surgery could have corrected any residual...
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    Rollei TLR and SL66 CLA recommendations, please

    Call KEH.com and ask questions about their CLAs and the costs.
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    Grandpa's Target Six-20

    I had a 120 folder Certo SuperDolly which the numbers lined up for 6x6 and no numbers lined up for 645 for any modern film.
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    Grandpa's Target Six-20

    Now you are motivating me to use may Target Six 20, another Target One 18 [?] and Brownie Hawkeye.
  11. Sirius Glass

    Sally Mann Photographs Removed from Texas Museum Exhibition after Outcry

    You are hitting many of the hot button issues that bother me.
  12. Sirius Glass

    Sally Mann Photographs Removed from Texas Museum Exhibition after Outcry

    Unfortunately it is not limited to Texas.
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    Slide film shooting and hopelessness

    Did it sink when it steamed out of the train station?
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    Portable (???) Large Format Camera

    Welcome to Photrio! I use a 4"x5" Pacemaker Speed Graphic and a 4"x5" Graflex Model D hand held.
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    Shutter CLA resources

    Advocating for them. I only paid for the lens, the CLA was covered by their return policy which is good for 6 months.
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    Hasselblad: film AND digital?

    I found that with out the gunstock the swing weight of the camera, prism and lens too much for hand holding. I use a tripod attached to the lens.
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    Bay77 for Hasselblad F2.8 150mm?

    Yes B70 is the size that you probably will need. Look for used B+W and Hasselblad filters to start otherwise you will need step up adapters.
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    Let's talk about cataract surgery.....

    West Los Angeles has at two level one hospitals: Cedars Sinai and UCLA. My sister in Prescott Arizona has to drive over two hours to Phoenix for level one care. The problem is that doctors want to be in large metropolitan communities and that leave large less dense communities with level three...
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    Let's talk about cataract surgery.....

    Now that I have had both cataracts removed, I no longer have to remove contact lenses to go swimming. I do not even pause before diving into a pool since I do not need to be concerned about storing the lenses and then finding lens fluid to reinsert them.
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    Tripod recommendations for Hasselblad 501CM

    I use a Induro Gear carbon fiber tripod which can take Arca-Swiss system components. At a lower cost than the big name tripods.
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    Shutter CLA resources

    I brought a Hasselblad 500mm lens from KEH and the shutter jammed the would not let go of the body. Samy's camera freed the lens from the body. To get to the shutter mechanism, KEH had to remove all the lenses. Then after doing a CLA on the shutter, the lenses had to be reinstalled and...
  22. Sirius Glass

    Those who take and those who make

    No shake & bake refers to earthquakes & fires and a product for coating food with bread crumbs product called "Shake & Bake".
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    Street photography: 1 or 2 cameras?

    I only use two cameras when I am shooting black & white and color films.
  24. Sirius Glass

    Those who take and those who make

    The last line tell us that you live in California.
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    what waS your last photography related purchase?

    Nice haul of equipment. Test all of it before using.
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    Vintage filter identification

    Ask filter.find at www.filterfind.net
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    Shutter CLA resources

    Flutot's has always been my go to place for CLAs on large format lenses. I have used SK Grimes for fabrication work, not a CLA. I have had lens CLAs done by KEH.com, but that is not in local to you.
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    Those who take and those who make

    Two countries separated by common language. From: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/74737/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-two-nations-divided-by-a-common-language What is the origin of the phrase "two nations divided by a common language"? What is the origin of the...
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