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It's been one of the most enjoyable threads in a long time. http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=35097

Number of films depends on dilution. Typically 1:25, 1:50, or 1:100. Once opened it will last longer than you might ever imagine. There are tales of many decades, just strain out the chunky crystals that form. At something like $16 a bottle it's a small investment.

Rodinal is beautiful, forgiving, and inexpensive. What's not to love?

The notion of taking the ordinary, the obvious, and attempting to turn it into something more has been the impetus of my photographic drive from the start. When faced with something of natural "normal" beauty I find myself at a stammering loss, not only because I do not know what to do but...

Looks like they pulled the leather off some spots and painted the metal, it's kind of hard to tell in the photo but the focus knobs are a clue (the two visible holes) and the shininess of the surfaces. Mine, the one in link the 6th message above, has had the leather replaced. I did it myself as...

I think they're relatively new. At least the local store first started carrying them a year or so ago. They're not cheap, but they're very useful and last a long time.

I get them in the grocery story in the tupperware/Ziploc section. They've got some that are large enough to easily hold a couple of small children. We use them to store bunches of whole salmon, not small children, in the deep freeze.

That's nothing a little duct tape and bailing wire won't cure. I have a lot of three-ring binders, myself. They're not the greatest solution, but they're economical. There are various grades of clasps, some are more suited to the heavy weight of stuffed negative sleeves and are priced...

Not videos, but the text that accompanies In The American West has a lot of interesting information. Granted those photos were with an 8x10", but any excuse to look through that book again and again is its own reward.

I do a lot of work that involves going from dark interiors to bright daylight in a fast-paced environment. I had been using a TLR and it worked well, but I decided I wanted the flexibility of removable backs and lots of lenses. One back for inside film, one for outside, another for color, wide...

I print out gridlines on transparency material (for overhead projectors). I use double-lines on all four sides. This accomplishes a few things for me such as proper leveling when handheld and aid in composing if I know I'm going to have to crop for a print. I'm thinking about printing a new one...

There are only so many possibilities. You're going to have to eliminate variables until you find the right one(s). Time won't change anything unless something changes during that time. I have seen a lot of strange things happen while waiting for long exposures, but so far none of them have been...

Last week my daughter and I chartered a fishing boat in Ft. Lauderdale. The Mate asked if my C330 was a Hasselblad, I explained what it was, and he said his dad owned one (a Hassy, not a Mammy). That was kind of funny. Got some nice photos during a huge storm. The fishing was great, my...

The film plane should be at the same distance as the ground glass, shouldn't it? I don't have these problems you describe when going to 12:1 and beyond on 4x5". I have found that loading the film holder into the back while it is still attached to the camera can cause a shift in focus because of...

I use binders by subject/date for the negatives themselves and then software to help me keep track of everything. iView MediaPro works well for me. I scan all of my material and loosely organize it by collections such as people, places, things, etc. There are lots of ways to enter information...

Oddly enough this ("trichromie") just had a bit of a lively discussion over on LFPhotographyInfo: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=48583 Lots of good advice if you're looking to give it a try yourself.

I use a small pedestal made out of old tobacco tins. I slide it around and twist it until everything looks right. It's cheap, easy, and works well. There were other solutions but I didn't want to overly complicate things.

Got it again while riding around with a Crown Graphic and a pimped-out RB67. They were referring to the Graphic. The "boxy one." "Oh this, (holding up the RB), yeah it's pretty similar, they're both-" "No, the other one that opens up." Hmm.

Thanks, David!

I use two tripods, one attached to the lens area and one to the back. It's simple matter of putting the lens-end were you want it and then moving the back around. I use this method on my large format monorail systems as well as my MF Fuji GX680 as it has detachable rails. Go to my Angels &...

Here's a four-way rail I've seen. Dead Link Removed I practice I find it easier to compose the subject and scene n a small platform and just nudge that around. Simple ane effective.

Compose with the front, focus with the back works for me. I don't use a lot of light, but I keep a pretty good amount of dark material around my head and the ground glass to maximize what is available. Make sure you close off the bottom as well since that lets in more than you might think (grip...

I use Efke25 and Rodinal 1:25 as per the Massive Dev Chart in tanks and rollers. Never had a problem with too much contrast. I'm guessing it was exposed incorrectly, definitely do some tests and don't give up, it's a wonderful film that deserves to be used.

That depends entirely on your intention. (I know it's an old thread, but I thought it was worth mentioning)

Unicolor makes a 3-part kit that's about as easy to use as it gets. Freestyle sells the Unicolor 1-liter kit for $14. The instructions are easy to follow and I've found the results to be good.

I use expired Portra all the time. Like anything else, it's good when it's good and when it's bad it's bad. $.80/roll is dirt-cheap, it goes for a few bucks (120) a roll on eBay. Sometimes much more. I'm not surprised they balked.

The photos come out so much nicer! But which came first?! Different backs have different colors to help identify the film inside. Much easier than the little metal slip-in area that seems designed to lose the ends of single-serve boxes. After imbibing heavily enough to put on a hat...

Can you? Yes. Should you? Hmmm...

Any reason you can't use bellows? That would be the best bet.

(I posted this in the main announcements as well. If that's too much, mods feel free to delete this one.) It's the dead bug guy again. I'm pleased to announce that selections from my ongoing Angels and Insects collection of large format, lith-printed macro photographs will be shown at The...