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6 rolls of Ilford HP5 from my local camera store.
Roger
Roger
Woodcraft store for an Incra Rule, 12" and Incra compass, 6", for more precise measurements for large format pinhole build and lens board construction.
Harbor Freight micro fiber cloths, two packs of four @ at 12" x 12". For lens wraps and general photographic field wipes.
Plastic, 18" square rotoblade cutter with two running rails, NO A Rototrim, from thrift shop.
Harbor Freight micro fiber cloths, two packs of four @ at 12" x 12". For lens wraps and general photographic field wipes.
Plastic, 18" square rotoblade cutter with two running rails, NO A Rototrim, from thrift shop.
I bought a Polaroid Now I-type camera, Keith Herring edition.
I love polaroid cameras and Keith Herring, so very excited about this one.
I love polaroid cameras and Keith Herring, so very excited about this one.
A custom wood/metal hybrid grip + a "luxury" leather topped shutter release button for my Nikon FM.
It showed up at Freestyle. I ordered two boxes, and they only shipped one, the second is backordered. Expiration is 13 months away, so it is fresh(-ish). I just got lucky. 120 has been showing up (see Blue Moon Camera) but I haven't seen sheet film until I saw it at Freestyle, so I hit buy as fast as I could.
Ilford fixer -current, made with old bottle, is cloudy, not worth the worry.
digitaLIZA 120 to go with the free, "naked" V600 I found.
digitaLIZA 120 to go with the free, "naked" V600 I found.
A used copy of "Processing Chemistry" by L.F.A. Mason, Focal Press, 1966
Auto Tamron 28mm f2.8 in Adapt-A-Matic Pentax mount for $5 in a thrift store.
Little fellow was dirty but in remarkably good condition once cleaned-up. I was unaware of the Adapt-A-Matic mount series (mistaking it for an Adaptal mount) until I started researching this lens.
This lens illustrates perfectly illustrates why I continue to collect gear I don't need. You can always learn something from even the seemingly worthless gear found on thrift store shelves.
Little fellow was dirty but in remarkably good condition once cleaned-up. I was unaware of the Adapt-A-Matic mount series (mistaking it for an Adaptal mount) until I started researching this lens.
This lens illustrates perfectly illustrates why I continue to collect gear I don't need. You can always learn something from even the seemingly worthless gear found on thrift store shelves.
Two 1/4", 6mm, large, thick sheets of closed cell foam from Michael's, one black, the other white for cutting into small reflectors or to eat up extra light from a still life in the field, where a disk reflector or skrim is just too large to bother with and rolling up thick papers of foam core is no practical or even possible.
I might try one of the super black and super white paints on this foam, backed by thin paper or cloth surfaces, especially the Vanta or deeper black as it may be possible that that'll still be able to roll up.
I might try one of the super black and super white paints on this foam, backed by thin paper or cloth surfaces, especially the Vanta or deeper black as it may be possible that that'll still be able to roll up.
5 metal cassettes
2 Fomapan 100 135
1 Fomapan 200 135
1 Fomapan 400 135
1 100 ml graduate
2 Fomapan 100 135
1 Fomapan 200 135
1 Fomapan 400 135
1 100 ml graduate
Just picked up a Fletcher 2100 mat cutter off Craigslist. This thing is a beast, and it seems like there’s a bit of a learning curve. It should be a nice upgrade from my Logan mat cutter.
Roger
Roger
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New bellows for my 14x17. Arrived a couple days ago from Custom Bellows. It's a thing of beauty!
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I can't wait to install it!
I found new old stock Kodak Carousel 80 slide trays (3ea) 2 bucks ea. I have 140 trays but the 80's work flawlessly!
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New to Me 1000mm F16 Apo Ronar by Nokton48, on FlickrThis lens has been on my Radar for decades. The Rodenstock 1000mm F16 Apo Ronar will be fitted to my 8x10 Sinar Norma for Telescopic large format photography. It will be an interesting project to get this into service. It will need to be supported at the front and the back of the lens. Two tripods will be required.
Always keep a good, large 90 angle square with it and a long level, as well, as cutters tend to drift a bit with time and you should always check square before using, as good matboard is expensive.
A sacrificial 4ply minimum mat board, over the board itself will help some with tearout, and always keep enough new razors with the thing so you can cleanly cut lines, changing ends between mats and using a new one for every other medium to large mat; this is IMPORTAINT especially with 100% Rag & Alpha Rag boards of 4 ply average to 8 ply Museum boards.
I recommend you or someone with a "Tax number" buy your boards from a good, legitimate paper wholesaler, as the difference, pre Covid, between retail and wholesaler is enormous, most especially if you decide on 100% Alpha Rag, 8 ply.
I'll see if I can find the particulars from a good wholesaler I knew of in Charleston, SC, who carried top quality rag boards in both 4 & 8 ply.
At my art league, we mounted the cutter to a wall securely, as it is easier to leverage pull down when cutting boards but if you try this take a thick, "square" steel angle iron and drill and thread,bolt holes a series of holes for threaded 1/4" 20 bolts and mount this, to the wall, in parallel to the cutter's supporting mat shelf, shown swung out in your picture.
Placing the line of bolt holes face up to the cutter support, with the other angle, flat to the wall, as to form a shelf, you can take the bolts up into those holes from the bottom up, to make small adjustments to the aluminum mat support, fractionally to bring it back into square.
Space the holes about 3" or 75mm centered apart and I suggest you take some thick furniture saver pads and hot glue them to the advancing end of the bolt as the bolts along will no be gentle to that aluminum support.
A second nut on each bolt will lock an adjustment bolt in place, until a readjustment is called for
The level is IMPORTAINT in doing this and needs using each time, as I've said before; just the local traffic, busses, garbage trucks, etc, WILL cause enough vibration to throw things off, and so can walking in a wood or linoleum floor.
I think I covered the basics in setting up a cutter, but, remember it can also cut foam core, glass, thick paper with the right cutting head, 45° or 90°.
Avoid the traditional Dexter 45-90° cutter, always, it sucks.
Have fun with your cutter an make nice mats,
Eli
Eli, thanks for all the advice, very helpful. I spent yesterday evening learning about the mat cutter. I calibrated not the squaring arm and the parallel stop that’s used to cut the windows. I also ordered a new scale for the squaring arm since it was about a 1/32 of an inch off and the existing one is self adhesive and l’m pretty confident that I’ll ruin it get it off. I Also ordered new bearings, bushings, and the little return springs so that I can rebuild the head. Oh and I also ordered a set of the mat clamp springs as they look pretty handy. The nice thing is that I got the mat cutter cheap enough that I have no problem putting a little money into it on top order. I sized a couple board and cut a window last night and the cutter is working pretty well. Certainly a nice step up from my Logan cutter. Lol, this thing is a beast, the sell advertised it as a 40” cutter, but it turns out that it’s a 48” model. I’m going to build a dedicated work table for it, as this seems like the best bet for keeping the mat cutter in calibration. It will be interesting to see how often I have to recalibrate it. I’m guessing not to often as I’m pretty easy on things and I’m the only who will be using it.
Roger
Roger
Off topic a bit, but is that rug a Karastan? We have one with similar patterns (except circular patterns more elongated- elephants feet we were told by the rug cleaner). Karastan made machine woven wool rugs in Boston. They no longer use wool (synthetic fibers only), but still make rugs.
A new-to-me Pentax KX. It's scheduled to arrive tomorrow, if FedEx can be believed. It joins my K1000, MX, ME Super and LX in the lineup. I've just started shooting again after years of digital, and I'm getting the urge to collect more and more Pentaxes (I've always had a soft spot for them).
I shot a bunch of 8x10 film over the weekend.
My upcoming most recent purchase will be the impending lab bill.
My upcoming most recent purchase will be the impending lab bill.
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