Greetings.
I have repaired a number of analog cameras in the past (wrecked a few in the process).There are 2 high end digital shooters belonging to friends of mine that need mending.I think the problem lays with switches that need a good cleaning.
I have seen pressurized contact cleaner in the past but nothing seems to be available locally.Can anyone suggest a Canadian supplier and product name?

Thanks

Can anyone recommend a service tech (in NZ, obviously ;) ) who could give my beloved Spotmatic a 40 year overhaul?

http://thephoblographer.com/2010/09/...ital-for-film/

Lightly used. EX+ condition. Comes with original hood. $125 or offer.

I was looking at the Badger Graphics site for Provia 100F in 5x7, and I see that their price list indicates "last order from Fuji". I don't know if this reflects something about Fuji's plans or Badger's plans, and I'm not going to speculate.

But I have friends in Japan, albeit not photographers, and regular opportunities to have them bring me stuff if I want to. So it occurs to me to wonder, is this something that's a regular off-the-shelf product in Japan? If so, where do I direct a non-photographer to buy some for me (and how expensive is it as compared to the import prices through Badger)?

Thanks

-NT

I have QuickLoad holder that I never used. Still have the original box.

Offers?

US and Canada only.

Just a heads up - 5x7 film hangers at B&H!

I am thinking of buying this paper. Any thoughts on the quality of the paper? How does it compare to the Ilford offerings? Or is it just contact sheets and test prints?

Thanks!

JJB

I'm a longtime Ilford paper user - MG IV RC & FB and even Gallerie (found a half box of Grade 2 in my basement that must be 15 years old - yielded good prints but I don't see enough difference from the MG FB to warrant buying it new). I've started using paper as "film" in my 8x10 - I'm wondering whether I should use the RC or FB, and I'm wondering how the other options compare. Not that there's any comparison to film cost, but, for comparison from Freestyle, Ilford MG IV RC is $64 for 100 sheets, Arista Edu Ultra is $34, Adox MCP is $47, Fomaspeed is $50, Kentmere is $46, Arista Private Reserve is $39, and Fotokemika is $58. Anyone have any thoughts on these papers in comparison. I suppose primarily for use as film, but perhaps as a replacement for Ilford.

Thanks,
Dan

My wife, Stacy, is doing the design work for a small publishing company that is currently seeking images. I figure there's got to be someone here interested in getting their work on the cover.


Call for submissions:

Fast Forward Press is currently seeking photographs for the cover of our upcoming flash novel "Emily Avenue." We are accepting color and b&w photographs containing a neon café sign of some sort (sign does not have to say café on it), preferably at night. The submission should be a low-quality file (72dpi, maximum width of 650 pixels), but if selected original work must be available at 300dpi in at least a 5"x7" size. Also, please note that the photograph may be cropped to fit cover dimensions.

Payment will be photo credit given inside the book, along with 2 contributor copies. Please see our website (http://fastforwardpress.org/) for our current volumes and information about our press.

Send submissions to: ffpressblog@gmail.com
Deadline: September 20th, 2010

Edited: i found my problem: the temp was set too high. I set the thermostat on the Nova to the max so it would warm up fast, and then did not reduce it to the 38 setting, so the temperature kept rising. I think that caused the discoloration, because severely reducing the dev and blix times solved the problem.

Hi all,

I have a spare A12 for sale. Unit is from the late 70s/early 80s and has matching serial.

Dark slide has a little warp but it works fine. Could probably do with a service.

$100 AU including shipping anywhere in Australia.

Pics on request:

kirkbyte@optusnet.com.au

I´m interested if anybody uses the liquid Promicrol, that should still be produced in England and can also be bought here in Germany. Especially I would like to know, how good it is in comparison to standards like ID-11 / D-76 or Xtol in terms of sharpness, grain and exploiting of film speed.

Thank you in advance,
Andreas

Does apug.org or another site have a listing of photographers who work with film? I just got engaged, and am hunting for someone to do engagement photographs in the DC area, but am having an awful time trying to find people who shoot on film, let alone have a style that I enjoy.

I'm looking for a darkroom sink of at least 6 feet in the Chicago area (Due to shipping cost)

Thanks
Jim

I've recently purchased a Folmer and Schwing #3A Graflex that has a focal plane shutter.I'm wondering what steps I should take and what materials to use to keep this curtain in good operating condition.

Thanks,

Doug:)

An email just arrived from Fred Newman saying the annual Ilford ULF order has arrived, at least my 7x17 in HP5+ is in. Time to load the beast in the baby jogger again and scare the young kids and mothers in the park.

John Powers

I have one of the older roleicords that after advancing to "1" in the viewing window you press another small knob while depresssing a button on the film advance and the counter goes to 1. It counts fine but if you look in the viewing window(red) you'll see that after it stops at "2" (on the counter) the frame in the viewing window is not quite to 2 and it gets farther off from there and sometimes the advances stops way soon and then get overlapping frames or if you go farther then everthing is way off. Any clues? Is it worht taking apart? Or do I just ignore the auto counting film advance and use the frame viewing window?

does a lens need to be attatched for the meter to work? i can't get the battery check to work. i put a fresh battery in recently, however have bought no lenses yet.

Hi All,

For several months now I have debated what to do regarding our student/financial hardship subscription options. With the global recession we have had an influx of subscribers take that option. It has finally reached a point where so many subscribers are taking that option it has simply become unsustainable. I will not say it's become abused because I am fully aware of the economic climate most of us are facing. That being said I have reluctantly had to disable this subscription option as a last resort. It was always intended to be available for a small percentage of subscribers 5-15% and for many years this was the case, but in recent months this has reached almost over 50% taking the student/financial hardship option. After crunching the numbers, the site is definitely not sustainable this way. Our subscriber base has been the same number for the last 3-4 years (roughly under 3.5% of total registered members). I suspect the numbers remain the same because a combination of subscribers leave but new subscribers arrive. I am investigating other options such as setting up a gift subscription forum, where a number of subscriptions are available and can be applied for confidentially behind the scenes. I'm sorry it's come to this, I held out as long as possible. I am unsure the effect this change will have, it could cause a crash in overall subscriptions. Hopefully members can find a way to support us at the standard $2 a month rate. We offer 3-6-12 month options. We've also been relying heavily on those taking the higher dollar options to offset the student/financial hardship subscribers, and those higher dollar subscribers have faded as well due to this recession. My ultimate goal is for other Photocentric Ltd. sites to become the revenue generators, and APUG can then essentially be free -but this could take a couple of years.

Thanks,
Sean