Re: Re: interesting large format article

OK, this would make sense. I need to get to work building a vaccum platter
11x14 printing easel so the stupid Ilford fibre paper will lay flat for
once.

-Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Wang" <stwang1@bellsouth.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: Re: interesting large format article

> Jon,
>
> Perhaps it's also because you've been using good film. Some of the "white
box" sheet films cut from a
> large roll can have a severe curl in it and no holder other than vacuum
would keep it flat.
>
> Of course with longer lenses you have greater depth of focus so a slight
shift from the ground glass
> plane may not be noticeable. Not so with very short focal length lenses.
>
> I have a couple of boxes of 4x5 and 5x7 films that can't be used for
anything except perhaps pinhole.
>
> Sam Wang
> >
> > From: Jon Danforth <jdanforth@sc.rr.com>
> > Date: 2004/05/26 Wed AM 08:44:55 EDT
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: interesting large format article
> >
> > I'm not. That's what I was wondering: am I lucky?
> >
> > :)
> >
> > -Jon
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Susan Huber" <shuber@ssisland.com>
> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: interesting large format article
> >
> >
> > > Hi Jon, I use the Fidelity in the 8 by 10 size all the time- no
problems
> > > yet.
> > > What problems are you getting?
> > > Susan
> > > www.susanhuber.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jon Danforth" <jdanforth@sc.rr.com>
> > > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:27 AM
> > > Subject: Re: interesting large format article
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks for posting this, Thom.
> > > >
> > > > In regards to film flatness, has anyone found problems with Fidelity
> > > holders
> > > > and film flatness in either 4x5 or 8x10 sizes? In my inexperience,
I've
> > > > either had good luck or good film holders when it comes to keeping
8x10
> > > film
> > > > flat. I'm sure that with a negative of the size that Ross is
working
> > > with,
> > > > the vaccum pump is a necessity (as with any good turntable!) but
what
> > > about
> > > > those of is working in piddily little 8x10 size?
> > > >
> > > > -Jon
>
>
Received on Wed May 26 09:10:30 2004