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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
Just a few thoughts on my first shots with my 11x14 Seneca. I just set the
camera up and snapped (Yea!! Right!) a shot of my two boys in my front yard in front of some kinda flowing bush (real botanist--NOT!). I used some 10 year old EktaPan that was given (20 sheets) to me by a man I purchased my Fidelity Elite 11x14 holder (nice film holder!) from. Sure was easy to focus that 11x14 GG--I really was shocked at that!! I processed the film last night in my Jobo Paper tube in Rodinal 1:50 (Grain is not a facor here!!). Both negative(s) look great (exposure- processing and sharpness) but I'm yet to make the contacts to confirm. I processed, stopped and fixed in the tube and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few fingerprints on one to clear. I'll make my contacts later today (dark/evening---my darkroom is a little darker at night if you know what I mean!!) Yes!! I'm rather elated at the whole process and even if my first efforts fail to impress anyone else (not my intention anyway!), that big 11x14 inch negative really impresses me!! J Burke |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:31:11 -0500, Jos. Burke wrote:
and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few for my 11x14 negatives (and smaller negatives and prints and everything else), i just hang them up by a corner on a line with a clothespin. -- Sidney CAMMERESI http://www.cheesecake.org/sac/ cheesecake.org!corpvax!sac |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:31:11 -0500, Jos. Burke wrote:
and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few for my 11x14 negatives (and smaller negatives and prints and everything else), i just hang them up by a corner on a line with a clothespin. -- Sidney CAMMERESI http://www.cheesecake.org/sac/ cheesecake.org!corpvax!sac |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG"negative!!
Sidney Cammeresi wrote:
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:31:11 -0500, Jos. Burke wrote: and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few for my 11x14 negatives (and smaller negatives and prints and everything else), i just hang them up by a corner on a line with a clothespin. Hey !!! - That's what I've been doing too, hanging them up on the clothes line with wooden clothes pins - worked well for me. I was using BIG metal paper clamps, but found that they started to rust (small wonder - steel - doh!). I'm also looking forward to getting my 8x10 homebrew finished so that I can play with it. I'm only a month or so into owning an LF (4x5) camera, but I'm just thrilled with the detail that the negatives have. cheers -- regards from :: John Bartley 43 Norway Spruce Street Stittsville, Ontario Canada, K2S1P5 ( If you slow down it takes longer - does that apply to life also?) |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG"negative!!
Sidney Cammeresi wrote:
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:31:11 -0500, Jos. Burke wrote: and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few for my 11x14 negatives (and smaller negatives and prints and everything else), i just hang them up by a corner on a line with a clothespin. Hey !!! - That's what I've been doing too, hanging them up on the clothes line with wooden clothes pins - worked well for me. I was using BIG metal paper clamps, but found that they started to rust (small wonder - steel - doh!). I'm also looking forward to getting my 8x10 homebrew finished so that I can play with it. I'm only a month or so into owning an LF (4x5) camera, but I'm just thrilled with the detail that the negatives have. cheers -- regards from :: John Bartley 43 Norway Spruce Street Stittsville, Ontario Canada, K2S1P5 ( If you slow down it takes longer - does that apply to life also?) |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
"Jos. Burke" wrote in message . .. Just a few thoughts on my first shots with my 11x14 Seneca. I just set the camera up and snapped (Yea!! Right!) a shot of my two boys in my front yard in front of some kinda flowing bush (real botanist--NOT!). I used some 10 year old EktaPan that was given (20 sheets) to me by a man I purchased my Fidelity Elite 11x14 holder (nice film holder!) from. Sure was easy to focus that 11x14 GG--I really was shocked at that!! I processed the film last night in my Jobo Paper tube in Rodinal 1:50 (Grain is not a facor here!!). Both negative(s) look great (exposure- processing and sharpness) but I'm yet to make the contacts to confirm. I processed, stopped and fixed in the tube and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few fingerprints on one to clear. I'll make my contacts later today (dark/evening---my darkroom is a little darker at night if you know what I mean!!) Yes!! I'm rather elated at the whole process and even if my first efforts fail to impress anyone else (not my intention anyway!), that big 11x14 inch negative really impresses me!! J Burke Drying in film hangers is not a good idea even when they are used for processing. Water tends to get trapped in the grooves and to tear down the film during drying leaving streaks. Spring clothes pins work fine, or X-ray film hangers, which clip the corners of the film. X-ray clips are more secure but leave little holes in the film. I work with film up to 8x10 and use clothes pins, one at a corner to hang it and another at the opposite corner to keep it flat and to act as a drain. I also hang large RC prints using clothes pins. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
"Jos. Burke" wrote in message . .. Just a few thoughts on my first shots with my 11x14 Seneca. I just set the camera up and snapped (Yea!! Right!) a shot of my two boys in my front yard in front of some kinda flowing bush (real botanist--NOT!). I used some 10 year old EktaPan that was given (20 sheets) to me by a man I purchased my Fidelity Elite 11x14 holder (nice film holder!) from. Sure was easy to focus that 11x14 GG--I really was shocked at that!! I processed the film last night in my Jobo Paper tube in Rodinal 1:50 (Grain is not a facor here!!). Both negative(s) look great (exposure- processing and sharpness) but I'm yet to make the contacts to confirm. I processed, stopped and fixed in the tube and cleared/washed in a processing tray. I have a couple of 11x14 film hangers but I found the neg. really hard to handle still. So floppy even in the hanger to dry. Any suggestions on easier handling? I know I've got a few fingerprints on one to clear. I'll make my contacts later today (dark/evening---my darkroom is a little darker at night if you know what I mean!!) Yes!! I'm rather elated at the whole process and even if my first efforts fail to impress anyone else (not my intention anyway!), that big 11x14 inch negative really impresses me!! J Burke Drying in film hangers is not a good idea even when they are used for processing. Water tends to get trapped in the grooves and to tear down the film during drying leaving streaks. Spring clothes pins work fine, or X-ray film hangers, which clip the corners of the film. X-ray clips are more secure but leave little holes in the film. I work with film up to 8x10 and use clothes pins, one at a corner to hang it and another at the opposite corner to keep it flat and to act as a drain. I also hang large RC prints using clothes pins. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
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John Bartley wrote: Hey !!! - That's what I've been doing too, hanging them up on the clothes line with wooden clothes pins - worked well for me. I was using BIG metal paper clamps, but found that they started to rust (small wonder - steel - doh!). I use King Concept stainless steel clips for sheet film and roll film, The make a weighted clip as well for the bottom of the roll,.....they aint cheap. Something like $22 for five. -- LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 |
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My first use of my 11x14 Seneca --I'm impressed with that "BIG" negative!!
In article ,
John Bartley wrote: Hey !!! - That's what I've been doing too, hanging them up on the clothes line with wooden clothes pins - worked well for me. I was using BIG metal paper clamps, but found that they started to rust (small wonder - steel - doh!). I use King Concept stainless steel clips for sheet film and roll film, The make a weighted clip as well for the bottom of the roll,.....they aint cheap. Something like $22 for five. -- LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 |
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