Hi,
I have an adjustable enlarging easel. But I shoot 4x5 inch and mostly
enlarge the whole of the negative at different enlargements. I always
have to reset my easel to the same measures. I know fix easels, but

We talk about print film having a 5 stop latitude. Does anyone know off hand
what the latitude of say Ilford fiber matte paper might be? Or a grade 2
paper? I'm in the process of experimenting with digital negatives and I want
to compress the latitude to fit the paper. I don't have ...

I found an old B&W 4x5 negative that I had taken years ago and simply left
in an empty 4x5 film box with others. I printed it in Photoshop and found
that I had to spot the print pretty extensively, a fairly easy thing to do
digitally, but I would now like to print it on photographic ...

It's been a while since I developed any film.  When I went to the store
to buy some supplies, I asked for my usual XTOL but told it was
discontinued.
Can anybody recommend a replacement?  I was using it as my all-purpose

I'd like to give color a shot someday and am trying to gather some
information.  I'm strictly a hobbyist.
For color shooting, its seems that I get more gratification from using
slides rather than negatives.  To make prints of my favorites, I've so far

   I know that the C-22 process used ferricyanide for a bleach, but I
don't have detailed explanation about the exact steps used. You cannot
do a blix with ferricyanide right? Or can you?
Thanks,

I have been given a few rolls of Kodachrome 25 color slide film and have
been told that they heard of a way to develop it so that it turns out as
a B&W slide instead. A process that I could probably do with the right
chemicals.

Been a while since I had a darkroom so forgive this question please.
I picked up a very clean near free Beseler 67C with EL Nikkor 50mm f4..
I remember that the Nikkor 50mm F2.8 was better than the F4..
I always get confused on the naming of the Schneider lenses...

I am in the process of building anew darkroom. THe space I have is an
outbuilding with three windows approximately 18 x 24 inches. I need to
block them out in a way that is not permanent, perhaps something I can
remove at any time. Does anyone have any good ideas for this? Thanks ...

I am looking for Ilford SFX in bulk 100'.  Anyone has an idea if there is
such animal and where I can purchase it?  I also was wondering about the
Agfa equivalent  - APX 200 S - that I heard about.  Any of the two might be
fine as long as it is available.

Pot kettle, Black.
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The biggest problem I have faced  when mixing meataborate is how pure is
the hydroxide?
It will absorb humidity and carbonic gas, so it's weight/activity will
change as it ages.

I am going to be moving to Toronto in the spring and am thinking ahead
about possible darkroom rental facilities. I would prefer something
downtown, and ideally somewhere that does not charge by the hour. I
would like to do open tray fibre based b&w printing in a space I can

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I've done lots of mounting of photographs, but now I want to mount and
frame the front page of the April 15, 1865 New York Herald which covered
the assassination (attempt) of President Lincoln. I've come to realize that
I have no idea how to do this and am looking for advice.