[LargeFormat] 8X10 Cold Light head; Durst carriers

[Clive Warren]

At 09:44 02/01/01 -0800, Don Wilkes wrote:

>Clive -- It turns out that the problem crops up only when I'm using the
>snip
>Those felt traps really do work well.
>
>I really have to get some sort of inexpensive digital beast for taking
>quick snaps.  It would make explaining these techie things *so* much
>easier; waving one's hands about doesn't really cut it in an ASCII-only
>conversation ...
>
>On the brighter side, all the problems are fixed with my big darkroom sink,
>so I'm operational at long, long last, and this Friday a friend will be
>lending me a 135mm enlarging lens.  I can't tell you how much I'm looking
>forward to finally projecting some large format stuff onto the baseboard!
>
>Cheers,
>\donw

Glad to hear that you solved the problem easily.  I envy you your darkroom 
at the moment. Mine is gradually being filled with various household 
furniture as I am clearing out a couple of rooms.  Will have to complete 
the job asap as there is now a huge backlog of negs to print :-)

I borrowed a digital camera over the holidays - an Olympus C2000Z - it is a 
very compact and capable camera and would be ideal for peops like us on the 
list who demand a little more control over the aperture and shutter 
speed.....  The photos of the Kodak Specialist Model 2 in the f32 
Discussion Forum were taken with the Olympus camera.  If you need a digital 
camera then this one is one of the best I have used so would highly 
recommend it.

Look forward to hearing about your experiences using the big Durst for 4x5. 
Please feel free to post some scans of your prints in the f32 Forum 
Gallery.  Contact me off the list if you need any pointers on the best way 
to do this.







All the best,
                 Clive   http://www.f32.net
                         Large Format Travel and Stock Photography