[LargeFormat] Idiot

[john frost]

Of course, you are presuming the operator is capable of remembering to
pull the darkslide in the first instance. I have not photographed
scantily clad females, but I assume they may be a bit distracting at
times.....

john (:>)) with a bunch of blank films.....

mark.blackman1@btinternet.com wrote:
> 
> Um, I had a couple of these, but had big problems with lightleaks after reloading them. Why not try grafmatics?
> 
> An easy alternative, especially in a studio where you don't have to lug them around in a backpack, is to only load up one side, & leave the slide off the empty one. But I expect a man who can earn a living out of providing dental care to outback residents is clearly smart enough to have figured this one out for himself.
> 
> >  from:    "Hornford, Dave" <Dave.Hornford@hp.com>
> >  date:    Mon, 09 Dec 2002 15:56:18
> >  to:      largeformat@f32.net
> >  subject: RE: [LargeFormat] Idiot
> >
> > Uncle Dick,
> >
> > I have solved this problem with a Fuji QuickHolder. It holds 8 sheets of
> > film and advances through them as you pull the darkside & gizmo out.
> > Double exposures are a thing of the past.
> >
> > The Quickholder does have its own issues. All of which have involved
> > inaccurate assembly after loading.
> >
> > Dave Hornford
> > "There's an inverse relationship between how good something is for you,
> > and how much fun it is."
> >    --- Calvin and Hobbes
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rstein [mailto:rstein@bigpond.net.au]
> > Sent: December 9, 2002 6:02 AM
> > To: largeformat@f32.net
> > Subject: [LargeFormat] Idiot
> >
> >
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> >      Have you nothing better to do than read the ramblings of an idiot?
> > And make no mistake about it - I am an idiot. I was reminded of this
> > just now when I took a rack of 4 x 5 negatives out of the wash tank and
> > pegged them up. I have done the old trick of failing to turn the DD
> > slide over and have put two images on one sheet.
> >
> >     The young lady in question did her part very well. Both images show
> > a commendable amount of young lady and the poses are quite elegant. The
> > fact that they are 90 degrees to each other and overlapping a chest on a
> > backside is the problem.
> >
> >     I must make a sacrifice here. Something must go. Please let me know
> > the Kodak formulae for dissolving one of the backsides or one of the
> > heads. We can leave the 4 chests there as a sort of artistic statement.
> >
> >      Alternately, would you please all detail how you prevent this sort
> > of deplorable operational foulup in your studios? I have done it about 3
> > times so far and the result never has quite the appeal of the single
> > image.
> >
> >      Uncle Idiot
> >
> >
> >
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