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Posted By Dante_Stella

Arne, same question for the LS-8000. Dante

Arne, same question for the LS-8000.

Dante

Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing

2 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Views: 294

Posted By Dante_Stella

I just enlisted the aid of my sister, a...

I just enlisted the aid of my sister, a mechanical engineer who builds theatrical sets... We'll see what she says. I hope that when it is done, I can do some wire work in there. :)

Dante

Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing

3 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Views: 294

Posted By Dante_Stella

Patrickjames, we used masonite last time, screwed...

Patrickjames, we used masonite last time, screwed into wood windowframes with black weatherstripping to seal the edge. Getting sunlight was easy; we just opened the back door of the rented space :). ...

Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing

4 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Views: 294

Posted By Dante_Stella

Thanks Joakim! Also, I did locate this, which...

Thanks Joakim!

Also, I did locate this, which is lightproof heavy vinyl material prefabbed with velcro tape on the back. Not light-on-demand, but fairly simple - and the velcro is supposedly good...

Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing

4 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Views: 294

Posted By Dante_Stella

Thanks Joakim - is the problem that the material...

Thanks Joakim - is the problem that the material is not really lightproof? I was thinking about using the material only.

Dante

Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing

5 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Views: 294

Posted By Dante_Stella

We're always trying to keep it classy :) - but at...

We're always trying to keep it classy :) - but at the same time, it's hard to amortize a $2,000 expense on a two-year lifespan for a property you don't own. The black plastic sheeting (which I have...

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

6 Days Ago

Replies: 12

Is anyone using FOCAL POINT ANC scanner glass?

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Posted By Dante_Stella

Believe you me, 3mm is thick and heavy stuff! I...

Believe you me, 3mm is thick and heavy stuff! I got mine last year.

Dante

Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing

6 Days Ago

Replies: 17

Views: 294

Posted By Dante_Stella

Lightproofing larger commercial windows

For a darkroom I am constructing, I need to lightproof some commercial aluminum windows that are 5x8 feet (w x h). By commercial, I mean double-pane glass in box aluminum frames. They butt into a...

Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry

6 Days Ago

Replies: 61

Negatives are purple after developing

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Posted By Dante_Stella

Correct. If Perma Wash doesn't do it, hang it in...

Correct. If Perma Wash doesn't do it, hang it in the window for a day. Properly fixed b/w will not be harmed.

Dante

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 12

Is anyone using FOCAL POINT ANC scanner glass?

Views: 492

Posted By Dante_Stella

How do you use AN glass with the FH-869s? Dante

How do you use AN glass with the FH-869s?

Dante

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 12

Is anyone using FOCAL POINT ANC scanner glass?

Views: 492

Posted By Dante_Stella

I had them make a custom 3mm AN glass top cover...

I had them make a custom 3mm AN glass top cover for the *glassless* carrier of my Sprintscan 120 (replacing the entire plastic top part). Compared to using the original glass carrier (which I have...

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 25

Vuescan gives a call for features.

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Posted By Dante_Stella

Other than its batch operation, which never...

Other than its batch operation, which never really seems to be complete in the Mac implementations, SF8 is a much better tool for getting scans to a 95% correct state in one step. And if you scan MF...

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 12

Views: 339

Posted By Dante_Stella

Thanks for the quick response, Arne. Any ideas on...

Thanks for the quick response, Arne. Any ideas on the time frame for the button?

One other unexpected problem with the LS-8000 is that in any grayscale mode, the "auto on batch" function does not...

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 12

Views: 339

Posted By Dante_Stella

I have 8.01 r24 bn 9062 - which should be the...

I have 8.01 r24 bn 9062 - which should be the same software...

Dante

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 12

Views: 339

Posted By Dante_Stella

Funny - my version does not have the "add...

Funny - my version does not have the "add selected" button that is shown in one of your pictures...

Dante

Forum: Fuji X Series

1 Week Ago

Replies: 14

First Zeiss Touit Pics

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Posted By Dante_Stella

The published information and tests so far...

The published information and tests so far indicate a great, sharp 12mm lens that will undoubtedly be a segment-defining piece. But all the same, it's also a lens with 67mm front end (blocking the...

Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software

1 Week Ago

Replies: 12

Views: 339

Posted By Dante_Stella

Job Manager on Silverfast 8?

I am actually happy to see that for Macs, the LS-8000/9000 version allows you to fine-tune 120 filmstrip framing in the overview (thumbnail) mode.

The difficulty I am running into is with 6x4.5 -...

Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

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Posted By Dante_Stella

The product to use on the Mac side is an Apricorn...

The product to use on the Mac side is an Apricorn Solo X1 PCIe card that gives a SATA III interface, a physical mounting point for a 2.5" SSD, and costs about $50. It also boots on the older Mac...

Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc

2 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

Views: 1,061

Posted By Dante_Stella

I was actually thinking either internal drive...

I was actually thinking either internal drive tray or somewhere else inside but connected to one of the spare internal SATA ports. Unfortunately, it looks like the SATA 3 PCIe card mounts won't...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 4

Notes on the 14mm f/2.8

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Posted By Dante_Stella

Put it in context - glitches aside, the...

Put it in context - glitches aside, the performance is top 1%.

Dante

Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

Views: 1,061

Posted By Dante_Stella

Thanks for all the good ideas - looks like an SSD...

Thanks for all the good ideas - looks like an SSD is going to be the short term. Any way to install one as a boot drive without taking up an existing drive bay?

Thx

Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

Views: 1,061

Posted By Dante_Stella

Besides the blank look, the question about why I...

Besides the blank look, the question about why I would need so much disk space, and a pitch for Aperture? Ok, just kidding, but that's about the extent of it for the Geniuses. They can't even...

Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

Views: 1,061

Posted By Dante_Stella

Is there something about the FW800 port on the...

Is there something about the FW800 port on the Mini that cannot be used with the usual 800-->400 cable? The port is backward-compatible on my Mac Pro.

I could keep the Mac Pro around, but an...

Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc

3 Weeks Ago

Replies: 39

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

Views: 1,061

Posted By Dante_Stella

Replacing an old Mac Pro?

Well... it's gotten to the point where Lightroom 5 won't work on my Mac Pro 1,1 (4 x 2.6) because it won't take Mountain Lion. Besides that, the computer - even with 13gb of RAM - still drags on...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 4

Notes on the 14mm f/2.8

Views: 548

Posted By Dante_Stella

FA, two quick answers: 1. The white-to-blue...

FA, two quick answers:

1. The white-to-blue overexposure bleed was present in LR4.4 RC and continued in the release version (4.4 did kill pretty much every other type of X-Trans bleed). I am trying...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

4 Weeks Ago

Replies: 4

Notes on the 14mm f/2.8

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Posted By Dante_Stella

Notes on the 14mm f/2.8

I have posted some comments on this lens here:

http://wp.me/p2RAff-XI

Anything else you want to know about it? I will try to post a bunch of sample pictures.

Dante

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

04-10-2013

Replies: 24

Let's get a monochrome X-Pro1

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Posted By Dante_Stella

I seriously doubt that is anything but an economy...

I seriously doubt that is anything but an economy body.

Dante

Forum: Point-N-Shoot

04-10-2013

Replies: 15

Hexar af not sharp..

Views: 499

Posted By Dante_Stella

Your shutter release switch probably needs to be...

Your shutter release switch probably needs to be replaced. When they wear out, it loses the focus lock and refocuses between the half press (when it looks like it has locked) and full press. You'll...

Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M"

04-10-2013

Replies: 6

HU: Ex-display MM, great price for US buyers.

Views: 537

Posted By Dante_Stella

Is the Passport warranty valid if the camera is...

Is the Passport warranty valid if the camera is shipped to the U.S.?

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

04-10-2013

Replies: 24

Let's get a monochrome X-Pro1

Views: 1,056

Posted By Dante_Stella

Let's get a monochrome X-Pro1

One of the things that has been striking about the X-Pro1 is how good the lenses are. Although the X-Trans sensor is great, it strikes me that a lot of these optics could be put to equally - if not...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

03-27-2013

Replies: 16

X Pro-1 Suddenly Died !!!

Views: 845

Posted By Dante_Stella

Bad SD card? That was the cause of similar...

Bad SD card? That was the cause of similar problems for me.

Dante

Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion

03-22-2013

Replies: 11

New Leica factory opening ceremony

Views: 547

Posted By Dante_Stella

So are those rejected top covers? It looks like...

So are those rejected top covers? It looks like the technician is deeply scratching them with a steel-pointed tool.

Dante

Forum: Travel

03-21-2013

Replies: 22

So, Talk to Me about Peru

Views: 684

Posted By Dante_Stella

Ktmrider - Mablo reminded me of two things about...

Ktmrider - Mablo reminded me of two things about Machu Picchu: (1) take the bus up the mountain from Aguascalientes unless you want to hike for an entire day to get to the site (some people like...

Forum: Travel

03-21-2013

Replies: 22

So, Talk to Me about Peru

Views: 684

Posted By Dante_Stella

I was there last year. The conventional trip in...

I was there last year. The conventional trip in Peru is to go from Lima to Cusco to Macchu Pichu, to the sites outside of Cusco (Sacred Valley, etc.), by bus through the Altiplano to Lake Titicaca...

Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M"

03-21-2013

Replies: 25

Price of "calibrating" 35 Summilux ASPH

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Posted By Dante_Stella

How about this - try it out before you freak out?...

How about this - try it out before you freak out?

Of all the lenses I had examined with my M8, the 35 SX ASPH was the only one that did not need to be recalibrated (possibly, Leica adjusted it...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

03-20-2013

Replies: 6

HU - down under - xp1 for less than 1100 brand new

Views: 428

Posted By Dante_Stella

If I were a dealer and the X-Pro1 were being...

If I were a dealer and the X-Pro1 were being discontinued after 9 months of sales and the XE-1 after about half that, I'd drop Fuji. This is an amazingly short attention span, even in the digital...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

03-20-2013

Replies: 18

Views: 1,115

Posted By Dante_Stella

Arrived yesterday. Optical performance...

Arrived yesterday. Optical performance (particularly the microscopic native distortion) is going to put some hurt on a lot of competing systems (Leica and MFT). The clutch seems a little gimmicky...

Forum: RFF Polls

03-19-2013

Replies: 313

Poll: Fuji X-Pro or Leica M8

Views: 40,233

Posted By Dante_Stella

You're the one who is kidding, right? The M9...

You're the one who is kidding, right? The M9 might be behind the times with other digital cameras, but it's still ahead of the film Ms in performance. We can start with usable resolution (often...

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

03-16-2013

Replies: 18

Views: 1,115

Posted By Dante_Stella

Thanks - it should not be a problem then. None of...

Thanks - it should not be a problem then. None of my 21mm (or 50mm for 6x9) finders seem to be much above 95% anyway... Looks like a killer lens, at least by the numbers...

Dante

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

03-16-2013

Replies: 18

Views: 1,115

Posted By Dante_Stella

Does the OVF cover it?

Does the OVF cover it?

Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1

03-14-2013

Replies: 18