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This was mentioned earlier and looks like a great way to process. http://www.mod54.com/collections/mod54-processor
I use a set of film drums for 4x5 up to 8x10 but they're getting pricy so if I didn't already own them I'd seriously look at this.
Unfortunately the colorplan tanks are no longer made. They were distributed by Linhof in the US and worked perfect. They didn't use much chemistry, were easy to load and never streaked. I have one and use it when I want to run up to 6 sheets. It's also adjustable for smaller size film.
Digressing to lenses, it's total nonsense about not using older lenses. Fifty years of shooting catalogs and advertising material says otherwise. I used a series III Dagor for many years to shoot Philips Electronics catalogs. It dated back to the early Dagor days and had only a natural coating from glass oxidation. No complaints from Philips. I shot them on 8x10 ektachrome and the cool was stunning. I also shot double page spreads with my 11x14 and ektachrome with a beautiful 24" Apo Ronar and red dot Artar 19".
In my gallery I have many images shot on LF done with a turn of the century B&L Protar triple convertible. I sadly sold this one but it made beautiful images.
New modern glass is a waste of money in most cases. Just my professional opinion.
By the way, the G Claron is corrected for close focus not general photography. They do perform well at infinity but are not optimized for it. Anyone as critical as the person in one of the posts should know that. And yes, I own two G Clarons and use them regularly and sadly sold my 355mm.
In all honesty speaking from experience multi coating is of little concern in LF if you share your lenses. In LF you get more light scatter internally from the bellows than you get flare from a lens.
I've owned many new modern design lenses and used them on my Technikardan 23 with a Hasselblad digital back. The Apo lenses excell with digital but that's a totally different story than film.
I use a set of film drums for 4x5 up to 8x10 but they're getting pricy so if I didn't already own them I'd seriously look at this.
Unfortunately the colorplan tanks are no longer made. They were distributed by Linhof in the US and worked perfect. They didn't use much chemistry, were easy to load and never streaked. I have one and use it when I want to run up to 6 sheets. It's also adjustable for smaller size film.
Digressing to lenses, it's total nonsense about not using older lenses. Fifty years of shooting catalogs and advertising material says otherwise. I used a series III Dagor for many years to shoot Philips Electronics catalogs. It dated back to the early Dagor days and had only a natural coating from glass oxidation. No complaints from Philips. I shot them on 8x10 ektachrome and the cool was stunning. I also shot double page spreads with my 11x14 and ektachrome with a beautiful 24" Apo Ronar and red dot Artar 19".
In my gallery I have many images shot on LF done with a turn of the century B&L Protar triple convertible. I sadly sold this one but it made beautiful images.
New modern glass is a waste of money in most cases. Just my professional opinion.
By the way, the G Claron is corrected for close focus not general photography. They do perform well at infinity but are not optimized for it. Anyone as critical as the person in one of the posts should know that. And yes, I own two G Clarons and use them regularly and sadly sold my 355mm.
In all honesty speaking from experience multi coating is of little concern in LF if you share your lenses. In LF you get more light scatter internally from the bellows than you get flare from a lens.
I've owned many new modern design lenses and used them on my Technikardan 23 with a Hasselblad digital back. The Apo lenses excell with digital but that's a totally different story than film.
