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    Hasselblad second-hand buy's advice please

    Don't forget, you can date a Hasselblad using vhpictures. Under this write numbers 1234567890, so that v is 1 and s is 0. You can check the serial on the body and the back to work out which year it was made. 1979 would be UE :)
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    1950's retro light meter

    I used to repair Weston V's and they generally could not be calibrated, they depended very much on having a decent selenium cell. I think the later Euromaster was equipped with a small adjustment pot but the movements in those meters were generally inferior to the original.
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    Camera/Enlarger movements (Schiempflug stuff)

    Some enlargers have this facility, it is useful for example, if you want to correct perspective on say, tall buildings, without getting an out of focus image (you can stop down the lens to a certain point).It is important to note that the axis of the neg, the lens and the baseboard need to be...
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    How can I replicate old Ektachrome?

    Thanks for that information. That range is about right. As for the film, I was there at the Manchester launch back in 87 or 88. Impressive film indeed! :)
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    Hello from Manchester

    Hello everybody! Greetings from Manchester - well Bury actually.
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    How can I replicate old Ektachrome?

    I'm new around here so hello! I have an unusual question regarding reversal film. I'm looking for a suitable colour reversal film that is similar in dynamic range to the old Ektachrome EF ISO 160, which, as I understand had about 3 stops dynamic range. I understand some of the newer films...
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