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  • in reply to: Camera Thoughts from a newbie!! #9291
    Dopey
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    cool. another question is on exposure times. I’m not confident in my abilities to determine this, so i figured i would try to make as many constants as possible (lol) my camera has an f/8.8 lens and an iso setting for either 75 or 3000. On a bright sunny day, probably at the beach, how long should I expose my plates? I plan on doing a self portrait with someone else behind the camera ( i wouldn’t dare ask someone to be my guinea pig at this point) and I have two shots at it (because I only have two plates) I managed to make a mobile darkroom (yay!) out of a camping shower, some blackout curtains and a floor dryer fan (for optimal vapor removal) with a custom “low” setting. now all i need is the sodium thiosulfate….

    in reply to: Camera Thoughts from a newbie!! #9282
    Dopey
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    well, after a few hours of searching around town I found a couple of land cameras to toy with! One is a model 80 and the other is a 320….I might be performing minor surgery on them to make the shutter manual…. next up is the chemicals and such. that might be a bit harder, but i lucked out with the cameras, so who knows?

    in reply to: Introduce Yourself! #9278
    Dopey
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    Hi all!

    My name is Mike and I’m from Virginia Beach. I first learned about Daguerreotypes in a survey of culture class in college and saw my first examples at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA. I am really interested in making my own and give them my own personal touch. I dabble in photography, mainly digital with my Nikon D80 and instant with my Polaroids. I am sure I will be full of question and I hope to have them figured out through trial and error or with the help of everyone here! Can’t wait to get started!!!

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