I am looking for the old plastic 35mm film cans. Have a stash of them laying around? I'll take them off your hands. I am a member of a North South Skirmish Assn. team, and we need these for powder containers for our Mortar team. You can give them to us and I'll pay the shipping, or if you want to sell them, quote me a price. I need up to 100 of them. I'll take one or what have you. Thanks.
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I remember some time back someone was going to make head braces. If they are available, please contact me at: civilwarlife@yahoo.com Thanks, Terry
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Can you send me a picture? Can you just supply the base as I already have the top section? Terry
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Bob, There is a guy here in Fredericksburg that can make them. I have had several things made by him and he is a wizard. I have asked him about making flanges and he said he has mad several of all sizes. I have a couple I need, but haven't wanted to give up my lenses long enough to get the job done. He is very reasonable. Let me know if you are interested, I can get you his number. Terry
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Here are three I did at the Spotsylvania County 1859 fair.
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Here is a picture of John's Model T truck I took at the Jamboree. It is one of my better images of the weekend. I had a great time.
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I was at the 1859 fair this weekend. Took lots of pictures. This is my favorite. Thought I'd share it with y'all. They are an 1860s baseball team.
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Todd, Good for you. I would like a base & pipe with the tensioner part. I already have the top. Terry
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Sept 12 - 13 Spotsylvania 1859 County Fair Sept 10 - 20 Yankees in Falmouth Sept 23 Photography talk Williamsburg SCV Camp
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Wet Plate Jamboree at John Coffer's.
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I'll be following Todd up there for the weekend. Can't wait to meet many of you. Terry
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I wish I could help you with your shelf life question, but I am pretty much an armature. I do know that my collodion only lasts about two to three months. The rest of my chemicals have lasted a lot longer. The fixer lasts until it stops working. You will know when it doesn't work. I use Potassium Cyanide. The only problem I had with varnish was that at one point it dissolved an image and ruined i
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No name on this one, but it looks like it is in mint condition. Will try it out as soon as I get it and let you know how it works.
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Thanks to all who responded with help on lens measurement. Here is my latest addition. It is coming from Australia via ebay. Can't wait to try it out.
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If a lens is described as being 7inch f/3.6 I know what the f3.6 means, but does the 7 inch mean that I must have at least 7 inches from the back end of the lens to the ground glass to be able to focus it? Or, where exactly do I measure from? Thanks
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Too funny.
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Have you tried to take a picture with it yet? If it works fine that is all that matters really. If it doesn't work, toss it and make another batch. Perhaps you measured incorrectly and put in too much alcohol or either. Mistakes can happen. Mine is pretty thin always, but it works well.
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I use Collodion USP plain it is number 1675, and I get it from Artcraft. Very reliable results. I have been getting it in one pint cans. Their website is I did not see collodion on their website, but I have contacted them to check on availability.
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I put the rubber tips on without removing the spikes. Works great on smooth surfaces. For dirt, I just pop the rubber tips off. I got a set of 4 at Lowes. They look like what is on crutches.
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Here is a stereo of the USS Waterwitch.
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Great tip, pun intended. Terry
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Thanks Ray, My images aren't all great, I don't post the flops, although that would be interesting if everybody posted their best and worst of the day images. I learn from every flop and also from the good ones. I've got a couple more events this month. Still working on the stereo. I took two in GA, neither turned out very good, but I am learning about stereo perspective and how to take advant
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Ok, here is my favorite couple on the deck of the Waterwitch. Late afternoon, smallest waterhouse stop and 3 second exposure.
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I'm trying to figure out how to get all my equipment into my 67 Firebird Convertible. Great time of year for a road trip.
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I would really love to do that. I'll check my schedule. I can't think of a a better way to spend a few days with you two. Thanks, Terry
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Great Video. I thought of all the guys on this forum who were obsessing about the proper dark cloth material and seeing John's dark tent made from what looked like plastic bags and duct tape. I guess that is how one can live with out bills. I'd love to take his class some time. I'm sure I would learn a lot and it would be interesting to meet this man.
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Here is an image I took today at the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, GA. It is the USS Waterwitch.
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We will be at the commissioning of the USS Water Witch at the National Civil War Naval Museum, Columbus, GA April 3 - 5. We will be taking stereo and full plate images of the ship and crew as well as on-deck portraits of crew members.The Water Witch is a full scale reproduction of the original ship that they built as an exhibit. Click on their web site They have a web cam of the ship being rea
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Especially for those of you who admire Civil War Photography, I would recommend you visit the web site for the Center for Civil War Photography. Click on the Image of War Seminar link. This year's seminar will be in Charleston, SC. Oct. 24 - 26. I have been to a number of these seminars over they years at Gettysburg, Antietam, Washington, DC, Spotsylvania, VA and others. They are very well or
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Military Images magazine did a series on this subject a while back. The issues were Vol 9 #5 March-April 1990, Vol 9 #6 May-June 1990 and Vol 14 #6 May-June 1993. If you contact them, you may be able to get these back issues.
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