Sydney Photo Events

[Wyno]

Ross, I'd also like to know where you got the Pyrocat in Oz. I want to try it out.
Mike

[Ross Chambers]

Dear Thanasis,

My first trial was with the Freestyle kit, just to have all the chemistry in one box.

As it provided encouraging results I ordered the makings from Vanbar in larger quantities. The small glitch was that Vanbar's supply of pyrocatechol must have been of a higher grade (maybe analytical?) and bumped up the price quite a bit.

It was certainly clearer and whiter, Freestyle's looked like floor sweepings, but worked fine.

It's fairly easy to mix and uses very small quantities - say 20ml of each part to 1 litre water, so eventually it was not so expensive. Stains well with TriX and Arista Edu.

If you check Vanbar's website there is just about every chemical you need for a number of processes, the Test Tube Factory in Harris St have the labware (apart from scales for weighing small quantities, mine were from an Oz internet source, or try jeweller's suppliers) The Test Tube Factory also have chemicals at forbiddingly high prices, Vanbar's are more realistic.

The Test Tube Factory also tried to sell me an animated James Brown doll which gyrated to "I Feel Good"

Distilled water from the supermarket laundry section, avoid the rip-off auto suppliers.

Good luck - Ross

[Thanasis]

Dear Ross,
Thanks very much. I had a feeling that there would be a visit to Vanbar. I hope its not too much to ask but where did you find your recipe?
I have seen that Vanbar do indeed have a very wide range of chemicals. I was thinking about mixing up some Divided D-76 but as you pointed out, im going to need some scales, flasks etc.

Thanks again and regards.
Thanasis.

[el wacho]

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[Ross Chambers]

Straight from the horse's (Sandy King) mouth:

http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/PCat/pcat.html

btw my first kit was from Photographers' Formulary, not Freestyle, lapse of memory.

Regards - Ross

[Tony Egan]

The next Sydney camera market is on this Sunday 29 June at the Ultimo Community Centre
40 William-Henry St, Ultimo. Entry via Bulwarra St.

Opening time is 10am but if you get there early and hire a small table you can get the jump on the regular punters and check out all the gear before anyone else! Actually, if anyone has surplus gear they want to get rid of in future it might be an idea to pool together for a table and have a fun day. I've done it once and managed to come out ahead!

[goldie]

There's a Harold Cazneaux exhibition on at AGNSW until August 10th.
I like Cazneaux. Most of his photos were taken in Sydney from approx 1910. He did commercial photography & personal work. His style was quite elegant.

There's another show in Sydney that's only up for a week but sounds interesting.
Ellie Young at the Meyer gallery, 269 Bourke St Darlinghurst until the 29th. She shoots large format then makes salt prints, Henry Fox Talbot style. Apparently there is a scanning stage & they are printed from a digital neg. I'm very keen to have a look at some salt prints. Subject matter is details of nature.


This talk is on at the Powerhouse museum on Sunday 29th 2-3pm.
Just down the road from the camera fair.

Early Sydney and Environs, William Hetzer’s photographs of Sydney 1858-1863
Geoff Barker, Assistant Curator, Total Asset Management Project
A discussion on William Hetzer’s stereophotographs of Sydney. Released between 1858 and 1863 in boxed sets these photographs are among the earliest taken of the streets and landscape around Sydney town. The Powerhouse Museum holds around 19 of Hetzer’s images in its collection and these will provide the basis of this talk.

[goldie]

Originally Posted by Tony Egan

The next Sydney camera market is on this Sunday 29 June at the Ultimo Community Centre
40 William-Henry St, Ultimo. Entry via Bulwarra St.

At first I was thinking that I have no particular reason to go to this, but on further thought I realise there might be some chance of picking up
lenses for my Crown Graphic esp 210 approx for portraits
cable release with a straight tip as the tapered ones don't fit my CG shutter
good 75-125 lens for a Kodak Ektapro projector
072 infra red filter with 39mm thread

doubt I'll be there at 10am though.

[goldie]

Did anyone have any luck at the camera fair? I didn't get anything for myself but I bought an EOS 500 with zoom for my 15yo niece. She's been learning using my Olympus SP for awhile but I wanted to get her something with more automated functions & takes modern batteries. The Canon was in good nick & cost $60.

[goldie]

I checked out the Ellie Young salt prints at Meyer gallery last week & they were excellent. There was a stunning image of a snail shell. She has some connection with Gold Street studios in Victoria which looks an interesting place from the brochure, with courses on all sorts of alt processes.

Had a chat to the proprietor of Meyer gallery. She is the wife of Bob Kersey of the Black Mountain photo school. This was the second show at her new place. I think there will also be painting & sculpture exhibitions but it sounds like there'll be plenty of photography. Info on the next exhibition follows.

You are invited to the opening of COMMON GROUND an exhibition by Ian Williams and Tim Williams on Wednesday 2nd July 6 - 8pm at

Meyer Gallery
269 Bourke Street
Darlinghurst
02 9380 8014

Exhibition end 27th July.

Wed - Sat 11 - 6pm
Sun Noon - 4pm