Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just curious to know which back and adapter for this old wooden (nut tree) view camera of mine that gathers dust on some shelf here. Any suggestions? Amities Philippe > Le 28 avr. 2020 ? 18:48, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit > : > > Pretty good for 130 years of use. You could mount a digital camera to the > back of your view camera pretty easily with a film holder and a mount > converter mounted to the film holder. Old lenses, swings and tilts, and no > darkroom. In fact I am getting pretty tempted to pick up a baby Linhof > Technikarden or similar for just this purpose. I have an unused digital > body I can't profitably sell with the lock down so why not play? > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Thanks, Don. The assembling of the camera, lens and shutter would be >> fun, perhaps. The wooden crank-up tripod has been damaged in earlier >> storage and is missing some parts. But, the thing I'm really not >> interested in any more is the darkroom work. Guess I'll pass for now. >> >> Here is how I use old brass lenses: >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html >> >> Here is a photo made on a cold morning with this lens: >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html >> >> Pretty good resolution for a lens from the 1890s. >> >> On 4/28/20 11:10 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>> JIm, if you get the itch, KEH typically has quite a few view camera >>> lenses. The may not be on the main site but on the Ebay side of the >>> business as they don't typically clean lenses that sell under 100-200 >>> dollars. Large format lenses are very easy to clean so even a little >>> fungus on an ugly lens shouldn't be a problem. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Richard, >>>> >>>> I'm happy to see you finally met up with a Packard shutter, though the >>>> bulb appears to be connected with tubing and fittings like we used in >>>> the wind tunnel business in the 50s and 60s. >>>> >>>> Help me with the Cooke nomenclature. Does PS945 mean Pinkham and Smith >>>> 9-inch f/4.5 lens? >>>> >>>> I've got my father-in-law's old wooden 8x10 studio camera in a box under >>>> a bunch of stuff in the garage, but no lens or shutter. >>>> >>>> You've got some nice looking gear there. >>>> >>>> On 4/28/20 4:18 AM, Richard Man wrote: >>>>> Leica Thambar, eat your heart out ;-) >>>>> >>>>> https://richardman.photo/2020/04/ps-visual-quality-vs-ps945/ >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information