Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]what a dream of an adaptation and experiment!!~ beautiful job ric > On Jul 14, 2021, at 4:24 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Many years ago, I came across a lens manufactured in England circa 1890. > It is a Ross London No. 6 Symmetrical with 8-inch focal length and is f/16 > wide open, with rotary Waterhouse stops down to f/64, and was obviously > designed to be mounted on a lens board for a studio or view camera. Ten > years ago, I decided I wanted to see what it would produce in the way of > images. While I had a couple of large cameras packed away, they were > missing parts and were awkward to handle. I decided I would find a way to > mount it on my Olympus E-1. With the help of adapters, a bellows, parts > from discarded lenses and a thick, carved lens board, I finally put it all > together. > > Here is the lens itself: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20101208-PC081708-Enhanced.JPG.html > > Here is the assembly: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20101231-Final+Assembly.JPG.html > > And, on a cold January morning, I returned home from an unsuccessful photo > outing to find a Mocking Bird in a tree by my driveway. I rolled down the > window and quietly shot a few frames at full extension, about 15 feet from > my truck. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20110102-P1020695-Enhanced.JPG.html > > Yes, I decided, those old lens makers knew what they were doing. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information