Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find the focuslide handy if I have a large number of same size copies to make. It works fine and there really isn't much you can do to screw it up. kw >LUGs > >With all the talk lately of R8s, ROMs, and aspheric glass, I feel a bit >out place raising the subject of the venerable Focaslide. For lack of >motivation to do anything truly constructive (like cleaning house or doing >Christmas shopping for someone other than myself), I resurrected my >Focaslide and tried it out with the head of a 50mm NF Summicron. While I >did get a few blank frames as the result of neglecting to move the camera >body into the taking position, the test negatives did show that the device >does indeed still hold potential for copy and close up work. > >Is anyone else still using one? > >Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor > 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country > Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. > http://www.connix.com/~royzart >Written with the assistance of a labrador retriever whose chin is on the >keyboard. Any typos are his fault. - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>