Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken Wilcox wrote: > >After flattening the prints I used my Leica equipment to phtograph them. I >mounted an M4, loaded with Illford Pan F+ on a cheap copy stand. I attached >a Viso III w/ eye level prism, a universal focus mount and my 65 Elmar (all >German for those who give a d---.) I lit the photos with two 60W light >bulbs at about 45 degree angles. Exposure as determined with a Sekonic >Studio Delux with the flat diffuser then corrected for magnification with a >simple guide copied from a VERY old Leica Photography (30s or 40s vintage) This sounds like a job for BUWOO M (hope I've got that right - I mean the close-up copying doohickey with the legs) Via a friend in Canada, I am now the proud possessor of one of these (boxed with instruction book, thank God), but I won't get my hands on it until I'm out there in July. Questions: 1) Can anyone tell me what area(s) this device covers? 2) I'm planning to use my 50/2 Summicron on it. Is it only for 50mm lenses, or can one use others (such as a 35mm) as well? 3) Does anyone use one of these regularly, and are there any tips they might like to pass on? TIA Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/