Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: another use for black tape - Snapshot Skopar
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 21:46:27 -0400
References: <B62EE1FD.54B6%john@pinkheadedbug.com>

I use an R focusing screen.

Ken Wilcox


At 3:39 -0500 11/8/0, a fine scholar, Martin Howard wrote:

>Johnny Deadman jotted down the following:
>
>> I did this by putting the camera on a tripod, opening the back, setting the
>> shutter to T and using masking tape to attach glassine to the film gate.
>
>Where does one find random-sized pieces of ground class?  It seems to me
>that a 35-36mm by 24-25mm piece of ground glass would be really useful in a
>whole bunch of situations.
>
>Alternatively, what is glassine and where do I get it?
>
>M.
>
>--
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>email: howard.390@osu.edu   | shades on a 50-year old guy...but that still
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>                            +--------------------------------------------


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In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> ([Leica] another use for black tape - Snapshot Skopar)