Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Luis... I'm having a good time in retirement. Every day is a Saturday until I run out of scratch. Jim Luis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I really agree with you, life can be fun!, the two pictures 4x5 are really > outstanding, please play more and enjoy the life to show us more. > > The other pics with Pentax with the 20mm shows too an excellent lens > quality! > > Thanks for showing and allow us to be fun too on the life! > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de > Jim Hemenway > Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 25 de julio de 2007 0:20 > Para: lug@leica-users.org > Asunto: [Leica] Older than Jerry Lehrer! Zeiss-Ikon Taxo c1927 > > Hi Folks: > > I went to the Brimfield Antique Flea Market a little over a week ago... > <http://www.hemenway.com/Brimfield-07132007/> > > While there I bought this quarter-glass-plate camera. > > I wanted to take some photos with it but don't have any glass plates, > especially in Ektachrome. > > So I cut some pieces of poster board and discovered that 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 > would > fit perfectly, and that the springs behind the film would push it against > the film plane just as it would with a glass plate. > > I cut some 4x5 to size and shot a couple of photos at Lanes Cove on Sunday > afternoon. > > My lab graciously offered to do a special E-6 run for the odd size. > > Here's the results: > <http://www.hemenway.com/Zeiss-Ikon-TAXO-07222007/> > > Life can be fun. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >