Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the late 50's I used a Yashica 44LM, which used 127 film and produced super slides. I still have a square 127 format mask for my Focomat IIc. My dad had a couple of Robots in the late 40's and early 50's with 3 or 4 lenses. Nice but quirky cameras, with a density that has to be felt to be believed. I can't think of any camera that was built more sturdily. I also still have the Robot format mask for the Focomat, and a quite a few sheets of negatives from that time. Tom Abrahamsson picked up a Robot Royal 36 a couple of years ago. That one produces 24x36 negs, but is built similarly. It has a an interrupted thread bayonet which would be strong enough to tow a locomotive with. >There was also a format called "Super Slides" which was I think about 40mm >square but in a 35mm size mount. I remember my dad mounting them by hand >from Rollei transparencies. I know that they vignette in my Leica >projector! See I got something on-topic in there. > Cheers >Geoff >http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > >On 24 December 2010 04:59, Harrison McClary <lists at mcclary.net> wrote: > >> What kind of camera shot a square negative about 1 inch square? >> >> I am copying old slides my dad shot through out the years. I keep >> running >> across boxes of slides, same 2x2 mounts as 35mm slides, but they are >> square. >> The processing on the last box I copied was from 1971. >> >> And ideas on the kind of camera that shot small squares? >> >> Just curious as to what it was. >> >> Harrison >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Henning J. Wulff Wulff Photography & Design mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com http://www.archiphoto.com