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Subject: [Leica] Comparison shots of two legendary portrait soft focus lenses
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:28:53 -0500
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Thanks, Don.? The assembling of the camera, lens and shutter would be 
fun, perhaps.? The wooden crank-up tripod has been damaged in earlier 
storage and is missing some parts.? But, the thing I'm really not 
interested in any more is the darkroom work. Guess I'll pass for now.

Here is how I use old brass lenses:

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html

Here is a photo made on a cold morning with this lens:

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html

Pretty good resolution for a lens from the 1890s.

On 4/28/20 11:10 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> JIm, if you get the itch, KEH typically has quite a few view camera
> lenses.  The may not be on the main site but on the Ebay side of the
> business as they don't typically clean lenses that sell under 100-200
> dollars.  Large format lenses are very easy to clean so even a little
> fungus on an ugly lens shouldn't be a problem.
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> I'm happy to see you finally met up with a Packard shutter, though the
>> bulb appears to be connected with tubing and fittings like we used in
>> the wind tunnel business in the 50s and 60s.
>>
>> Help me with the Cooke nomenclature.  Does PS945 mean Pinkham and Smith
>> 9-inch f/4.5 lens?
>>
>> I've got my father-in-law's old wooden 8x10 studio camera in a box under
>> a bunch of stuff in the garage, but no lens or shutter.
>>
>> You've got some nice looking gear there.
>>
>> On 4/28/20 4:18 AM, Richard Man wrote:
>>> Leica Thambar, eat your heart out ;-)
>>>
>>> https://richardman.photo/2020/04/ps-visual-quality-vs-ps945/
>>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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>
-- 
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA



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