Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don?t I remember a very early digital Leica was a view camera or certainly looked like one? Or am I making that up? Would have dated to the late ?90s or early oughts. Adam > On 2020 Apr 28, at 10:51 AM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Just curious to know which back and adapter for this old wooden (nut tree) > view camera of mine that gathers dust on some shelf here. > > Any suggestions? > > Amities > > Philippe > > > >> Le 28 avr. 2020 ? 18:48, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a >> ?crit : >> >> Pretty good for 130 years of use. You could mount a digital camera to the >> back of your view camera pretty easily with a film holder and a mount >> converter mounted to the film holder. Old lenses, swings and tilts, and >> no >> darkroom. In fact I am getting pretty tempted to pick up a baby Linhof >> Technikarden or similar for just this purpose. I have an unused digital >> body I can't profitably sell with the lock down so why not play? >> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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