Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2013/11/leica-s1-first-leica-digital-camera.html essentially a scanner. Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 1:23 PM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information