Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was at the Fotodiox web pages recently. They sell a back gizmo for view cameras. On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 2:58 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > The easiest way is to remove the ground glass back. Then fit a piece of > Masonite or similar material in its place. Cut an appropriate size hole > in the "Masonite" for the lens mount adapter of your choice for the camera > you want to use. A T4 adapter epoxied in place would work as well as one > of the EOS to whatever body you are using. I would suggest as wide a > throat as possible, if a Mamiya 645 adapter is available for your body the > use that. > > One of my Co workers did that with the original Canon 5D on a Linhoff he > had. He didn't have full movements as the mirror box shadowed the image > circle. Mirrorless would do better. > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 12:51 PM 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