Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Many years ago, I came across a lens manufactured in England circa 1890.? It is a Ross London No. 6 Symmetrical with 8-inch focal length and is f/16 wide open, with rotary Waterhouse stops down to f/64, and was obviously designed to be mounted on a lens board for a studio or view camera.? Ten years ago, I decided I wanted to see what it would produce in the way of images.? While I had a couple of large cameras packed away, they were missing parts and were awkward to handle.? I decided I would find a way to mount it on my Olympus E-1. With the help of adapters, a bellows, parts from discarded lenses and a thick, carved lens board, I finally put it all together. Here is the lens itself: http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20101208-PC081708-Enhanced.JPG.html Here is the assembly: http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20101231-Final+Assembly.JPG.html And, on a cold January morning, I returned home from an unsuccessful photo outing to find a Mocking Bird in a tree by my driveway. I rolled down the window and quietly shot a few frames at full extension, about 15 feet from my truck. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20110102-P1020695-Enhanced.JPG.html Yes, I decided, those old lens makers knew what they were doing. -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA