[Leica] Putting X-Synch on a 100 Year Old Camera

[Jim Nichols]

You appear to be quite gifted with tools.  The closest I came to that 
type of creativity was to build a wooden "Focaslide" that allowed me to 
put my Leica IIIa body on the back of an old 5x7 view camera and play 
with some old "junk box" view camera lenses. I could focus on a small 
ground glass, then slide the Leica in place to shoot through the lens.  
This was in the mid-1950s.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/15/2019 5:12 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 CartersXRd <cartersxrd at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> next thing you know, you?ll be adapting a flatbed scanner and Graflock
> back on the thing;^_
>
>> ric carter
> ==========================================================================
> I think I'm done with modifications.  If you notice, I also added lugs for
> a neck strap (!) and velcro
> squares to match those on my black focusing cloth. Since I took the photos
> of the camera, I also
> replaced the torn leather carrying strap with a brass handle.
>
> For another camera adventure, look at the spring back I made for my Roshak
> camera.
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/Darlot2_AMR.jpg.html