[Leica] WAS Re: Comparison snip - NOW back for view camera - DON & WAYNE

[Philippe]

Thank you guys,

I’m not sure I understand it all.

Don suggests replacing the 18 cm x 24 cm film plane of the view camera by masonite and boring hole in its center to glue in an adapter that fits my camera - am I right so far?

Then I am lost :-(

How do I squeeze the (larger than) 18cm x 24cm projected image onto a 18mm x 24mm sensor???


WAYNE : I had a look at the Fotodiox site (lots of interesting stuff, thanks) but could not find the ‘gizmo for view cameras'. Do you remember under what heading I might have a better chance to find it?

TIA

Amities

Philippe



> Le 28 avr. 2020 à 22:08, Wayne Torry via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> 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 <mailto: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