Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had the good fortune to get a Focomat Ic Color with the 4 foot column (1.2m)- and if I run it up all the way, and put in the 40mm Focotar, I can get a REAL BIG BLOW UP!! The 40mm on the Valoy II will render an 11x14 easily with some room to crop, despite its relatively short column!! Dan! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "apbbeijing" <apbbeijing@yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Viva Valoy! > Bill Lawlor wrote, > > > My old Valoy and > > Focomat use standard 1.25 or 32mm tubing for the upright. > > Have you by any chance fitted a larger column - either the Leica one or a > home made one - to yr Valoy II? I wonder how best to get bigger prints with > mine - 11x14 or 12x16 seem the upper limit. It also seems to me that the > head is too close to the column to raise much higher without the image > projecting on to the column?? > > Love the light quality of the Valoys though. > > Bests > > Adrian > -- > Adrian Bradshaw > Corporate and Editorial Photography > Beijing, China > tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 > mobile +86 139 108 22292 > e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com > OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com > > website: http://www.apbphoto.com > http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw.htm > http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw_e.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >