Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Viva Valoy!
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:11:36 -0500
References: <B6D6C8AB.AEDC%apbbeijing@yahoo.com>

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
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> Adrian Bradshaw
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>
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