Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What do you do with your Images?
From: Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 10:22:52 -0400

on 6/4/01 9:55 AM, George Lottermoser at imagist@concentric.net wrote:

>> Off topic like hell but what's your 4x5 macro trick!!!!???
>> half of us will be tossing and turning unless we find out!!!
> 
> No tricks, just working on that precision thing with a touch of
> KISS thrown in for good luck.
> 
> I've set up Infinity Stops, on the Tech IV, for 3 different
> bellows extensions:
> 2" subject : 4.75" on film
> 1.5" subject : 4.75" on film
> 1" subject : 4.75" on film
> 
> I've made 3 metal wire frames, proportional to the 4x5, which
> attatch to the compendium lens shade mounting wire at scored
> marks. The bellows are critically pre-focused to these frames, at
> these marks. The frames define the view of the 4x5 negative.
> 
> So now I can simply walk up to a macro subject, put the subject
> in the frame, and fire. Bellows factor predetermined. Focus
> predetermined. 

It sounds like a cool idea but I'd have thought any tiny framing error would
knock your focus out drastically even at f/64! Does it actually work??

I still say scan the bug.
- -- 
John Brownlow

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com