Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hopper: It wasn't just the love of old cameras. I might want to sell it on ebay someday and these pics will make it easier. Jim G Hopkinson wrote: > Jim those are just very cool. More power to you for the effort of bringing > life to this grand old camera. > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Jim Hemenway > Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 08:20 > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] Older than Jerry Lehrer! Zeiss-Ikon Taxo c1927 > > Hi Folks: > > I went to the Brimfield Antique Flea Market a little over a week ago... > <http://www.hemenway.com/Brimfield-07132007/> > > While there I bought this quarter-glass-plate camera. > I wanted to take some photos with it but don't have any glass plates, > especially in Ektachrome. > So I cut some pieces of poster board and discovered that 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 > would fit perfectly, and that the springs behind the film would push it > against the film plane just as it would with a glass plate. > I cut some 4x5 to size and shot a couple of photos at Lanes Cove on > Sunday afternoon. > My lab graciously offered to do a special E-6 run for the odd size. > > Here's the results: > <http://www.hemenway.com/Zeiss-Ikon-TAXO-07222007/> > > Life can be fun. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >