Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pretty good for 130 years of use. You could mount a digital camera to the back of your view camera pretty easily with a film holder and a mount converter mounted to the film holder. Old lenses, swings and tilts, and no darkroom. In fact I am getting pretty tempted to pick up a baby Linhof Technikarden or similar for just this purpose. I have an unused digital body I can't profitably sell with the lock down so why not play? On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Thanks, Don. The assembling of the camera, lens and shutter would be > fun, perhaps. The wooden crank-up tripod has been damaged in earlier > storage and is missing some parts. But, the thing I'm really not > interested in any more is the darkroom work. Guess I'll pass for now. > > Here is how I use old brass lenses: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Final+Assembly.jpg.html > > Here is a photo made on a cold morning with this lens: > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mocking+Bird.jpg.html > > Pretty good resolution for a lens from the 1890s. > > On 4/28/20 11:10 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > > JIm, if you get the itch, KEH typically has quite a few view camera > > lenses. The may not be on the main site but on the Ebay side of the > > business as they don't typically clean lenses that sell under 100-200 > > dollars. Large format lenses are very easy to clean so even a little > > fungus on an ugly lens shouldn't be a problem. > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:07 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Richard, > >> > >> I'm happy to see you finally met up with a Packard shutter, though the > >> bulb appears to be connected with tubing and fittings like we used in > >> the wind tunnel business in the 50s and 60s. > >> > >> Help me with the Cooke nomenclature. Does PS945 mean Pinkham and Smith > >> 9-inch f/4.5 lens? > >> > >> I've got my father-in-law's old wooden 8x10 studio camera in a box under > >> a bunch of stuff in the garage, but no lens or shutter. > >> > >> You've got some nice looking gear there. > >> > >> On 4/28/20 4:18 AM, Richard Man wrote: > >>> Leica Thambar, eat your heart out ;-) > >>> > >>> https://richardman.photo/2020/04/ps-visual-quality-vs-ps945/ > >>> > >> -- > >> Jim Nichols > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Don don.dory at gmail.com