Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ric and Jayanand.? It is not very practical, but it was very satisfying. On 7/14/21 9:02 PM, RicCarter via LUG wrote: > what a dream of an adaptation and experiment!!~ > > beautiful job > > ric > > >> On Jul 14, 2021, at 4:24 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >> >> Many years ago, I came across a lens manufactured in England circa 1890. >> It is a Ross London No. 6 Symmetrical with 8-inch focal length and is >> f/16 wide open, with rotary Waterhouse stops down to f/64, and was >> obviously designed to be mounted on a lens board for a studio or view >> camera. Ten years ago, I decided I wanted to see what it would produce >> in the way of images. While I had a couple of large cameras packed away, >> they were missing parts and were awkward to handle. I decided I would >> find a way to mount it on my Olympus E-1. With the help of adapters, a >> bellows, parts from discarded lenses and a thick, carved lens board, I >> finally put it all together. >> >> Here is the lens itself: >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20101208-PC081708-Enhanced.JPG.html >> >> Here is the assembly: >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20101231-Final+Assembly.JPG.html >> >> And, on a cold January morning, I returned home from an unsuccessful >> photo outing to find a Mocking Bird in a tree by my driveway. I rolled >> down the window and quietly shot a few frames at full extension, about 15 >> feet from my truck. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20110102-P1020695-Enhanced.JPG.html >> >> Yes, I decided, those old lens makers knew what they were doing. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA