If I build a 6 X 17 Roll film back to sell world wide, do I have to be careful about my design style as far as being like another design that is sold? My back...
I think this depends upon how much profit you make by selling those. If you start taking away market from other companies, they will try to sue you for copy...
Copyright is for creative works. Patents are for mechanisms. You can obtain a patent for an improvement to an existing device, so it would stand to reason that...
These are apparently not terribly common...and about $27 from B&W. The $2 and $6 step-up ring sites don't seem to have them. I'm looking for either 35.5-40.5...
Have a look to V-Pan made years ago by Chet Hanchett. Michel DUSARIEZ Belgium. ... -- http://www.pano360.org/ http://www.pano360.org/underwater Michel DUSARIEZ...
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For those of us less enlightened, those sites would be? erie ... -- your source for cnc software, hardware and retrofits www.shelbyvilledesign.com...
Camerafilters.com comes to mind first. eBay seller OEC also. I have heard that the Chinese made ones have threads are that are rough on lens threads, but the...
The last ones I bought were Sonia's, I'm not impressed, but they aren't junk either, I just got used to Tiffen adapters. erie ... -- your source for cnc...
... prototype? I have not built the prototype yet. I have looked at a V-PAN back. I bought a Day I On eBay and I like the design. I plan on making my back a...
Camerafilters.com comes to mind first. eBay seller OEC also. I have heard that the Chinese made ones have threads are that are rough on lens threads, but the...
Hi. I'm new to the list so this might have already been discussed. I saw something called a "skink pancake" pinhole aperture/ shutter on E Bay last year and...
I have a polaroid pathfinder 120 in the post. I have a couple of options as I'm sure you all know. I thought the obvious thing to do is fit a 4x5 graflok back....
Hi I have a Pathfinder 120 and a Graflok back in the post so I am very excited and dusting off the tools. It seems a fairly straight forward job. Can any...
Hi Yes, down falls.. 120 pathfinder to 5x4 conversion is not possible.. as 120 same as 110A has 2 windows for focusing, one to look and frame and second for...
I just got an old Linhof Tech III 5x7, appears to be the last model of that line (has two of the back adjustment knobs on the top of the camera body). It has...
Do any of you know what the threading is on a standard cable or shutter release? If you have constructed either the male or female connector, how did you do...
I used an M3 tap to make straight threads for the female, that works. But I haven't tested to make a male the same way. There was a thread on this subject some...
... Currently, most Copal shutters use a straight thread for the socket, which is easier to implement. Some use a taper thread. Of course a male taper thread...
Hi Everybody, It's been a couple of years since I last posted. Just wanted to say that I just had an article published about camera building in the Large...
Ah ha! I was looking at a Linhof cable release from the late 50's. The threading was .5, the taper was about 30 degrees, and the maximum diameter was at least...
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Has anyone in this group tried to make a Panorama Viewfinder? Ted...
What I use are optical peepholes for doors. They are sufficiently wide angle to work as a viewfinder for a 120mm lens on 8x10 film, and some are even wider. ...
Hi group, I have a great site for buying, selling and trading. If you have ever used Ebay, this is a site you must check out. Not only can you buy & sell...