Just wanted to say hello and ask a question: I was considering building a 4x5 pinhole camera, but I am now thinking building one that will accept a pinhole on...
I believe that the distance for infinity focus is normally measured from the flange (flat area at the front of the threaded part on the lens). This distance...
The old site for cameramakers had a posting for a book about photographic emulsions (Photographic Emulsions by E.J. Wall). It was the complete text. If...
hi Kurt, It is ery simple, schneider web site has info on their lenses and easy to find the flange distance on their tables. flange distance on 90mmSA 5.6 on...
Hi Jim, You could get the older list (as a zip file) from the Files Folder of group's web page. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cameramakers/files/ raju...
I think the problem answering this question is assumptions about optical parameters like 'principal points'. If one knows where they are, one can use this ...
... You could, all right, but it wouldn't be useful, because it is an archive of old posts, not the missing file. Or you could do what I did, and spend two...
I am very interested in this subject as well... I have yet to find any significant information although Walls book does offer some....If you find any would you...
John Cremati
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Nov 13, 2004 3:34 pm
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Thanks, Umit. I apparently made it more complicated than necessary. (Wouldn't be the first time!) Murray __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
Hi Murray, Thats ok. I really struggled with this setting the lens to infinity thing but it is so easy. Now what i do is attach the lens on my 4x5, focus on...
... This is out of my realm of expertise, but somewhere there is an online group for people who are making emulsions (and developers and such). Look for a...
John: Try the alt-photo-process list; Ryuji is a regular contributor. I have attached the appropriate information for membership. below; Cheers, Peter. Peter...
I recently bought a Kodak 36"f8 lens with a Fairchild K-38 shutter on Ebay. There are two protruding shafts that turn and a third that is spring loaded that...
... Snip ... published in ... what you Snip ... Leigh and All Thanks, try as I may I failed to find it in any of my searches. I also failed to read Donald...
Sounds like you have an Aerial photo lens for 9 inch by 18 inch film. The lens I had used a focal plane shutter, and the spring tension determined the shutter...
john frost
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Nov 15, 2004 11:37 pm
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RM in s/n = 1953. If you see brownish yellow viewing a piece of white paper thru the lens, it's got rare earth radioactive glass. I think I bought a manual for...
Ryuji can be reached by way of his web site at: www.silvergrain.org. He is the owner of the Silvergrain list (I am also a member of that list, it does tend to...
I found my K-17 microfilm copy, but haven't found the K-38 yet. Murray __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
I have a silly question , I need to know the answer. I want to make a panoramic camera with tilt and shift functions. If I have a old big linhof bellow camera...
I'm not sure what you would see, but you would essentially be taking a picture of a picture. It would be like taking a photo of what appears on the ground...
I tried posting this question to one of the "appliance operator" photo groups and I think no one could really relate to the question. Now you folks can...
Consider a(n) LF box camera with telescoping back in lieu of bellows... Has anyone ever achieved some degree of cheapo front standard movements with a box...
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It is the rear extension to an older view camera such as an 8x10 Korona. It bolts on to the tripod plate of the camera and the camera back can be moved back...
Donna Lucas and Louis...
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Nov 20, 2004 4:18 pm
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Hi Ted, It looks like a body of a wooden wisner panorama camera?? It may not be wisner but something similiar.. here is a photowisner camera?? ... ...
I once saw a lens mounted off center on a square lensboard. Mount the lens left or right of center and you have shift. Above or below center for rise or...