To any and all, I favor using the original header for these messages, provided it describes the main content. But does "Cameramakers Digest ....." really give any clue ?
Bob At 21:22 20.02.02 -0800, you wrote: >Very interesting. Could you send me an image of the lights adapted as an >enlarger light source. > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:07:09 -0700 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #346 - 3 msgs > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [Cameramakers] Copier/Enlarger lenses > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Are all the copier lenses plastic? > > I'm sure they are worth a couple of bucks, but they can't be very sharp. At > > some point what reason is there for shooting 8x10? > > > > Also on the enlarger lamp subject. I've been building snoots and reflectors > > for my Lowell Lights. I recently need to have two lights on the floor > > pointing at the ceiling for bounce light. Instead of the using the Lowell > > DPs which spill light all over the place for $10 each I bought 3200 k blbs > > for my Home Depot work-lights and quickly cobbled together a couple of > sheet > > metal snoots. Worked fine. > > > > I now plan to make a 250/500 watt enlarger head out of the smaller Home > > Depot lights and sheet metal. By making a diffusion source almost all > of the > > heat is kept off the neg stage. (the two wattages would be from using two > > lights. They would be hooked up to different timers. I have some negs from > > China that are really dense and print with 150 watts at 3 minutes. I may be > > 'welding with light' but careful design and distance should allow light > > without too much heat.) > >What do you mean by "diffusion source"? > > > > I found that using .032 aluminium sheets instead of the thin .010 rolls of > > roof flashing I can make much more durable housings. > > > > Also because I have a 135mm lens for my 4x5 negs I plan to get a thinker > > sheet of translucent plex and sand down the edges to counter light fall off > > caused by the slieght wide angle of the lens. > > > > Will > > > > ---William Nettles > >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
