I was just reading that site when Outlook beeped with this message... I've pretty well decided on trying to do an 8x10 monorail - just trying to figure out a reasonable complexity level so as not to burnout...
Thanks for the info - be sure to post some picts when it's all done... Mike Y ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:46 PM Subject: Re: OT:Homebrewing a LF lens > Folded my own ala Doug Bardell. > http://www.cyberbeach.net/~dbardell/bellows.html > This was a real pain. I figured the more money I save in this phase the > better chance I have to get a real lens. Ground my own glass and compared > to the bellows it was a snap. If I had the extra cash I think I might have > just purchased the bellows. So far the bellows are definitely the weakest > point of the camera both mechanically and aesthetically. > > Evan > > >"Michael Yehle" wrote: > > > What did you do for bellows (the biggest expense I see)? I'm leaning > > towards ebaying a decent set of bellows and ground glass and building > around > > them... > > > > > > > > >
