--- Jeff Dilcher <dilc...@hiddenworld.net> wrote: > Anyone have any good / cheap suggestions on how > I should go about obtaining a focusing loupe and focusing cloth? > > I need something that will work reasonable well with > a 4X5 view camera, but am not interested in spending > too much, obviously. I have a finney that I am experimenting > with using for lens as well as pinhole work..
I use an inexpensive loop that normally fits in the eye. By placing it against the screen, I can get a very nice view of the focus of the image. Since I use a Pacemaker Crown Graphic, it has flaps on the top and sides that block things out fairly well, so I don't need a cloth. I would think that pretty much any cloth would do a reasonable job at letting you see the image. You don't need anything light-tight, just something that will allow you to compose and focus. That said, I am talking about using my 4X5 as a lens camera. I have tried, in the past, to do focusing with pinhole and have never had success. I finally marked the bed with where the lens board should be when using specific pinholes - that seemed to work so much easier than trying to actually focus the pinhole. Cheers - george ===== Handmade Photographic Images http://members.home.net/hmpi/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
