[Cameramakers] Re: Graflex
Hi Folks, In addition to not posting images to the list, PLEASE turn off your html posting, It uses up a lot of bandwidth and looks like this in the digest. Brian META content=3DMSHTML 6.00.2800.1126 name=3DGENERATOR STYLE/STYLE /HEAD BODY bgColor=3D#ff DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2OK,,,HELP please./FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2How would I post photos?/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Thanks,/FONT/DIV DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Chuck/FONT/DIV BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3DPADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #00 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px DIV style=3DFONT: 10pt arial- Original Message - /DIV DIV=20 style=3DBACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = blackBFrom:/B=20 ___ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
[Cameramakers] Re: Crown/Speed Graphics modifications
Hi, I noticed the following and felt compelled to enter two cents' worth: Philip Willarney wrote: I've also been looking at the front upright and thinking about modifying it to allow more movements. Anyone got suggestions/comments/feedback on doing this? There are two things I've never appreciated about the later Crown/Speed Graphics: 1) the metal lensboard with the lip around the edges doesn't fit on any of my other cameras; and 2) there's only rear tilt, no front tilt. What I did with two of these cameras: I took off the front standard (detached from bellows and off the front end of the rail). For one I made a new lensboard standard from wood and used the old lensboard clips and vertical tightening knobs on the new one (I embedded simple machine screws of the same thread by drilling the holes a little too small and threading them in). The new one uses the same 4x4 wooden lensboards that the original Speed Graphic used, which fits my other cameras. (For the second one I used a Bakelite standard that I managed to pick up; it was broken through on one edge and a little superglue fixed that.) Then I turned the metal standard around so that it tilts forwards. In doing so I unscrewed the lever on the bottom which locks shift and pointed it towards the front again and re-attached it. It took a little handword to get the new standard to travel up and down gracefully because of the shape of the channel but only because I didn't estimate correctly to begin with when doing the woodworking. From Anniversary or earlier Speeds and Crowns you can often get these parts ready-made, but the later bakelite ones are often seriously chipped or even broken and aren't as strong as the earlier wooden ones, which are really nice. And they fit just fine. But even if you end up making a new one, the clips from any of them come in handy for the new part and they have nice attaching hardware (threaded sockets for the screws that hold the clips on). So now I've got a Speed and a Crown with lensboards (4x4 Graflex C style) that are compatible with my other cameras, and front tilt besides. They work well and I don't miss the rear tilt feature at all (I don't recall a single time I've ever used rear tilt, although I don't rule it out of course. But I've got view cameras for that stuff if needed.) This setup doesn't give any front swings of course, but that would be another whole project in itself. Could probably be done pretty simply but you'd have to substantially modify the hardware and I've been too lazy to try it so far. Hope this helps. 'Bye for now, --Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
[Cameramakers] Re: Alphax shutter
Hi - I just bought a cheap Wollensak Alphax shutter to use as a mount for a pinhole/zone plate. snipped content Two Questions: 1.) What's the cheapest, easiest way to mount the plate? (I'd rather save Steve Grimes for the big jobs.) I assume that I want to mount my plate near the center to minimize vignetting, and there's a 1/4 in. ledge around the diaphram that would allow me to do that with something as simple as a couple of washers. What do I use for a retaining ring? 2.) What kind of cable release does this take? It has a post, but it doesn't seem to be threaded for modern CR's. thanks in advance, heller Heller, take a look at this page for an example of how I used a very similar shutter for a pinhole setup: http://www.speakeasy.org/~jlmoore/speedioscope.htm As far as the cable release, I found one to use from an older oscilloscope camera. In fact, that's a great source for old shutters for just this purpose! John Moore Ramona, CA __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
[Cameramakers] View Camera Articals...
Does anyone have the following articles from View Camera Magazine? John Cremati "Building a Camera Bellows", Jul/Aug 1996, pp52-54 "Ground Glass Alignment", Nov/Dec 1996, pp57-59 "Designing and Building Your Own Camera", Mar/Apr 1995, pp38-44
Re: [Cameramakers] View Camera Articals...
I have the bellows article. Regards, Marv John Cremati wrote: Does anyone have the following articles from View Camera Magazine? John Cremati "Building a Camera Bellows", Jul/Aug 1996, pp52-54 "Ground Glass Alignment", Nov/Dec 1996, pp57-59 "Designing and Building Your Own Camera", Mar/Apr 1995, pp38-44
Re: [Cameramakers] lens design reading?
Murray, You might try Ron Wisner's site for discussions on lens designs. He is quite the fan of the old protar lenses. Jahn ___ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
