Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm guilty of both, Daniel. Yes, the B&W sharpness was a surprise to me, as well. I look forward to seeing how sharp it can be when mounted on a proper tripod. The Ross company was quite capable, and worked closely with Zeiss, eventually producing Zeiss optics at a factory in England. They also produced wet-plate and dry-plate cameras as these techniques were introduced. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <daniel at dlridings.se> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking Through a Lens from the Past > Holiday seasons, with a lot of time on our hands, ... or retired :-) > > That b/w was nice and crisp. That surprized (I know, I know, but I > learned to spell with z's) me. > > Daniel > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: >> Hi George, >> >> Thanks for looking. The "playing" is easy. Remembering how to use >> woodworking tools to build a 3/4 inch lens board to specific dimensions >> was >> more difficult. ;-) >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" >> <imagist3 at mac.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:13 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking Through a Lens from the Past >> >> >>> never been easier to "play" with our "toys" >>> >>> ;~) >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 23, 2010, at 12:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> >>>> As I get older, I find I am more interested in things from the past. >>>> Among the gadgets that I have squirreled away is a landscape lens for a >>>> dry >>>> plate camera, manufactured around 1890. The lens is a Ross London No. 6 >>>> Symmetrical 8-inch focal length, to cover 5x7 inches, and it is >>>> equipped >>>> with rotary Waterhouse stops from f/16 to f/64. >>>> >>>> I am in the process of fitting the lens to a M42-mount lens board to >>>> permit its use on a Pentax bellows unit attached to my Olympus E-1 >>>> DSLR. For >>>> a dry run, to be sure that I had the dimensions correct, I assembled >>>> the >>>> parts in a temporary manner to take a few test shots. All shots were >>>> hand-held; I'm sure that the use of a tripod would improve things. >>>> >>>> The lens itself. A similar lens is shown under Ross on the >>>> Camerapedia.org website: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ross+Lens+2.jpg.html >>>> >>>> A black and white image to look at sharpness and contrast: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Michelin+bw.jpg.html >>>> >>>> 1890 meets 2010; a contrail with a faint view of the passing jet: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Contrail.jpg.html >>>> >>>> I will find some period subjects when I get the project completed. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >