Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/23
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Like everyone else I'm pleasantly surprised by the sharpness and
contrast of the lens. Likewise, I was surprised that you got infinity
focus - then I re-read the post and saw it was bellows mounted, so quite
easy with 8 inches of extension!
Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK
Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk
Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
Picture a week (2010) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
Picture a week (2009) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
(2008)
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008
On 23/12/2010 18:57, 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
>
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