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Phew! I just
got attacked by the badtrans but Nortons fought it off!
1)Fungus is not the end of the world. Try taking a pic with it and if the image is generally OK, it can be polished but don't go to that far until you are sure it shows promise. 2)Yes the grass is great, I keep an eye on it during the day because I am sure the guys from the local putt putt golf place will try to steal it. 3) Those back plates are not hard to find. I know that most second hand / pro shops have a few large format cameras gathering dust and you can get a whole camera for not too much. Most of them have a completely removable back (that's what you need). As long as the back can be held flat to the plate that is at the end of the tube you are in business. BTW - if you get a tube cut, have it cut in a lathe so the ends are parallel, a saw just won't do. Don't use aluminium for the tube as its thermal expansion will make your focus change by the hour! 4) My camera is an Arca Swiss monorail but the flatbed Linhoffs are just as good, perhaps even better. IMO - they made the best German cameras but they didn't excel at making a profit and went bust last year. If you get a whole camera and an old lens you will have a wonderful camera for all sorts of uses too. I think people are frightened by 4x5 when in reality it is no where near as hard to use as any of the AP stuff we all play with every new moon. Regards Monte ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Di Marzio <frank@trinity.unimelb.edu.au> To: <montezinho@bigpond.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: 4x5 back?? > Hi Monte, > > I just checked out your images of the new mounting. Very nice indeed! I > liked the fake grass too. > > It's a bit sad that your 600mm didn't live up to expectations, but I can > proudly say that I have a 900mm lemon ... with fungus! Now when's the date > for the next hard waste collection :-) > > Anyway, of particular interest to me was your 4x5 back. It is *precisely* > what I'm looking for in another (hopefully not vain) attempt at building a > 450mm astrocamera. Could you please tell me which large format camera that > back was taken from? Any ideas where I could purchase a good second hand one > without having to purchase the whole camera as well? > > Good luck with the 355mm!! > Cheers, > Frank |