Re: focusing loupe and focusing cloth

--- Jeff Dilcher <dilcher@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

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Received on Fri Jan 4 12:28:58 2002