Re: focusing loupe and focusing cloth

--- DAlfrey@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/4/02 11:44:12 AM Central Standard Time,
> glsmyth@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << 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 >>
> George, I have the same Graphic 4X5 , would you care to share just where you
> mark on the rail bed to denote various focal lengths and how or what you use
>
> to mark ?
>
> Thanks
> DAlfrey@aol.com

I simply measured where the bed should be for each of the three pinholes I use
with the camera, then used a drop of whiteout on the base of the bed to
indicate how far to draw the lensboard for each one.

Cheers -

george

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Received on Sat Jan 5 08:50:46 2002