Re: finney 4x5 image viewing

I have the Finney but seldom use the viewing pinhole. But it is helpful
with close up work or the bellows extended way out to 200 mm making the
angle of view hard to gauge. Are you using a dark cloth over your head
to block out the light? Even with that, it takes time for the eyes to
adjust. I have been able to see enough of a "dark" image on the glass
using a raincoat for a dark cloth in emergencies when I didn't want to
cut off the head of a statue. BTW if you also happen to be carrying a
35mm zoom lens camera with you, you can preview the 150mm 4x5 focal
length with with the zoom set to 50mm and the 200mm bellow length with
the 35mm zoom set to 70mm. Set the Finney where you think it should be,
then place the 35mm camera lens next to it and see if you are close to
your target.

In my opinion this is only sometimes necessary with the longer focal
lengths. You should be able to get the compositions right without
viewing with the wider focal lengths using the "triangular imaginary
lines" system.

Ed

On Feb 18, 2005, at 4:59 PM, pinhole-discussion-digest wrote:

> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] finney 4x5 image viewing
>
> any finney users out there?I wanted to see if anyone has found a good
> way to see what they are shooting on the ground glass.my eyes are not
> as good as when I was 25 but that is a whole other post.I thought of
> placing a small lense[god forgive me for uttering that word]-maybe an
> enlarging lense just to get an idea of my composition.or how about a
> bigger pinhole on a 2nd lense board?what works for you?
>
Edward Levinson

Specializing in Fine art and Editorial Pinhole Photography
online portfolio at http://www.edophoto.com
mailto:edo@edophoto.com
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