[LargeFormat] New Member

[Scot]

Thanks for the reply.
I sent a second message to the board that clarified that the link I sent no
longer had a photo but it was bounced because it had HTML.

The lens looks good and the shutter appears to work well. It is a Wollensak
Optimo dated 1910.

I don't have a light meter, but my plan is to use the on board meter in my
Minolta 800 si.
It has spot meter capabilities.

Any thoughts on this plan?

Scot
----- Original Message -----
From: "rstein" <rstein@bigpond.net.au>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 4:54 AM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] New Member


> Dear Scot,
>
>      I can't get a picture of your lens but I don't need one - you can
rest
> assured you have a good deal. I have an old Bausch and Lomb lens from a
> Kodak 3A that belonged to my grandfather. It screwed right out of the old
> camera without damage and as the old 3A shot a massive roll of film - 4 x
6
> or somesuch - I could be sure that the lens covered the 4 x 5 of my field
> camera.
>
>      The new lensboard that was needed is a simple affair of cardboard and
> glue. Made up of several layers and painted flat black after it dried.
Going
> on 5 years service and cost zip.
>
>     The lens I have is non-coated - remember this if you are in a glarey
set
> of light conditions. Also it might not be colour corrected but with a
small
> f-stop all is well.
>
>      Watch out when you look at the aperture scale - some of the older
Kodak
> products are marked in their own numbering system that is not quite the
same
> as the standard we know. I'll dig up my Kodak book of the period and let
you
> know the equivalents.
>
>     And as for shutter speeds - all you really need is 1 /25 and B and the
> rest is smoke and mirrors. If the subjects insist on moving terrify them
> into being still.
>
>     Uncle Dick
>
>
>
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