[LargeFormat] Anybody home?

[Stuart Phillips]

Ah, true lateral thinking!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Anybody home?


> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rstein" <rstein@bigpond.net.au>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Anybody home?
> 
> 
> > Dear Jim,
> >
> >      We are all still alive, more's the pity. It is just
> too hot to move out
> > there. The darkroom is 35 degrees Celsius and the workroom
> is 42 degrees and
> > I just don't care anymore.
> >
> >     Even the belly dancers have lost their appeal. I tried
> taking off all my
> > clothes and standing in front of a mirror and shaking
> things, but it was
> > uninspiring. I think I am just going to have to wait for
> cooler weather.
> >
> >     At least I am not in Canberra or the Victorian Alps.
> Bushfire season on
> > the plains is bad enough but up and down mountains is
> worse.
> >
> >     I can report a modest success with the Mighty Shen.
> The pinholes are
> > gone - now it is a case of trying to cope with the wooden
> Chinese film
> > holders shedding bits of fibre onto the film as the
> darkslides are
> > withdrawn. It will be a case of strong scubbing and
> vacuuming and then
> > waiting for time to wear away all loose bits.
> >
> >     But let me ask you and the other list members for some
> good advice.
> >
> >      I need to shoot straight down with my 4 x 5 Linhof E
> monorail from up
> > near the ceiling of my studio - the models will be
> sprawled out on the floor
> > under the camera.
> >
> >     I need to suspend the E adequately - and stop
> vibration as it works -
> > and adequately view the focussing and framing as we move
> the models about. I
> > do have a rightangle finder for the E that will let me get
> my eye up there
> > but how do I get my eye up there whilst suspended over the
> model?
> >
> >     The ceiling is only 10-11 feet high.
> >
> >      Uncle Dick
> >
> >
> >
>   Find a large first surface mirror somwhere and keep the
> camera on the ground.
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com
> 
> 
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