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[Jim Hemenway]

Hi John:

Thanks for the idea.

Jim

john frost wrote:
> Jim:
> 
> A piece of square plastic downspout may work, check for viggnetting at 
> the lens board, tho.
> 
> john (:>))) My spell check doesn't know 'vignetting', guess I'll have to 
> look it (vignetting) up one of these days....
> 
> Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
>> Clive:
>>
>> While it has warmed up here in eastern Massachusetts, we nevertheless 
>> have a forecast of snow tonight and again tomorrow night.  
>> Accordingly, the 11x14 is still in hibernation because of the 
>> frostbite that I earned with it last January.
>>
>> So, I've done a little bit with the Leica R8 with fisheye and with the 
>> 19mm:  http://www.hemenway.com/Castle_in_Maine/
>>
>> and some with the Rollei 6008i: http://www.hemenway.com/Monadnock
>>
>> I have more, but haven't scanned them yet.
>>
>> Large Format:  I'm looking at a 39 inch lens for the 11x14, and since 
>> the bellows extends to only about 23 inches, am trying to figure out a 
>> way to use it.  A long wooden tube comes to mind.  Or, a rear 
>> extension twice as long as the current one, and a longer, bigger bellows.
>>
>> Why oh why couldn't I have been born rich instead of just good looking?
>>
>>
>> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>>