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[Jim Hemenway]

I went to the LF conference in Springfield, Massachusetts this past weekend.

So many people of similar interests to talk to,
so many good photographs to view,
so much to learn and observe.

Two to three simultaneous sessions at any one time... it was sometimes 
difficult to decide which one to attend.

I think that Steve Simmons of View Camera Magazine, together with Bruce 
Barlow, Ted Harris, Kerry Thalman, Michael Mutmansky and so many others 
who organized and presented at this conference did a great job.

While there I bought, (charged it really) a long desired Schneider 
Symmar 210mm lens with a 1/2 meter image circle for my 11x14.  I tried 
it on the camera, just looking through it since it's very wet and gloomy 
here, and it has a wider angle of view than the 19mm on my Leica R8. 
It's a brute though, it weighs over 6 pounds.

Jim



LNPhoto wrote:

> All you need is the Burke and James "Universal" adapter kit consisting 
> of an eggbeater (non electric) drill, a drill bit the size of the wire 
> and some JB weld epoxy putty.....
> 
> 
> 
> On May 23, 2005, at 11:30 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> 
>> Alan and Les... thank you for the info... now I know why I couldn't 
>> figure out a way to  fit it to my 11x14 Korona.
>>
>> Jim
>>