Re: Adjusting older cameras to focus IR

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 22 Apr 97 at 5:15, Dwight Shackelford wrote:

> On mine, the Crown Graphic, the bed will lower.  There are two metal
> brackets that hold the bed.  They are pivoted on the sides of the bed
> and the other ends run in slots in the camera body.  If you push back,
> towards the back of the camera, on the top of the two brackets, and then
> the bed will lower, but maybe still not enough.  I think I get a drop of
> 2-3 inches, probably closer to 2.  Again, this is for a Crown Graphic,
> but I bet it will work on yours.

I already discovered the cute bed dropping, but a 180 degree
circular fisheye is way too much for any bed not dropping straight
down....haven't checked whether the arms can be removed though, so
that it *does* drop down straight. 
Ah, imagine a circular fisheye with 95mm image diameter on 4x5"
HIE....the quality gain on HIE compared to my current 8mm Sigma
(23mm image circle) should blow your socks off....8-)) 
For those interested to see some circular IR shots taken with this 
8mm Sigma, check my photo section:
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm
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