Re: souping 70mm

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

On 19 Oct 97 at 20:09, pete wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> This came across another list,
> 
> "Just in case you need to soup the whole 70mm strip in one piece, I seem
> to recall that the Phillips Co in Einhoven, Netherlands, made a 70mm
> camera back for their 200 series electron microscopes.  They also made
> a tank & reel for dev ( think that the pieces had to be 5m /15 ft or less
> in length.)"
> 
> Any of the many Hollanders on the list able to find out if these can be had
> at a reasonable price? What other options are there?

I doubt Philips developed accessories like this themselves, in the
Dutch army they used Linhof loaders for loading bulk to cartridge,
and the Kindermann would be a logical choice for loading cartridge
to development reel. 
And even if they did make 70mm stuff themselves (note that even 
Rollei uses Mamiya internals for their 70mm backs!), the problem is 
that as used/surplus equipment it ends up in the wrong hands, totally 
unknowing about potential further use. And the numbers will be *very* 
small, much smaller than for the wedding/aerial industry. And from 
those industries it is much more likely to return to the photo 
market.
 
> Also, I recently acquired a Korona 70mm long roll back. Are there any old
> timers on the list who know anything about this back?

Are you going down the 'first the back, then the camera' route 
like I do?....:-))
I already have two 70mm Mamiya RB backs, and recently found the 37mm 
fisheye for a good price....now I only need a body....8-))
(if anyone has a RB Pro-S for a decent price, you know where to find 
me....;-))

PS: I recently also got a line on another Mamiya 70mm back for 
US$400....if anyone is interested let me know.

 

- -- 
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
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