Re: New MF Camera Update (Greg's 225 project)

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Since I was house-bound yesterday while our part of the country
>was being covered in sleet, snow and ice, I was able to make
>great progress on my "new" MF camera.

  Just like being a kid and having a snow day
(school closed)  :)

  An update on my Stereo 225 project. I picked
up my test rolls yesterday. Lens focal lengths
seem to match very well. Focus seems to track
pretty well though infinity focus (at f4 and f5.6)
seems a bit sharper on the right lens so I
might have to play with some shims.

  The biggest problem is a light leak onto the
right film. I did the 3 frame light leak test
(leave frame 1 blank, advance to 2 and expose
to sunlight, take photo on 2, remove from sunlight
and leave frame 3 blank). I have a 1" by 1/4 whitish
streak on frame 3 nearest to the frame 2 photo.
Probably due to the holes I made in the bodies to
couple the cameras together.

  I'll have to fix it up before sending it off
to Sam for the final shutter link up.

Have a good holiday everyone - Greg