Re: Market for MF slides

[E R Swanson <ers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lester, great rig!!!    --Elliott

On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, LesTer wrote:

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> 
> Sam wrote:
> 
> >  >  Since there's no 120 or 220 duping film>you have to shoot
> > in-camera dupes. So, take>6 duplicates shots with the Sputnik. One
> > to>keep and five to sell. Materials cost about>$20 CDN per roll (film,
> > processing, mounts,>silver tape). 4X5 dupe film is a very practical
> > option. Depending on how you crop, it is at least possible to get two
> > sets of MF stereo pairs on a single sheet. Coming up with a special
> > film holder mask shouldn't be too hard. In camera duping works for
> > still life shots, but perhaps only if your camera is fine tuned enough
> > to have a perfectly exposed image. I hate to admit it, but I still
> > lose far too many shots from erratic shutters,bad focus and light
> > leaks. Perhaps the market may be in duping MF stereo slides instead of
> > selling them!
> >
> > Sam
> > Sam Smith
> > EMAIL: mail to:  3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > STEREO PROJECTS: http://www.cadvision.com/3dhacker/index.htm
> 
>   I have been playing with duping  for the last 4 months and Yes you can
> dup MF, but you have to use 70mm Kodak 5071 dup film. I have a Bowen set
> up with a 70mm back onto a Hass with a old Hass bellow and using a 90mm
> APO enlarger lens. If you want the sharpest image, you just have to use
> a APO lens. I also found out that it does not make a bean of a
> difference if you use strobe or tungsten for the contrast, but the
> strobe will give you a sharper image. To make a Bowen to work with a
> Hass, all you have to do is turn  the bracket, for the bellow, around
> backward. You can see my Bowen set up at:
> 
> http://members.aol.com/lngfoto/SlideDup/Boside.jpg
> 
> If anyone, want one of these Bowen, I am selling my extras for $300.00
> each, with cheap or without cheap lens. That how I got them, and they
> are design for 35mm dups, but you can use a copy stand over the base of
> the Bowen duplicator. Using the Bowen as the power source, it has the
> most power of all the duplicator, you can shoot it at f/32+ or shoot it
> at f/8 at 1:1. You can still get it new or buy parts at Calumet, it is
> the model 35c.
> 
> LesTer
>