Re: Potential new MF'er?

[erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Erker)]

>You can pass along to him if you wish that although I have no personal
>experience with the Kowa Six, the MF Digest archives have quite a few
>posts on this system. The glass was not particularly good... just
>passable as I recall as far as resolution is concerned. I think the
>camera's OK...

  I wonder if one could build a stereo
camera based on Kiev 88 80mm f2.8 lenses.
Kalimex S.R.O. sells them for $50 US
(plus shipping from Czech Republic).
http://www.dedal.cz/OD_C_EN.html

  They have apertures and focusing
helicals built in but would need a
shutter to make a camera. I wonder
if you could mount a LF leaf shutter
behind each lens and use it kind of
like a focal plane shutter.

  I guess it depends on how big the
rear elements are to determine how
big a leaf shutter you need.

  Put them in a box and use scale
focusing and start shooting.

  Too wacky?

Greg