Re: 6x17 back for 5x7"

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

One more:

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FROM: Burkhardt Kiegeland <bkiegeland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
SUBJECT: Re: Has there ever been a 6x17 roll back for 5x7?
DATE: Wed, 30 Sep 98 11:39:01 +0100
ORGANIZATION: Lotus View Camera
NEWSGROUPS: rec.photo.equipment.large-format

In article <360FE198.67A1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of group
rec.photo.equipment.large-format, Kerry Thalmann writes:


>
>Will the back accept both 120 and 220 film?  Will focusing and
composing
>be accomplished with the existing camera's groung glass (and perhaps a
>mask or grid lines), or will it use a separate, smaller ground glass?
>What type of film advance and counting mechanism will it use (lever,
>knob, mechanical counter, "red window", etc.)?  Will it have a
darkslide
>to allow changing lenses and re-focusing/re-composing mid-roll?  And
>finally, when can I get my hands on one?
>


Hi Kerry,

I«m a user of 220 film since it is on the market. One of the good
thing«s about my Technorama 617 is it recepts 220...So just guess -
accordingly a red window wouldn«t be very practical (g).
As far as I know there is not a standard yet to attach such a back to
3rd party cameras. So we found a solution which allows the use on every
5x7"/8x10" by an adapter. This again results in separate groundglass
with grid as well as darkslide on rollfilm back. Life is always a
compromise... Availability: we work for late spring 99.

Take care!
Burkhardt


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